15 Unique & Budget-Friendly Christmas Gift Ideas from the Thrift Store (Under $10)! 

I have turned several vintage jewelry boxes into fabulous "antique" tea boxes. Your men's valet could be ideal for this purpose! Strip off that black velveteen stuff, give it a nice paint/antiquing finish, replace the hardware, line drawers with old handkerchiefs (only adhering center, so that you can fold over the pretty corners of it once you fill the drawers with lovely tea bags!). Replace the areas that once had that ugly black fabric with a romantic Victorian one, then the front area can hold several vintage/antique tea spoons(the short ones that were actually used for tea) and the top can hold a beautiful sugar and cream set that you can pick up at thrift, yard, or estate sales!

Another great video! I firmly believe in buying Christmas presents for myself! No one else thinks I need more dollhouse treasures or milk glass! I thrift/yard sale/clearance shop all year to make raffle theme baskets for my church's Christmas bazaar and a group I belong to; I usually do one with Santa, snowmen, gingerbread men, sometimes angels, gardening supplies (Goodwill at summer's end!), and often cats (books, a catnip mat and mouse, homemade cat toys, jewelry, figurines, etc.)! This year I did "the little red truck", too. The baskets get a scrub and sometimes a paint job or clear coat. I add my homemade sugar scrubs, sachets, potpourri, bath salts, crocheted dishcloths, as well as dish cloths, candles, candy dishes, spatulars, plates, ornaments, cooky cutters, stationery items, pens, etc. Of course, no two are ever alike. I buy the cellophane basket bags on clearance. This year I found 2 1930's Harker China custard cups in the pattern a friend collects! Score! I would love your homemade gifts. I swear by Howard's restora finish and the feed and wax!

I wish our local thrift stores had such a good variety and good prices. I've found some nice things, but not often.

Thanks Sherry, I have alot of people to buy for and they have learned that I am able to give them better quality by buying used. I don't do it to be stingy but to be able to stretch my resources and be more generous! Thoughtfulness to their tastes of course is key.

I have given thrifted, upcycled, and handmade gifts for years. I like bundling items together like you did. I am often accused of spending too much money when in reality, I spent less than those who bought new!

Your thrift store is so much better than mine

I just want to thank you for one of the best gifts we can ever receive. Your gift of time, inspiration and friendship. You welcome us to your home every week. You give us tips, work out any problems we may encounter along the way and make crafting really fun! Thank you again for all you do! I wish you and your family a very merry and blessed Christmas! ❤

Walmart always has paperwhites and amaryllis in little pots with soil and everything in their Christmas department. For years they were only 5.00 but they’ve gone up to 5.99. I still think it’s a great bargain. I get several every year. I use some in our house and some as gifts. I also use old pots and things to make them nicer. Folks love them as gifts. I try to pot them after Thanksgiving.

Those receiving gifts from you are so blessed. 🎄💝

I love these ideas! I love the idea of giving new life to an item that has been pre-loved! 😄. We have a gift exchange at work, and maybe I’ll suggest next year that we consider doing a $10 thrifted gift instead of the $20 gifts we buy!

I'm so struck by how thoughtful all of your gifts are. You truly keep the recipients' styles and personalties in mind. Anyone would love to get those gifts!

Your Thrift Stores do have many beautiful, useful, and needed items for many areas of any home. Thank you for sharing.

🎄 Sherry, these gifts were absolutely amazing!! You've cleaned, tweaked, & styled soo beautifully! ~The thrift is always my first stop too! ~Dont you just love it? ❤😅🤶👍

What a fantastic shopping trip….the up cycling was awesome! Gifts made with love are always special!

Edgar may enjoy the sweater as the temperature drops. haha That's the case with my tiny Chihuahua. Such nice ideas Sherry. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Sherry! You are right on top of things :) I'm baking for some gifts this year, it just seems like everyone has everything. You are so good at finding things putting them together and making wonderful thoughtful gifts. I love to receive home made gifts. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom :) God Bless. Hugs, Rebekah

Sherry, wonderful ideas....I would love to receive any of them !!! You should keep the pictures and say "Merry Christmas to Me !!!!

Edgar is gorgeous! Merry Christmas to him and to all of you!

I found a adorable cabinet with six drawers for $3. I added porcelain white knobs & filled each drawer with different hair clips for a friend’s daughter who has beautiful long hair.

Very beautiful pieces as always ❤

I’ve always had a Better Homes and Garden cookbook in my kitchen!❤❤

Finding vintage items with the person’s birth year adds a fun, special touch. Cookbooks, Christmas books, plates, cloth calendars, etc. Really helpful and great ideas in this video! Merry Christmas!

I LOVE you’re energy to create. These are great gifts. I got some beautiful (and originally expensive) cook books. I made baskets (or, boxes) with pasta, sauce, cheese, napkins and bowls as gifts. Goodwill has TONS of books super cheap and so many were sold for big bucks. Keep showing us these great ideas!!!

Sherrie, you are so fortunate to have good thrift stores. Here in the Ozarks, the thrift stores are sparse and junky.

All of these gift ideas are wonderful but i loved the green pitcher with utensils! Those prints look lovely on your wall!! Merry Christmas Sherry!

I absolutely LOVE this channel! I can't wait to see your projects! I really like your style! I agree that homemade gifts are the best gifts! I know I treasure mine!!! Especially the ones my children made me when they were younger ❤. That is a pretty blouse! My grandma used to collect Hummel items. 😊

Thank you so much Sherry, I really really enjoyed watching you bring new life to all these thrifted items. They’ve all came up very nicely and I’m sure the people who receive them will be thrilled with their gifts. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

*What a plethora of wonderful gift ideas for family and friends from the thrift store, Sherry! 😉 💚🎍🎄❤️ You have covered all of the bases.* *No, I don't think it's a bad thing for you to keep the two upcycled prints in the frames for yourself...Merry Christmas to you from YOU...just a small token of self-care as a reward for all of the gifts 🎁 you found for all of the important people in your life❣️😉💕🎄🕊✝️*

Good afternoon, Sherry! You look so lovely & festive today! Perfect timing! It's definitely going to be a "thriftmas" kind of gift giving this year. Thank you in advance for sharing your creative gift ideas! ❤, Bobbie. xoxo

I love the old/vintage Better Homes and Garden cookbooks and have recently thrifted 3 myself to go with the one I've had for I think over 20 years.

Oh Sheri- Any one of these gifts would thrill me so I know the recipients of your creative mind are equally excited! You never stop amazing me and I’ll be tuned in next Monday for your latest treasure! Bless you and Merrry Christmas 🎄

You always have the greatest ideas Sherry! All these vintage items look beautiful now they are refurbished! Love them! ❤️

I gift thrifted items too. It is unique and something for that person and making it so personal is the perfection in the gift!!

Absolutely love your video today! Everybody who likes to thrift should try thrifting gifts. All my friends and family receive at least one thrived gift. Thank you for your original content...soooo nice🌞

Sherry, you are the mother in law dreams are made of. ❤

I go into thrift stores in my area, walk around and try to have an open mind. I suppose I am a thrifter in progress. I am sure glad Sherry makes more videos because I need lots more training from the master 😂 I love you and all your videos.❤ Merry Christmas everyone.

I have the same patterned carved wooden box! I “bought” it in the late fifties or early sixties in the gift shop in Howe Caverns in NY, when my grandparents took us on vacation. It’s sitting on my bookshelf as a raised platform for a vase. I hope you have a very happy holiday. Just an FYI: Edgar will probably never love being dressed up. I’ve had only two male dogs in my life, but both gave me that same look! The best I’d hope for is begrudging tolerance. 😕

Love your selections, and how you pair several items together. Very thoughtful, and truly OOAK! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! Let's hope we have a more peaceful 2024!

What great gift ideas Sherry, I'm sure your family will love them! Your thrift stores are amazing. Thanks for sharing 😊♥️

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the carved wooden box with inlay: I bought one for my Gran in the 1970’s, and I now have it. It was hand carved in India.

You are truly amazing! Such unique and thoughtful ideas. I love your creative talents and thank you for sharing them. Yes you should keep those pictures for your family room they look so at home hanging there.

Thank you for not only showing us how to do the make overs, but also what will and won’t work. I love all your gift ideas. Unfortunately we only have a couple Salvation Army stores. Goodwill ships our stuff to other towns. I have several hot pads like thple green one in the video. I purchased them in the Midwest at a gift shop. They are called “end of the roll” by a company that makes large rugs. I bought 300 one time and our school sold them for a fund raiser. When you buy them the company 8:39 sends what they have made, so you don’t get to select colors, etc. I especially like the boxes you used to put gifts in. I have even thought about gifting my grown daughters a few of my things but they don’t seem to want them. They like modern things. Have a Merry Christmas and I look forward to your next videos.

You definitely found some nice items! Thanks for some amazing ideas! You never cease to amaze with your creativity!

I think I'm addicted to your videos. I like crafting, sewing & creating, but I have learned so much from you, mostly not to be afraid to try new things. Merry Christmas & thank you.

Wonderful gift ideas. Thank you. Your Edgar is a beautiful puppy. 😊❤

LOVE these ideas, especially the vintage cookbooks with kitchen utensils! Thank you!

Edgar Looked ADORABLE in that Sweater...

I love that green pitcher 😍. It also looks handmade which makes it even more special.

Edgar will appreciate the sweater when temps drop below freezing!

Decades ago when I was in a pinch money wise, I gifted a blue and white teapot and matching teacups/saucers to a coworker in a basket with some boxes of tea, she absolutely loved it. Thrifted gifts are so special and require a little elbow grease, but are so much fun to give…and get!😊 if you find nice baskets (every now and then, I find Longaberger baskets, some with liners), set them aside to hold thrifted or food gifts. They are a gift in themselves, so pretty and useful!

I would love to receive one of those gifts! Ty so very much for all the ideas ❤

What thought went into each gift. I appreciate when I'm gifted something I can really use. I gift something a person can use, want, or need. By doing that I don't waste my money and a gift they will give away.

Such beautiful things. We had an office “Re-gift “ Christmas lunch. I regifted a huge pair of poinsettia earrings; the recipient loved them. I received a silk scarf that I wear all the time. Funny story that we had both traded gifts our Mother-in-law had given us. I would love to have any of the special gifts you recreated. Until next week…

Hi Sherry, I had never heard of bun warmers before!😊 Learn something new every day. Thank you for your ideas and Merry Christmas to you! 🎄 Frohe Weihnachten!

Oh my gosh! My 40 year old son LOVES vintage albums. Great idea!

YEs! you can gift the frames to yourself! As an adult and not always getting what I would like or need I buy myself a little something each year..

So many great ideas. I have a collection of small wooden boxes that, using them as gift boxes is SO smart!

What a great video! What treasures you found to gift!

Ohhh, how wonderful! I appreciate this so-o-o much. You are undoubtedly a GENIUS. I was cooking and couldn’t wait to get to a stopping place so I could watch- it’s such a GIFT to me. Thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Yes, please keep something lovely for yourself. I have the same Hummel topped music box, from thrifting and mine still plays music: If I Were A Rich Man. I hope you and your family have an absolutely wonderful Christmas.

Enjoyed this. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

On the vintage records I'm giving my daughter-in-law a vintage Christmas record set. She will love it I love it i think.

Merry Christmas to you too Sherry , have a wonderful Festive Season. What wonderful gifts your family are going to receive.

Sherry, what great gift ideas! I still have a few gifts that I need to get and I’m going to see what’s available at the Goodwill. Thanks for sharing.

Great ideas! I love the removing from worn boxes and rebox!

I’m a thrifter also,and your video is so informative! I love all your ideas and how you put items together! It certainly makes Christmas shopping more fun and helps the pocketbook! Thank you so much and Merry Christmas to you and your family…..and your darling new puppy!

These are all such beautiful, thoughtful and great gift ideas, Sherry!❤❤❤

There is nothing you cannot do that I will not say absolutely genius

Hi Sherry, This video is wonderful! I will be watching it again and again for the great ideas 😊

that little wooden box gave me chills I have had one since the 70's, identical. I think i still have it but haven't seen it in many years. Merry Christmas. You have many great ideas on here...the best !

Sherry, so many clever solutions! Your family members will be so delighted.

Your pretty soap reminded me of a gift idea we did when my younger brother was in cub scouts. We adhered a a pretty decorative decal or sticker to the top, melter a bar of paraffin and we (adults) dipped the top of the soap bar in the wax. Those gifts were about 50 cents a piece back in the day, if that much! You shared some great gift ideas! I will keep my eyes open all year for some new gifts, thank you!

I have a friend that gives gifts this way and I love them. I do it to when I can. 😊🎄🙏

You really inspired me tonight. I think I'll go thrifting tomarrow. My son got married in June and bought their first home in September. It is a large 3 bedroom with large basement with a second kitchen. Although I gifted them a huge amount of new things for the main kitchen....maybe I'll be able to find some nice second hand thrift items for their second kitchen! There's a bar down there too. My son was saying a dart board may be in order. It's his way of giving up hints! 😂😂😂

What a great shopping trip. I certainly can’t get anything like what you got at least not for the prices you paid. I did get some great ideas from your video though, things I definitely hadn’t thought of. TFS Sherry.

I really enjoyed all your thrift store finds and how you repurposed them. Great tips for gifting

I just gotta say that i just now watched your video on my phone, i usually have it on full screen but tonight I didnt for some unknown reason!!! Turns out that im glad I did cuz I got to see how many 'likes' you were getting as I was watching!!!! I couldn't believe it, it was just one after another! Everyone loves you and your content as much as I do! Had to let you know! PS, i loved your thrifted gift ideas, id be happy to receive any if them, great finds n repairs or repurposing! 💞✨🎄

I love treasure hunting for the perfect find for someone!! These are awesome ...I ❤️ William Morris

Those pictures you kept are Currier and Ives prints. Thanks for the good ideas!

The time and effort you made to personalize each give will definitely make for a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Oh my goodness. Sherry I don’t know where you live but my town does not have thrift stores like you do! I love you Items! I have followed you for years and haven’t found cool things like you do! Even our goodwill has gone up on their prices that there not even good to shop at! Keep up your crafts there awesome!

I keep presents for myself all the time!😬😬😬😂😂😂 Love the way you grouped gifts together!

This was such a fun video Sherry! You had some great ideas here. I'm inspired!

FYI… Tip for the glass lid on your Santa “former beverage dispenser”…put a thick rubber band around the glass lid to help it stay in place & not chip. Your prices in these thrift stores are very inexpensive compared to the thrift store prices in my area. Items are almost 2 - 3x’s higher here.

Sherry you are amazing. I love all your ideas. I love thrift shopping. Thank you for all the gift ideas. Merry Christmas to You and your family ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦

Keep the paintings you earned them

Love your idea about the vintage LPs and record player as a gift!

Love all your ideas. Love the pictures,I would keep them.

You are soooo thoughtful and I know your family will love getting a gift from you so very heartwarming ❤

I love your ideas, my mind went wild with new inspiration.

Awe!! I had that exact jewelry box with the boy on the top! I cringed when you covered him up. Where is mine nowadays 😮. Great ideas instead of handing someone a card. Great ideas and great imagination you have..., and share!!!

I absolutely loved this video...buying from thrift stores and handmade are the way I always choose to "shop". I look all year round for the perfect ideas to use.

New subscriber, here. I've watched a few of your videos and am selective as to who I subscribe. I enjoy your clever make overs of items that are often overlooked. You're very creative and generously share your products, techniques, methods and vision for items that can purchased from 2nd hand stores supporting small business and also be saved from the landfill. Great job!

I lived 20 minutes away from Hummels Shop got not much from there my cousin came from North Carolina love buying from there i remember that Hummel music box which i find one i would keep very popular back then Hummel i believe has value too very cute items!😊🙏

You are so very thoughtful. I’m sure all your gifts will be well received!

I love your ideas. Actually I’ve done this idea in years past. That’s when I had many people to buy for. Must say they all loved their gifts. But unfortunately many have moved far away or have passed on. I believe where you live you have many thrift stores to wonder in, I don’t. But that doesn’t mean it still can’t be done. I’m guilty of second gifting. I know that’s not very nice but if I know someone who could use the gift I will gladly share the gift to them. I always appreciate everything you share n inspire me to try. I wish you n your family a blessed Christmas with much love n joy making beautiful memories. Merry Christmas Sherry. ♥️♥️😊👍👍🌟🎄

Merry Christmas. May the spirit of Christmas bring you joy as you have brought joy to the rest of us.

Oh My Goodness!!! These Ideas Would Make Great Gifts Year Round🎁 I Really Love Your Channel and Your “Can-Do Spirit” TY & Happy New Year🎉

I don’t know about Madison but I definitely loved all of her gitfs 😂😂😂 ! Really creative love it all ❤❤

I just love listening to your soothing voice. Your videos are very helpful and inviting!❤

Yay! Thank you!