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In the modern world, fewer and fewer people think about what to give to this or that person. Of course, today you can buy almost anything or give money as a gift. But we recommend not to forget that you can make a really good gift with your own hands. After all, any thing made with love is much more valuable and more expensive than a store gift.
Mother's gift
On your mother's birthday, you want to prepare a special gift for your closest and dearest person.
Little children can sing their mother’s favorite song or make a postcard from cardboard and colored paper, boys can make a photo collage with touching family photos, and older daughters can embroider a scarf for their mother.
Often, when we choose a gift for a person, the choice falls on flowers and a box of chocolates. But a chocolate-flower bouquet made of fabric or corrugated paper looks much more original and unusual.
Original souvenirs that you can make yourself
3 step-by-step master classes with which you can create unique and useful gizmos.
Keyboard stand
If your friend spends a lot of time at the computer, he will undoubtedly enjoy and benefit from a fun craft - a cat-shaped palm rest that will protect his wrists from fatigue.
Required materials and tools
Prepare:
- 1 m of fabric of any color;
- A4 paper;
- ruler, pencil, scissors;
- hoop;
- a needle and colored threads (try to find floss - special thick threads for embroidery);
- pins;
- a pack of rice.
Constructing a pattern
Measure the length and width of the keyboard, add a few cm on each side. Draw a rectangle on paper using the data obtained. Round the corners of the shape. You now have a pattern for a stand cat.
Draw the remaining elements: head, paws, tail, ears in the form of triangles.
Cut out all the pieces. Spread the fabric on the table, folding it in half, with the right side inward. Place on it 1 rectangle, which will be the body, 1 tail piece, 1 head, 4 legs, 2 ears. Each element should be at a distance from the other, you need to leave at least a centimeter on all sides of the part for seam allowances. Cut out the fabric. You will get 2 parts each for the body, tail and head, 4 ears, 8 paws.
Embroidery
If you want to decorate a cat, now is the time. To make embroidery easier, mark the design with a pencil. Stretch the fabric onto the hoop, take the thread and needle and begin. Be sure to embroider eyes and nose on the face.
Stitching the head
When you are finished with the embroidery, place the 2 head pieces together so that the right side is on the inside. Sew small triangle ears. Turn them right side out and place them between the two head pieces. Sew carefully, but do not forget to leave a small gap at the bottom so that you can turn the workpiece to the outside. When everything is done, you can fill it with rice. Pour the cereal into the hole through which you turned the part right side out. The head is ready.
Tail and paws
Take the blanks for the paws and tail, sew them together, turn them inside out and fill them with rice in the same way as the head.
Torso
It's time to tackle the main part, which will serve as a hand rest - the cat's body. Sew the pieces together, leaving a small hole. Turn the workpiece right side out.
Assembly
Don't rush to fill the body with rice. First sew on the tail and paws. After this, you can pour rice into the preparation and then sew up the hole.
There is very little left to do - connect the head with the body. Secure it with a few secure stitches near the front legs. The cat is ready.
A mug you can draw on
How to give a gift if you have no special skills in needlework? Try to create an unusual mug - you can draw or write on the bottom of it using chalk.
Prepare:
- a new mug;
- brush;
- masking tape;
- paper towels;
- paint for painting porcelain and ceramics.
Wash the mug thoroughly and dry it.
Cover the top with masking tape. The paint you will use is non-toxic, but it is not recommended for use on areas of the cookware that will come into contact with food or drinks.
Take a brush and paint over the uncovered areas of paint. If the stroke is unsuccessful, remove the paint with a paper towel and try again.
When finished, remove the masking tape. Now you need to give the paint time to dry. This will take about a day. Leave the mug for 24 hours, and then put it in the oven, preheated to 150 °C, for 35 minutes. The paint you purchased may need to be dried differently - check the instructions.
When half an hour has passed, turn off the oven, but do not touch the mug until it has cooled to room temperature. Wash it well again.
Now everything is ready, you can drink from the mug, and feel free to draw with chalk on the painted part. Pack it beautifully - you can give it as a gift and surprise your friends.
Flower-chocolate bouquet
This gift idea can be useful for any celebration. A bouquet of flowers and chocolates can be given to both a man and a woman. The craft will last for several months, or even years.
In the event that you do not pick the candies from the bouquet or replace them with “fake” ones. You can make tulips, poppies, orchids, and of course roses from corrugated paper.
Gifts depending on your hobbies
If a friend goes to the gym and is interested in sports, an excellent option would be dumbbells, a horizontal bar, a punching bag or gloves, a shaker, and a set of sports nutrition. It is not recommended to give the birthday person a home exercise machine.
Gifts such as interior polishing liquid, glass washer, shampoo, fragrance, seat covers, DVR or navigator are suitable for a car enthusiast. And if you have the financial opportunity, you can give the birthday boy a set of summer or winter tires for his “swallow”.A lover of board games will find the following options useful: Monopoly, Mafia, Alias, Crocodile, poker, Scrabble, chess or checkers, lotto.
If a friend works in an office, useful attributes for him will be: a watch, cufflinks, an organizer, a travel bag, and an original pen.
Fans of fishing or hunting can be given such useful items: tackle, a tent, a sleeping bag, equipment, an inflatable boat, a flashlight, a spinning rod, a set for a tourist.
If your friend has been dreaming of a pet for a long time, you can either buy him an animal or a purchase certificate at a pet store.
The backup option is a culinary gift. If there is too little time left before the holiday, and you don’t have time to choose anything, a good way out of the situation is goodies for the birthday boy: a mini-barrel of beer, a box of champagne, smoked salmon or salmon, a jar of red or black caviar, elite alcohol, expensive cheese.
Formation of buds
- Secure all the other petals to the main bud with tape.
- Straighten and bend the petals down.
- Wrap the base of the flower and the skewer in green paper tape.
In the same way, you can make roses of other colors, assemble them into a composition, embellishing them with additional details.
Men's gifts
A great gift for a man on his birthday would be a bag for keys and tools. Leather or denim are perfect materials for it.
You can make covers for documents yourself using the decoupage technique, or decorate ordinary metal boxes for storing fishing equipment.
A male chef will certainly appreciate a men's apron made especially for him with appliqués and convenient pockets.
A great idea would be homemade frames, key rings, drawers and boxes for storing small parts.
Postcard
The simplest gift that has a huge number of variations is a postcard. When creating a postcard, you can show all your creativity by combining different materials and techniques. First you need to think about how the card should look on this holiday, then look through the ideas, take something for yourself, and purchase materials.
For February 14th you can make a card with hearts. To make it, you need to bend a sheet of thick plain cardboard in half, purchase scrapbooking paper, a figured hole punch, thread, glue, and a needle.
Use a hole punch to make hearts out of scrap paper, and if you don’t have such a hole punch, you need to cut them out yourself. Now they need to be carefully placed in rows on the front side of the future postcard, and then glued.
Now sew the second ones on top of the first hearts using a reverse seam. To make it look as neat as possible, use a machine. After making the gift, write nice words to the person inside the card.
Coffee mug
To make such an original and unusual gift you will need:
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- Using super glue, cover the entire surface of the mug with cotton pads.
- Then wrap thick white thread around the entire mug, including the handle.
- Paint the entire surface of the glass with brown acrylic paint.
- Glue coffee beans in two layers and decorate the product as you wish.
Scrub “Honey-citrus”
Give your friend a jar of this product and she will enjoy smooth and even skin for a long time. There are no difficulties in preparation, and the naturalness and originality of the gift will evoke pleasant emotions in her.
You will need 200 g of sea salt, 1 tablespoon of grated lemon zest, 1 tablespoon of liquid honey, a few drops of any essential oil (let it be citrus), half a glass of odorless vegetable oil.
Place the finished scrub in a jar, decorating the top with a sprig of dried flowers. The neck can be tied with a beautiful ribbon or decorated with a canvas rope in a rustic style.
Heart made of sea shells
Such a beautiful romantic craft can be given to your beloved man, dad, or as a sign of devotion, it can be made for a friend’s birthday.
Such a gift will not only be a pleasant reminder of a loved one, but also an excellent decorative element that will bring fresh sea notes to the interior of the room.
Expensive gifts
If you can afford an expensive gift, it is recommended to pay attention to the following options:
- barbecue or picnic set;
- floor fireplace;
- wine cabinet;
- wrist watch;
- antique items - figurines, gramophone (provided that the friend is interested in such things);
- suitcase;
- gadget.
Decoration
- Then insert the rope into the holes made.
- Tie double knots on the wrong side of the heart.
- Cover with shells the side of the heart on which the sisal is located.
- Glue a starfish in the center.
- Decorate the outlines of the craft with twine.
- If desired, the product can be decorated with beads or seed beads.
Case for phone
Today, stores offer a huge selection of phone cases and panels. Such accessories are necessary not only for the safety of the gadget, they can also emphasize the individuality and good taste of its owner.
A carefully crafted homemade case can be a wonderful gift; materials such as silicone film, wide elastic, denim and felt fabric are suitable for its manufacture.
To create an exclusive design, you can use decorative elements and fabric applications.
Professional designers advise not to use a large number of multi-colored parts, but to adhere to the “three colors” rule, then the finished product will look stylish and tasteful.
Pincushion “Donut with glaze”
To work, stock up on a small amount of beige (for the donut) and light pink (for the glaze) yarn. You will also need quite a bit of multi-colored sprinkles to imitate sprinkles, filler and a hook. We work:
- cast on 25 air loops, connect with a single stitch into a ring;
- 1 air loop for lifting and continue to knit in a circle with b/n stitches;
- we continue to work, sometimes knitting 2 single stitches in 1 loop to increase the circle;
- when the diameter reaches the size you need, close the last loop and knit exactly the same part;
- sew both halves together with a needle along the inner diameter;
- we tie the outer circle together with a crochet hook, leaving a small area at the end for filling the donut with padding poly;
- close the hole;
- “preparing” the glaze: using pink yarn, cast on 28 chain stitches and knit in the same way as a donut;
- to simulate the spreading of glaze along the outer diameter, you can make chains of 5-6 air loops;
- thread colored yarn into a sewing needle and “sprinkle” the glaze with a few bright stitches;
- sew the “sweet” part to the main element.
Although such a homemade gift for a friend will be inedible, she will definitely like it.
Photos of DIY birthday gifts
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Florarium
What kind of gift should you give your mother with her own hands so that she will definitely like it? A florarium may be a good option. To make a florarium, you need to purchase small, undemanding plants, for example, cactus, aloe, and succulent.
After purchasing a small aquarium, fill it with drainage, fertilizers, and soil. Then plant the plants. The florarium can be decorated with moss and pebbles.
