Six Gifts That You Can Create on Your Own This Summer
We always want to express our love to our near and dear ones. So, why not do it differently this time. Here are six ideas that you can try and give your loved ones a pleasant surprise!
1. Custom made T-shirts:
All of us wear Tees and love to wear some exclusive stuff. So, be a designer and design a T-shirt with a cute, witty, naughty, clever, sharp or casual slogan or picture. You can use the readymade kits available in the market that let you imprint the designs on the Tees or use fabric colors, sparkles, glitter, sequins whatever you want to make your own design! There are also some shops where you can go and get your custom made t-shirts!

2. A scrapbook:
Now, this is something for everyone and for all occasions. From your mom to your boyfriend to your daughter, everybody will love to see the special moments that you have shared with them. Pick your images, choose your colors, cut, scrap and encompass your beautiful relationship in a special memoir.

3. A painting/embroidered wall hanging:
Every body loves to show off the most valuable articles on their walls and there certainly cannot be anything more valuable than the one made by their special ones. So, go ahead and make use of the easily available cross-stitch, emboss painting, stain-glass painting (and many more) kits and give your loved ones a pleasant surprise. These kits are affordable, come with simple instruction booklets and are not at all time consuming.

4. Bake a cake/cookies:
Whatever be the reason, a cake always adds to the celebrations and what better if you yourself have baked that cake! Make a double layered strawberry cake or a vanilla and chocolate cake. Decorate it with choco-chips or cherries- it will certainly add to the joy. Ditto for fresh home-made cookies.

5. Collection of songs:
If you are a romantic at heart then this is just for you. Take a CD and burn songs to it as per the occasion. Old classics for your mom, favorite love songs of your sweetheart or a compilation of your own favorite songs as a forever remembrance gift!

6. Create your own goody bag/box:
Why not gift a nice cute bag or stuff your goodies in a pretty box. Use old fabrics, mix & match, use old shoe-boxes, run riot with colors! There is so much that you can use. Laces & brocades for slings, sequins, patchwork, mirrors for decoration, ribbons, glaze for the box! The options are plenty! So, go ahead and create your own goody bag/box and seal your love!

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7 Comments
Christine Ramsay, posted this comment on Apr 2nd, 2009
Some very creative ideas here. I would love to try some of them.
Christine
Darla Smith, posted this comment on Apr 2nd, 2009
These are all great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Resounding Glass, posted this comment on Apr 2nd, 2009
These are all great ideas Manya. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.
-Resounding Glass
vertjaars, posted this comment on Apr 3rd, 2009
Perfect during these economic times as well.
–Vertjaars
vyom, posted this comment on Apr 26th, 2009
very cool and interesting ideas.
My favourite are the custom made Tshirts and scrapbook.
swatilohani, posted this comment on May 16th, 2009
well crafted












Kate Smedley, posted this comment on Apr 2nd, 2009
Some lovely ideas Manya, I especially like the scrapbook and the CD ideas.