Posts tagged: gifts
Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Christmas 2009
By DIY Maven
Our helpful backpacker, the Coupon Sherpa, has amassed a list of merchants and their shipping deadlines for Christmas 2009 in an effort to make our holiday shopping a bit easier. Sherp suggests that, although he has done his due diligence in relaying 100 » READ MORE
How To: Sew Leather
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Photo Image: Mary Ray
Feeling skiddish about the prospect of sewing leather with your household sewing machine? Well, here's the skinny--If your machine leans more towards old and heavy rather than shaky, lightweight and full of plastic parts, chances are you can do it. » READ MORE
Budget Shower Gift: Easy Towel Trimming Tutorial
By ModHomeEcTeacher
A towel trimming project has been in the top 5 of my master To Do list for awhile now. However, after I got a load of this simple and easy to understand tutorial on Sew4Home, I marked it off my l » READ MORE
How To Make Tree Limb Coasters
By ModHomeEcTeacher
We find high glossed coffee tables made out of tree slices to be organic, modern and very appealing. DIY-ing a coffee table would be a hefty task. However, slicing up a tree limb, » READ MORE
The perfect shower favors: Lip Balm Pockets
By DIY Maven
Although these lip balm pockets would be the perfect favors for that upcoming wedding shower, they could also be great little additions to birthday parties too. Simple, elegant, inexpensive and practical, it doesn't get much better than that. » READ MORE
Two Girls + A Dream = Hoopla
By DIY MavenBack in 2008, Hanna and Ashley finally saw their dream come to fruition. It’s called Hoopla, a little engine that could gift company that combines Hanna’s business acumen and Ashley’s mastery of doodling.
Promoting locally-based manufacturers and craftsmen, the majority of their mirth-inducing products are made in New England. The eco-friendly duo prefers to use recyclable materials whenever possible in creating their unique products, as w » READ MORE
30 Modern Valentine's Gifts for Under $50.
By ChrisjobCreede from Grassroots Modern has outdone himself. He's gathered 30 mod and pop Valentine's Day gifts that anyone with fine taste would be happy to give OR recieve. Check 'em out here! Lovely.
Top Row, left to right: Josh Jakus Wine Pocket, Fauna Pico Pillow, 2d:3d Letter Holder, Hybrid-Home Print, Heath Ceramics Bud Vase
Bottom Row, left to right: Giclee Print by Jenn Ski, Cupcake Canisters, Clocky, QUEUE 2-tone Stick Lighter, Hug Salt + Pepp » READ MORE
How to Turn a Gift Bow into a Gift Flower
By DIY Maven
If you save gift bows like I do, you probably have a sack of them, all of which are looking a little crunched up by now. Here’s a great–and EASY–way to remake them into bow mums.
What you need:
- A scissors
- Bows! Large or small, it doesn’t matter, but they must be made of paper ribbon like the cheap sack o’ bows you can buy just about everywhere these days.
What you do:
First, cut the loops down the center, longways. You don’t » READ MORE
Curbly Recession Busters: 5 Gifts for a Buy-Nothing Christmas
By DIY Maven
Still haven't gotten around to your Christmas or Hanukkah shopping yet? Don't. Instead, you might want to consider opting for a recession-busting, buy-nothing holiday. However, just because you don't buy anything doesn't mean you wouldn’t be giving your loved-ones gifts. For example...
- For Mom: Make housework coupons. (Here's a free printable that could work.)
- For Dad: Paint a picture of something meaningful.
- For Your Girlfriend: Make ho » READ MORE
Very Geeky Wrapping Paper
By DIY Maven
Yes, store bought wrapping paper is sort of a waste of money and it's not eco-friendly, but these wrapping papers from Think Geek are hilarious. Four sheets of 20" x 30" paper will set you back $5.99. Also, if you do go for store bought wrapping paper, there are always ways to conserve it, like this » READ MORE
Will you be giving hand-crafted gifts for the holidays?
By DIY Maven
In our local paper this weekend, there was an article entitled "GIFT TRIMMING: No money for gifts? No Problem. Here are some ways to fulfill your holiday gift list without resorting to stealing or crafting" complete with a picture of a cute, little, hand-knitted cell phone cozy. My first and only thought was resorting to crafting? I immediately copped an attitude and turned the page. I didn't even want to read the author's penny pinching gift » READ MORE
How to make a bow like the pros.
By DIY Maven
Nashville Wraps Community is a site dedicated to people who take wrapping and packaging very seriously. Giving their professional secrets away is just one reason to take a peek at their fount of information. Case in point: their gift bow and pew bow tutorial. The gift bow comes at the most gift-giving time of year, and the pew bow is worthy of a 'favorite' for any upcoming weddings in the new year.
To make a gift bow, you'll need 4 yards of » READ MORE
Clip Up Photo Calendar
By ModHomeEcTeacher
I've just returned from my photography class where my new creative friend, Nikki, showed me the calendar she just made by using her very artsy photos she's been taking. It's simple, sophisticated and very much an expression of herself. The look and feel of it won me over. » READ MORE
The Motherload of All Free Gift-able Printables
By DIY Maven
Gift tags, gift boxes, gift toppers, gift cards, money wraps, embellishments and wraps. Tipnut has offered up a honey of a list of free printables. How many are there?? About a hundred and one!
Image via southernbabies.com.
Duct Tape Bows
By DIY Maven
Spotted this pic over on Craftzine. A perfect finish to the DIYers’ gifts this holiday season–wrapped, of course, in craft paper. There’s no accompanying tutorial, but it shouldn’t be too hard to do. After taping the package, I’d probably fold a length of duct tape back on itself, thereby eliminating the sticky back, and then ‘tie’ the bow. Or, to save on tape, you could stick the tape onto newspaper and then trim the excess paper away. » READ MORE
Holiday Gifts for Any Budget
By DIY Maven
From presents to under a $1 to everyday luxury items and extraordinary indulgences, Domino has something for every budget. And if you can't find just the right holiday gift in their collection, don't forget Curbly's gift guide resource!
DIY Holiday Gift Wrapping and Mail Station.
By Chrisjob
With the extra cheer of trees, menorahs, wreaths, and other decor comes the extra clutter of wrapping paper, catalogs, Christmas cards, reciepts, and all the noise, noise, Noise, NOISE!
So, Organized Christmas offers a DIY control-your-Christmas-clutter solution. Using readymade materials, this how-to keeps your stuff where you want it, available when you need it, and away when you don't.
Tie Bows Like A Professional
By lilybee
We're not talking shoelaces here, we're talking PRETTIES. For gifts... 'cause it's getting to be that time. Sure you could buy ready made bows, but wheres the fun in that? This way you get to use up any supplies of ribbon that you might have been compulsively hoarding (I can't help it I loveses the precious ribbons)... Anyway, the trick to making swanky looking ribbon bows is apparently to use a bow tying board, here's how to make one.
Sixteen Recycled Handmade Gift Ideas
By ModHomeEcTeacher 
If you're condsidering handmade gifts this holiday season, you most likely have some creative genes already in place. For that reason, this is a quick "off the top of my head" list of found objects you could artistically and lovingly incorporate into your own sweet handmade offerings. Feel free to expand this as the ideas start flowing. Don't be tempted to buy used and re-give in the same condition. Your family and friends will treasure » READ MORE
House and Hound Friday Round Up
By DeborahThis week has been exciting, and I've got some big news! Daniel and I got engaged last Friday, with a little help from Charly, who brought me the most beautiful perfect ring I could have ever hoped for. Read the whole story on House and Hound. Plus, I've got lots of really cute things featured this week.
Puppy Love : Ceramic Mug from Graham and Greene
A Tiny Case Of Writers Block : Notebook from Panik Design
The Bling : Dog Charm Pendan » READ MORE
