Tree cuts.
Saw cuts are flat circles of wood. Finding such material will not be difficult, since any trees, both in type and size, can be used for creativity. The cutting can be done either with an electric saw or with a regular hacksaw.
Panel made from small saw cuts
Choose the shape in which you would like to see your blanks and begin laying them on the base, fixing them with glue. A three-dimensional picture of a heart or intricate trees can be obtained in the finale. Complete such panels with dried flowers, small sticks or other natural materials.
Hot stand
Glue the cuts together with edges, after drying, use sandpaper to achieve a smooth surface, then, if desired, make an even shape, for example a square.
Huge saw cuts
Panels are made on large saw cuts using stones, threads, or simply decoupage or drawing. By connecting the cuts with bars, build an intricate shelf. Making garden figures from saw cuts is very popular among summer residents.
Products made from a piece of branch or trunk
By making holes in the appropriate places, you will have an original table organizer, a stand for manicure tools or a candle holder
Master class “Candlestick for good luck”
Tools and materials: a fairly even piece of branch with a length equal to the width of 5 floating candles, a sharp knife (or a special device for a drill bit), 2 decorative horseshoes, candles (3 pcs.), nails or glue.
- Make 3 holes for the candles, retreating at the same distance. We recommend sanding it for beauty, or gluing the sleeves with wax directly there.
- Nail (glue) horseshoes along the edges to make the structure stable.
Bark products
Making exclusive souvenirs from bark is problematic for a beginner, but with practice, the results will not be long in coming.
Leather products
Leather products look stylish and unusual. Working with genuine leather is very pleasant, although it requires some skill. Masters create entire paintings by stretching and painting the skin in the desired color. You can make voluminous flowers or other objects, your imagination is limitless. The material can be bought at fabric stores, or you can rip up an unnecessary boot.
Master Class “Autumn Girl”
Tools and materials: Leather the color of autumn leaves, a thick base in a frame, scissors, a candle, tweezers.
- Based on a light tone with a marker, draw the outline of the girl's face
- Cut out various leaves from the leather, maple, oak, simple, in the shape of a drop. Try to create leaves of different sizes.
- Hold some leaves over the fire, the heat will make the skin soft, allowing you to bend it in the desired direction, or just let it take on a fantastic shape on its own. Hold the leaf over the candle with tweezers to avoid getting burned.
- Glue the leaves randomly, forming the lady's hairstyle.
Advice. If you do not have artistic abilities, place the sheet of paper on your computer monitor and circle the desired portrait. Then make a stencil by cutting out the drawn features.
Products made from threads
It’s easy to make a souvenir from threads; you just need to add some zest to the old idea.
Panel
A painting made from threads on carnations has spread all over the Internet. A figure made from stuffed nails can be copied from a laptop screen. And if you stuff carnations around the perimeter of the base, you get a hollow figure and a background made of threads, which looks very impressive. If you get a triplex of figures close to the recipient, it will be a masterpiece.
Candlestick or lampshade.
The technology of such candlesticks is familiar from childhood: we wrap the ball with threads soaked in PVA glue, and after drying, we burst the ball, getting an openwork ball. The finished ball must be trimmed correctly to prevent a fire.
Knitted items
You may not be able to knit a sweater, but baby socks and booties are a very real task.
Rug made of pompoms
The pom-pom manufacturing technology includes the following steps:
- We wrap the ball on a cardboard strip
- We tie along the width
- Cut on both sides
These pompoms can be used to make rugs, decorations for clothes and shoes, and much more.
Candle decor
A candle can serve as an excellent addition to the main gift. A romantic and very personal gift. You need to decorate a candle taking into account the person’s individuality, one loves minimalism, another loves retro, and the third loves ruffles and rhinestones. Decorative items can be found in any craft store, as well as in your own bins. For example, one earring is lost, and it’s a pity to throw away the other, or hopelessly loose beads.
DIY Kits
Such kits include embroidery (threads, rhinestones, ribbons), felting kits, felt crafts, paintings by numbers and much more.
The gift looks solid, but at the same time with a piece of soul. Modern sellers can transfer a photo or a similar story to the diagrams, which will turn the souvenir into an exclusive item.
Bouquets
You can make bouquets of sweets, fruits, and even socks with your own hands. Feel the edge when there is already a lot of everything, this is what sometimes betrays the grief of the masters. Let it be better a small, laconic gift than a mountain of various nonsense.
Bouquets can be funny, for example, roach and cheese “Pigtail”, in a newspaper skirt, or roses made from socks on Men’s Day. Or they can be stylish and attractive, for example, a bouquet of strawberries in pink chocolate icing. Try to imagine the reaction of the recipient, because you know him, since you decided to give such a gift.
Postcard
Nowadays, cards are being given less and less often, but this is a wonderful way to say everything that you cannot express in words. Moreover, there are many options for making postcards. This includes appliqué, cutting, and three-dimensional forms. But the most important thing is the text. Write congratulations in your own words, with your own pens, this is a very pleasant sign, a sign of gratitude and love.
Any souvenir made with your own hands is doomed to success. It contains the warmth of hands and a piece of soul. Experiment and you will be able to please your loved ones and colleagues more often, especially since it turned out to be not so difficult.
Gifts always It’s nice not only to receive, but also to give. And if you give a gift, handmade, then this is doubly pleasant.
There are a large number of gifts that you can make with your own hands, and many of them are not that difficult, despite the fact that looks very beautiful.
Find out what gifts you can make yourself.
Sweet birthday gift with your own hands
Both children and adults will be happy with such a gift. It’s not difficult to make, but the birthday boy’s delight is guaranteed.
You will need:
Sweets
Gift cards
Super glue
Potty
Floral foam (can be replaced with polystyrene foam or padding polyester)
Artificial moss or grass
1. Glue skewers to candy and gift cards.
2. Place foam, polystyrene foam or padding polyester in the pot.
3. Cover the foam with artificial moss or grass
4. Start inserting skewers with sweets into the foam (place the largest gift at the back and then distribute the gifts by size throughout the pot)
How to make a gift with your own hands. Coffee cup.
Any coffee fan will love this gift. If you are not yet familiar with the technique of decorating with coffee beans, you can read about how to make A coffee tree And coffee baobab .
You will need:
Coffee mug
Coffee beans
Cotton pads
White thread
Brown acrylic paint
Glue (hot glue or super glue)
1. Glue cotton pads to the mug. Cover the entire surface of the mug with cotton pads.
2. Wrap the mug with thread.
3. Apply brown acrylic paint (over cotton pads and thread).
4. Now start gluing the coffee beans. To avoid empty spaces, cover the cup with two layers of grains.
5. Decorate your cup with ribbon or lace.
Original do-it-yourself gifts. Coffee heart.
You will need:
Wire
Coffee beans
Can
Jute thread
Decorative flowers and ribbons
Brown paint
1. Prepare a sheet of paper, fold it in half and draw half a heart on one side. Cut out a paper heart along the outline.
2. Place the paper heart on the cardboard and trace it, then cut out the heart from the cardboard. Repeat for the second cardboard heart.
3. Prepare 2 wires and wrap them in paper.
4. Glue the wire to the heart.
5. Prepare cotton pads and glue them in several layers between two cardboard hearts to create volume.
6. Once you have a voluminous heart, cover it with cotton pads and wrap it with thread.
7. Paint the heart with brown paint and glue on the coffee beans.
8. Prepare an iron can and glue ice cream sticks to it in a circle.
9. Wrap jute thread around the wires that are glued to the heart.
10. Insert the sponge into the pot and insert the coffee heart into it.
If you wish, you can decorate the craft with ribbons, decorative flowers and/or other details.
DIY gift for a friend. Colorful scarf made from T-shirts.
T-shirts for such a scarf can be used as old ones or ones that you don’t wear, or you can buy inexpensive ones in the children’s or teenage clothing department.
You will need:
Scissors
It is advisable to wash the T-shirts before cutting them.
To make a stencil, prepare a business envelope and thick paper or cardboard. Trace the envelope and cut out a stencil from cardboard (see picture).
The front of the scarf is made up of designs and patterns, while the back is made up of plain sections.
1. Place the stencil on the material and, using a white pencil, outline the dark areas on the fabric, and brown or black the light areas.
* The front needed about 20 sections.
2. Once you've cut out all the sections you want, fold them the way you like and then simply sew one to the other.
3. Once you have sewn all the sections, iron your piece.
4. Now you need to make the back side of the scarf. To do this, you also need to cut out several sections, but in the same color, and sew them together. Sections can be made longer.
5. Sew the front and back of the scarf. If necessary, trim off excess on the scarf.
6. Iron the scarf - it is better to do this through gauze.
DIY birthday gift. Silhouette on canvas.
You will need:
Old magazines
Scissors
Glue (preferably decoupage glue - in this example it's Mod Podge)
Acrylic paint
1. To start, cut old magazines into small pieces (you can involve children - they will like it). Of course, the more colorful the magazine page, the better.
2. Once you have a bunch of cut up magazine pages, you need to glue them to the canvas. To do this, coat the canvas with glue and start gluing pieces of magazine pages. It is advisable to cover the entire canvas.
* Don't worry if something is not glued very smoothly, unevenness is even welcome.
3. When everything is glued, leave the canvas to dry.
4. Prepare the desired silhouette (in this example it is a bird on a tree). To make a silhouette, simply draw it on cardboard or thick paper and cut it out.
5. Place the silhouette on the canvas and trace it with a pencil or felt-tip pen.
6. Now cover everything except the silhouette with acrylic paint.
DIY wedding gift. Heart made of threads.
You will need:
Wooden tablet or board
Thread of any color
The paper on which you will draw the heart
Optional: spray paint to paint the board
1. If you decide to paint your wooden tablet, then this should be done first. If you use a bright thread (red, orange, yellow), then it is better to paint the board in dark colors.
2. Prepare a large sheet of paper or newspaper, place it on the tablet and draw an even heart on it.
3. Nail nails along the outline of the heart and remove the paper. The distance between the nails is approximately 2.5 cm.
4. Prepare a thread and tie its end to one of the nails. Start weaving the thread from one nail to another. There are no rules here, you can weave as you like until the entire space between the nails is covered and you have a heart.
Cool DIY gifts. Intertwined hearts.
You will need:
Scissors
Felt (or thick paper or fabric)
Optional: tape.
1. Start with two ovals as shown in the picture. You can make them from felt or thick colored paper.
2. Fold the oval in half and make 3 parallel cuts from the fold to the rounded end, not reaching about 2-3 cm.
3. Start weaving the ovals as shown in the picture - threading one strip into the other and moving them upward. You should get a coloring of a chessboard.
4. You can add a handle for the heart so you can hang it in your home.
To better understand how to weave ovals, watch the video:
DIY wedding anniversary gift
You will need:
CD bag
Wrapping paper (colored paper is fine)
Vellum paper
Various decorations (buttons, letters, paper clips)
Photos (black and white or color)
Optional (but very useful): circle cutter (Fiskars cutter used in this example)
1. This case contains 24 pages. Cut 22 CD-sized circles from wrapping paper, and 2 the same size circles from large photographs.
2. You can print a few words or short phrases on vellum paper, which you can then cut out and paste into an album.
3. In this example, each page of the album is decorated not only with photographs, but also with phrases from your favorite songs, quotes and thoughts.
4. For the inner pages, you can use small photographs to which you can attach the desired phrases or poems.
DIY wedding anniversary gift. Instagram-style memorial album.
The main detail of this album is photographs of the first year since the wedding. This example uses photos from Instagram, but you can use regular ones. To print photos from Instagram, you can use the PostalPix program.
You will need:
Photos
Thick paper or card
Pen or marker
Decorations (stickers, glitter)
Washi tape, thick tape or thick paper (for the spine)
1. Cut out sheets of colored cardboard that are slightly larger than the size of the photographs. You can use small stickers and colorful pens to decorate each photo page and add a few nice words.
* You can use parts of the card together with colored cardboard, it will go well with the photos.
2. Using PVA glue, connect all the pages. To do this, place the pages in a thick book, leaving a space on the outside where you apply glue and glue the spine.
3. Once you have applied glue to the ends of the pages, apply washi tape to the spine. If you don’t have such tape, you can use thick tape, or thick paper and glue.
DIY gift for a guy or girl
You will need:
Small envelopes of different colors (purchased or homemade)
Thick sheet of paper (A4 cardboard)
Details (hearts, stickers and other nice little things)
Everything is very simple:
1. Carefully glue the envelopes to a piece of thick cardboard.
2. Prepare a regular sheet of paper (you can use several sheets of different colors) and cut out small cards on which you can write wishes, poems, quotes, etc.
*You don't have to make exactly as many cards as envelopes, as you can put surprises in the form of confetti, hearts, etc. in some envelopes.
You can place the finished craft in a file or a special paper bag and wrap it with ribbon, like a gift.
Original do-it-yourself gifts. Bright decoration for a gift.
If you bought a gift and made it yourself, then beautiful packaging will be very helpful. The first impression is always important, which means beautiful packaging is already half the success.
Such bright packaging is suitable for a birthday or New Year. All you need to do is cut out any shape or letter from the sponge and cover it with decorative sprinkles, which are usually used to cover confectionery products.
You will need:
Decorative sprinkles
Scissors
Hole puncher
Super glue
2 toothpicks
1. Cut out the desired shape, letter or word from the sponge.
2. Use a hole punch to make a hole in the corner.
3. Cover the top of the sponge with glue. You can spread the glue over the surface of the workpiece using the remaining parts of the sponge. If you don't want to get glue on your hands, you can stick a toothpick into the sponge and hold it to apply the glue.
4. Now cover the sponges with decorative sprinkles and leave to dry - this may take 24 hours.
* Don't touch the sponge until everything is dry.
5. Once the glue has set, turn the piece over and repeat instructions in steps 3 and 4 on the back side.
6. Thread a ribbon through the hole made with a hole punch and attach it to the gift.
Unusual DIY gifts. Packaging of lilies.
Any gift for your mother, grandmother, sister or friend can be placed in such colorful packaging, which will serve as an elegant addition to your gift.
You will need:
Colored paper
Adhesive tape (scotch tape)
Stapler
Hole puncher
Yellow corrugated paper
Scissors
1. Cut out a square from a sheet of colored paper, approximately the same size as in the top picture (green square). The size of the flower will depend on the size of the paper.
In this example, squares were used, the side size of which varied from 7 to 12 cm.
2. Cut a piece of corrugated paper 12 cm long, and fold it to a third of the width and half the length.
3. From a square of paper, cut out an oval that resembles a leaf and wrap this leaf around a rectangle of corrugated paper. Secure it at the base with a stapler.
4. Make several similar flowers of different sizes and connect them all together with a stapler.
5. When you have 3-5 flowers in a bouquet, you will need to hide the place where they are fastened. To do this, simply cover them with a green paper leaf and secure with tape.
6. Using a hole punch, make a hole through the leaf and flower stems to thread the string or ribbon through.
7. Wrap your gift and tie a paper bouquet of flowers to it.
During the holiday, everyone expects a gift. It is not necessary to buy a finished product. A gift that is made independently looks much more interesting. Take the advice of experienced craftsmen and make a unique, inexpensive gift.
Many people think about how to make a gift with their own hands. By creating a stylish picture of a panel, you will pleasantly surprise a person. This gift made of threads and carnations is suitable for any event. It is often given to relatives, people close to you, and friends.
This product, made independently, will not leave anyone indifferent and will be remembered for a long time as pleasant impressions.
Making panels
In the photo of good gifts you can see a self-made panel. In order to repeat the procedure at home, you need to prepare materials.
Take a piece of a flat, smooth wooden board. Choose the most optimal, average size. You will also need a template for the future image on the panel. Select the required shades of thick threads. The best option in this case seems to be the choice of yarn or floss.
Buy thin nails, you will need a hammer, and also have masking tape. After this, you can proceed directly to the workflow.
The first thing you should do is prepare the base. If the surface of the wood is not even or smooth enough, then it must be sanded. Use sandpaper for this. Then you can coat the surface with varnish.
Use masking tape to secure the image template. Drive the nails along the contour, it is important to maintain the same interval. The height of the nails should also be approximately the same, so the product will turn out more beautiful and will look better.
The most creative stage is considered to be wrapping nails using color-matched threads. At the end of this procedure, you need to tie the thread to one nail of your choice.
There are many options and instructions on how to make a gift in this way.
Bouquets
You can often see ideas about what kind of gift you can give. Edible bouquets are common today.
Their main content is fruits or vegetables. You can fill a bouquet of this type with sweets, or choose an alcoholic “mix”. It all depends on who the gift is intended for and what this person loves most.
When choosing edible bouquets, remember their positive aspects:
tangerine tree
During the winter season, it is worth watching a master class on making original gifts. Among the many interesting ideas, making a tangerine tree stands out. It looks quite beautiful and brings a festive mood to the atmosphere. Its aroma fills the whole house.
Using a little imagination and effort, you can create a real masterpiece at home. In order to make a decorative, small-sized tree, you can use pine needles, lemons, oranges, and other citrus fruits that you and your loved one love. With the help of shiny ribbons and New Year's tinsel, you can create an unusual and memorable product.
During production, it is worth remembering the main condition - do not be afraid to experiment, create something new, bring a piece of yourself.
Gift for a man
If you want to give an original and memorable gift to a man, then you need to present banal products (your favorite beer, nuts, squid) in a special way.
To make such a product, it is necessary to cut out a piece of foam of the optimal size. A thickness of 2 cm is suitable, the width of the product should be approximately 25 cm, length 45 cm. It is best to paste over the foam plastic using whatman paper.
Attach pistachios, fish, and cans of beer to the bouquet. The contents of the bouquet must be wrapped in a special net. After this, your bouquet will be ready.
Sweet bouquet
You can choose from large and small gifts to make with your own hands. The best option is to make a sweet bouquet. This gift is considered universal, because it is suitable for any holiday. This unconventional approach will undoubtedly set you apart from other invited guests.
To learn how to make your own gift box. You should consider the video lesson in detail. Even a small product prepared independently can be placed in an unusual box.
The base can be made from ordinary cardboard. In order to decorate the box and give it a more festive appearance, you can use multi-colored fakes and write original, pleasant wishes.
Coffee heart
You can create beautiful, fragrant souvenirs. For example, creating a coffee heart will fill your home with a pleasant aroma and create the necessary homely atmosphere.
An alternative to the coffee tree is the fragrant coffee bear. This way you can make a great gift for a child. Even a novice needlewoman, using simple tips, can make a bear cub or other small soft animal.
To prepare the aromatic mixture, you need to pour 3 tablespoons of coffee, cinnamon and half or a whole bag of vanillin into a certain container. This mixture helps to age the fabric. Thus, it is filled with a pleasant aroma.
An interesting doll made by yourself is also suitable for a little girl. You can find out what your baby’s favorite animal or character is. Follow master classes and video tutorials to make a beautiful product with your own hands.
dream Catcher
If your friend or girlfriend loves different amulets or interesting talismans, then making a dream catcher would be an excellent solution.
It is known that such a product has quite strong energy. Such a talisman is capable of driving away dark forces, bad dreams, and evil spirits from a person’s bed. A talisman made with love will become a real talisman.
conclusions
There are many variations on how to make a stylish, aesthetic and inexpensive gift with your own hands.
Believe me, the person you give it to will be pleasantly surprised. After all, you thus showed due attention to him and emphasized his importance to you. It's always nice to receive a gift made with soul.
Don’t be afraid to experiment and add something of your own to the tips and ideas above. Don't be afraid to experiment. Creating something new is creativity, experimentation, a manifestation of your uniqueness. Such a gift will not leave anyone indifferent.
Photos of DIY gifts
A friend is someone who knows a part of your life and has fun when you are around. On her birthday, I would like to emphasize the peculiarity and importance of the attitude towards her. In this article we will look at: how to make a gift for your friend’s birthday with your own hands.
You will need: pot, foam, skewers, artificial grass, glue gun, candy bars, chewing gum, gift cards, etc...
Master Class
The creative indoor flower is ready!
Coffee mug
You will need: mug, coffee beans, cotton pads, thick white thread, brown acrylic paint, superglue.
Master Class
Coffee heart
You will need: coffee beans, paper, wire, thread, glue, cardboard, jute thread, sponge, iron can, brown paint, ice cream sticks, decorative elements - flowers, ribbons...
Master Class
- Fold a piece of paper in half and draw half a heart, then cut it out.
- Trace the heart on cardboard and cut it out in 2 copies.
- Wrap 2 pieces of wire in paper and glue to one heart. Repeat this process for the second heart.
- Glue cotton pads in several layers between the hearts to make the design three-dimensional.
- Cover the entire heart with cotton pads and wrap with thick thread.
- Color the heart.
- Glue the coffee beans in 2 layers.
- Cover the jar with popsicle sticks.
- Wrap the wires with jute thread.
- Stick the coffee tree into the sponge, then place it in the pot.
- Decorate to your taste.
The coffee heart is ready!
Ship made of money
You will need: 7 sheets of A4 format with images of different banknotes (euro, dollars, hryvnia, rubles), white sheets of A4 format, silicate glue, scissors, glue gun, thick cotton threads, skewers 20-30 cm long, polystyrene foam, a flat box of half as wide as the bottom of the ship.
Master Class
- Fold a boat from a sheet of paper as shown in the photo.
- Carefully turn the boat inside out so as not to tear it.
- Fold and iron the boat.
- Trace the outline of the boat on another sheet, then draw a dividing line and cut out 2 parts.
- Coat them well with glue and glue them to the inside of the boat to make two-layer sides.
- Cut the money sheets into 1.5 cm wide strips.
- Cover the boat with money stripes.
- Carefully coat the entire boat with glue for strength and leave for 2 hours to dry completely.
- Place identical bills side by side and glue them together. Make 3 of these - from five, from three, and from four bills. These will be the sails.
- Carefully thread the sails onto skewers and secure the joints with glue so that they do not slip.
- Take the boat and glue 3 pieces of foam inside.
- Insert skewers into the foam for the front and back yard. The front yard should be 1/3 longer than the back. Make sure the lines are level, then secure with a glue gun.
- Insert skewers with sails, placing them at the same distance. It is worth noting that the deck should be smaller than the stern.
- Fold the threads in 2-3 layers along the length of the sail and additional centimeters for the ties.
- Tie the threads to the skewers as shown in the photo.
- Cut 2 bills diagonally and fold the edges 0.4 cm.
- Glue the bills (sails) to the raking threads.
- Make sails on the stern in this way: do not twist the bill into a tube too much, bend the edge, then glue it.
- Fold 3 bills in half, shape them into flags, then glue them.
- Cover the deck with bills.
- Make a stand for the ship from a flat box.
- Glue the desired background onto the box.
- Glue the ship.
You will need: shells of the desired size, cardboard, scissors, glue gun, simple pencil, awl or hole punch, twine or rope, sesal, burlap, optional decorative elements - beads, seed beads, starfish...
Master Class
- Draw a heart on the cardboard.
- Cut it out.
- Make 2 holes for hanging using a hole punch or awl.
- Glue sesal to the front of the heart.
- Cut out a burlap heart 1 cm larger than the cardboard one.
- Stick it on the other side.
- Insert the rope into the holes.
- Tie double knots on the wrong side of the heart.
- Cover the side of the heart on which the sesal is located with shells.
- Glue a starfish in the center.
- Cover the contours of the heart with twine.
You will need: corrugated paper of your favorite colors for buds, green corrugated paper for leaves, Raffaello candies, double-sided thin tape, green tape, satin ribbon, packaging material for a bouquet, scissors, wire, pliers, a wooden stick, optionally transparent beads to create dew , glue gun, tweezers.
Master Class
- Prepare the wire by making the required number of stems of equal length.
- Cut long strips of corrugated paper, cut the long strip of corrugated paper into 2 pieces, then cut into 4 pieces. You should get 8 strips, 6 of them will be needed for the tulip bud.
- Turn each strip in the center, fold it so that the right sides of the strip are directed in one direction.
- Make 6 blanks in the same way.
- Attach double-sided tape to the tip of the wire.
- Attach the candy to the tip of the wire.
- Assemble a tulip bud in this way: take the first petal and attach it to tape. Place the second and third petals near the candy and, holding them with your fingers, secure with tape.
- Attach the remaining petals in the same way, forming a tulip bud and securing with tape.
- Trim the excess ends of the crepe paper at an angle at the base of the bud.
- Wrap the stem with tape.
- Cut a strip of green crepe paper.
- Cut into two almost equal parts.
- Fold each part 4 times and cut out the leaves.
- Pull each leaf out in a spiral using a wooden stick.
- Place a short leaf and a longer one below. Secure each leaf with tape. The tulip is ready! Make the required number of tulips of different colors.
- Assemble tulips into a bouquet in this way: connect 2 tulips and tie them with tape, then add one tulip at a time, placing the colors in a checkerboard pattern.
- Cut 20 leaves and place them around the perimeter of the bouquet, securing with tape.
- Wrap the bouquet in wrapping paper and tie with ribbon.
- Create dew drops on tulip buds by gluing clear beads using tweezers and hot glue.
Spectacular bracelet made of ribbon and beads
You will need: ribbon, beads, thread and needle.
Master Class
You will need: 18 hex nuts, rope.
Master Class
Head wreath made of foamiran
You will need: foamiran 0.5 cm thick (orange, yellow, cream, light green, dark green and red), scissors, toothpick, curly scissors, oil paint in autumn shades, sponge, sheet of paper, iron, floral wire, ruler, super glue, lighter, lilac clay (for blueberries) or beads, tape, foil, wire at least 2 mm thick and 60 cm long, ribbon or string, mold (leaf shape).
Master Class
- Print or draw leaf templates, then cut them out.
- Trace the templates onto foamiran with a toothpick, then cut them out.
- Make a sufficient number of multi-colored leaves, for example 60, remember, the more there are, the more magnificent and beautiful the wreath will look.
- Add realism to some of the leaves by trimming the edges with scissors.
- Scratch a small part of the leaves with a toothpick.
- Tint the leaves in this way: apply a little oil paint to the sponge, blot a sheet of foamiran, then remove the excess with a piece of paper.
- Combining colors: color the yellow foamiran leaf with light green and brown paint. Also, color some yellow leaves with orange, red and light green paint. Tint red leaves with brown, green leaves with burgundy, brown and dark green.
- Preheat the iron on the second setting, apply the sheet for 2 seconds, remove it and press it onto the mold to make an impression of the sheet. Repeat this process with all the leaves. Please note that this should be done quickly and very carefully, as foamiran is highly flammable. If you are new to this business, it is better to skip this point and proceed further.
- Cut the floral wire into 7 cm long pieces and make a loop at the end.
- Glue the floral wire to the front side of each leaf using super glue.
- Treat the edges of the leaf with fire using a lighter. The edges should be realistically curved. Repeat this process with all the leaves. Do this carefully, I remind you that foamiran is highly flammable.
- Roll a ball of purple clay the size of a blueberry. Make 15 berries, place each blueberry on a wire with a loop coated with super glue. Using the tips of a pair of scissors, score the tops of the blueberries and set aside to dry. Beads can be used as blueberries.
- Start assembling the wreath in this way: form small bouquets of leaves and berries, secure them with tape.
- Cut rose petals in the shape of a drop from red foamiran. One bud will require 10-15 petals. The number of buds depends on your desire; you can make from 3 to 7.
- Tint the edges of the petals with brown oil paint.
- Make the petals thinner in this way: heat the petal on the iron for 2 seconds, then fold it into an accordion and rub the petal with your fingers. Open the petal and create an indentation and curl the edge of the petal outward. Repeat this process with all the petals.
- Finish the edges of the petals using a lighter.
- Roll up a foil drop, make a loop on the wire, apply super glue and put on the foil drop.
- Glue 2 petals opposite each other and form a bud by gluing the petals in a checkerboard pattern, opening the flower slightly. Form the desired number of roses in the same way.
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Every holiday people surprise each other. But choosing the right birthday gift for a friend is often very difficult, especially if the friendship has lasted for many years. After all, such a choice is made based on the personal preferences and character traits of the recipient.
You should give your best friend a birthday gift based on her hobbies and interests. If a girl leads an active lifestyle, under no circumstances should you give her a cross-stitch kit. This may show how little the donor knows her. It makes sense to give a surfboard or a trip to a ski resort.
Or, on the contrary, give a bookish homebody a tourist trip to the mountains.
If a friend is building a successful career and devotes all her time to work, then you should not give things related to her field of activity (a notebook, an expensive pen, a folder for documents) as a gift, except if the girl herself asks for it. In this case, you should give something that will relax her and distract her from work.
Namely:
It will be equally important to discuss the upcoming celebration with your friend’s parents and friends. This will help you better understand what she wants for her birthday. It might make sense to chip in together and give something really important and worthwhile that the birthday girl has dreamed of for so long.
It is also necessary to build on the age category of your friend. If the girl is a teenager, then a gift in the form of tickets to the Bolshoi Theater for a ballet may not be understood or appreciated. It is better to purchase a gift certificate to a fashion store, a professional photo shoot, or tickets to a concert of your favorite band as a gift.
What not to give
When choosing a gift for a friend's birthday, you need to approach it with special care. Therefore, it is recommended to take care of this in advance, so the birthday girl will feel needed and important in the life of the giver. She will immediately understand whether the surprise was chosen in a hurry or with soul. 
Figurines, vases, photo frames - all this must be avoided, especially if the friendship is long-term. Also, you should not give items that have a hidden meaning. For example, bathroom scales, a membership to a fitness club, or an entire nutrition system for weight loss.
If your friend is married, then a gift in the form of a stripper is not a good idea. As a joke, you can give toys from a sex shop, but only if your friend understands such games. For a family man, the best option would be a vacation for two in a sanatorium, a date in a good restaurant, a set of dishes or a banal gift - beautiful bed linen.
You shouldn't give a gift that will just sit around and collect dust. These include various figurines, vases, photo frames and other useless things. It is recommended to focus on items that will be of particular importance, will be used regularly and will provide benefits over time.
Under no circumstances should you re-gift items that were given to the donor long before your friend’s birthday. These include alcohol, books, jewelry, unnecessary things, etc. Such gifts indicate disrespect for the birthday girl and show lack of preparation for the holiday.
Gifts according to girlfriend's age
When a friendship lasts for many years, the list of surprises gets shorter every year, and the question arises of what to surprise your friend with this time. After all, a gift must be chosen not only taking into account her hobbies, but also taking into account age characteristics. If the birthday girl is a teenager, then the list of pleasant gifts increases.
It is very important to pay attention to your friend’s hobbies and interests. Perhaps she wants to buy something for her collection, for example, the missing CDs with her favorite TV series or the missing model of a prefabricated airplane. It is necessary to remember what the birthday girl’s hobbies are and buy her a gift that matches her hobby and taste.
For a young girl, a gift certificate to a clothing store would be a relevant gift. Or a photo session with a professional photographer. For an older girl, a weekend getaway in a sanatorium, an embroidery and knitting kit made from high-quality yarn, as well as a cooking master class are suitable.
If the birthday girl is far away or even in another city, then a gift that the girl will receive by mail will be a good surprise. This is a letter of wishes, a greeting card, or a collage of photos with your best friend. She will be pleased to receive such a surprise; it will make it clear what an important role she plays in the life of the giver. 
For an adult friend, it is more appropriate to give an exquisite gift., for example, elite alcohol or chocolate brought from another country. Many girls will like effective and high-quality cosmetics that are suitable for their age category. An excellent gift would be a trip to a museum or tickets to a production at the Bolshoi Theater.
Regardless of age, you must remember that a best friend is, first of all, a girl! Therefore, there is no need to give tools for repairs, hunting and fishing, if this goes against the hobbies of the birthday girl.
List of Inexpensive and Traditional Gifts
Giving gifts has long been a tradition. There are surprises that are given traditionally.
These include:
Unusual gifts made of paper or cardboard
Making birthday gifts for a friend with your own hands is not at all difficult, but if you put all your soul and love into it, the surprise can turn out to be touching and pleasant. A homemade small chest of drawers made from cardboard boxes combined into one composition is good for this. Inside each cabinet you can hide wishes and messages of congratulations.
A handmade tear-off calendar with a photo of the birthday girl or a place that the girl has long dreamed of visiting is perfect.
On each page of the calendar you can write wishes, or the best qualities of a friend. If the donor has a small budget and presenting a bouquet of flowers will hit the pocket hard, then, after spending time and effort, you can make a bouquet from colored paper. Such a gift will be appreciated, and the flowers will never wither.
You can make an exquisite birthday gift for your friend with your own hands in the form of a bouquet of beautiful paper flowers. A nice gift would be a handmade notebook with 50 reasons why the giver loves his best friend. Such a surprise will not leave any girl indifferent.
Box with wishes
As a gift for your friend's birthday, it would be original to give a box with wishes. You can make such a thing from any materials. For example, weave a small basket from newspaper, then coat it with varnish and paint, and also stick on decorations in the form of flowers and beads. The box can also be knitted from yarn, using a cardboard or plastic box as the frame.
The most important thing is not to forget to write your wishes and put them in the box. This will please the birthday girl and show the importance of friendship.
If a simple box may look banal, then in this case you can show your imagination and make a garland of small cones, each of which will contain pieces of paper with wishes. Using the same principle, you can make a large beautiful glass jar filled with rose petals, with pleasant words written on each for the birthday girl.
To make the box edible, you can bake special cookies or cupcakes, inside which you can hide a written wish or a good prediction for your best friend. Such a gift will lift your spirits, please your sweet tooth, and also look touching and caring.
Video, collage, photo gift
This type of gift is common among couples in love, as it is quite sentimental and romantic. But your best friend will also be happy with such a surprise. Every girl has a lot of photos together with her friends, and it’s very easy to come up with different variations. 
Printed photos can be tied to helium balloons that will decorate the celebration site. Or glue them to a sheet of whatman paper, or to a beautiful wooden board with carvings. Makes a great collage.
All photos from the network can be edited into a video, where the images will change to the birthday girl’s favorite song, complementing each image with wishes. A good idea would be to record a video greeting with your participation, as well as relatives and friends who are far away or were unable to attend the holiday, each of whom will say pleasant words.
Designer handmade gifts
If you want to make birthday gifts for your friend with your own hands in such a way as to show special love and significance, then you should come up with something personal, original, based on your skills. Such things include jewelry, as well as homemade good luck charms, a book, a collection of poems, or a song dedicated to the birthday girl.
Everything that the donor’s imagination suggests, because people have limitless imagination.
Handmade textile gifts
Fabric is a universal product from which it is quite possible to make many unusual, original things. As a homemade birthday gift for a friend, soft dolls in the shape of the birthday girl and the giver are a good choice, as a sign of devoted friendship. 
For a teenage girl, a homemade soft toy would be an excellent option., in the form of a friend’s favorite animal. Such a gift will protect sleep and often remind you of the person who presented such a creative surprise.
Interior and home decor items are gaining the most popularity. For example, small pillows made in the style of the birthday girl’s room or apartment. A nice bonus will be an image of a friend on a pillow or embroidered words with wishes.
DIY soap
Soap is an integral part of a woman's toilet and a good option for a homemade gift. Making such a gift at home is quite simple.
For this you will need:
Baby soap must be cut into small cubes and melted in a water bath. After complete dissolution, add oil in the proportions per 100 grams of soap: 1/3 teaspoon of oil. If you increase the amount of fat, the mixture will not thicken. Next, you should add colorings and flavors according to your taste and desire. To give a spa effect, you can add ground coffee, coconut, etc. to the mixture.
The resulting composition must be poured into a silicone mold, allowed to cool, and put in the refrigerator until completely solidified. Before giving, you should pack the soap in a beautiful gift wrapping, which you can also make yourself.
Gift of flowers
You can make homemade birthday gifts for your friend from everyone’s favorite flowers. It’s quite easy to put together a composition from the birthday girl’s favorite plants. The most versatile option when choosing flowers is roses of different colors, from which you can tell your friend’s age. Also a great option would be to make a basket filled with flowers. 
To prevent such a gift from spoiling for a long time, it is recommended to buy an oasis in a specialized store and soak it in water. Also you can make a brooch, a wreath or a Hawaiian necklace. Such a surprise will never lose its relevance, and it will look fresh and original.
DIY sweet gift
Since no birthday is complete without a cake, a sweet baked by yourself would be an excellent gift. Nowadays it is common to give a box of cupcakes (cupcakes) decorated with berries, fruits and confectionery decorations. Alternatively, you can make a box of donuts or cookies. 
To show his creativity, the giver can make a bouquet from his favorite chocolates, for example, from Kinder Surprises, sweets or even marmalade, which is easy to make yourself using gelatin. No sweet tooth will remain indifferent after receiving such a surprise. A delicious gift cannot be made without soul, love and inspiration.
Creative basket
The most beautiful way to give a homemade birthday gift to a friend is a basket. This attribute itself, if skillful, is also performed manually. The basket can be filled with anything you want. For example, a beautiful arrangement of flowers, a set of your favorite cosmetics, soft toys made by yourself. 
It would also be an excellent option to fill the basket with a selection of medicinal or simple delicious teas and various types of coffee. For a sweet tooth, a set of your favorite sweets would be a good gift.
Coffee gifts
This type of gift gives full play to the giver’s imagination.
It includes:
Such surprises will be appreciated by a lover of sleep or a connoisseur of good coffee.
Bouquet of balloons
There are a huge number of balls on the modern market: made of silicone, foil and other materials. Their sizes range from small to huge. A bouquet of multi-colored balloons inflated with helium is perfect as a gift for a friend. You can put pieces of paper with wishes inside the ball or attach photos with the birthday girl. 
There is a large selection of balls on sale with different designs and shapes in the form of flowers, numbers, animals, and so on.
Original knitted, embroidered, beaded gifts
The best gift is always made with your own hands. Yarn can be used to knit various warm wardrobe items - hats, scarves, gloves and socks. A blanket that will warm the birthday girl is perfect.
Thanks to embroidery kits, you can easily make a portrait of the birthday girl.
This is painstaking work that requires concentration and attention, but it will be appreciated and will touch the birthday girl to the core. Beads make beautiful paintings, brooches, homemade jewelry, bouquets of flowers and so on. You can also make small toys and keychains.
Practical and useful gifts
Gifts should not only please, but also bring some benefit. Thus, you can give a certificate to a clothing or equipment store, tickets to a concert or to the theater. Also Useful things include a wristwatch, a mobile phone if your budget allows, fashionable clothes, a handbag or shoes. 
Kitchen utensils, such as a set of silicone baking molds, frying pans, knives, plates, etc., are of great benefit. Various bathroom accessories (shampoo, handmade soap, shower gel) and cosmetics will not sit idle.
Practical gifts include a set of bed linen, blankets, blankets, and pillows. Interior items are perfect as gifts, for example, beautiful flower pots, a basket for storing things, and organizers for small items.
Impression gifts for a friend's birthday
All girls are impressionable, so a birthday gift should be a delight. It's nice to have a surprise dinner in a fancy restaurant. For a friend who loves extreme sports, skydiving or paragliding is perfect. Flying at the controls of an airplane evokes a sea of emotions. Also suitable for active recreation are karting, attending races and bike rides. 
For a group pastime, you can go to a quest, an amusement park or a water park. For an art lover, it’s easy to arrange a trip to an exhibition or museum. For a noisy group, a good option would be to go to a club or karaoke together, where you can sing and dance.
For homebodies, a surprise made unexpectedly is suitable. For example, come to the birthday girl’s home with a huge bouquet of flowers and a large bunch of balloons.
Cool gifts with humor
Funny gifts should only be given to a girl who has a good sense of humor.
Cool surprises include:
It is worth considering that the gift should please and make the birthday girl laugh, and not offend.
That is why you should not make surprises with a hint. For an overweight girl, bathroom scales may seem like an offensive gift. A membership to a fitness club should only be given as a gift if a friend dreams of it herself. Only in this case, a gift made with humor will be appreciated and will bring a smile and sincere laughter to the birthday girl.
A homemade birthday gift for a friend should be made with love and soul; every girl feels when inspiration is put into a surprise. It’s not without reason that they say that it’s not the gift that’s valuable, but the attention. In this case, your best friend’s birthday will be unforgettable and will strengthen your friendship with the giver.
