Homemade gift ideas for not so crafty people!!!

susan42

Spend less- the snow in the pots are the snowman you talk of. But I wedged as many as I can in.

These are easy for a loved one

Craft

Spendless

susan42 wrote: »

Spend less- the snow in the pots are the snowman you talk of. But I wedged as many as I can in.

These are easy for a loved one

Craft

Thanks, I couldn't see that from the pic.

Do you have any ideas what to do to make packets of mints more creative. I have a 12yo neice not keen on sweets or choc but likes packets of mints? A little choc would be ok in mint flavour as long as the choc was milk eg aero rather than dark eg after eights. My mum always used to buy her a box of mingles instead of a selection box, though she still didn't like all of them but they'v stopped doing them.

Own_My_Own

Spendless wrote: »

Thanks, I couldn't see that from the pic.

Do you have any ideas what to do to make packets of mints more creative. I have a 12yo neice not keen on sweets or choc but likes packets of mints? A little choc would be ok in mint flavour as long as the choc was milk eg aero rather than dark eg after eights. My mum always used to buy her a box of mingles instead of a selection box, though she still didn't like all of them but they'v stopped doing them.

I made these last year. You could change friend for neice.

teamshepherd

You can try making a microwave-able heat pack.
They are completely customizable, you can choose the shape, style design, fabric and so on to fit the recipient.
I have done mines by sewing them by hand so a sewing machine isn't necessary.
They are fairly easy to make and I think they are nifty as gifts.

Home made microwave heat pack

susan42

Omo- live the sweetie jars, love Mia too, she looks gorgeous - can't keep up on the other thread lol

Teamsheppard - thank you for link fir hear pack, think I'll do some Christmassy ones. They said to fill with bird seeds. Wonder what else you can use . Don't fancy using bird food

For all you bakers out there, I recycled some sweet tins - left over from Halloween . Be good to put your home bakes in and then personalised to recipient , if you use chalk to decorate and pop a stick in the tin. The person can then use it again when they ate the contents and baked themselves


Tins

teamshepherd

I've had teddy bears with wheat in them, but they were pretty thick, no chance of anything poking.
If you can find rounded rice you can use that, or I think if the fabric is thick you can use rice anyway.
A google search shows people using all sorts of grains, lentils and corn even!

I think the biggest thing for me would be one that doesn't smell funny/off when heated!

teamshepherd

Ohh just seen your tin idea (coffee not yet wholly consumed) I have been saving a few as well!!!
I also have a few Slim Fast ones that I was going to cover with craft paper (they have red tops anyway that go with season colours).

newthrift

Just stumbled across this thread whilst looking for some idea's for making some Mother's day presents - and TBH will be bearing in mind for other occasions too! Love the sugar scrub as this is something I was looking to make but so many other fab things too!!