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add crown molding to one room of your house (to meet your budget you'd have to install it yourself)
wood comb
springerle board (like this), also known as speculaas board or wood cookie mold and accompanying book on how to use
This book is super great, I have used it! I have my grandmother's springerle board which belonged to her mother and her mother's mother. It's a really cool piece of history, especially if this relates to your own or your wife's own heritage
You can buy vintage or new, this is a trustworthy company for buying new that makes replicas of molds found in museums