41 of these continuation

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In November, I posted a little blurb how I was making 41 of these. We had a homemade Christmas and it actually turned out well. We saved a lot of money and felt that we actually gave more gifts this year than last year. Kevin says that we should make gifts every year.

Well, you finally get to find out what 41 of those are! :)

Drum roll, please. 

Now also remember, that we're just two poor college students trying to live it up!

Homemade Vinyl Name Mugs

I first read about this idea from the gals at How Does She? and thought it would be a great for everyone. And it turned out to be a hit.

Kevin cutting out the vinyl. 

The end result? Lots and lots of Christmas presents under our desk since we didn't have a tree.
You should have seen the car when we left to be with family in Bountiful. Our clothes sat on my lap during the drive over because there wasn't any more space! It was quite the adventure.

Now how can two college students afford so many presents? 

Dollar Tree. That's right, we went to the dollar store (about every one of them in Salt Lake/Bountiful) and bought almost every single mug in the store, twice. It was pretty funny and everyone kept staring at us wondering what we would do with all those mugs. I think I gave a smart-alicky answer of, "I really love hot chocolate and I'm going to be drinking lots of it and so I need all these mugs." Picture of scared cashier {enter here}. 

The vinyl was bought from a friend and well, it kept us in budget! :)

Next year, I think I'll have to invest in my own vinyl machine for projects like this. 

There's something special about a homemade present. All the time and effort they put into it and they really do think of you while making it. At least I think of them while I make my specific gift. Wait till you see what my dad made me for Christmas! It's absolutely the most amazing gift I've EVER received.

~Lis

What were some of your homemade gifts 

this year?