I love receiving homemade gifts and I like giving them away. With a lot of research and trail and error I created three DIY’s that are somewhat easy to make and any Mother would love to receive them. I think.
These crafts are budget friendly as almost all the supplies came from the Dollar Store.
MOM FrameThe materials needed:
The first one which is my favourite one and easy to make would fit anyones decor.
MOM Frame
Materials Needed:
- 2 Palettes (I got mine at the Dollarama)
- Wide popsicle sticks
- Wood Glue ( I got mine at Home Depot)
- Stain ( I used Varathane Ultimate Wood Stain in Dark Walnut from Home Depot)
- Lint free rags (from Home Depot)
- acrylic paint
- paint brushes
- Hot Glue
- Heart shape (from Dollarama)
- Paper ribbon ( from Dollarama)
- Nautical Rope ( from Dollar Tree)
- small clothes pins ( from Dollarama)
Directions:
- Glue the pallets together. I used heavy objects on either side to keep them together. I also glued the wide popsicle sticks on the seam for extra protection. Let it dry for 24 hrs.
- Once it cured I applied the stain with a lint free rag. You want to go in the direction of a wood grain.
- I let this dry for several hours. It didn’t take long and I only had to apply the one coat
- Next I painted the heart. It was white so I could have left it that way but I wanted it light purple. I let it dry for about half hour.
- Than I hot glued it to the middle of the bottom of the pallet
- Using paper ribbon I made letters M. I measured and cut and remeasured before I glued on. You need four longer ones and four shorter ones for the middle. Make sure you are happy with the way it looks before gluing.
- Next at the top of the pallets I hot glued small clothes pins upside down about 2.5 inch apart.
- Last thing I did is hot glue the nautical rope so I can hang the frame up. You cut this to the length you want.
Next one game me a bit of trouble but I am including an alternative
Mom Artist Panel
Materials Needed:
- Artist Panel (I got mine at Dollarama)
- Stain ( I used Varathane Ultimate Wood Stain in Dark Walnut from HomeDepot)
- Lint free rags (from Home Depot)
- acrylic paint (white and black)
- paint brushes
- printer
- pencil
- scissors
Directions:
- I stained the edges of the panel. Let it dry for several hours
- Paint the inside with white paint
- Type out in Pages or and Word type of app/program (mine said “My greatest blessings call me MOM” and than I included first and middle name of my children and their Birthday) and print it.
- cut it out so you can fit it better on the panel
- rub a pencil on the back of the letters make sure you cover all the letters
- Transfer the words – I used back of a thin paintbrush.
- if you make a mistake you can erase it.
- you can also skip this process and the paint over the letters process if you want to just print it and using Mod Podge glue it on the panel.
- Once you transfer the letters paint over the with black acrylic paint. I used old eye makeup brush
- That is it
Body Scrub
Materials Needed:
- Glass Jars ( I got mine from Dollar Tree)
- White Sugar
- Coconut Oil
- Fruite infused tea
- Essential oil ( I used Lavender)
- Mixing bowel
Directions:
- Add one cup of sugar to the bowel (you can half the recipe or double it up depending how much you need of the scrub)
- followed by eptying two tea bags in,
- 1/4 cup of coconut oil
- about ten drops of essential oil.
- Mix it and fill up your jars.
You can decorate the jars if you would like I just added raffia to the lid and a lable
If you would like to see the video on how I make all these DIY you can check it out https://youtu.be/Rxk2P6KGf9E
Happy Reading
Sonja
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