handy Archives — Thrifty Mommas Tips https://www.thriftymommastips.com/tag/handy/ Travel, Health & Family Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:42:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-thrifty_logo_header-32x32.png handy Archives — Thrifty Mommas Tips https://www.thriftymommastips.com/tag/handy/ 32 32 77340857 20 Creative DIY Christmas Presents https://www.thriftymommastips.com/20-creative-diy-christmas-presents/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/20-creative-diy-christmas-presents/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:57:26 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=14528 Sometimes gifts from the heart are the nicest kind of gifts. You know the kind of gifts I am talking about? A unique little treasure that speaks to you forever, that makes you smile every time you see it. Here are a few unique presents that you can make for someone special here in this list of 20 Creative DIY Christmas Presents.   Food gifts, can be made with love, and that makes them taste so much better, don’t you think? This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola seems like a great treat. Homemade potato chip holiday favours could be scrumptious too. And, there’s always shortbread. That’s a timeless hit as a gift. The DIY Chalkboard Christmas Tree is adorable and you can easily make that now, before the holidays. Your family will love it. And there’s always Homemade Pretty Body Scrubs. I have featured a few of those here previously, because they are easy to make and simple to package. Plus, my girls enjoy making them with me sometimes. In fact, you might want to make this pretty Body Scrub for someone special. One thing I hope to make, and give, this season is the cozy movie night gift bucket. That would be a hit for pretty much anyone. I’d welcome a gift like that myself. [tweetthis]Do you make DIY Christmas presents yourself? What are some of your favourite Creative DIY Christmas Presents? #DIY[/tweetthis]   20 Creative DIY Christmas Presents: Christmas Wreath Tutorial With Fun & Colorful Gift Boxes from blog.consumercrafts.com DIY Summer Blooms Garden Apron from gardentherapy.ca How To Use Transfer Paper from puresweetjoy.com Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola from eat-spin-run-repeat.com DIY Chalkboard Christmas Tree from lilblueboo.com Marbled Clay Ring Dish from abeautifulmess.com DIY Gingerbread Scrub from wallflowerkitchen.com Thoughtful Hostess Gifts from julieblanner.com The Gift Of A Christmas Scent (homemade Holiday Potpourri) from halfbakedharvest.com DIY Hostess Gift Ideas from designdininganddiapers.com Last Minute DIY Christmas Gift Idea from kristimurphy.com Homemade Potato Chip Holiday Favors Or DIY Christmas Gift from kristimurphy.com DIY Mint Sugar Scrub & Holiday Gift Ideas from lovegrowswild.com Easy Packaging For Christmas Cookies from tikkido.com Easy DIY Holiday Gift For Teachers from nontoygifts.com Pineapple Wine Bottle Topper from letsmingleblog.com Cozy Movie Night Gift Bucket from bugaboocity.com DIY Wood A-frame Triangle Ornament Stand from danslelakehouse.com DIY Organic Olive Oil & Lavender Sugar Scrub from boxwoodavenue.com DIY Holiday Gift – Wooden Serving Tray from beckhamandbelle.com [tweetthis]Which of these DIY Christmas gifts will you make this season? #DIY [/tweetthis] 20 DIY Christmas Gifts There are many possibilities for gifts from the heart. These are just 20 of the most creative DIY Christmas Gifts I could find to share with you. Merry Christmas!

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/20-creative-diy-christmas-presents/feed/ 19 14528 How To Make A Do It Yourself Container Fairy Garden – Ten Easy Steps #DIY https://www.thriftymommastips.com/diy-how-to-make-a-container-fairy-garden-ten-easy-steps/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/diy-how-to-make-a-container-fairy-garden-ten-easy-steps/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:58:00 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=440 My girls are crafty and their imaginations are always on the go especially in the summer months. One summer we spent our days blowing things up and doing science experiments in the yard. That was a lot of fun, but mostly it was hands on learning, structured to keep my kids out of trouble. (My girls are going to blow stuff up anyways, so we might as well do it right.) At the end of the school year my oldest daughter started digging up the lawn grabbing grassy clumps of clod and flowers. She told me she intended to build a fairy garden, but at that time I put her off because I was still busy and didn’t really relish the idea of her ripping the lawn apart. Last week we made some time to do the fairy garden right. It’s a simple craft and a lot of fun for weeks. Small amount of supervision required. But with just a few dollar store supplies and mother nature you can build a do it yourself container fairy garden together. Do It Yourself Container Fairy Garden 1. Find a container that is suitable. We had a wicker basket we used. 2. Locate some moss in your yard. (We have had lots of moss this year.) Scrape it up or use a trowel. Help the kids with this or they might leave divots all over your yard. 3. Find some small trinkets, stones and special jewels. Send the kids on a hunt around the yard for these items: pebbles, twigs, rocks, clover, flower petals. 4. Gather some tiny doll furniture you can reuse later. 5. Buy a bag of dirt, or use some garden soil. 6. Place dirt or soil in the bottom inch or two of the container. (depends on how shallow the container is.) 7. Plant the moss in the dirt and scatter the stones around. 8. Scatter petals to make it pretty. 9. Find a long stone or piece of bark to make into a bridge or pathway for fairies. 10. Place a tiny chair or petal bed for them to sleep in. Be creative and enjoy! My girls love to play with Polly Pockets in this one above that we built last week. You can have some fun as a parent and sprinkle a glitter path to the fairy garden (when they wake up they may think fairies have actually been there.)

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