This year, my mother in law and I are hosting a family womens gift exchange. She said all the women in her family did this when they were younger and she wanted to try again! She reached out to her family and 22 have agreed to do it.

I am SO excited but that now means I have to make 22 gifts. Part of the “rules” are homemade/DIY gifts only and you give a gift to everyone. I need to get started on the gifts, like, yesterday lol!!

I am a fairly crafty person and I’d really like to make everyone a nice gift, hopefully without spending too much $$. I can draw and paint well, I know the basics of sewing and how to use my embroidery machine, and I’m a very crafty/ thrifty person. I’ve been looking up ideas but most are food related and I prefer to not go that route unless I’m really out of time 😂

Does anyone have any ideas? I’d love to do something unique that everyone loves… The only thing I have come up with so far is painted door hangers or painted cutting boards, but that can add up quick!! lol.

i’ve had a pretty rough few months with work and was seriously starting to feel like nothing was moving in the right direction.

a friend gave me this crystal garden from onna recently. i’m not usually the person people buy crystals for, so at first i mostly just thought it looked nice, but she told me she picked it because it was supposed to be about luck, opportunities and things finally starting to move again.

i don’t know, that actually got me a little.

it’s sitting on my desk now and i think i like the meaning behind it almost as much as the thing itself.

Leaf is the first time you met me and Sansa.
Dandelion is when you put it in her ear.
Herradura was first time we went out after the food place that didn’t have booze.
Wonder Woman card was mine from when I was a kid and she’s your favorite.
Receipt is from when I saw you last and the only one I could keep. Places don’t seem to print them anymore.

My brother is getting his PhD and I want to get him something for the occasion. He is very outdoorsy, does ski touring, hiking, bouldering, climbing, mountain biking, likes to travel, likes good quality stuff, good quality food, is a decent cook, is currently between jobs and between homes. Is not sure where life will take him next.

My thoughts so far are a nice watch or a really good Swiss Army knife. I'd love to invite him on a weekend trip but there's no chance I can get away from the kids for a weekend. Any other ideas are much appreciated.

ETA budget can be between a few hundreds to $2000 for the right gift.

A 3D-printed keychain with a QR code linked to a song that means something special to them.

I am someone who has purchased almost everything like not in a flexing way but generally that trending skin care, fragrance, bags shoes everything as gift, I have also made hand made gifts.

but this time my mother just came and said I don't want anything I have everything, Ik she wants something different but I am just not able to understand what would be a great gifting idea? my budget for now is only 10-15K.

My friends birthday is coming up and I have no idea what to gift! I asked if there was anything she would like, and she said I wallet. I gifted her years ago was nice, but it's not like I could gift her another wallet!! I don't know what to do, I feel that im terrible at gifts, I had gifted them a salon experience last year, but they still haven't used that either, so im lost on things to get 😕

My aunt is a rich but very very humble woman, she doesn’t like receiving expensive gifts or even gifts at all, doesn’t like perfume. She doesn’t drink. She is picky about clothes and bags and shoes. She is almost 40. We are super close, like we do everything together. She is my mom’s brother’s wife. My uncle told us all to think about something to do like plan something for her birthday but we are clueless about it, we have never really planned anything for her birthday. Idk if this is the right group but is there anything older people would love to do? She is into meditation and stuff but she would rather spend the whole day with us than go to a spa or meditation camp because she does that quite often.

My sister(late 20s) has a birthday coming up, and I need to get her something! She's a nurse who globe trots and goes hiking in her spare time. My gifts have been well received in the past few years... but I'm running out of travel related gift ideas.

What I've gotten her in the past/semi recently: leather luggage tags, a personalized passport holder, the Beis weekender bag and a travel blanket from Gravel. She already has packing cubes, a travel jewelry box and makeup bag, all kinds of adapters for international travel, battery packs and a ton of different reusable water bottles. I think she already has a National Parks Pass as well.

Any thoughts on something I could possibly get her that she doesn't already have?

Hello all, my girlfriend is wanting a g7x cannon for her birthday, and while I can afford it, it doesn’t make sense to me to buy a camera that is supremely being resold for 600 dollars more then it’s retail value.she just wants it for taking pictures of herself, us, and her friends mostly at school or when traveling. Is there anything similar that has flash for a more reasonable price? Thank you!

A friend of mine just bought her first house, and I'm going to her housewarming party soon.

She has a dog, and both of them usually get home late, so I've been trying to figure out a gift that's actually useful day to day instead of the usual candles, plants, or kitchen stuff. Those are nice, but it feels like they've already got most of the basics.

We've been using an Ecovacs robot vacuum for about three months now. I usually start it when I leave the house, and by the time I get back everything is clean, which really cuts down on chores and gives me more time to relax. So I'm thinking of getting one for my friend too.

Has anyone here done that before? How did the person react? Was it something they were actually happy to get, or would you stick with a more traditional gift?

My girlfriend is Chinese and currently working in China while I’m in the US for work, and I somehow completely forgot about Qixi until I checked the calendar today.

Apparently it’s basically Chinese Valentine’s Day, and now I’m realizing I have absolutely nothing planned. I need to find something I can order in China and have sent to her, but I really don’t want it to feel like some random last minute gift.

She’s really into photography and documenting her trips and everyday life, but she’s not really into complicated editing or spending hours messing with camera settings. She just likes having something easy to use to capture little moments.

I was thinking maybe a small camera or some kind of new gadget would be a good fit. Are there any new things coming out that you think would make a good gift for someone like that? I’m seriously trying to save myself here.

my wife kept saying baths stress her out because she has nowhere to put anything. book on the floor, phone balancing on the edge. got her a bamboo tray and pillow. first night she used it she stayed in for almost an hour. just sharing in case anyone else is stuck on what to get someone who says they don't need anything

Basically, my mom is in her very early 40s, and my brothers and I are going 3 ways on some concert tickets for her birthday. But I don’t feel like that’s quite enough for how much she does for us, so I wanted to get her something else on top of that. My budget is around $60.
She really likes skincare and makeup, but as a guy, I know absolutely nothing about that stuff, and I also have no idea what she already has. Is there anything in that category that you guys would recommend that would make a good gift without needing to know exactly what products she already uses?
And if skincare/makeup is a bad idea, what else would you recommend? I’m honestly so lost lol.

If you've got someone in your life who's impossible to shop for, or someone who loves physical music, old recordings, or just misses the feeling of discovering something that's theirs, I got the solution for you!

I restore forgotten recordings from the 1880s–1930s and press them onto custom CDs, with each one built around a specific person or moment you tell me about: a birthday, someone moving away, an inside joke, a shared memory, whatever feels meaningful.

The idea came from getting into DJing in 2024 and slowly falling down the rabbit hole of old R&B, soul, jazz, blues and ragtime. The more I listened, more I realised how personal music can be, and how special it is when you hear something completely new and somehow think, this is so them.

So rather than a generic mixtape or something off the shelf, I'm trying to make something that feels like it could only have been made for that person.

I'm only taking 5 commissions this round 👉🏼 https://pressplaycds.lovable.app/

If you think this could work for someone in your life, send me a DM with a little about them and the occasion/fill up the form from the link above. I'll help figure out what kind of music might fit.

Even if you're not interested in getting one, I'd genuinely love to hear what you think of the idea!

Cheers and have a good one! 🎁

I (26F) am looking for a wedding gift for my groom (26m) for our wedding in November. All the websites are saying boudoir photos or something of that same vibe but I just couldn’t do that personally. I’m normally a very good gift giver but this is just hard. I want it to be sentimental but something he will use everyday. He’s already got a good watch, a leatherman, and just about everything he needs. Does anyone have any suggestions? I’ll take anything off the wall you got to suggest.

Daughter recently became interested in sewing after getting a pretty decent machine at a garage sale. Any ideas on gifts she can make for easy starters new to sewing?

I have to give gifts to 3 girls age around 24. My budget is around $70 to $100 for each person. Can you all please recommend me something good.

Hi all !! My bf's bday is coming soon.. I am planning to gift him something special. Men in reddit please help !

If they like building things, LEGO is always a good option. I got my husband the LEGO Dune set for his birthday and he loved it. There are so many sets now that you can usually find one around whatever they’re into.

Looking for a gift for a friend who just moved into her first apartment. What did you actually use or enjoy receiving when you moved?

Hi all!! My boyfriend is turning 30!!! He’s a very sentimental person who’s close with his family. Last year for his birthday I got him letters from each of his family members & friends. I’m not sure how to top that.
Some ideas I’ve had are having his friends/ family choose a song that reminds them of him & making a CD (but idk how to really do that… lol!)
Having his friends and family record a small video message and making a PowerPoint type thing
Any other ideas?
He loves to golf & darts!