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Best Places To Create Your Own Holiday Gifts In Sacramento

The joy and fun of Christmas is in full effect as Sacramento offers places to create your own Christmas gifts. The heartwarming Christmas season is joyous and inspiring to create and personalize a gift that will be cherished for many years. It's not just the emotional aspect of the gift, but the time and effort a child or adult takes to create it for someone special. These shops in Sacramento provide environments in which you can learn, teach, create and design your own Christmas gifts, making this season's gift giving a memorable moment.


The Paper Garden
558 Pavilions Lane
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 487-2737
www.papergardenboutique.com

Japanese art is beautiful in its attractive styles and forms. The Paper Garden, a unique boutique, invites you to learn more about Japanese art by attending classes where you will learn to create handmade gifts from washi paper. You will learn how to customize calendars in a wooden frame, personalize Christmas cards, create beautiful flower arrangements and how to package your items to present the perfect Christmas gift. Surprise your loved ones on Christmas and give a specialized Christmas gift with a taste of Japanese art.

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Alpha Fire Arts
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Alpha Fired Arts
4675 Aldona Lane
Sacramento, CA 95841
(916) 484-4424
www.alphafiredarts.com

Do you have friends and family who love ceramic arts? If you like being creative and artistic, Alpha Fired Arts offers complete techniques in creating ceramic gifts. You and your family can learn how to paint pottery and apply a personal touch on that Christmas gift. You will learn from experienced clay artists the steps of how to turn clay into design finished products. These non-toxic and food-safe products make a great environment for the family. Alpha Fired Arts also offers various bisque designs to choose from at ceramicsuppliesnow.com and you can customize the bisque with your creative taste.

The Bead Fetish
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The Bead Fetish
1729 L St.
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 447-7979
www.thebeadfetish.com

Beading is a class act at The Bead Fetish. You can string up bracelets, necklets, anklets or earrings, personalizing each gift. The whimsical styles and decorative jewels exhibit characteristics of vintage, sunburst, fashionable and basic strings that are sure to fit the expectations of someone on your Christmas list. The instructors at The Bead Fetish teach creativity that defines each technique of the various styles. Why not change your style this year and create personalized Christmas gifts for those special people in your life?

Sew Fun
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Sew Fun
150 Natoma Station Drive
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 353-2700
www.sewfunforall.com

Sew Fun is a place where you can mend together quilts using your own personal design. This fabric, quilting and sewing center offers classes for all ages taught by instructors with diverse experience. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced sewer, you can shop or join this fabulous sewing team and create that special Christmas quilt, handbag, mat and much more. Sew Fun has specialized Husqvarna Viking multi-purpose machines that make embroidering easy.

Trezhers Gifts
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Trezhers Gifts
3214 Riverside Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 538-6584
www.trezhersgifts.com

The advantage that this unique gift shop offers is phenomenal. You can attend classes in which you will create holiday decorations perfect for a Christmas gift. You can also become a part of Trezhers' consignment shop. Trezhers Gifts consignment allows you to share your creative ideals and gifts in its store. You can also choose from its selections of items offered in the gift shop to put together a personalized Christmas gift. If you are artistic and creative, or like to spend your spare time entertaining your creative thoughts, Trezhers Gifts welcomes you to join in the fun.

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Stephanie Reed, a freelance writer in the Sacramento area, covers family and parenting issues for Examiner.com. She works and volunteers for local agencies and organizations promoting healthy family living. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.

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