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November 29, 2011

More gift ideas

Gift ideas

More gift ideas

In case you are thinking about making an advent calendar, well, there’s only two days left of November. But a couple people sent over their versions.

Davide Righi from Italy made this clever calendar from MDF and cut out plywood discs. Each disc swings on a screw to reveal the prize.

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Bill Wilson used real bulbs for his advent calendar, using bobby pins for hangers. And more flour for snow!
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Here’s one of the more unusual gifts I’ve seen. Ian Staley in the U.K. made his daughter a Dibber. It’s a tool gardeners use for planting seeds. He turned it on a lathe and it has marks every 2cm. Great idea for gardeners.
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Tony Biles had a good idea. Here’s something that would be a great gift for woodworkers or non-woodworkers. A sandpaper holder/organizer:
Or modify it a bit and you’ve got a desktop paper organizer!
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Chris Pawley in England built this utensil drainer/dryer using oak cut-offs. Kitchen projects always make great gifts.
Though not likely a Christmas gift, Chris also sent over this video of his beehives! Plus, you can check out his shop.
Make an advent calendar Christmas greeting card display

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