Gift Ideas From Crafts

Before throwing any item, try to think how you can reuse it. There are hundreds of creative ideas using which you can make beautiful gifts and crafts and present them to your loved ones, friends and relatives. This way you can save money, make eco friendly gifts and make your children learn art and craft as well. In this way, families can come together, have fun and enhance their creativity at the same time.
You can use old birthday cards, old clothes, bottles, card board box, old utensils to make these gift items. You can make bookmarks, picture frames, pencil stands, decorating pieces, fridge cover, file cover and also give a new look to many old things.

Making gifts using old clothing and fabrics

Here is an idea of making a wall hanging to present father on father’s day. To create this wonderful gift you need the following things:

• An old necktie
• Glue
• Small photograph of your kid
• Fabric colors

Tips for making

Place the old tie on the table. Place the photograph on wide portion of the tie and paste it with glue. Write happy with fabric paint above the photograph and father’s day below the photograph. Let it dry. Hang it on the wall of father’s room. He will love to see it.

Bottle Craft

This is a lovely gift for kids. Kids can present it to their friends on their birthday party. You will need:

• Colored bottles
• Fabric paint
• Craft glue and hot glue
• Old jewelry, lace, buttons, glitters
• Patterned fabric

Glue the fabric to cover the bottle. Use ribbon or any other fabric to make a bow around the neck of the bottle. Then use fabric paint to trim the fabric. Now decorate the bottle adding old earrings, color buttons lace etc.  A lovely gift is ready for the kid.

Reuse old Jeans

When your old jeans are worn out from some places, you can reuse them in following ways:

• Cut the back pockets of the jeans, use decorative lace, ribbon or buttons on them and use them as refrigerator magnets.
• Cut old jeans in to square pieces. Use any old bed sheet and sewing square piece on it make a beautiful denim quilt for your baby.
• Make beautiful mats for dinning table or cushions or pot holder with old jeans. They can be easily washed also

Craft with metal containers

You can use empty metal containers of chocolates, candy, biscuits and recycle them to make beautiful gifts. Here is an idea for making an album cover. You will need the following things to prepare this gift item:

• Tin
• Colored paper
• Paper trimmer
• Stickers, paper flower, ribbons etc.
• Scissors