Fast & simple gift ideas
Looking for fast & simple gift ideas? Handmade gifts are always cherished because they come from the heart. Look through all of our Handmade gift ideas to get your creativity flowing.
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Family Game Night Christmas Gift Idea
A month ago during black Friday shopping, I found a deal on some fun family games. I decided a buy several and make up family game night gift packs. I came home and searched the web to find ideas for family game night ideas. I came across thediymommy.com and her game night in a tin idea. I loved her printables and the concept of her idea. I wanted to keep costs down for my game night gift packs. I decided not to purchase tins to put the game night items in, instead I used the cardboard bases that canned goods are stacked inside at the store. I like that you…
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Easy Sewn Fabric Christmas Gift Bags
Every December I am always looking for neighbor Christmas gift ideas. I usually pass out several neighbor gifts, I like to find things that are inexpensive. I like to give items that are useful or consumable, yet still, let them know that we care about them. This year I decided to go with a consumable gift and purchased a bunch of brownie mixes. I found a fun little poem to go with the mixes but felt like they need something more. I decided to sew some simple bags out of scrap fabric to personalize my brownie mixes. These Easy Sewn Fabric Christmas Gift Bags are so simple that anyone can make…
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DIY Painted Holiday Doormats for the upcoming season
What is not to love about fun and funny Doormats? Those first moments ringing the doorbell and waiting on someone’s doorstep is the first impression of what that family is like. While standing there I always look down and see what their choice in a doormat is. Whether it’s a plain mat that stays out all year round or one that is changed for every season. It gives me a glimpse of their personality. Of course, I like to change my doormat out with every season, holiday, or anytime I can! There are so many ideas for Holiday Doormats that I decided to make several and give them out as Christmas gifts! One of my favorite things…
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Rustic Wood Trimmed Plaid and Buffalo Check Holiday Decor Boards
The Christmas Season is upon us! Every year Avry and I come up with a homemade craft that we give to many of our beloved friends and family. Usually, we find an idea almost a year in advance and starting collecting items that we will need for our special Christmas crafts. This year we were a little off and had several ideas floating around, We had found and purchased a few things but didn’t have a solid idea until about a month ago as to what we would be creating for our friends this year. We finally came up with this Rustic Wood Trimmed Plaid and Buffalo Check Holiday Decor Boards. …
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DIY Mini Jar of Snowflakes Necklace
With the Christmas holiday approaching right around the corner, we are always looking for quick, easy, and inexpensive gift ideas. Often we will look back at past craft ideas to see what we created in the last few years or for items we made during another season that can be altered. Looking back we had made these Spider Silk Dust necklaces, I knew we still had several of the mini jars left. This DIY Mini Jar of Snowflakes Necklace project was inspired by our Halloween party favor from last year. To create your own Mini Jar of Snowflakes Necklace you will need: Mini jars, stopper, and eyelet hook kit ( I purchased in…
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“Your future looks bright” Simple Graduation gift idea
Graduation is right around the corner and I have a daughter graduating! Not only is she graduating but so are several of her friends. Being as busy as I am I needed a quick and easy idea to give to all these graduates! I originally saw this idea on Fun Squared blog and thought it was so creative so we came up with something similar! Here is how to make your own “Your Future Looks Bright” Graduation gift. Items you will need to make your own: Glass jar with a lid – if you are using an old pickle or jam jar make sure the label is scrubbed off and…
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Quick and Easy Last Minute St. Patrick’s Day Treat Boxes
Here we are a few days out from St. Patrick’s Day! Every holiday I like to make up a treat or gift to take to my co-workers. It sounds really crazy but it’s just my thing! Co-workers and friends tell me that I don’t need to do anything but I really enjoy creating crafts and it makes is fun when you can surprise someone with an unexpected gift. This year I am a little off my game and I only have a few days until St. Patrick’s. Here is a Quick and Easy Last Minute St. Patrick’s Day Treat box idea that can be put together in around 10-15 minutes. The items…
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Easy Valentine Sweetie Pie Gift idea
Valentines Day is right around the corner, often we think about our spouse, kids, family, school classmates. I also like to give a little something to co-workers, friends, and neighbors. I am always looking for fun ideas for people who I appreciate in my life. I found some fun printable tags over at Lil luna done by Bloom designs that say sweetie pie on the them. I thought how fun and fitting they would be tied to a pie for valentine’s day. Follow this easy DIY tutorial to make your own Easy Valentine Sweetie Pie Gift idea. While I was shopping at Wal-Mart I found these darling little mini pies…
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Kick your winter cold in a cup
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., Campbell’s® , Lipton, Premium Crackers, Theraflu and TYLENOL®. All opinions are mine alone. #SickDaySolutions #CollectiveBias #ad I am a full time working mom that commutes an hour each way to work. To say that my plate is full is an understatement. During the winter months it snows, gets cold and with my schedule it is more likely for me to get a cold or the flu. I don’t have time to be sick but when I am I like to be prepared. Most common cold’s linger for longer than we would like so I came up with this handy Kick…
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Christmas Bucket List Basket Gift idea
Tis the season for gift giving! Sometimes it is hard to figure out what to give friends, family and co-workers. It seems that everyone has a list of traditions or a “Bucket list” of things they would like to do during the holiday season. After I saw people writing Christmas bucket lists, I thought how fun would it be to give a gift full of bucket list items. That is how the idea for this Christmas Bucket List Basket gift idea came to be. To create your own Christmas bucket list gift basket you can use the same gift ideas that I used or think about things the person likes and adjust to their…
