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Have you finished buying your Christmas gifts? Or Your looking for a last-minute gifts that you can DIY in an instant? Good news Tiktok gives a few handmade Christmas gift ideas. Handmade gifts are always nice to receive, especially at Christmastime. These presents show extra thoughtfulness and care from the giver to the recipient, no matter how simple they may be. They’re usually budget-friendly, too!

DIY gifts don’t need to be complicated in order to be special, and there are many crafty projects online that you can complete in an instant for last-minute gift-giving. TikTok actually has a lot of them, along with other holiday-themed projects and tutorials shared by crafty creators on the app. Here are five videos that show easy to make handmade gifts that you can complete just in time for Christmas.

Know how to sew? You can turn old clothing into a whole new outfit for someone special this Christmas. Check out this video for inspiration.

https://www.tiktok.com/@jessreneevega/video/6797971842440154374

There’s so much you can do with just popsicle sticks and hot glue. Here’s an idea for a DIY lamp made with these two materials and a lightbulb socket.

https://www.tiktok.com/@darcycaldwell1/video/6799318552739450118

These tiny handmade notebooks are perfect for anyone who likes doodling, making lists, or writing down ideas on the go. They can easily fit into a bag or pocket, and you can customize their covers to suit the recipient’s style. 

https://www.tiktok.com/@flowmasters/video/6814538715164101893

This handmade paper bouquet card is a great gift to give a loved one.

https://www.tiktok.com/@besassique/video/6791353743263780101

Need a nice holiday present for bigger kids and teens? This DIY Decision Maker Machine is something they might really enjoy.

https://www.tiktok.com/@techbuildermontage/video/6881046826724756737

Finish off your gift wrapping with a personalized Christmas card that you can easily make on your computer.

https://www.tiktok.com/@gianborlongan/video/6867335273659763969

Spread joy and Christmas cheer among your loved ones by giving them a handmade gift this season. Don’t forget to share your best holiday moments with friends and followers on TikTok, too! Download the app on your iOS and Android devices today to get started.

Smile Train, continue raising funds this Christmas and known as the world’s leading cleft charity. This holiday season invites everyone to share the gift of smiles and partnered with Riz Cabrera, Visual artist to raise awareness for children born with a cleft through the launch of her online art auction which she hopes can contribute to sustaining Smile Train’s goal to provide children the urgent support and care needed.

Every day, 540 babies are born around the world with this serious health condition – preventing them not only from smiling, but also posing difficulties in eating, breathing, and speaking. Through the auction, Riz hopes to help fund the surgeries and therapies that could transform the lives of Filipino cleft patients.

“When I came across the Smile Train website, I was deeply moved by their advocacy. While I initially wanted to just be a channel of blessings for the patients, my goal was to raise awareness for this generation, specifically to those dealing with mental health issues just like myself,” shared Cabrera. “Although we all have our own personal problems and trials, if we would just look beyond ourselves, we can still be a message of hope to somebody. I believe that focusing on helping other people is therapy itself and partnering with Smile Train rekindles hope within me,” she shared.

For Riz, her passion for painting was ignited by hardships and these hardships have taught her to focus on helping others. This is why she is using her craft to help charities such as Smile Train. “ART ignites HEART. Nowadays, especially with the ongoing pandemic, we spend most of our time browsing or surfing the internet. I believe that the eyes are the windows of the soul. As an Artist, I have this obligation to penetrate souls with Love, Faith, and Hope through my art. Helping charities like Smile Train through arts can definitely move people to reach out.”

“Smile Train continues to advocate for individuals born with cleft and to providing free surgery and comprehensive cleft care to them and we look forward to partnering with various individuals who believe in our shared goal,” said Smile Train South East Asia Director Kimmy Flaviano. “We are grateful for the work Riz has done and continues to do for the benefit of Smile Train and we look forward to this generation to join our cause and act on behalf      of children born with a cleft lip and/palate.”

This Christmas, you can bring a smile to the lives of people by supporting the auction. Check out https://www.32auctions.com/smile2020 to view the artworks.The auction runs until 24 December. Donations are also accepted in the site.  You may also follow Riz through her Facebook and Instagram accounts @carizzze. For more information about Smile Train Philippines’ local efforts and to refer a patient in need, visit smiletrain.ph/get-help, follow Smile Train Philippines on Twitter and Instagram @SmileTrainPh, and like them on Facebook at @SmileTrainPhilippines.

Catriona Gray, Smile Train Global Ambassador conducted patient home visits in Colombia with Smile Train partner, Factory of Smiles last November. Catch Ms Gray as she shares her experience with Smile Train Colombia on this exclusive video interview below:

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Globally, 540 babies are born with a cleft every day. Smile Train is committed to providing access to proper cleft care treatment and financial assistance even during the pandemic. In addition to life-changing surgery, Smile Train’s local medical partners provide essential care, such as speech therapy, emotional support, nutrition services, and orthodontic care, to ensure that children have the opportunity to lead full and productive lives.

As a Global Ambassador, Catriona continues to use her platform to raise awareness for children with cleft lip and palate. Her work included visiting Smile Train’s programs in the Philippines and in Brazil to see firsthand all of the incredible work done by the organization locally. In addition, she has attended several virtual speech sessions with cleft patients, launched a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for finding patients and is currently the face of the beepTM card awareness campaign.

For more information about Smile Train’s global efforts and to donate, please visit smiletrain.org. To learn more about Smile Train’s local programs in the Philippines, please visit smiletrain.ph, follow Smile Train Philippines on Twitter and Instagram @SmileTrainPh, and like us on Facebook at @SmileTrainPhilippines.

Have you done your Christmas shopping? Or shopping for gifts this Christmas? This is the better way to celebrate the holidays than indulging in one last round of retail therapy.

Finally ShopBack is kicking off the December installment of its annual ShopFest, a four-month long online shopping festival that begins every September for shoppers to enjoy huge cashback deals, discount and promo codes, and ShopBack coupons!

ShopBack is a one-stop rewards platform for users looking to earn more savings through cashback while online shopping from their favorite brands. Over the years, the mobile app has evolved into the largest pre-shopping portal in APAC as they continuously find ways to innovate new features to improve users’ online shopping experience and to allow them to make better purchase decisions through more savings and information. First launched in Singapore in 2014, ShopBack, the leading rewards and discovery platform, has since expanded its reach to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, Vietnam, and Korea.

For this year’s 12.12 sale, everyone is set to enjoy discounts in beauty, fashion, electronics, travel, among others. Shoppers can expect to be treated with up to a whopping 80% Cashback on Yeezy Quantum kicks from Sole Academy for the first 12 users, 50% Cashback on trendy garments from Love Bonito, 30% Cashback on Seiko watches from Zalora, and many more exciting deals from a huge array of online stores. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or buying gifts for your fussy loved ones, ShopBack’s 12.12 Holideals is the perfect event to tick off your Christmas shopping wishlist!

Here’s your official cheat sheet to the ShopBack Holideals 12.12:

Those on the hunt for exclusive ShopBack deals are in for a treat when you tune in to ShopBack’s Facebook Live on 11 December at 9PM. Amazing prizes are up for grabs during the livestream including (2) Zalora 5k GCs, (1) Booking.com hotel voucher for 2, (1) iHerb gift set, (1) Puritan’s Pride gift set, (1) Huawei Matepad T 10s, (12) 1,000 Cashback Winners, (3) Hydro Flasks, (1) Decathlon Mountain Bike, and (2) Sole Academy vouchers worth 5K each.

And that’s not all. ShopBack users also stand a chance to win ₱12,000 from 5-12 December by partaking in the #ShopBack1212Bonus Challenge. Best of all, participants are automatically qualified to claim FREE ₱25 Cashback and will be included in the daily lucky draw for ₱12k – so there’s really nothing to lose here.

What’s even more exciting is that the more ‘Likes’ an entry has, the higher the Cashback bonus. If you or someone you know  loves taking selfies, this is the perfect opportunity to strike a pose and get your early pamasko from ShopBack! One (1) lucky winner will be announced per day from 5-12 Dec. Learn more about the #ShopBack1212Bonus Challenge here.

Just because 2020’s holiday season is different from the previous years doesn’t mean you have to forgo your Christmas traditions. If anything, gift-giving is a great way for us to stay in touch with our loved ones. On top of the merry 12.12 holideals and promotions, enjoy Cashback when you make your Christmas purchases via ShopBack!

For more information, follow ShopBack’s official Instagram and Facebook accounts.

12.12 is part of ShopBack ShopFest ‘20 – A year-end festival of 6 sale events including 9.9, 10.10, 11.11, BFCM, 12.12, and Christmas Year-End Sale.

Christmas celebrated every year with a big gatherings but this year might be a little different. This Christmas, Grab is making it easier to help share the holiday cheer by donating to frontliners or sharing the chance to win big prizes with your driver and store partner.

Share the holiday cheer through the Grab Christmas Factory

From November 27 to December 10, 2020, you can easily donate any amount via GrabPay to Grab’s partner beneficiary Tanging Yaman Foundation by simply clicking on the Grab Christmas Factory tile on the Grab app. With the help of Tanging Yaman Foundation, donations will be distributed to the following hospitals:

• Philippine General Hospital 
• Philippine Children’s Medical Center 
• Philippine Heart Center

Share the chance of winning big prizes through 24 Days of Christmas with Grab

Through 24 Days of Christmas with Grab, all Grab transactions from December 1-24 will qualify users to a weekly raffle form for BIG prizes. The weekly prizes will not only go to the lucky winners, but to their partner-driver or rider and partner-merchant too! Get a chance to win an Apple bundle, Samsung bundle, PlayStation5, domestic flights for two from Cebu Pacific, and many more!

Tune in as we are giving the away the following prizes: 

1. Free domestic flights for two from Cebu Pacific (1 year validity starting March 2021); 
2. Overnight staycation vouchers from Agoda and Booking.com 
3. Samsung Z Flip phone, Galaxy Tab, 50-inch TV
4. Apple MacBook Air and Airpods Pro
5. Sony PlayStation5 (Delivery will be subject to availability of stocks

Also giving away prizes from their partners! 

Even pandemic cannot stop Christmas but this year celebration may seem different, this doesn’t mean that we should forget the true meaning of the season – sharing our blessings with others. Although we may not have the usual big parties and gatherings this year.

Ortigas Malls is celebrating the happiest time of the year by bringing the Tree of Hope to life and to bring the joy of the holiday season to everyone. This campaign provides Greenhills shoppers an opportunity to bring joy to the holiday celebrations of Senior Citizens of San Juan who are asked to stay home during the Christmas season because of quarantine restrictions.          

To spread cheer to our beloved seniors, shoppers can course their donations through Ortigas Malls. In exchange of cash or donations made through GCASH they can have their names written on ornaments that will be hung on the Tree of Hope. The goal is to fill the tree with various Christmas ornaments to bring the tree to life, turning it into a true symbol of joy, sharing, and good cheer.             

The Tree of Hope was launched last November 27 with San Juan City Mayor, Francis Zamora and Ortigas Malls executives in attendance. “This will be a differently toned Christmas for everyone, but we, at Ortigas Malls, aim to send out a message that Christmas is a celebration of love, hope and joy. By putting up the Tree of Hope, we want to continue the holiday festivities and make it easier for people to share their blessings, so that Christmas may be extra meaningful for them,” said Arch. Renee Bacani, VP of Ortigas Malls.              

You too can bring joy and good cheer to others this Christmas. Visit Ortigas Malls and bring the Tree of Hope to life until January 3, 2021 to slice through the gloom of the pandemic this season.