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Last Minute Gifts

By Sherri Osborn, About.com

Read the press release about this special issue, from Crafts Magazine, and then make fun gifts for everyone on your shopping list.

Do the holidays creep up on you, dashing the hopes of creating homemade gifts? Well, don't give up. You may not necessarily have an early start, but Last Minute Gifts can give you a jump start on ideas for personalizing purchased items. Cross stitch a simple design on towels, stitch a monogram on a shirt, or stamp personal stationery!

Inspired by the "Add-On" column in Crafts magazine, this special issue features quick and easy gifts that even the last-minute shopper can create this holiday season. Some thing you will find in this issue are:

  • 55 handmade gifts in under an hour
  • Festive tags for homemade goodies
  • Simple stocking stuffers
  • Fabric gifts in a flash
  • Creations in clay
  • Wired, jeweled, and beaded beauty
  • Perfect paper creations
  • Hand painted gifts
  • 92 pages

Crafts is a how-to magazine that showcases an array of meaningful craft projects and popular techniques, complemented with detailed instructions and patterns. Published 10 times a year with a paid circulation of 300,000, Crafts is available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Hobby Lobby, JoAnns, Michaels and Wal-Mart, as well as craft retailers nationwide.

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