Does anyone have any gift ideas for 16 & 17 year old girls?

Accessories? Watch/necklace/bags etc? but if u are asking abt sewing gifts...then most probably bags or some covers for ipod etc, u can do embroidery if its not difficult to do? else handphone pouches with embroidery etc

I think as long as the design is hip/nice, it wont go out of fashion n they will love it. Even makeup pouches or brushes pouches are good idea! They cost quite a sum to buy and are rather rare. normally is pvc or similar material from MAC/Bobbi Brown etc

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you have been given some good ideas. My granddaughters are around the same age. 17-21 and any of them would like any of these ideas. *4u all

My G. daughters always wanted money. Of course I threw n a purse, wallet etc. LOL. something else they always liked & I still get them , It's a towel wrap 4 their hair when they was it or go swimming. It has a little loop that the end of the towel goes through to hold it on their head. I would embroider their names on them with big letters & bold colors. they still ask 4 them. *

18 year old boys, hee hee hee.

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by americangirl 14 Sep 2008

I like your thinking. That's funny.
:o)

a stylish purse, a shirt or even a bech towel should make a perfect gift. PJ's are great too.

Thank you everyone - these are all great ideas. I'm thinking about Christmas present. I don't have girls, so it hard to know what they like. I appreciate all of your help. Flowers for everyone.
Thanks.
:o)

If you look in the stores they are paying good money for those tote like pocketbook bags they are really easy to make, put their name on it start the first letter with applique them continue in a regular font.
That is what I have noticed from all the younger girls.
Been checking myself for x-mass presents. LOL

little zippered cosmetic bags to HIDE all their "personal" things..my neices (16/18 were just here for the weekend and each one had 3 they carried in their backpack.) you can make your own or buy them to decorate. :)

If they have a hobbie u can get something along this line, or a gift voucher to buy for themselves. My favourite is to embroider a towel set or a tablecloth etc so they can put it in their Glory Box(Hope Chest) I started my daughters at age 12, by the time she married I couldn't hand sew as well anymore as my eyesight & fingers are not as nimble. Good Luck

Pajamas are always a safe gift. I know there are project patterns out there for CD holders and ipod holders. Cassandra's has some for sure.
http://www.cassandrasembroidery.c...
You could go check emblibrary videos for some ideas
http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/elpr...
I like this site for craft/gift ideas too
http://www.ufo-rphanage.com/holid...
Hope this helped! *

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by sllakin 14 Sep 2008

Those are some nice ideas misscharlie. I always have problems with gifts - both my GD's into scrapbooking - so I made gift baskets with scarpbooking supplies for them.

by americangirl 14 Sep 2008

Thanks for adding sites to look at - that really helps.

For my granddaughter, I had embroidered a T-shirt with chinese caracters saying : love, peace hope, I had the design on emblibrary, the name of it: tryptique, I think. She had love it.

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by claudenicolas 14 Sep 2008

...she is 17 years old