Smug online evangelists may challenge you to stay away from mega-malls and goods made in China this holiday season. At TMG we take it a step further and say: Why leave the house??
Clean out the closets, comb through the dust bunnies, and get creative with what you've got. Here are some nifty, thrifty gift ideas to get you in the right mindset:
1. Bedazzle a pair of your wife's/daughter's jeans; giftwrap and hide under tree.
2. Grow your own Giggle smoke.
3. Make your own snowglobe with your own dandruff sprinkled inside a recycled lightbulb.
4. Make your own bathtub gin.
5. Make turkey jerkey: Dry out leftover Thanksgiving turkey in your garage for 25 days.
6. Grow your own hydroponic Zombie weed.
7. Shoot squirrels in back yard; use fur to make fake Ugg boots.
8. Steal neighbor's lawn ornaments. Decorate and re-gift.
9. Mix several different kinds of shampoo together in a recycled bottle. Create an alluring name on a hand-written label.
10. Rather than the traditional orange-stuck-with-cloves, cut down your carbon footprint and find local fruit (like an aged crabapple) and decorate with fragrant alternative (Pakalolo stems, old TicTacs...) -- and/or bedazzle for the perfect hostess gift.
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