A mum has started preparing for Christmas four months early - and is spending just $15 handmaking and thrifting her daughter's presents. <br /><br />Shelby Shrull, 33, started making her daughter's, five, Christmas and birthday presents after needing to be more careful with money when she decided to stop working.<br /><br />The mum-of-one had to thrift, clothes, toys and fabric become more "resourceful" and began thrifting toys, clothes and fabric and has spent the last three years doing handmade presents.<br /><br />So far this year she has made her daughter a dress up crown from thrifted materials, a crochet turtle toy, felt toys, a shirt from her mum's old dress and tote bag.
