If you're in a quandary because you're short on gift money for Christmas this year, I have a suggestion for you. Why don't you pick up those tools of yours which are gathering dust, and build something with your own hands? There are tons of ideas out there for things you can make for gifts. If you have more time than money, consider what fine things your own hands might build.

You could create a fine doll house for your little girl, utilizing free doll house plans and recovered scrap materials. Shop the thrift stores for old book cases or cabinets which can be converted into cheap building materials. Then, simply apply your own imagination. There are tons of free building plans available for toys and games which would thrill either boys or girls. You could even try building a small storage cabinet for that PS3 or Xbox 360.

There's a great website called Instructables, which is loaded with an expansive variety of do-it-yourself projects which you can build as gifts. The Instructables user community will show you how to build a clock from an Altoids tin, or from a bicycle chain and gears. You can make really cool clocks from all kinds of stuff, including old vinyl records or junk car hubcaps!

All you need to do is decide how involved you want to get, and make a realistic assessment of your talents. You can build something small with free wood working plans, or you could build a greenhouse from scrap materials. When money is in short supply, all we need to do is become more ingenious and inventive. Come to think of it, that's pretty much how this country was built!

There sure are a lot of tech and gadget minded people out there. From true geeks to just the tech interested people on the user end, we abound in gadget literate people. The bloggers on our sister blog, DIYLife have done a great deal of touring around the blog-holds of the Internet and I would now like to bring you on a tour involving six tech, do-it -yourself, and gadget blogs which they've introduced to us or have helped us to become more familiar with.

There's something in my blog list for almost everyone, you'll have to look at them all to decide which ones are for you. I present them in no specific order of value. Some of these blogs are from our own Weblogs Network and the truth is that they are all great. I'm also providing links to some outstanding material from and about these blogs for you to review.