The holidays are a undoubtedly a a big cost every year for me, but this year I decided to try something different, I wanted to make all my gifts, or give things that are new but unused. My quest was a success, I effectively bought no new packaged items. I did buy some raw materials, but no packaged things.
Thingiverse.com was a big help, and I also produced a few things I designed, including:
Earphone Holder by 4volt
Gothic Bookends by 4volt
Little Business Card Stand by oomlout
DIY iPhone stand... by ptorrone
Crosslink ellipse gears by stickoutrock
I used my new envelope design to make a nice package for these small items, I printed on letter sized cardstock, then cut the envelope out of the printed stock. The result was very nice and I think people were impressed. They were great party favors, and for bigger gifts I included 2 or 3 three different items along with the these engraved blocks shown next.
For a more personalized gift I made these personalized wood blocks with ornate letters with monogram initials. I’ll also be posting details on these soon.
So stay tuned for more cool stuff, as usual.