Often the expectation of triumph brings much more joy than it itself. After all, you need to prepare for it, think out what to present, and do other pleasant troubles. When it comes to choosing a presentation, different ideas come to mind, but a handmade gift for an anniversary or birthday always brings more joy. After all, it is in such things that we put our souls in and show with what trepidation we relate to people. Many products are made quite simply, but look very presentable.
Anniversary gifts
The anniversary is an event of special importance, and non-standard gift ideas will help to give bright colors to this day. If you intend to surprise the birthday man and give him unforgettable emotions and mood, we recommend that you give preference to a handmade birthday present for your anniversary. And also it is worth considering unusual packaging and how to present it in an original way. Next, consider interesting options.
Coffee heart topiary
If you want to make an original gift with a hint of romance, then this option fits perfectly. To make a DIY gift for an anniversary, a woman will need the following components:
- Coffee beans.
- Cotton pads.
- Thick cardboard sheets.
- Medium thickness wire.
- Brown paint.
- Foam sponge.
- A can of durable material.
- Wooden sticks (you can use ice cream).
From medium-density cardboard, cut two identical small hearts. Take two pieces of thick wire, wrap it with paper and glue to each blank in the shape of a heart. Form a volumetric heart from these elements, putting several layers of cotton pads between them. Glue the resulting product from all sides with cotton circles and wrap tightly with threads. Paint the heart with brown paint and stick coffee beans on top. Wrap the wire “trunk” of the product with a white thread. Take the jar prepared earlier (preferably metal) and decorate it with completely wooden sticks. To do this, they must be firmly glued to each other around the entire perimeter. After that, wrap the pot with ribbon for beauty and reliability. Inside the container, place the foam rubber and insert the finished heart on the leg into it. If desired, the pot can be decorated with beads, lace or artificial flowers.
Unusual silhouette on canvas
An original gift for the anniversary of a woman with her own hands will be a colorful picture painted with her own hand. And for this it is not necessary to have the talents of the artist.
Take a white canvas or whatman paper and glue it with bright pieces cut from glossy magazines. You need to apply the elements in a chaotic manner, the main thing is that the entire surface of the sheet is glued. After the application is completely dry, it is necessary to fix the silhouette of the image on it, which will become the basis of the picture. It can be flowers, trees, birds, animals or even a congratulatory text. On top of all this, apply a soft color acrylic paint (beige or gray), so that a bright picture on the background is clearly visible. After complete drying, carefully remove the silhouette from the sheet - and the creative picture is ready. Insert it into a frame that matches your style.
Family tree
If you are racking your brains on how to make a DIY gift for a man’s anniversary, then you can take the family tree for the idea. This touching present is especially appreciated by those who honor family traditions. The tree can be depicted as a real topiary tree or placed as an image on canvas.
To make the product, it is necessary to insert several pieces of thick wire into the foam or any other elastic material and wrap them with a beautiful brown fabric. Glue the elements in the form of home-made leaflets, flowers or hearts with photos of family members in the center on the tip of each improvised branch. They should be placed in a certain order: the oldest relatives are placed on top, then the younger ones, and distant on the sides (if they are provided).
To place a family history on a paper, it is necessary to cut oval shapes from loose cardboard and decorate them around the perimeter with a florid pattern. In the central part, place photos and stick these elements on the Whatman paper as a family tree. The trunk and crown are recommended to be made of felt or any other dense material. Such a voluminous application will look beautiful and solid.
Gift Options for Male Relatives
Do-it-yourself gifts for men for the anniversary are not just products, but something much more, because warmth is invested in them. Receiving such a present, the birthday man understands that the person who made it spent his time and energy inventing something unique and special. So, as a hand-made gift for dad, brother, grandfather or loved one, you can consider the following:
- Author's poem written on stylized paper. For example, you can use an aged sheet folded into a tube and placed in a gift box.
- The picture or composition of the fruit of the original slices - in the form of a car, guitar, bicycle and more.
- "Men's picture" made of nails and threads.
- Craft from natural materials (cones, acorns, shells, etc.).
- A lamp made with threads, glue and a ball.
- Photo frame made from pieces of a CD-ROM.
- Hand-made set of hats and scarves.
- Keychain with tie.
- Suspender.
- Organizer bag for a bicycle.
- A pillow “dressed” in a men's clothing set, such as a shirt, tie and sweater.
Let's look at a few more options step by step.
Massage foot mat
It’s not difficult to make a DIY gift for your anniversary, it can be a massage mat. A very necessary thing, the usefulness of which will be appreciated by every man after a hard day's work. To make it you will need sea pebbles, a regular rubber mat and superglue. To pebbles easily connected with rubber, they should be wiped with alcohol.
To make the gift even more original and soulful, you can come up with your own ornament or put an inscription from pebbles. Pebbles need to be glued tightly to each other, without leaving even the smallest gaps between the elements.
Fantasy pillowcase for pillows in a car
An original, self-made gift for an anniversary or birthday will be a pillowcase from family photos. A touching product will always delight a beloved man when he is away from home.
You need to print the selected pictures on thermal transfer paper. After this image, you need to cut it out, lay it on the prepared pillowcase with the picture down and iron it with an iron. The last step is required to transfer the photos to the fabric.
Gift Ideas for the Female Half of the Family
A handmade birthday gift for a woman should be associated with beauty, flowers or homeliness. The following products can be selected as a presentation:
- Homemade card decorated with ribbons, buttons, pompons, lace or fabric elements.
- A bouquet made of paper, fabric or fruit.
- A granddaughter or daughter can make a potholder or an apron for cooking as a birthday gift with her own hands at school.
- Felt pendant toys.
- DIY vase or flower pot.
- Decorative pillow with original embroidery, decal or inscription.
- Bedding or towel with embroidered initials or congratulations.
- Decoration of stones or beads.
- Creative scarf made from t-shirts.
- Hand-knitted bedside mat.
- Scrapbooking style photo album.
What other do-it-yourself gift for an anniversary of 55 years can be made? For example, boil soap. Such a present may seem unusual, but it will come in handy for everyone. Use imagination, this will help create a completely unique product.
To make a gift you will need a baby soap or soap base. In addition, a variety of heat-resistant molds are useful. They can be made of plastic, silicone or rubber. Glass and metal products cannot be used for soap making.
The cooking process is extremely simple: pour gelatin with cool water and leave it to swell for 40 minutes. Grate the base on a grater, melt and add a teaspoon of water to it. Pour in the same aromatic oils, dye, and you can also use sparkles and glitters. Combine all this with swollen gelatin and pour into molds.
Sweet bouquet
An excellent handmade gift for the anniversary for sweet tooth will be a bouquet of sweets and other goodies. To create it, you will need:
- Sweets.
- Corrugated paper.
- Scissors.
- Artificial flowers.
- Glue.
- Green scotch tape.
- Material.
- Skewers or toothpicks.
- Beautiful paper for packaging.
- Green felt.
- Double sided tape.
- Satin ribbons.
Strip corrugated paper into strips of 2-2.5 cm. Twist each in the middle, fold in half, straighten and form the petals. Glue the candy on the handle in the middle. On top of the sweet product, attach several petals with a thread. Wrap the base of the bud and the stalk with green tape. From felt, make leaves and fix them on the stems. Form a bouquet from the resulting flowers with sweets, wrap it in beautiful wrapping paper and tie it with a satin ribbon.
Cool DIY anniversary gifts
At the celebration of the birthday one can be awarded comic diplomas and certificates. The amusing reward presented at the holiday will cheer up all guests and will be remembered. For example, a woman can be given a certificate or certificate of the most beautiful and forever young. Inside the document, marks will be put down for unusual subjects (female logic, conducting hours of telephone conversations, the ability to flirt, and so on). If you make such a comic gift to your mom for an anniversary with your own hands, he will be received with a bang, she will certainly be satisfied. You can also give funny awards to your husband, dad, wise leader, colleague, and so on.
Creative packaging
When thinking over a gift, one should not forget about interesting packaging. For example, a present may be presented in unusual packaging paper. You can make it out of photos or by writing congratulations and compliments. To defeat a birthday boy, you can use his favorite words and phrases, as well as the name in different fonts.
Fabric design
An original gift for the anniversary, made with your own hands, will become even more soulful if you wrap it not in paper, but, for example, in a canvas from an old wool sweater. Or you can create packaging using the Japanese Furoshiki technology, which will require unnecessary things. This will create coziness and emphasize a reverent attitude towards the birthday man. Do not forget to put on a parcel a small greeting card with wishes.
Burlap packaging
Do-it-yourself gift to your grandmother on your anniversary put in a box, and wrap burlap on top. Tie the present with a bright satin ribbon, add beads, artificial flowers and lace - and you will get an incredibly stylish and solid decoration. Small bags made of burlap look no less interesting, they are used to present a small presentation.
Chic, shine, beauty
This option is the most solemn and bright. Use glitter on a piece of wrapping paper. It can be a heart, a flower, the name of the hero of the holiday, or even a congratulatory speech. Complete all this beauty with a bunch of balloons.
Gift Presentation Options
Search and expectation of a surprise bring a birthday boy no less joy than the present itself. The easiest way is to arrange a small quest. The gift is hidden in a certain place of the house, and notes are placed along its area with directions where to look for the next key. The first message is left near the pillow or in slippers. You can slightly complicate the task - a letter will be written on each hint, and in the end they will need to be folded, and the name of the place where the gift lies is obtained.
Surprises in the balls
The original way to congratulate your wife on the anniversary is to fill the room with helium balls and tie a small homemade present to each ribbon. For example, it can be small cards with declarations of love. The main gift is hiding in one of the balls. To make it all look even more spectacular, balls can be placed in a large box and presented to her beloved. At the moment when it is opened, the balls will fly around the room, thereby causing a wave of enthusiastic emotions. It will charge you with a good mood for the whole day and will definitely be remembered for a long time.
Intricate Maze
An anniversary occurs not only in adulthood, but also in 20 and 30 years, when there are still a few children. This presentation of a handmade gift for an anniversary of 50 years is not suitable for everyone, but at a younger age it will bring a lot of positive emotions. You can initially present a present with the help of a home-made maze. While the birthday boy is still sleeping, tie a strong thread to his hand, and the end to the place where the gift lies. After awakening, his task is to find a surprise along the indicated “path”. The task can be complicated and a little confused thread, for example, wrapping it several times on furniture.
Presentation of a gift through an intermediary
A pleasant surprise will be the receipt of a presentation through a courier who delivered it in the midst of a festive feast. And he can also give an important document to the birthday man for signing - an invoice for obtaining an annual supply of happiness, love, fun, health and other things.
If you want to please your girlfriend, you can ask a person who meets on her way every day (for example, a seller of coffee or newspapers) to congratulate her by handing a bouquet and a memorable gift. Do not forget to put a card with the name of the donor.
A DIY birthday gift should be memorable and vibrant. Making an original present with your own hands is not difficult at all, you just need to show a little ingenuity and set aside time. Think over all the details, from creation to delivery, and then the main goal will be achieved - the birthday boy will be charged with a festive mood and will remember this day for a long time.