Darling Doodles: gift ideas. Homemade Kiss Gloss. During a girls weekend last week, my daughter Becca got it in her head that we should make homemade lipgloss.
She wanted something fancy to share with the cousins for the holidays. So we tromped it to two craft stores and one grocery store and pulled together everything we needed to make a half dozen batches of holiday flavored lip gloss. Ca-ute, right? We grabbed a bunch of bead organizers for our lip gloss containers at JoAnn. A pack of 25 containers cost $9.99, but they were 25% off for the holiday weekend, so we actually only put out $7.50 for 25 containers. Oil based candy flavoring and a few drops of our favorite essential oils (lemon, peppermint, ginger) offered up some super rad flavors. My favorite is butter rum. The labels were created from 1 1/2″ round Avery stickers. In other news, I consoled myself through the Thanksgiving stomach flu with Netflix episodes of Sister Wives.
10 Christmas Gifts in a Jar. Do you need some inexpensive Christmas gifts?
Of course you do. Don't we all? I'm always on the lookout for gifts that are easy and quick to make. Just like the Autumn Pea Soup I made last month, you can put some great gifts in jars. I was planning on making one of these, but I couldn't decide which one. Quart and pint size jars are easy-to-find, but I love these different shapes and sizes. Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread from Sunset Peppermint Stick Cocoa from Sunset Downloadable labels are included with this cookie recipe. Here are two great ways to bottle homemade vanilla. This uses the same recipe as the Cowgirl Cookies, but just changes the M&M colors. Not all gifts that come in jars are food-related. 25 Handmade Gifts Under $5.
If your gift list is long and your budget is small here are some great Handmade Gifts that you can make.
Keep in mind that handmade items are not just beautiful but special… I love to give them and I love to receive them. In my opinion they are the best! Jersey Knit Bracelet Lovely! This would make a perfect gift for any of your girlfriends. You can choose the colors and recycle t-shirts that you have around the house. Cheap and cute! Tutorial Paper Clip Earrings Tutorial This is a brilliant idea… and the possibilities are endless. Love it! Printed Candles Who doesn’t love a candle? Think about how many different stamps you could use to customize this project. tutorial Hot Chocolate Art! Mom’s Red Cowl [ Knitting Pattern ] Monogram Mugs. Friends!
I’m so pleased to share our first gift DIY of the season. Maude made these fantastic monogrammed mugs over the weekend. Don’t they look terrific? The idea came when we saw these fun initial cups at Anthropologie and remembered our kitchen was lacking in hot cocoa mugs. We decided to create a whole set. It’s a very doable project. 1) We started with a trip to Goodwill, where we collected 8 plain white mugs. We Tried It! - Discovery Bottles.
I’ve been on the lookout lately for a new activity both the kids would enjoy.
S is going through an afternoon crankiness phase (at least I hope it’s a phase) and C is always up for something novel to play with. After thinking over my options a bit, my mind turned to the various discovery bottles I’ve seen popping up on pinterest. These guys are easy to make and open to lots of interpretation. I figured if I came up with multiple version, C and S were each bound to like a few of them. I was right – both kiddos equally enjoy taking their turn shaking the heck out of these things. This isn’t exactly a tutorial because there’s really nothing to it: choose ingredients, fill the bottle, and hot glue shut to avoid major catastrophe. This classic is the mother of all other discovery bottles. These galvanized hex nuts look pretty and make a fun sound when rattled. I made this one so C could shake and hunt down various letters but S really likes it too.
Similar Stuff:We Tried It! Little Gray Fox: Holiday DIY: Fun Gifts For Anyone. This is probably the most fun project I've done...I just kept laughing while it was all coming together.
This was also a really simple project so it would make for a great last-minute gift! I took some of these fabulous porcelain paint markers (Pebeo vitrea 160 in glossy) And drew funny faces and mustaches on some dollar store mugs.Let the paint dry for 24 hours then bake in the oven according to the marker's directions. Then I made some chocolate dipped stirring spoons and marshmallows with some of these fun ingredients!
I also threw in some airplane sized liquor bottles and hot chocolate! Here's a quick tutorial on how to make the chocolate dipped spoons.