"If you're reading this, I’m going to guess it’s the day before Christmas, you have barely any wrapping paper, and almost no presents for your family. How did I know? You could call me psychic but really I'm only human"-- ynez foxe-robertson, 7th grade
If you're reading this, I’m going to guess it’s the day before Christmas, you have barely any wrapping paper, and almost no presents for your family. How did I know? You could call me psychic but really I'm only human, and I think I’ve been in the same situation about 5 years out of 7. If you’re stuck on present ideas or if the supply chain is threatening to mess with your Christmas, here are some crafts that will make your family members smile when they open them, and are just as fun to make. Before we dive in, I would like to introduce a quote that my dad uses almost everyday: well begun half done. You might remember it from a classically magical nanny.
Our first craft idea is a recipe book. You can make a lot of these for everybody, or one of them for a special person. The best thing about a homemade recipe book is it’s entirely personalizable. Whether It’s for your grandma or your younger cousin, you can make it tasty to their own taste buds, and safe for their age. All you have to do is take an old binder and write or print out some recipes you think they will like. Then just slide in the cover and put it in a gift bag. One of the best things about this project is it’s pretty hard to mess up, which is great for anyone who isn’t a DIY master or Pinterest star.
This one I really like, because you don’t have to do this for a Christmas gift. It also recycles something you might not want any more: Braided T-shirt bracelets. If you’re someone like me who only knows how to braid but wants a cool friendship bracelet, just cut around the corners with this gift. Use an old t-shirt and cut it into strips, tie the top and start braiding them together. The only thing you need is scissors and a t-shirt. It’s the perfect gift for a close cousin or friend.
The next is also coincidently, craft jewelry. But with popsicle sticks. It’s popsicle stick bracelets. Just throw them in hot water (not literally that would burn you) then pull them out when they feel softer and flimsy, then curve them and fit them in a mason jar horizontally. When they feel firmer and dry, decorate them however you like and they're ready to go. It’s relatively more work than the other ones, and can be a project, but it’s very fun and special and I love that you can use anything to decorate them.
Anything can be a succulent planter. And when I say anything, I mean anything that can actually hold a succulent. I’m talking about cutting up an old globe. If it’s big enough you can even make a mini succulent garden. If it takes some deconstructing, be sure you're ready to let it go, and know that it might be harder than you think, but after that all you have to do is plant a succulent and slap a ribbon on it and give it to your friend or family.
Now if you're ready to get creative and do something that you know everyone will love, here you are: mini tic tac toe in a bag. It’s so easy and also really quick to slap together. All you need to do is draw the tic tac toe grid on a small bag with a sharpie or craft pen, then with a sharpie or paint pen take 18 small rocks, separate them into groups of nine, on one group draw x’s with a paint pen or sharpie, then on the other group draw o’s. You can switch out rocks for small clay things and throw the drawing on them at all. You could switch it for donuts and x shaped cookies with clay or something like that.
All these DIY gift ideas are so easy and use things you have at home or even things you might have considered throwing away. I hope that these at least saved some of your Christmas gift disasters and that your family or friends will be pleased. Merry snO.S.A, and happy holigraph.
Our first craft idea is a recipe book. You can make a lot of these for everybody, or one of them for a special person. The best thing about a homemade recipe book is it’s entirely personalizable. Whether It’s for your grandma or your younger cousin, you can make it tasty to their own taste buds, and safe for their age. All you have to do is take an old binder and write or print out some recipes you think they will like. Then just slide in the cover and put it in a gift bag. One of the best things about this project is it’s pretty hard to mess up, which is great for anyone who isn’t a DIY master or Pinterest star.
This one I really like, because you don’t have to do this for a Christmas gift. It also recycles something you might not want any more: Braided T-shirt bracelets. If you’re someone like me who only knows how to braid but wants a cool friendship bracelet, just cut around the corners with this gift. Use an old t-shirt and cut it into strips, tie the top and start braiding them together. The only thing you need is scissors and a t-shirt. It’s the perfect gift for a close cousin or friend.
The next is also coincidently, craft jewelry. But with popsicle sticks. It’s popsicle stick bracelets. Just throw them in hot water (not literally that would burn you) then pull them out when they feel softer and flimsy, then curve them and fit them in a mason jar horizontally. When they feel firmer and dry, decorate them however you like and they're ready to go. It’s relatively more work than the other ones, and can be a project, but it’s very fun and special and I love that you can use anything to decorate them.
Anything can be a succulent planter. And when I say anything, I mean anything that can actually hold a succulent. I’m talking about cutting up an old globe. If it’s big enough you can even make a mini succulent garden. If it takes some deconstructing, be sure you're ready to let it go, and know that it might be harder than you think, but after that all you have to do is plant a succulent and slap a ribbon on it and give it to your friend or family.
Now if you're ready to get creative and do something that you know everyone will love, here you are: mini tic tac toe in a bag. It’s so easy and also really quick to slap together. All you need to do is draw the tic tac toe grid on a small bag with a sharpie or craft pen, then with a sharpie or paint pen take 18 small rocks, separate them into groups of nine, on one group draw x’s with a paint pen or sharpie, then on the other group draw o’s. You can switch out rocks for small clay things and throw the drawing on them at all. You could switch it for donuts and x shaped cookies with clay or something like that.
All these DIY gift ideas are so easy and use things you have at home or even things you might have considered throwing away. I hope that these at least saved some of your Christmas gift disasters and that your family or friends will be pleased. Merry snO.S.A, and happy holigraph.
