Homemade Gifts to Make

Everybody loves to receive gifts from their near and dear ones. And if the gifts have been especially made for them, at home, they can make anyone's day special. Here are some easy homemade gifts, which are sure to bring a smile on the face of the person they are meant for.

Below is the procedure for making three kinds of gifts at home, which can be gifted on anniversaries, thanksgiving, housewarming and many other occasions.

Box of Love
A box of love is one of the most thoughtful gifts for your better half, and is a great anniversary gift. This gift can also be given by parents to children to show them how much they are cared for.

Materials Required
Construction paper, an old box such as a shoe box or a tissue paper box, glitter, chocolates and glue.

Procedure
Take the construction paper and cut it into fifty, equal sized, strips. Now on each strip, write genuine love messages for your loved one. You may write anecdotes on what made you fall in love with them. You may also write some peculiarities in their personality that makes them even more endearing to you. Ideally, this craft project should be started a month in advance so that each strip is written on a different day. That way it will be much more well written and would sound genuine. After the strips have been written, fold them neatly. Now take the old box and stick a colored construction paper on all its sides. Put the "love strips" inside this box along with the chocolates. Make heart shaped cut out of red construction paper, stick glitter to these hearts and stick them all around the box. Place the cover of the box and your valentine's day gift is ready.

Welcome Sign
A welcome sign is a gift for all seasons. It can be given as a thanksgiving gift or a Christmas gift. It is one of the easiest handmade crafts to make, which has a great utility too, as everyone likes to decorate the entrance of their house with an innovative and beautiful welcome sign.

Materials Required
A wooden plaque, spray paint, acrylic paint, paint brush, drill, screw hook, different wood shapes such as a Christmas tree shape, if the gift is for Christmas, or a turkey shape, if the gift is for thanksgiving.

Procedure
Take the wooden plaque and spray paint it, so that the paint completely covers it from all sides. Keep the wooden plaque on the side so that it dries out completely. When it is dry, take the acrylic paint and write "welcome" on the wooden plaque .Make sure to use two contrasting colors so that the word "welcome" stands out. Now take the wooden shape of your choice and drill a hole on top of it. Spray paint the wooden shape and decorate it with acrylic paint too. Keep it on the side for drying. Meanwhile attach a screw hook at the bottom of the wooden plaque. Now hang the wooden shape from this hook, facing the front. The shapes can be changed from one season to another, so you may paint a few more shapes and give them along with this holiday gift.

Towel Bouquet
A towel bouquet can be gifted as a housewarming gift to a neighbor. It is easy to make and can be used as a bazaar craft for a fundraising event.

Materials Required
Two small towels of different colors, one white and another yellow, a perfumed soap, one artificial flower made of cloth, ribbon, small floral accents and hot glue.

Procedure
Fold the colored towel from both the sides so that the sides meet up in the center. Fold the white towel in the same way and place it between the blue towel. Make sure that the size of the white cloth is slightly smaller than the colored cloth. Place the soap in the middle of the towels. Now take the ends of the two folded towels and hold them together so that they come in your grip. Tie a ribbon around it so that the soap does not fall out and is secured in these towels. Place the artificial flower and the floral accents on top of this towel bouquet with the help of hot glue and voila! One of the simplest, most innovative and easy on the purse, gift is ready.

Here's hoping that the above-mentioned ideas will be beneficial for you. When making personalized gifts it's not only the accuracy or the beauty of the gift that counts, but also the care, concern, love and thought behind the gift which matters.

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