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Recently, many are wondering: what to give to a person who has everything? Today, gifts that have practical value are increasingly valued, because then they will remind you of the giver for a long time. In this section of our website you will find interesting master classes creative gifts. Try to surprise loved ones and present a handmade gift.

Do not know how to make postcards or are not familiar with the scrapbooking technique yet? Have you seen coffee bean topiary with friends, but don't know how to make it? Read articles with photo descriptions and discover new needlework techniques. We have collected for you ideas for making useful gifts, as well as many crafts that not only adults, but also children can do.

The holiday is always associated with fun, feeling happy life. However, if you do not know which gift to choose, how to present it correctly, our articles are for you. There is no doubt that giving gifts is much more pleasant than receiving them. However, the challenge is to choose original thing from a variety of possible products. The most important thing is for the person to like the gift, to be useful.

What is the best gift to give

Certificates for purchase in stores. Everything is very simple here. For example, you can go to a store or a fitness club to buy a subscription, a certificate for a certain amount. The person to whom you give such a gift will be delighted. In addition, he himself will buy what he wants for the amount of the certificate.

In the end, you can directly ask a loved one what he wants to receive. Of course, for the sake of decency, everyone will evade the answer, but only at first. Then a subtle hint will come. The most important thing is to understand the hint, to buy the right thing.

In order for the gift to be really useful, you can give a souvenir made by yourself. For example, if a man has golden hands, then find an engraved hammer, and a woman can buy some kind of trinket for the kitchen. Motorists will accept key rings, pens in original packaging. Such gifts always cheer up, like people.

The eternal gift is a book. But it should be given only when you know that the person is reading. If not, then decorate a book-box, surprise a loved one or friend with an unusual souvenir.

In some cases, you can afford useless gifts. For example, it can be T-shirts with photos, CDs with common songs, congratulations, and so on. You need to take care of such gifts in advance. Only Original gifts can be remembered for a lifetime.

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Great gift for tea lovers. "Tea connoisseurs don't drink sawdust from bags!" - you say. But who prevents good expensive tea from being packaged in envelopes?

You will need:

• foam or thick cardboard cone;
• round cardboard box and rice for the stump;
• tea packed in small paper bags (the amount depends on the height and diameter of the cone);
• glue gun;
• star, bows and other decorations of your choice.

Glue the tea bags over the cone, applying glue to them. upper part. Move from bottom to top in a checkerboard pattern. It is better to use bags that contrast in color: the tree will turn out more elegant.

Glue the lid of the cardboard box to the bottom of the cone. Fill the box itself with rice so that the tree is more stable, and then attach it to the lid. If you don’t have a ready-made box of the desired diameter at hand, make it yourself. Take as a basis a tube from a roll of paper towels or glue it from cardboard according to this pattern.

Decorate the Christmas tree with bows, rhinestones and other decorative elements, and glue a star to the crown.

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Such a gift will be highly appreciated by the girls. After all, this is an individual fragrance, no one in the city will have such perfume.

Before you create, find out what smells the person you want to please prefers. For example, if a girl likes citrus scents, you will need lemon or orange. To add woody notes, you need sandalwood or cedar oils, powdery ones - roses or vanilla.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup almond oil;
• ½ cup grape oil;
• 100 g beeswax;
• 1 teaspoon of vitamin E;
• 60 drops of lemon oil;
• 25 drops of eucalyptus oil;
• 20 drops of lavender oil;
• 20 drops of rosemary oil.

Mix almond and grape oil with wax in a separate saucepan and put on a steam bath. When the wax is completely dissolved, let the liquid cool slightly and add essential oils and vitamin E. Pour the future perfume into molds. A bottle of old hygienic lipstick, vaseline jars, and more will do.

When the wax hardens, the perfume is ready to use. It remains only to pack them beautifully.

A great gift for cold girls. A pair of warm, quite sturdy socks that you don't wear can be turned into fingerless gloves.

Additional materials:

• needle with thread;
• heart cut out of felt.

Cut and sew the sock as shown in the photos. Be sure to hem the edge so that it does not fray, and make all seams from the inside out.

Sew a felt heart on top. You can use any other decorative means. For example, embroider the inscription "Happy New Year!" or embroider mittens with rhinestones.

Another DIY gift for those who are always cold -. Heating it for 1-3 minutes in the microwave, you get an excellent heating pad, which also smells good.

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Paracord is a cord made of nylon. It was originally used as a material for parachute lines, but then paracord began to be used wherever a light and durable cable might be required. For example, stylish men's bracelets are woven from it. In ordinary life - just a decoration, in an extreme situation - a saving rope.

There are various techniques for weaving paracord. Here is one of the most common.

You will need:

• 150 cm of paracord of one color and the same amount of the other (it is desirable that the shades are contrasting);
• 75 cm black paracord;
• scissors;
• ruler;
• needle with thread.

From paracord, you can weave not only a bracelet, but also a keychain, make a braid for a knife or a car steering wheel. You can easily find diagrams on the web. Even easier - watch the video tutorials on YouTube, there are many of them.

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From such a mug you can not only drink. On it you can leave messages to the household or just draw.

Materials:

• white porcelain mug without relief;
• slate paint;
• masking tape;
• brush.

Slate paint is most often used to update the surfaces of blackboards. Now there is a large selection of such colors. Need one that can work on ceramics. For example, like this.

Choose an area of ​​the mug that is comfortable to write on but that won't come into contact with your lips when you drink. Cover the rest of the mug with masking tape.

Degrease the unglued area and apply a thick layer of paint on it. Remove the tape and leave the mug overnight in a well-ventilated area.

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When the paint dries, send the mug to the oven preheated to 150 ° C. After 30 minutes, turn off the stove, but remove the mug when it has cooled down.

Now the mug can be washed in the dishwasher and put in the microwave.

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If you are one of those who likes to give not material things, but experiences, you will love this idea. After all, not only a delicious warming drink, but also a reason to go or invite guests.

Take beautiful glass jars and fill them with about a third of the powder for making hot chocolate or cocoa. Put in some sweets or chocolate chips. Fill the remaining space with marshmallows.

Decorate the jars to your liking. For example, put a piece of fabric under the lid, and attach a heart made from candy canes on top. The label can serve as a postcard, write your wishes on it.

Another variation of such a gift is a set for mulled wine. Take an orange, an apple, a clove and a cinnamon stick. Pack it all up nicely, make a wish label, and add a bottle of good red wine.

Candles - traditional new year gift. But one thing is a glamorous shop, another is a personalized candle or a candle with a phrase that is understandable only to the giver and the recipient, or even with a photograph.

Take:

• white candles with a diameter of 5–7 cm;
• A4 paper for printing;
• parchment paper;
• scissors;
• glue stick;

Cut the parchment paper so that it is 1-2 cm wider than the A4 sheet. Glue the parchment to the printing paper, folding the edges over to the other side. Insert the sheet into the printer with the glossy side, that is, the one where the parchment is. Print out the image you would like to transfer to the candle.

The drawing will be on parchment paper. Now you need to transfer it to a candle. Cut out the image, attach it to the candle, wrap it tightly on top with another layer of parchment and direct a jet of hot air onto the resulting design. If the picture brightened, then it was imprinted on the candle. carefully remove upper layer parchment and let the wax dry.

The gift is ready! If desired, you can decorate it with rhinestones or sequins.

This cosmetic bag greatly simplifies the search for the right items, because any lock can be opened.

You will need:

• 10 zippers 15–20 cm long;
• safety pins;
• needle or sewing machine;
• threads.

Sew the zippers to each other from the inside, for convenience, you can first bait them with pins. Close the resulting canvas in a ring and sew. Sew the zippers also across in front of the dogs, and then turn the cosmetic bag inside out.

This is a gift for a person who does not part with gadgets. By the same principle, you can sew a phone case.

Materials:

• a cut of felt suitable for the size of the tablet;
• 2 buttons;
• sewn-in magnets;
• safety pins;
• dense thread in the color of buttons;
• thread in the color of felt;
• needle;
• scissors.

Fold the fabric so that the bottom is longer than the top: this is the future cover of the case. Sew along the edges and turn the product inside out.

Cut the lid in a wave or semicircle. Sew on a button in the middle. Attach the second one below, on the case. Make a loop between them, as shown in the photo.

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Sew a magnet on the left and right to the base and lid of the case. Fashion case is ready!

You can also make a stylish organizer for headphones, flash drives, phones and other gadgets from an old book in a beautiful cover. Here is the detailed one.

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A gift from which not only children, but also adults with a sweet tooth will be delighted. Making a Santa Claus sleigh is very simple.

You will need:

• glue gun;
• ribbons and other decor;
• sweets: chocolate, sweets, lollipops in the form of canes.

Here is a detailed video tutorial.

A gift for a bosom friend or colleague. Beer can come in handy on January 1st, and the brown bottles are easy to style as Rudolf and his friends. (Rudolph is one of Santa's reindeer, distinguished by a red glowing nose.)

Materials:

• beer in dark glass bottles;
• decorative wire;
• toy eyes;
• red pompoms;
• ribbon and bows;
• box;
• Super glue.

Remove labels from bottles. Make antlers from wire for future deer.

Glue them to the back of the bottle. Attach the eyes and nose to the front. Tie the tape (so that it does not slip, you can fix it with glue).

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Do the same for the rest of the bottles. Put them in a box and decorate it.

A gift for economic women and men who love to cook.

You will need:

• cotton fabric with a New Year's pattern;
• batting for lining;
• threads;
• scissors;
• needle.

If you have a sewing machine, the work will not take much time. A detailed video instruction - from the pattern to cutting the threads - is attached.

Inside such a mitten, you can put a spatula, a ladle and other little things useful for the kitchen.

A little more imagination, and a gift for New Year become even more original. Attach a ring to the spatula, and hang your favorite family recipes printed on cards and laminated on it.

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Glass snow ... wine glass

Balloons with a miniature figure and artificial snow inside are very popular. Lifehacker is already how to make something similar from an ordinary glass jar. Today it's the turn of wine glasses.

Materials:

• transparent glass;
• thick cardboard;
• figurine that fits easily into a glass;
• artificial snow;
• bows and other decor;
• glue.

From the cardboard, cut out a circle of the same diameter as the wine glass. Glue the figurine to the cardboard. It can be a Christmas tree, deer or, for example, a car with a Christmas tree on the roof.

At the bottom of the glass, pour artificial snow, finely chopped white paper or foam. Glue the cardboard base to the edge of the glass and turn it over. Decorate the leg with a bow or ribbon.

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In the past year, plaids are very coarse knit incredibly popular. Finished products are quite expensive, so it is more profitable to make a blanket yourself.

Merino wool works best for this, but other thick threads can be used. Video tutorial is attached.

Hands, without knitting needles and a hook, you can also knit a beautiful Warm scarf. Lifehacker has already done it once.

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This gift will help remember the best moments of the outgoing year. Just choose the best photos and print them out. Get some clear glass jars and vases. Round and cylindrical vessels work best.

Many people have flaky skin in the winter. If there are such people among your friends, prepare a sugar-lemon scrub as a gift for them..

According to the Chinese calendar, the symbol of 2017 is the rooster. Therefore, gifts with the image of a rooster or in the form of roosters and hens will be especially relevant. A universal version of such a gift is a Christmas tree toy.

You will need:

• cardboard blank in the shape of a rooster;
• dense fabric;
• filler for toys;
• twine and lace ribbon;
• white outline;
• scissors;
• needle and thread;
• glue gun.

The manufacturing process is shown in the following video.

You can sweeten such a gift with sweet cockerels on a stick. For many, the form for them has remained since Soviet times.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup granulated sugar;
• 2-3 tablespoons of water (to just wet the sugar);
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar(in some recipes, ordinary table or a pinch of citric acid is added).

From sugar, you need to boil the syrup and pour it into a form richly greased with vegetable oil. Then stick the sticks in and wait until everything hardens.

If you know other original DIY solutions, share them in the comments.

Handmade gifts for men are not just things, but something more, because so much warmth and care has been invested in them. Receiving such a gift, you realize that the person who made it spent hours of his time inventing and making something special and unique.

We conditionally divided all ideas into categories gifts for the New Year, birthday and Valentine's Day or relationship anniversary, but in fact, they are all quite universal, and suitable for any holiday. Links can be found detailed master classes how to make them.

bottle bouquet

A bouquet of small bottles of whiskey is probably the best bouquet for a man. The original way give whiskey as a gift.

Personalized pillows

Personalized inscriptions on pillows - how to make your look Inscriptions can be anything from your boyfriend's name to wishes - a very practical gift!

Do-it-yourself key holder

If a man has his own housing - great option make a housekeeper with your own hands !

Men's candle

Here is such a man's candle or — masterclass is here! Suitable for a balcony or country seated! practical option

How to make a gift with your own hands

Even if you bought a gift in a store, it can be presented in a special way. For example, in such a box, pasted inside with photographs and postcards. The value of a gift in such a package without a doubt will immediately increase several times.

Or, as an option, you can buy a ready-made poster on the site that will save you time

Mug in the shape of a camera lens

If your man loves taking pictures, then this creative mug in the shape of a camera lens will be the perfect gift for him.

Balloons with photos

Who doesn't love Balloons on your birthday?! By themselves, they always cause a smile and positive emotions, but here the recipient will have twice as many reasons to be happy.

All thanks to the fact that a photograph is attached to each ball, which captures a happy moment from your life together.

Name clock on the wall

Beautiful and unique watches with the personal name of a man will not leave him indifferent. He can hang them both at home and at work.

Or such watches with erotic overtones.

surprise cards

Make cards for Birthday, on each of which write a wish, the fulfillment of which it guarantees.

• For example, you cook your favorite dish for dinner, arrange gatherings with friends for him, and the like.
• Agree that you can get a card at any time when he wants, and that each card is drawn blindly, that is, he will not know in advance what exactly he will choose.

An interesting way to diversify your life.

Date ideas set

• "Order a pizza at home",
• "Picnic in the Park"
• "Going to the cinema", etc.

When you want to go on a date, just pull out a piece of paper and do what is written on it, make spending time together unpredictable.

Homemade wallet

Make a custom wallet for your boyfriend or husband to show how much you care about him. It is not difficult to sew it, and he will feel your care every time he takes it out.

personal cup

Create a cup with the first letter of your loved one's name. For this you will need:

• plain white cup
• and paints for ceramics.

If you are worried about your artistic abilities, you can use a stencil. A wonderful personal gift for daily use.

Charging station

How often do you and your boyfriend trip over phone or tablet chargers? How many times have you dropped your phone and picked it up hoping the screen didn't break? Solve this problem with a homemade station to recharge your gadgets.

Magnetic bracelet

A magnetic bracelet is a great gift idea for a man who often deals with things like screws, nails or wood screws. Simple, very thoughtful and practical gift.

leather notebook

Create a unique notebook with a leather cover for your dear man. Great gift idea for those who love to take notes.

Add his personal initials, emphasizing that you made the notebook for him yourself.

Beer crate

A personal beer box is a wonderful gift for lovers of this drink!! You can usually buy a box even from under fruits, but how - see here.

Bakery

Both men and women love delicious food. Delight your loved one with cupcakes, cookies or a cake baked by yourself in honor of the holiday. Such the gift will definitely please and will not leave you indifferent.

Candle with initials

Candles are always associated with romantic dates. So why not arrange an evening by candlelight, made especially for you and your significant other.

Necessary materials:

• Candle
• candle cutter
• Pen (helium or ballpoint)
• Fine gold marker
• masking tape
• Stencil

Step-by-step instruction:

Step 1: Outline the Drawing

If you have no experience in drawing, especially on candles, then it is better to use a stencil. You can make it in Photoshop, or even just initially make a drawing on paper. Now attach the stencil leaf to the candle and secure it with masking tape so it doesn't slip off while you work on it.

Step 2: Transfer the outlines of the drawing to the candle

Draw a pen (of any color, you can even no longer write) along the contours of the picture to squeeze them out a little on the candle. Based on these lines, further carving on the candle will be done, so be careful and accurate.

Step 3: Making the carving

Remove the stencil and use a candle cutter to carve along the lines outlined in the previous paragraph. The lines should be wide and deep enough to be easily painted over with a golden marker.

Step 4: Draw the Lines in Gold

Draw lines with a golden marker. To make the color saturated, you can walk along the lines several times.

In this way, you can make a variety of geometric patterns and inscriptions, just choose the option that you like!

Gifts for a boyfriend on the anniversary of a relationship or Valentine's Day

origami box

Make a small origami box, stick common photos in the middle, and decorate with a ribbon on top. It turns out a cute romantic gift for the anniversary of the relationship, which will remain in memory for many years.

Frame with kisses

Lovers love kissing so much, but you can't do it all the time. We go to work, we go on business trips, and for some time we have to spend separately from the second half without the opportunity to kiss or hug.

Such a frame with kisses will remind the guy how important he is to you, even if you are not around at that moment. A fun way to show your feelings.

"101 Ways to Say I Love You"

Take 101 small pieces of paper and on each of them write one reason why you love your boyfriend. Then fold each piece of paper into a tube, tie it with a thread and put it in a glass jar. Tell them to take out one piece of paper every morning, and set a good mood for the whole day.

A set of gifts "for every hour"

Make the holiday special with gift sets for every hour of the day. For example,

• at 9.14 give an envelope containing a funny group photo,
• at 10.14 a box with his favorite fruit (candy, or something tasty that he likes),
• at 11.14 an envelope with cinema tickets, etc.

Gifts should be small and nice. This set is perfect for Valentine's Day, because you can spend the whole day together.

Heart with small bottles of alcohol

Place small bottles of whiskey and liqueurs in a heart-shaped box. The guy will be pleasantly surprised when he opens the candy box and sees bottles of alcohol inside. From the middle, the box can be decorated with a romantic inscription, for example, "every minute spent without you is wasted." A simple yet creative and warm gift for your loved one.

Little love message

There are so many ways to say "I love you". Here we propose to do this with the help of a small message that becomes visible when you click on the clothespin. Isn't that cute?!

"52 Reasons Why I Love You"

You can also say "I love you" with a deck of cards. How? Sign on each card for one reason that you like in a partner. Because the cards are labeled, do it in a playful way, like "you're hotter than Hugh Grant."

Romantic Quest

Surprise your soulmate with an original romantic quest. Do many tasks, each of which will have a clue to the next, and the last one will give a clue to the location of the gift.

Gift cards

Make a set of envelopes and put cards in them, each of which will have something special written on it. You can remember the most pleasant moments spent together, or describe dreams for the future.

Photo frame with a joint photo

Make a photo frame with your own hands, and place your joint photo there. simple and nice gift for the anniversary of the relationship, which will complement the decor of your apartment.

Gifts for the New Year

new year calendar

Such calendars can be printed in good quality, for example, in a print shop, and you can design them yourself on the Canva.com platform by uploading photos of your family or pets. I think this is a really cool idea!

Cuff for glass

Does your boyfriend like to take coffee or tea with him? Then tie a cuff for a glass for him so that he is comfortable to hold and the hot drink does not burn his hands in winter period in the office!

Gift cards for every month

The set consists of 12 cards, one for each month of the year. On each of them - the idea of ​​an interesting joint pastime. For example,

• June - we go on a picnic on bicycles,
• July - together we go to any city where we have not yet been, etc.

After all, we often put off a lot of things for later, and since at least one day a month you will have a pre-thought-out joint vacation.

Cocktail set

Make a set of blanks for cocktails. Place cans of sweet soda in glass jars, and tie to each of them a small bottle of alcohol that matches this soda, and a straw. For example, Coca Cola and a bottle of whiskey. As soon as a man wants to drink a cocktail, he can instantly mix it in a glass jar.

Candy jar

Gather together in one jar his favorite sweets. Tie a ribbon around the jar, you can also add a card with a cute inscription.

Alternatively, you can make a jar with different types salted nuts, or dried fish. Or maybe he likes different dried fruits? Choose the option that suits your partner the most.

Flowerpot decorated with wine corks

Make houseplants more "masculine" with the help of original decorated flowerpots. To do this, you will need a lot of wine corks, which means a lot of evenings spent together with your soulmate. In principle, in this way you can decorate some kind of box or stand.

Keychain "lucky coin"

Use a regular coin to create a unique keychain for your loved one, be it a husband, father or grandfather. This lucky keychain is a great way to show how lucky you are with it.

Photo album

Create a unique photo album with your best photos together, capturing the happy and funny moments of life. Choose an interesting caption for each photo in the album, and the gift is ready.

Leather case for glasses

A case for glasses will express the care with which you treat a person. Sewing it is not difficult at all, and you can even manage it without a sewing machine.

Apron

Many men have dishes that they love to cook, and that only they turn out so delicious. To make the cooking process more enjoyable for a man, sew him a personal kitchen apron that will make him a real chef while cooking.

tea wreath

A wonderful gift for a true connoisseur of tea. With this tea wreath, you can try all types of tea and choose your favorite.

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Every country celebrates Mother's Day with great joy, and ours is no exception. It is celebrated annually in last sunday autumn. Among the huge number of holidays, this one is special. On such a day, attention is drawn to the women who gave us life, the dearest people to everyone - our mothers. Best of all, your love and appreciation will be expressed by words, well, and a gift will perfectly complement them. You can make it yourself.

Mother's Day Cards

If you don’t know what to give for Mother’s Day, make a card with your own hands. A postcard is a great way to congratulate a loved one, and when it is also created by oneself, it is doubly pleasant.

Chamomile card

You will need:

• sheet of white paper;
• colored cardboard;
• glue;
• decorative paper with a pattern or a piece of wallpaper;
• pencil;
• stationery knife;
• colored paper.

Now you need to follow these steps.

1. Draw a chamomile petal pattern. Then transfer it to paper and cut out about 32 petals and two circles for the core from white paper.
2. Bend the petals slightly in the middle and use a pencil to twist their edges outward. Then glue half of them in a circle to one core, and the other half to the other. Thus, you should get two daisies.
   
3. Glue two flowers together, and then glue a circle cut out of yellow paper in the center of the top one. Cardboard sheet yellow color fold in half. Draw on any paper a flower that resembles a daisy in outline.
4. Carefully cut it out so as not to damage the sheet. Now attach the template to the side of the cardboard that you marked with the front, and transfer the drawing to the center of it. Now carefully cut out the flower.
   
5. From patterned paper or wallpaper, cut out a rectangle the size of a postcard page, and then paste it inside (if you have a color printer, you can print a template for the picture below).
   
6. Cut out several thin stripes from green paper and curl them a little with scissors. Glue the strips in the upper right corner of the card, then attach a camomile next to them. Draw then cut ladybug and glue it on the flower.
   

Floral card

Postcards made using the quilling technique come out incredibly beautiful. This technique seems complicated only at first glance, in fact, even a child can make a gift for mom using it.

You will need:

• double-sided colored paper;
• wooden skewer or toothpick;
• scissors;
• glue.

Instructions for creating a postcard are presented below.

1. Cut lengthwise into strips 5 mm wide green paper. Wind one of the strips onto a stick, remove it and let the paper unwind a little. Then glue the end of the strip to the base.
2. Holding the circle on one side, squeeze it on the other, as a result, you should get a figure resembling a leaf. Make five of these sheets.
3. Now let's start making large flowers. Cut out several strips of colored paper, 35 mm wide (cut the sheet of paper lengthwise). Fold the strip 4 times and cut it into thin strips on one side, not reaching the edge of about 5 mm.
   
   
4. From orange or yellow paper, cut strips that are 5 mm wide. Twist one of them tightly and fix its end with glue - this will be the core of the flower. Now glue the lower end of the fringed strip to the core and twist it around.
5. Glue the end of the fringed strip with glue and spread the petals outward with a toothpick. Make the required number of flowers. Small flowers are made in the same way as large ones. The only thing is that the strips for them should have a smaller width, approximately 25 mm.
6. The middle can be made two-color, for this, use thin stripes of different colors, for example, red and orange.
7. Wind a small section of an orange strip, then glue a section of a red strip to it, make the required number of turns, then glue the orange strip again, wind it and fix it.
   
   
8. To make a two-color flower, first make the base for the small flower. Without bending its petals, glue a fringed strip of a different color and larger size around the base of the workpiece.
9. Now you need to make a few curls, for this, fold the green strip in half. From the bent end, twist it onto a stick, then let it straighten out.
10. Glue a piece of paper with an inscription to the base of the postcard (a sheet of colored cardboard is suitable for it), then assemble the composition and fix it with glue.

Wall newspaper

In addition to postcards for beloved mothers, you can make a poster. Wall newspaper for mother's day, can be done in perfect different techniques. For example, drawing, appliqué, photo collage, you can use the same techniques as for making postcards.

Whatever you decide to make a wall newspaper, be sure to write to the dearest person at least a few warm words and good wishes.

Mother's Day Crafts

A wonderful surprise for all mothers will be children's crafts for Mother's Day. Older children will be able to make them on their own, but kids with the participation of adult sisters, brothers, dads, or even their caregivers.

Paper shoe

Heeled shoes are a purely feminine thing, so by the main day of all mothers, crafts in the form of them, and even filled with sweets, will come in handy.

You will need:

• beads;
• colored paper;
• ribbons;
• glue;
• marmalade, dragees or colored caramels;
• scissors.

Instructions for creating shoes are presented below.

1. Print or draw a template for a shoe and decorations for it.
   
2. By dotted lines bend the pieces and glue them.
   
   
3. After the shoe dries, decorate it with a flower, beads or any other decor. After that, wrap sweets in a piece of organza or any other transparent fabric and place them inside the craft.
   

Such DIY crafts for Mother's Day can be made from plain paper, but they will look much more interesting if they are made from paper with a pattern.

Basket with flowers

This is a simple, but at the same time very cute craft. She will certainly please many mothers.

You will need:

• three wooden skewers;
• green corrugated paper;
• a couple of paper plates;
• scissors;
• colored paper;
• paints;
• glue.

Your actions:

1. Cut one of the plates in half, for greater decorativeness, you can do this with curly scissors. Paint a half and a whole plate with ordinary or mother-of-pearl gouache, you can also use acrylic paints. After the paint has dried, glue the plates with the middle inside.
   
2. Paint the skewers with green paint, they will play the role of stems. Next cut colored paper on the same strips and make loops out of them, gluing the ends.
   
3. Cut out three circles from colored paper or cardboard and glue four petal loops to each of them.
4. Glue the skewers to the back of the flower heads, then cut out three more circles and stick them on the ends of the skewers, thereby hiding the gluing point. From corrugated paper(you can also take the usual one) cut out the leaves and glue them to the stems.
   
5. Insert the resulting flowers into a basket and decorate as you wish.
   

mother's day gifts

Every child dreams of giving their mother the best gift in the world. For a mother, no, even the most valuable thing, can be compared with what her child made with her own hands. A do-it-yourself gift for Mother's Day can be anything - vases, paintings, applications, photo frames, boxes, organizers, decor items, jewelry. Let's look at some interesting ideas.

Vase from a jar

Even a child can cope with the manufacture of such a vase. To make it, you only need a suitable jar, paint, double-sided and ordinary adhesive tape, a photo of a mother or child.

1. Cut out a piece of cardboard equal to the size of the photo, its edges are better to make wavy. Using double-sided tape, glue the fragment to the center of the jar.
2. After that, cover the jar with several layers of paint. When the paint dries, remove the cardboard fragment - you will have a window.
   
3. Opposite the window from the inside of the jar, glue the selected photo with tape.
   
4. If your bank has a convex inscription, you can make additional decor. To do this, simply scrape off the paint with a clerical knife from the bulges.
   

Photo frame for mom

A good gift for Mother's Day is a photo frame. In it you can put favorite photo your mother, from this the gift will become even more beautiful and valuable. To make a photo frame, you can use different materials - buttons, shells, cereals, pencils, beads, artificial flowers, coffee beans and even pasta.

1. To create a frame, you can use any ready-made base or make it yourself from cardboard. To do this, you will need cardboard from the box, scissors, a pencil, a ruler and glue.
2. First you need to decide for a photo of what size you will make a frame. After that, add 8 cm to each side. For example, if the photo is 13 by 18, our frame will be 21 by 26 in size. Now draw, then cut out two rectangles equal to the size of the frame.
3. In one of the rectangles, draw a rectangle the size of the photo, and then cut it a millimeter closer to the middle of the marked lines.
   

Choosing to make a gift yourself, you need to correctly assess your capabilities. The gift should look decent, be durable and not contain small details when it comes to the baby's birthday.

Usually, such options are not too expensive and can become both the main present and an addition to those already purchased earlier. If you want to make a more expensive option, then you can, for example, decorate the craft with Swarovski crystals.

It is important to take into account the tastes and desires of the child. If he loves models of cars, then a topiary or a postcard made even in the most complex technique will not surprise him. The age criterion is also important: for kids, you can make developing rugs from different materials to develop tactile skills, and for older children to choose something more structurally complex.

This type of gift has many benefits. One of them is originality. No one else will have this. Also, self-production allows you to put all the positive feelings and emotions into the craft, which a toy from the store cannot boast of.

Do-it-yourself gifts will give satisfaction to the one who gives it, because they express the efforts and desire to please the child.

Sweet gift for a birthday

Sweets- the most desirable thing that children dream of. That is why this gift can be an addition to the main option or be a complete idea.

There are many "sweet" ideas that are easy to implement. You can make a personalized box of chocolates. To do this, you should buy a box of chocolates with square or rectangular chocolates in the store. Remove wrappers and discard. Print others with a birthday photo and wrap sweets in them.

The cardboard box itself can also be modified. Print an image of a child on a piece of paper or photographic paper, you can first edit it and add the inscription "Happy Birthday" or another similar one, and stick it on top of the box.

Another idea is to make a bouquet of sweets. For this you will need:

• corrugated paper;
• scotch;
• fishing line or thread;
• skewers;
• additional decor on request;
• the child's favorite candy.

First you need to cut out petals from paper. Put the candy on a skewer, form a flower from paper petals around it. Secure the base with threads or fishing line so that the structure does not crumble.

Tie the resulting skewers together in a semblance of a bouquet. Wrap the base with tape.

Also original version will be making crafts "Sweets in a pot". To bring it to life, you need to take:

• sweets (bars, chewing gum, etc.);
• a flower pot;
• skewers;
• Super glue;
• Styrofoam;
• artificial grass or the like (you can just use green knitting threads).

The execution algorithm is simple:

1. You need to glue the skewers to the sweets.
2. Place the styrofoam in the pot.
3. Cover it with grass.
4. Stick the skewers into the foam one at a time to get an aesthetically correct composition.

For very young children, this gift option may not be suitable. Therefore, you first need to find out if he eats sweets and whether they are contraindicated for him.

Fragrant coffee gift

This craft is not only beautiful, but also very fragrant. Even those who do not have a talent for needlework can make a coffee cup. It can serve as a vase for artificial flowers, a candy bowl, or just a decorative addition to a child's room.

First you need to prepare the following materials:

• mug;
• coffee beans;
• cotton pads;
• white thread;
• brown paint (acrylic);
• glue.

It is necessary to glue the entire surface of the mug with cotton pads. The handle also needs to be wrapped with discs. Then you should wrap the mug with a thread and paint the surface with paint.

Now it's time for a responsible task - to paste over the mug with grains. To do this, a little glue is applied to them and they are glued to the surface. It is desirable that two layers of grains be applied. So there will be no gaps and appearance will be worthy.

Additionally, you can decorate the product with lace, artificial flowers or a butterfly.

Topiary from various materials

Topiary- This is an artificial tree made by hand from various materials. You can use tree branches, colorful balls, flowers, glass balls and more.

To make a coffee heart, for example, you will need:

• coffee beans;
• paper;
• cardboard;
• wire;
• glue;
• a thread;
• capacity;
• brown paint;
• cotton pads;
• Styrofoam;
• decor.

It is necessary to cut out a heart - a blank of paper of such a size that it will look aesthetically pleasing in the container that was chosen. Take two wires, wrap them in paper and glue them to the heart. This will be the "leg" of the structure.

Stick cotton pads on paper on both sides to make it voluminous heart. Wrap it with thread and dye it. Glue coffee beans. Place the foam in the container and insert the stem of the tree there. Decorate the tree with ribbons, lace and stones.

Instead of foam, you can use a sponge.

Original scarf for a girl

If a teenage girl has a birthday, then you can make an interesting scarf out of T-shirts with your own hands. You can use unnecessary models or buy new inexpensive options.

For a designer gift you will need:

• threads;
• needle;
• scissors;
• t-shirts.

First you need to make blanks. To do this, cut out rectangles from T-shirts. It is desirable that they be colorful and bright. It is necessary to prepare approximately 20 blanks (there must be an even number).

Choose different options and sew them together. Iron. So you need to do with the rest of the scarf. Then everything is stitched together.

DIY painting

If you have a visual talent, then you can draw a picture that fits perfectly into the children's room, or a portrait of the birthday man himself.

If there are no such inclinations, then you can choose a simpler option and make an application picture.

To do this, you need to have on hand:

• canvas;
• old magazines;
• scissors;
• glue;
• acrylic paint.

At the first stage, you need to cut out bright illustrations from the magazine that would fit the style of the picture. Then you need to paste over the entire canvas with them so that there is no empty space. Chaos in the picture is only welcome.

Then prepare the desired silhouette, for example, birds. Make a blank, attach and circle with a pencil. Now everything needs to be covered. acrylic paint except for the silhouette itself. It turns out a very original gift.

You can also make a picture from photos. To do this, you need to take photographs that tell about the child from his very birth, stick it on canvas and insert it into a frame.

A heart made of threads is a sign of sincere feelings

Very effective design. The larger the heart, the more beautiful it looks.

For its manufacture you will need:

• wooden plank;
• a thread;
• nails;
• paper;
• dye.

If the color of the board does not match the idea, then it can be painted. Draw a heart on a piece of paper. Stick nails along its contour, and cut off the rest of the paper.

The distance between the nails should be about 2 cm. Attach the thread to one of the nails and braid it around all the nails and the space inside the heart.

felt gift

Felt- an excellent basis for making toys and other crafts. Such a gift will be a great solution for kids. So they will learn new tactile sensations and develop hand motor skills.

Apart from everything else, it is also very beautiful. Lovely crafts made of felt will decorate any interior.

For manufacturing, you only need threads, felt (preferably multi-colored, bright), scissors and imagination. In addition to toys, you can make felt books, puzzles and mosaics for the little ones. The colorful details of such a designer will interest the child. Also original idea will be the production of nominal inscriptions. Letters from felt will make up the name of the birthday man. They can be attached to the tape and get a garland.

A few more felt gift ideas:

• voluminous fruits and vegetables;
• a bouquet of flowers from felt;
• a bag for a girl;
• hedgehog - a sorter on which you need to plant the necessary items.

Gift bag for CDs

A simple bag for CDs can be an original solution for a birthday present for a child. With it, you can make a memorable notebook with photos.

For this you need to take:

• bag for CD - disks;
• colored paper;
• photos;
• glue;
• decor (buttons, paper clips, etc.).

How to make a gift:

1. Cut out their colored paper circle the size of a CD. Photos also need to be cropped this way.
2. Take glue and stick these elements on the sheets in the bag.
3. Decorate the photo with interesting decor, inscriptions and wishes.

Album for photos hand - made

This is a universal gift that is suitable for toddlers and older children. Its uniqueness lies in its original finish and design. You can pick up photos from birth and put them in an album. You should also make separate pockets that can be filled with cute details - a tag from the hospital, a photo from an ultrasound scan, the first drawing, etc.

To make such a gift you need:

• photos;
• cardboard;
• marker;
• decorations (sequins, felt, flowers, etc.), the more the better;
• glue;
• scotch.

Sheets for the album will be cardboard. Each sheet can be decorated with stickers, rhinestones, sparkles, taking into account the tastes of the child. Then you need to glue all the sheets together. To do this, the album is placed in a thick book, clamped so that only the spine remains outside. It is smeared with glue and glued. Then the spine must be carefully glued with adhesive tape for hardness.

The corners of the album can also be secured with tape or additional cardboard. If appropriate, add ribbon decorations, magazine cutouts, and dried flowers. Analyze all the "stuffing" and add new pockets, if necessary.

On one of the first pages you can place a photo with the birthday man. It will be very symbolic.

Envelopes with gifts

Such a handmade gift is more suitable for older children when they realize that they gave it to them. The essence of the craft is to place various non-voluminous gifts in envelopes. For example, a certificate for a photo shoot, tickets to an amusement park or a circus. To bring the idea to life, you need to prepare a sheet of paper (preferably cardboard), multi-colored envelopes, glue, decor.

Envelopes are glued onto a sheet of cardboard. They contain gifts. The craft can be decorated with ribbons, hearts, painted. To prevent the sheet from wrinkling, it should be placed in a file or a beautiful folder. Such a gift will be appreciated by children who like to receive impressions, not material gifts. Therefore, it is rational to present it to children over 10 years old.

Knitted gifts of different themes

Those who knit well have no problem choosing a gift. You can always knit clothes, toys or accessories for a child. The main thing is to please and not miscalculate with the size. If such a present will be given by a non-close relative or friend, then you first need to find out the measurements from the parents.

For kids, you can knit toys, booties, socks, clothes. For older children - backpack, mittens, scarf, etc. It is not easy to please a teenager, therefore it is better to consult with parents. You can consider options for clothing and accessories.

Such gifts are especially appreciated, because warmth and positive energy are invested in them.

Name magnets

For those who have a collection of magnets, you can give their nominal variants. To do this, you need to take a photo of the birthday man, transparent beads, a magnet and glue.

First you need to take a bead, attach it to the photo and circle it so that the face is within the bead. Cut out photo. Then stick it on a transparent surface. When the main structure is ready, stick the magnet. So it turns out original look magnet with a photo of a child.

Cardboard kitchen

Such crafts are loved by both girls and boys. From simple cardboard boxes you can make a toy kitchen for little chefs. You need to choose suitable boxes, cut holes in them so that they resemble a kitchen set. Paste the kitchen with colored paper elements (make burners, handles, oven, etc.).

If you think through everything to the smallest detail, then you can build a fume hood, dishwasher, refrigerator and other important elements of the kitchen.

Conclusion - the advantages of hand-made gifts

In the era of mass consumption, when a person acquires a lot of unnecessary goods, such gifts are especially valued. This is an investment in the future, because, picking up a present, the child will remember the one who gave it. Handmade gifts keep warmth and emotions. That is why it is important to present them with sincere feelings.

Presents - hand - made have a number of advantages over store purchases:

• they are made from natural materials that can not harm the child;
• uniqueness and originality;
• the opportunity to put deep meaning into them.

But there is also the other side of the coin - painstaking work and patience, which must be possessed by the one who makes the gift. Not everyone can master this and give something memorable and stunning.

The positive thing is that in the age of the Internet, you can always find master classes that will show in detail how to do crafts. A few of these lessons and the plan is sure to come true ideally.

It is advisable to practice and gain useful experience using unnecessary "draft" materials before making a gift. So you can avoid marriage and spoiled options.