Showing posts with label homemade gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homemade gifts. Show all posts

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Homemade Birthday Gift Ideas For Mom


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What are some homemade birthday gift ideas for mom if you are on a budget or have more time than money? How about:   

1. A homemade card.  A card you've made will probably mean more to her than a store bought card. You can personalize it especially for her and decorate it with papers, ribbons and other items found around your home.
 
2. Her favorite dessert. What does she enjoy eating? Cherry pie, chocolate chip cookies, angel food cake with strawberries on top? Find a good recipe and make sure you have the right ingredients before you start this project.

3. Framed photo or art. Do you have a nice picture of the family or an art design you've created. How about putting it in a nice frame and giving it to her.


4. Coupons for chores. Create and print off a sheet of coupons for various chores you'll do for her. Things like weeding her flower garden, cleaning her car or the kitchen cupboards.

5. Gift basket. Fill a basket or other container with items such as - her favorite scented candle, hand lotion, candy, slippers for around the house.

6. Plan and cook a meal that includes all her favorite foods.  After the meal, insist that she stay out of the kitchen while you clean up.

7. Write a poem for her. It doesn't have to rhyme. Just be real and write those things that you appreciate or admire about her. You can read it to her at the breakfast table or print it out on a computer and put it in a nice photo frame before giving it to her.

8. Clean her house. While she's out, surprise her by cleaning the house from top to bottom. Make a list of all the chores you did and put a check mark beside them. Put the list in a  birthday card and write something like "Mom, for your birthday- I cleaned the house so you could have some free time. Enjoy!" 
 


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

10 Homemade Housewarming Gift Ideas


If you are looking for ideas on housewarming gifts, one thing you could do is give a homemade gift basket. You don't have to use a basket, just pick a suitable container that holds all your items. Some suggestions:

 1. Rubber gloves, cleaning supplies, trash bags etc. put in a bucket.

2. A nice glass or plastic container filled with delicious cookies or other treats.

3. Fresh flowers (from your garden or back yard) in a nice vase.

4. Kitchen utensils in a ceramic crock or other suitable container.

5. Cake or cookie mix in a jar. Wrap a nice ribbon around it and attach the recipe.

6. Rolled hand towels, wash rags and a bottle of hand soap in a basket.

7. Some nice big bath towels rolled up and put in a (bathroom) waste basket.

8. Pantry foods- flour, sugar, cake or brownie mixes etc. arranged in a mixing bowl. 

9. Laundry detergent, stain spray, bleach, fabric softener etc. put in a laundry basket.

10. Paper or plastic goods- toilet paper, paper towels, paper plates, plastic ware etc. put in a  wastebasket.