Gifts Crafts | The Photography Shack

Imagine receiving a quilt made out of your baby’s old clothes or a framed collage of family pictures. Craft projects make wonderful presents because of your loving personal touch. Even if you aren’t a master crafter, you can still make beautiful gifts crafts with just a little time and creativity. Think it can’t be done? Keep reading! We’ll show you some simple yet beautiful crafts that your friends and family will love and cherish.

More and more people are getting into aromatherapy, and everyone wants their home to smell clean and sweet. You can make beautiful potpourri holders without spending a lot of money. Save your empty jars or look for decorative bowls in discount stores. Many dollar stores now sell bowls made of frosted or cut glass that look quite beautiful.

Potpourri Holder

If you’re making the potpourri holder for a special occasion like Christmas, then you can get bowls that are already festively decorated. Simply fill the jar with sweet potpourri, cover the top with a lace doily and secure the doily with a pretty ribbon or an attractive elastic hair band.

Don’t use a floral potpourri like eucalyptus, as some people find the scent too strong. Go for something sweet like vanilla or cinnamon. If you use a cream or ivory colored doily, these crafty gifts will have an antique feel and will look attractive in any room.

Crafty Gifts For The Grown Ups

Mulled wine is a delicious and easy to make beverage that people can enjoy when the weather gets cold. It also makes your home smell absolutely scrumptious. You can whip up a batch and pour it into wine bottles for unique, crafty gifts for the grown ups on your gift giving list.

You’ll need 1, 750 milliliter bottle of full-bodied red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Shiraz (something fruity works best), 1 cup of clear apple cider or cranberry juice, 4 tablespoons of honey, 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, 3 cinnamon sticks, 3 pieces of whole star anise, 3 whole cloves, 3 peppercorns, and a large sliced orange.

Adding Flavour

The star anise will add the flavor of licorice, the peppercorns will add a bit of spice and the rosemary will give the drink a familiar holiday taste. Slowly bring all the ingredients to just below a simmer and leave it at that heat for about 20 minutes. Some of the alcohol will cook away, so don’t worry about it being too strong.

Remove the cloves, star anise, rosemary, cloves and oranges. Once the mulled wine has cooled, pour it into sanitized wine bottles and decorate it with a homemade label that advises the receiver to heat and add a shot of brandy before serving!

Tall Pillar Candles

Candles are a gold mine for crafters making a large number of gifts crafts. They’re inexpensive and they are very easy to work with. Tall pillar candles can be engraved at an engraving shop in a design of your choice. The artwork and text can come in different colors.

If you are artistic, you can even buy candle-engraving kits online and do it yourself. For professional looking gifts and crafts, get some votive candles, cellophane bags and colored ribbon from a discount store. Wrap the candles in the cello bag and tie it up with the ribbon and add a personalized tag. These candles can also be engraved.

Using Your Artistic Talents

The secret to making really nice gifts crafts is using your talents. If you’re not much of an artiste, then painting Christmas cards can be a disaster! However, if you’re a great cook, you can make scrumptious baskets of cookies, candies or rolls for a festive dinner.

Think how your friends and family will appreciate a jar of homemade cranberry sauce, strawberry jam or apple butter made with a homemade label telling them how sweet they are! If you’re handy with a digital camera and a computer, then you can make personalized calendars or framed art featuring pictures of special family occasions. These are all thoughtful and unique gifts that will be treasured.

More Crafts Ideas....

You have probably heard the statement that the most heartfelt gifts are those created by your own hand. Parents know this. They look forward to those scribbles from their toddlers. It is a sign that someone took the time out of their day to do something for you. You were in their thoughts.

If you want to give a more personal gift to someone you love, doing a craft may be the best idea. Most crafts are surprisingly easy and there are tons of reliable sources to find all the projects that you could possibly want.