Homemade Gift Ideas Blog

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How to Make Fabric Flowers

Learn how to make fabric flowers with this easy design and step-by-step photo instructions. Perfect for glamming up a plain outfit, or use to make a gorgeous hair-clip.

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Origami Gift Box

Just follow my easy origami box instructions to make a cute paper box with lid.

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Gifts to Sew by Hand: Lavender Hearts

Looking for simple gifts to sew by hand?

This lavender heart is the perfect project for a complete beginner, or when you just feel like making something cute and easy.

Make one for your Mum or Gran, and make sure you make one for yourself too! They smell divine and look great hanging up around the house.

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How to Make Zucchini Bread

My friend gave me this zucchini bread recipe recently and I just can't get enough of it! How to Make Zucchini Bread: Ingredients 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable

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How to Make an Envelope

Learn how to make an envelope from a sheet of paper. It's really easy! The perfect size for cards or letters, and you can make it in whatever colourful paper you like.

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Old as Dirt

Fill a pill bottle full of dirt. Attach a label that says I searched for something as old as you and this is all I could find!

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Dad's Gag Gift

My dad turned 50 a few years back. He's a pretty quiet guy so I didn't want to go to the extremes with my gag gift. So what I did is made a card - but

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Stool Sample

As I was waiting to see my dentist I started talking to the girl behind the counter. She told me about a Christmas gift she got from one of their patients

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How to Make Friendship Bracelelets

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Personalized Movie Gift Basket

This Valentines Day I gifted my husband 14 gifts. Starting from 1st Feb to 14th Feb, one gift every day. And I had to do a lot of research for that. So,

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Baby Card Ideas

Homemade baby card ideas for people in a rush!

This simple cloth-diaper design is super cute, and really easy to make.

All you need is a scrap of fabric to make a mini cloth-diaper, and some card or pretty paper to glue your diaper on to.

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How to Make a Mobile

This colorful felt star mobile makes a great baby gift!

There's a free star template to trace around, and the whole project is really easy to hand sew.

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Make a Friendship Bracelet the Easy Way

Want to make a friendship bracelet? I'll show you a little-known technique that lets even a complete beginner make beautifully braided bracelets.

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Fathers Day Cards to Make - Shirt Card

Follow these super easy step-by-step instructions to make a funky shirt-card for your Dad.

This card will only take a few minutes to make, and you can have lots of fun choosing the paper to make it from!

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Homemade Fathers Day Gifts & Crafts to Make

Looking for homemade Fathers day gifts to make? Check out the easy craft ideas on this page and find the perfect gift for your Dad!

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Money Origami Shirt with Necktie

How to fold an origami shirt with necktie from a single bill!

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Money Origami Shirt Instructions

Fold a Money Origami Shirt with my easy step-by-step instructions. A money shirt makes a cute way to give a cash gift or leave a tip!

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Baby Sock Rose Bouquet

A baby sock rose bouquet is a beautiful and practical gift idea for a new Mom. Not only is it unique, it is useful too!

Watch my short video and learn how to make baby sock flowers for yourself. It only takes a few minutes per rose, and I am sure you will pick it up in no time!

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Easy Homemade Baby Gifts to Make - Ideas, Tutorials, and Photos

Gorgeous and creative homemade baby gifts for you to make - with easy step-by-step instructions and photos. Because new babies are worth celebrating!

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How to Make Diaper Cakes

Want to know how to make diaper cakes for your expecting friends or family members? What a good idea!

Diaper cakes are easy to make, look fabulous, and are also really practical gifts that the new parents are sure to appreciate.

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Patience is a Virtue

My husband adores Smartie sweets, (like M&M's but nicer) and will eat a whole box or large tube in an evening if we let him. So one Christmas I thought

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40th Birthday Survival Kit Gag Gift

I just went to a 40th Birthday party. These are the items I wrapped individually in black paper then put in a black bag. Most of these items I bought

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Free Printable Baby Cards

Say congratulations with one of these free printable baby cards. Download in high-quality PDF format, then just print and fold... and voila, a cute baby card!

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Newborn Baby Poems

This collection of short newborn baby poems are the sweetest! A lovely way to welcome a little bundle of joy into the world!

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Making Soft Blocks for Babies

This is a fun project you can sew by hand (no sewing machine required), and the finished soft toy blocks make a lovely homemade baby gift.

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Baby Diaper Card Template

Looking for ideas for baby shower cards to make? Download this free printable diaper card template and fold your own handmade baby card!

For a friend or relative who's just had a baby, this card is the perfect way to say congratulations. It would make a lovely accompaniment to a baby gift hamper or gift basket.

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Homemade Easter Gift Ideas

Quick and easy homemade Easter gift ideas. Includes instructions on how to dye easter eggs, make your own paper easter basket, and free printable Easter cards.

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Paper Easter Basket to Make

This paper easter basket design from my sister is just the sweetest!

It is so quick to make too. All you need is a square sheet of paper or card, and some scissors and glue. Make a few snips and folds, and in literally five minutes you'll have a lovely homemade Easter basket that you can fill with chocolates or other Easter gifts!

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Homemade Easter Egg Dye Recipe

How to make a richly colored homemade easter egg dye using natural ingredients from your kitchen. I'll also show you how to make beautiful patterns on your eggs. Its really simple to do, and the results are gorgeous!

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Delicious Easter Cookie Recipe

This Easter cookie recipe is so quick and easy, and tastes delicious! The kids will have fun cutting out Easter-shaped cookies, and with only 3 ingredients they are so simple to make.

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