Gifts made with that personal touch
If it’s really the thought that counts, it’s time to think creative – celebrate your loved ones this yuletide with a personalised gift that spells “handmade with love”. Don’t know where to start? Here are some fun ideas for inspiration.
Doll-a-doodle
Time required: 1½ hours
Stuff you’ll need: Cloth, needle, thread, doll’s stuffing and your child’s doodle
Give your tiny tot something to grin about from ear to ear – bring one of his favourite animal doodles to life by reimagining it into a hand-sewn doll! Remember to resist the urge to “correct” any irregularities. The project is meant to showcase his creativity, not yours.
Candid crochet
Time required: One hour
Stuff you’ll need: Yarn and crochet hook
Crochet wearables are always welcome in the land of gifts.
Crochet wearables are always welcome in the land of gifts, especially when they are meant for making pint-sized cuties even cuter than they already are. Whip up a stack of character beanies for the friend who enjoys getting her newborn to pose for themed photo shoots a la Japanese mom @ayumiichi on Instagram, who has garnered quite a following for documenting her sleeping twins’ kawaii dress-up adventures.
Tea for two
Time required: 20 minutes
Stuff you’ll need: Plain cotton tea towel, acrylic paint and fruit halves
Stamp fruit on tea towels and design your own range of retro-chic tea towels.
Lemons, apples, pears – cut one in half and go on a stamping storm to design your own range of retro-chic tea towels, much like how you played with potato prints as a child.
Fuzzy felt
Time required: 40 minutes
Stuff you’ll need: Wool roving, felting needle and sweater
Give someone a fuzzy wuzzy elbow patch as a gift
Elbow patches are oh-so-chic and if you can personalise your own without the hassle of operating a sewing machine, won’t that be the coolest? Grab yourself a needle-felting kit and imprint a fuzzy woodland creature onto a cuddly sweater – the perfect present for a bestie that is guaranteed to make heads turn.
Spa in a Jar
Time required: 10 minutes
Stuff you’ll need: Peppermint tea bag, Epsom salts, baby wipes, food colouring and a glass jar
Make your own spa in a jar as a gift for someone this Christmas.
Know someone who has very few wants but needs a whole lot of pampering? Throw together a “spa in a jar” and make this peppermint foot soak the star ingredient.
Secret tip: add a drop of food colouring onto a baby wipe and swirl it around the bowl of Epsom salts to give it just a hint of colour.
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