Craft Ideas - Quick and Easy Gifts
Are you looking for craft ideas for easy gifts and decorations? I received a great book of crafts a few years ago for Christmas that is full of projects for the crafter. It is called “Great Gifts in Under 30 Minutes.” This book has craft ideas to make gifts for family, kids, special occasions, special people, and holidays. This book also includes projects for gift wrap and presentation, festive cards and gift tags, and gift baskets and containers.
The “Gifts for Family” section has craft ideas for making soaps, padded hangers, bath sachets, felt-covered books, an armchair caddie, family album, wrapped pillows, teacup gardens, pillar candles, a momento picture frame and ribboned tea towels.
The “Gifts for Kids” section has craft ideas for making a sunflower teddy bear, a decorated frame, birthday party take-home bags, appliqué napkins, holiday snack wreath, cupcake cones, tie-dyed T-shirts, decoupaged soaps, personal journal, and a bubble-printed box.
The “Gifts for Special Occasions” section has craft ideas for making a baby’s keepsake box, dinner party candle centerpiece, a candleholder, party favor boxes, silk flower topiary, bridal shower candles, napkin rings, wire and crystal bead accessories, hearts and sunflower wreath, bottled baby gifts, hanging bouquet of flowers, and tea mix for a brunch.
The “Gifts for Special People” section has craft ideas for making seashell candies for the beach lover, lavender sachets for a bridal party, a herb planter for the city dweller, welcoming plant for the new neighbor, elegant throw pillows for a beloved friend, stacked pillow sachets for a housesitter, good friend gift basket, gifts for the avid gardener, oven mitt sheaf for a cook, painted bottles for the perfume lover, potpourri pomanders for a coworker, and a mini-wreath for a new mom.
The “Gifts for Holidays” section has craft ideas for making Valentine candy bags, stenciled Easter eggs, painted cans for Easter, a May Day berry wreath, painted Christmas ornaments, seasonal scented centerpiece, holiday door hanger, holiday card holder, trim-decorated ornaments, party ice bucket, cookie-cutter appliquéd gift box, Mother’s Day bouquet bag, pine cone candleholder, a fun spring centerpiece, marbleized pastel Christmas ornaments, and eggshell votives.
The “Gift Wrapping and Presentation Ideas” section has craft ideas for making Victorian-inspired gift packaging, country gingham fabric wraps, pinked-edge gift bags, dazzling gold and silver wrap, fragrant touches for gift boxes, sweetheart boxes, natural gift wrap, glittery gift wrap, nature-stamped gift boxes, rose and doily gift wrap, felt-wrapped sauces, silver tinsel stars, stenciled springtime gift bag, jewel-toned gift wrap.
The “Festive Cards and Gift Tags” section has craft ideas for making stationery greeting cards, corrugated gift tags, illuminated keepsake card, place cards, stamped all-purpose gift tags, paper doily invitations, Kraft paper holiday cards, nostalgic anniversary card, punched-edge thank you card, and special cards from kids’ artwork.
The “Great Gift Basket and Containers” section has craft ideas for making a fabric-covered heart box, get-well-soon basket, everything-for-the-bath basket, Easter Cookie-decorating basket, sparkling wine gift basket, watering can gift basket, silk flower baskets, painted snack tin, corrugated gift bags, St. Patrick’s day basket, party goods basket, holiday decorated cookie tin, and paper doily and ribbon basket.
I love this book of craft ideas! It is so easy to make these crafts, and they make great gifts that your loved ones will love to receive.