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November 19, 2020 by: Jennifer Priest

10 DIY Personalized Gifts to Make Fast with Cricut Joy

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Inside: Quick DIY personalized gift ideas to make with Cricut Joy in under 30 minutes. You won’t believe what you can create anywhere with Cricut Joy – see 3 photo tutorials and 7 more ideas with step-by-step instructions. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cricut. All opinions are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links – when you make a

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November 15, 2020 by: Jennifer Priest

I Tried Cricut Joy™ – 3 Easy Projects to Make with Cricut Joy

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Inside: How Cricut Joy makes crafting and home organizing easy, even if you don’t have a craft room. See how to make 3 easy projects on your dining room table, kitchen counter … truly anywhere! This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cricut. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s been a year since I lost my craft room … I sold

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July 31, 2020 by: Jennifer Priest

39 Unique Fun Coffee Gift Card Ideas to Make

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Inside: Delight your friends, family, coworkers, and teachers with these 39 unique fun coffee gift card ideas to make … for every occasion. My best friend is the hardest person to buy for because she has everything. She loves candles … but how many candles does one person need? I bet you have a friend like this too … they have everything. Or they can

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November 27, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

25 Personalized Gift Wrap Ideas to Make with Cricut

Inside: 25 Unique ways to wrap gifts … using your Cricut! Personalized gift wrap is the best way to make everyone feel special during the holidays – see how with Cricut and Cricut Maker. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. A few years ago I started to get a weird feeling about

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June 7, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

43 Fun And Creative Candy Gift Ideas … You Can Make Now!

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In this article: Candy Gift Ideas for every occasion, from birthdays to graduation, to teacher gifts … candy gifts are affordable and everyone loves candy! We all the know the end of the school year is coming. And that means end-of-year teacher gifts. We scramble to shove a coffee gift card into an envelope on the way to the last day of school and cross

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April 29, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

25+ Clever Graduation Money Gift Ideas to Surprise Anyone

In this article: Graduation Money Gift Ideas the graduate will love! The coolest ways to give graduation money, gift cards, and cash gifts, all in one place Walking across that stage, palms sweaty with excitement, was one of the best days of my life. I did it! I survived five years in college as a single mom, graduating with 2, yes TWO, Bachelor’s degrees. I

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December 22, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

Money gifts don’t have to be boring. How to make them fun!

Inside: 13 ideas you can DIY to make giving cash money gifts hilariously fun! Grandpa has everything. The teens just want cash. The long distance family says “just mail us gift cards”. Your heart sinks every time they ask for boring basic gift cards or cash. Handing over a cash-filled greeting card feels more like a bank transaction than a heart-swelling gift giving experience. They

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December 17, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

How to surprise your teen with a money gift that’s funny

Inside: 13 funny ways to give your teen a money gift for Christmas with free printables to help you make these hidden money gifts.  Your teenager asked for money for Christmas, so you tucked some hard-earned cash into a thoughtful greeting card and smiled, anticipating the reaction on their face. But on Christmas Day when they opened the card and the money fell out? Your

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December 6, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

12 budget-friendly gift card and cash gift hacks

Inside: Avoid the budget freak out for the holidays with these smart hacks for gift cards! Here are the “gotchas” you need to know about … and the hacks for getting the most out of your budget when giving cash gifts and gift cards. As a single mom in college, I made it my survival mission to stretch my dollars (and pennies) as far as

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December 19, 2017 by: Jennifer Priest

120 Creative Ways To Give Gift Cards Or Money

So many people ask for gift cards or money for Christmas, but let’s face it, there is nothing fun about handing over a boring gift card or money. It’s such a challenge to give gift cards or money as gifts. That is, unless you do something creative with the gift cards or money. This collection of 120 ideas is fun, creative and some of them

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