Christmas in July-Gift Post #1

Wow, it is hard to believe that the year is half-way over already. Where does the time go?! Pretty soon Christmas will be here. I know, I know, don't rush it, right? Well, I am not trying to rush it, I promise. However, I know that every year I try hard not to get frazzled about Christmas gifts or spend a gazillion dollars that I don't have, and yet both always occur! And since I have been home sick for a couple days and not feeling like doing any housework (hello instant Netflix!), I thought I would try to work on some of my homemade gifts while I am resting and get a little head start on my gift giving.

Here are some thoughts for useful gifts that you can make. I will be posting more throughout the month.

Emergency Preparedness Gifts-these are ideas from preparednotscared.blogspot.com. I love this blog. There are so many emergency preparedness ideas to get you started.

VITAL RECORDS BINDER: all the records you need to grab all in one place in case you have to leave your house for an emergency (birth certificates, insurance records, etc...). You can put this binder together for a gift. It will make it easier for the recipient to put their important information together in one place.
-Click here to download the whole pdf.
-Here is a cool binder bag. You can either buy a premade bag or you can buy the pattern and make it yourself. This makes it easier to grab the binder and go.

THE 12 DAYS OF FOOD STORAGE:
 This is a clever emergency prep twist to the classic 12 Days of Christmas gifts. Click here for the instructions and printable tags.

EMERGENCY BLANKET:
Click here for a cute printable tag/poem for an emergency car blanket. You can make a blanket or buy one.

STOCKING STUFFER OR NEIGHBOR GIFTS:
Here are a few little emergency prep gifts that are easy to make or low cost plus printable tags.

What are some useful gifts you like to make/give?

 Craftnanigans & Snazzysauce