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Amazing Christmas Gift Card Gifting Idea

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When I came across this amazing gift card idea by Kelly Maree, I knew I had to share it with you. Such a fun way to give gift cards and easy too. You don’t actually need any crafting skills for this little money giving project. 

Teenagers are especially hard to buy for as they start to become independent in their tastes/styles but at the same time, they still love the idea of lots of little things. The best thing about this gift card idea is you can load the gift cards up to suit your budget.  Slightly off-topic but we recently started giving our 13-year-old her own loaded card for all her own clothes and makeup. It has to last her the full year and she needs to budget for the seasons etc. She was costing me a small fortune in supplies that this was the only option for me to keep track of how much she was costing me. She has loved the freedom and it has saved lots of arguments at the checkouts too.

You will need 12 Gift cards to create this Christmas tree, a plastic star,  and a Letterboard. Lots of discount stores sell the letterboards but you can, of course, stick them to a picture frame or even just card stock.   Use a sticky dot or some double-sided tape to secure the gift cards into place.

Have you created a fun way to gift money or gift cards? Share them with us by commenting below.

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Designer Spotlight: Natalka Studio

Natalka Studio is an Etsy shop based in Ukraine with a wide variety of cross stitch designs, including realistic, detailed designs with women doing various things, holiday patterns, geometrics and more.

One of the biggest categories in the shop is called girl cross stitch, which features detailed designs of women with flowing hair doing things like drinking coffee, dancing and carrying flowers. There are seasonal projects in this category as well as a couple having to do with hobbies.

I like the knitting one, of course, and almost shared the sewing one as the featured pattern above until I realized the thread is coming off a cone on the floor and there’s no pedal for running the machine.

The one I am sharing here isn’t actually in that category but it is really cute. Little Girl with Watermelon uses 21 colors and measures 73 by 73 stitches. That’s 5.21 inches or 13.3 cm square if you work it on 14 count fabric. I love her messy hair and the little dress and matching bows. You could also change the colors if you have a little girl who isn’t as into pink (or doesn’t have brown hair).

The largest category on the page is animals, and there you will find wild animals like monkeys, pandas and sloths; ocean creatures such as rays, an octopus and a blue tang fish; frogs, dogs and geese, among others. 

There are also a lot of Christmas cross stitch patterns, which include a lot of traditional motifs and some more whimsical themes. I like this one of Santa resting by the fire with his boots off.

In addition to all these you’ll find pretty flowers, a bunch of mostly floral bookmarks, a whole big set of patterns with lemons, and a lot more. The fruits and berries section (if you like fruits other than lemons) would be perfect for decorating your kitchen or breakfast area.

Check out all the great patterns they have to offer at Natalka Studio on Etsy.

[Photo: Natalka Studio]