Easter Gift Idea

Leading up to Easter all of our family members requested we didn’t waste money buying them Easter eggs. We still wanted to give them something so decided to make them a gift instead. For most of them we made chocolate truffles and for the super health conscious we made raw lemon bliss balls. We purchased the cute boxes $1 for 6 and printed out a template of a bunny to cut around and give the boxes an Easter feel. Everyone was a lot more excited and appreciative of these, so much so that I have received two text messages today thanking us for them.

We have decided that this will be our new Easter tradition as not only did everyone appreciate it, but we saved a lot of money and ended up spending about $6 in total.

I hope you had a happy Easter! J

 

 

Gift Idea: Personalised Dictionary Cushion

Leading up to Christmas I spent A LOT of time on the internet searching new gift ideas for my friends and family. I came across a fantastic cushion on Hampson Homewares for my Nanna, however we had a budget of $30.

I searched to see if there were any cheaper options, but didn’t find any and unfortunately it is far beyond my expertise to make. In the end I went on to ebay and searched personalised cushions and contacted Cherieroyale. I sent her a copy of the cushion and asked if she would be able to make something similar for me. Cherieroyale was amazing and made a similar cushion for $25.95. She emailed me the draft of what she was doing and delivered it within the week.

The cushion that I gave to my Nanna is smaller than the Hampson Homewares cushion and probably not as good quality but my Nanna didn’t know any of that and was absolutely thrilled to receive it!

Image by Cherieroyale

 

 

Gift Idea: Personalised Novels

My mum loves books, but for Christmas I didn’t want to just get her a book I wanted to get her something a bit more special. Her favourite movie is The Wizard of Oz and through my many hours spent on the internet leading up to Christmas I came across a personalised copy of the book. I put the name of my mum and family members in the book and ordered it for her.

Despite finding it a bit difficult to read without bursting into regular fits of laughter she absolutely loved the thoughtfulness of the gift. It reminded her of when she had done it for us when we were younger.

You can order the book from Ustarnovels, there are also other books available to personalise.

 

 

Gift Idea: Baby Survival Kit

Last week, one of my lovely friends had an extremely healthy and gorgeous baby boy. All of us girls put in to buy her something big at the baby shower so when it came to visiting her in hospital I just wanted to take in something small. I bought a beautiful book for her handsome new man, but felt a bit rude not taking something in for the exhausted mum and dad.

The inspiration behind this gift was the new beginnings kit that I made a friend not long ago, you can see that here. This gift was extremely well received so I made another two for some ladies at work going off on maternity leave.

If you would like a printable copy of what’s included in the kit please let me know.

 

 

 

Gift Idea: Going Away Gift

One of my girlfriends recently moved interstate to be with her long distance boyfriend and she was a bit nervous about the move. So I wanted to give her something small to take with her to a) remind her that someone cares enough about her to make her a gift and b) to remind her of the exciting new adventure she is embarking on!

I saw this frame and it instantly reminded me of her, I then decided to put a picture of Victoria on the left with a heart for Melbourne as that is where she is from and then South Australia on the right with a heart for Adelaide as that is where she moved to. In the middle I put a picture of the couple together.

 

 

 

Giftsporation: A cute gift idea for someone who likes to bake/cook

It is no secret I am an avid Pinterest lover, I spend more time than I care to admit browsing all the fantastic ideas and making note of all of the things I need to try/do/create. About a month ago I pinned this gift idea as I have a lot of friends starting to buy their first homes and thought it would be something thoughtful I could easily create for them.

Since I pinned it, it has had 431 repins and 51 likes and that has gone up twice since I began typing this. So I thought I would continue to share it through all avenues possible. When I began this blog post I tried to track down the creator of this gift to give them some credit, but I just kept getting led to different Pinterest boards. Anyway, enjoy!

 

 

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Going Away Gift Idea: New Beginnings Kit

One of my dear friends is moving interstate and I wanted to make her something that she could take with her that would ease her nerves and remind her that she is never alone.

After thinking about it for a few weeks, I came up with a ‘New Beginnings Kit’. I am really happy with how it turned out and her reaction as well as everyone else’s who saw it was more than I could have hoped for. I think this is quite a versatile gift and something I will definitely be making again. It could be made for many different purposes, it could be turned into a ‘Get Well Kit’ for someone recovering from an illness. It could also be a ‘Happiness Kit’ for someone who needs a pick me up.

 

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To read what is in the kit and why, click on the photo and it should be clearer. Please be aware there is an error, it should say ‘String- to tie things together when everything falls apart’ It is missing the word when.