DIY Gingerbread Scrub: Not only is it very cheap, quick and easy to put together but it also smells incredible and is super good for your skin. You just need brown sugar, oil, ground ginger and mixed spice (or pumpkin pie mix).
★ Les Tissus Colbert: Kelly's Corner: tutorial on making crocheted baskets. Blog in German but Google Translate helps--i think an intermediately skilled crocheter could suss out how to do this.