5 Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Friends

I’m always on the lookout for interesting, useful gift ideas for friends, especially for Christmas and birthdays, and so today I thought I’d share with you some of the lovely, inexpensive products that have popped across my desk recently.

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Art Tea Towel

Sold by Fella Hamilton this unusual, art tea towel is designed by Anna Blatman a Melbourne Artist. It’s a piece of art that makes a useful, as well as a pretty, gift.

Your friends might choose to frame it instead of drying up their dishes with it!

It’s a unique, one-of-a-kind microfibre tea towel, and it’s Australian made by skilled regular – and special needs workers. The best bit … for every tea towel sold, Fella Hamilton will done $5 to the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA)

Check out the Donations page on the Fella Hamilton website or you might like to find out more about Anna Blatman.

Anna Blatman Tea towel — Anna Blatman Tea Towel gifted

Luxury Leather Bags

Who doesn’t love a classy leather handbag that will stand the test of time?

Lady in red dress with luxury leather bag

When looking for luxury gift ideas for friends, a travel bag or crossbody bag is a useful gift, especially for women who love travelling.

Woman in white blouse with luxury leather bag

Christin is a personal friend who owns Travel and Living Collection designs. She sells beautiful luxe leather bags in all sorts of sizes and colours. Check out her website at Travel and Living Collection.

Leather bag embellised with heart in beads

How about a designer red handbag for your best friend this Christmas, or maybe a cute cross body bag perfect for their next vacation?

Biscuits are to drool over!

If you are a bit like me and don’t bake or won’t bake – then I have a super gift idea for you especially if you need to say Thank You to someone.

Lowrey biscuits, New Zealand made butter cookies

These delicious butter biscuits are a little bit like macaroons. They come in different flavours and are so crumbly that they melt in your mouth.

Made by Lowrey Foods, a NZ based gourmet bakery, most famous for their Asian-inspired flavored butter cookies, these handcrafted treats are quite heavenly and extremely decadent.

Lowrey Foods have recently launched their virtual Butter Cookie Shop and so you can now purchase these biscuits online. They come packed in gorgeous nostalgic style cookie tins – perfect for re-gifting home made goods!

I hadn’t heard of Lowrey Cookies before, but apparently they’ve been creating taste sensations since 1921!

Their secret? Real New Zealand cultured butter and premium, locally sourced ingredients.

These delicious treats are made without artificial flavors, additives or preservatives, and make perfect gifts for friends.

I was gifted a tin to try. My family loved these biscuits, and I had to hide them from our grandchildren!

Super Silk Scarf

Here’s a gift idea to suit most women – a luxurious silk scarf.

It’s so soft and lovely against the skin and you can wear it various different ways.

Woman standing by beach wearing white trousers, black blouse and a silk scarf.

You can wear a scarf, like the one I’ve pictured several ways; around your neck, you can tie up your hair with it, or even wear it as a belt.

Check out the range of scarves at Fella Hamilton – along with lots of other accessories on the website that make super gifts.

Woman wearing a silk scarf as a headband — Scarf gifted.

Fly Repellent Fans

One of the problems we have in Australia is flies. Especially in summer, which is when we want to barbecue or eat our meals al fresco.

I was tired of swatting away pesky flies while enjoying outdoor foodie activities, or when we were preparing food in the kitchen but keeping the doors open to the patio. And I was actively seeking a solution to this pesty problem.

If you need an innovative lifestyle gift idea that will be really helpful for a friend who loves outside entertaining then this could be it.

They can say goodbye to traditional fly sprays and hello to a more natural and effective solution: the fly repellent fan.

Belfans is a groundbreaking solution to annoying flies.

It’s an effective fly repellent harnessing cutting-edge technology. These are revolutionary fans that repel flies without resorting to chemicals.

Images showing food and a fly repellent fan.

Table of party food with a fly repellent fan in action. — Party celebrations held outside were fly free thanks to a Belfans Fly Repellent fan.

A Fly Repellent Fan That Actually Repels.

Available from Belfans, they are not available in shops, but you can get them online here.

They’re amazing.

The Belfans Fly Repellent technology is probably the newest technology around that will actually keep flies off your food.

It’s chemical-free and according to the manufacturers, it’s guaranteed to work.

Best of all, you can use it in so many food and dining situations. And look how sleek and neat the fan looks! They come in silver or black.

Pop 2 AA batteries into each fan, and these little wind farms are up and running immediately.

What’s Interesting About Belfans Fly Repellents?

They feature propeller blades which stop whirring if your hand interrupts them to reach for food. The soft and flexible blades actually stop spinning when your hand approaches!
So when you or your guests are ready to load up your plate – the fan doesn’t get in the way. Then they start up again automatically once you’ve removed your hand from their vicinity.
I’m told that the unique holographic repel dots actually reflect light, in patterns, that flies can’t stand.
Use long-life batteries, and they are simple, easy to use, and chemical-free. No more spraying horribly fly spray near your food!

Watch the video below to see how silent and effective they are.

For outdoor use, Belfans fans are a great way to keep flies away from food. Say goodbye to fly traps and killer sprays that only provide temporary relief. Belfans offer long-lasting protection without the need for constant monitoring or maintenance.

I shall definitely take a lightweight, easily portable, Belfans fly repellent with me whenever we go camping, or when we have family picnics, or when we have barbecues and just want to enjoy outside dinners at home.

Personally, I’ve just reclaimed my peace of mind when it comes to outside entertaining!

To buy one of these sleek, efficient, high-tech little fly swatters head over to the Belfans Website. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed by the price or the technology!