Monday, December 9, 2013

DIY Holiday Gift Ideas


The holidays are coming up quickly! Gifts that are handmade are not only more thoughtful and full of love, but can be eco-friendly by up-cycling old, unused objects to create beautiful creations. Here are a couple gifts that will also help your loved one stay organized.

DIY Scarf Organizer: hanger, shower curtain rings, electrical tape, and yarn or pipe cleaners.

Tape the rings to the hanger in the way you want them to line up and hang. Then just tie yarn or pipe cleaners around everything to make it look nice while using up the unused pipe cleaners or yarn.


DIY Calendar: picture frame (with original picture it came with), 7 paint swatches (made up of 6 tints & shades), and an expo marker.

Do you have a pile of paint swatches lying around in some old drawer? Well all you need is seven of those strips that are each made up of 6 colors ranging from the tint to the shade. Take a picture frame that is large enough to lay them all out in, turn over the piece of paper that came inside the frame so that the white side is showing. Then glue each strip of paint swatch to the paper to create a grid of 6 by 7 (6 rows and 7 columns). Place this in the frame, and then use an expo marker to write the month, dates, and days of the week. And there you have, a homemade calendar that you can give as a gift.

 

Other gifts that you can make yourself are mason jar bottles, wall name/letter decor, ornaments, nail polish from old eye shadow, or even homemade soap! Have fun with gifts this holiday season. 

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