Last Minute Gift Ideas
IT WAS A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THAT WAS FOUND WAS A SINGLE BOXED TOY AND A LIST OF GIFTS THAT STILL ABOUND. AS YOU BEGAN TO PANIC OF WHAT TO GIVE AS A GIFT, YOU REMEMBERED SO SLIGHTLY THAT THIS BLOG POST EXISTS! THESE EASY-TO-DO PROJECTS ARE FRUGAL AND QUICK, SO DON’T WORRY AND LET’S BEGIN TO CHECK OFF YOUR TO-DO LIST!
FOR THE AUNT THAT LOVES COFFEE AND COLORS SO BOLD, THESE DIY MUGS WILL NEVER GET OLD!
DIY Nail Polish Coffee Mugs
What you’ll need:
- A plastic container (at least S” deep)
- Colored nail polish
- Toothpicks
- White coffee mugs
- Clear acrylic sealant spray
- Permanent marker
How to do it:
- Fill plastic container about halfway with warm water (approximately 3-4 cups)
- Add nail polish colors and blow to disperse
- Dipping your coffee mug at an angle, slowly submerge the mug hallway in the water and spin to collect the color.
- For best results, work quickly and use the toothpick to make swirled patters!
- Use the permanent market to write, draw, or just leave plain.
- Finish with a good coating of the acrylic spray to secure your designs.
AND FOR THE FRIEND WHO JUST MIGHT LOVE YOUR PET A LITTLE MORE THAN YOU •••
(WE CAN’T SAY WE BLAME THEM; THOSE “FURBABIES” ARE TOO CUTE)
Salt Dough Dog Print Ornament
What you’ll need:
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup water Parchment paper or aluminium foil
- Straw/pen for punching a hole
How to do it:
- Mix the salt, flour, and water in a bowl until it becomes firm. Knead the dough for 30 seconds and then cut individual circles with a cup.
- Press your dog’s paw into the salt dough and use a straw/pen cap to make a small hole at the top.
- Bake at 200 degrees in the oven for 2-3 hours or until completely dry. Once it is cooled, grab some chalkboard paint and red tinsel glitter to decorate!
- I wrote the year and her name with a piece of chalk.
- Finish it off with a pretty ribbon to hang on the tree!
Learn mare by visiting:
https://www.craftymorning.com
AND FOR THE NIECE AND NEPHEW WHO NEEDS A LITTLE MAGIC THIS YEAR •.•
A MASON JAR SNOW GLOBE WILL BRING OUT THAT HOLIDAY CHEER!
Mason Jar Snow Globe
What you’ll need:
- Clean jars with lids
- Distilled water
- Glycerin (available at most pharmacies)
- Plastic or ceramk animals, trees and/or figurines
- Tinsel glitter
- Epoxy
- Sandpaper
How to do it:
- Make sure your jars are cleaned and dried thoroughly.
- Using your sandpaper, scuff up the underside of the lid and then attach your chOS(‘n figurines using a bit of epoxy. (You can find mini-Chr istmas trees, plastic deer and other little charactft’s at places like Hobby Lobby and Michaels.) Epoxy is going to be your best defense against water over time, but it can be a bi1 thick 3nd stinky so be sure to use it accord ing to the
manufacture’s instructions. - Let the epoxy set comptetely and then fill your jar just short of full with distilled water.(You can get distilled water anywhere that you buy bottled water.)
- Add the tiniest drop of glycerin to the water. If you add too much it’s going to make the water kind of thick and chunky so depending on the siz:e of your jar, you’re likely not going to want more than one drop.
- Add your glitter to the jar, using more or less depending on how snowy you’d llke your snow globe to appear. For best results, I found using tinsel glitter (which has larger glitter partides) worked best and gave the best snow-like look.
- Insert your figurine and screw the lid on firmly and give it a good shake!
Learn more by visiting:
https://thesweetestoccasion.com/2012/12/diy-snow-globes/
