No need to spend a ton of money & no need to add more waste & plastic to the landfill. Have a blast making these gifts for your friends, crush, family & neighbors.
6 Ideas for U!
- Homemade Strawberry Jam
- SUPER EASY, only 3 ingredients: strawberries, sugar, lemon
- mix cleaned & green removed strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan, med-low heat till sugar dissolves
- Increase heat & bring mixture to a rolling boil.
- Stir frequently mashing the strawberries as you stir, until jam is thickened and bubbles completely cover the surface of the jam. (about 10 minutes.)
- Transfer jam to a jar and put lids on
- Store in refrigerator for about 10 days
- Salt or sugar body scrub (who doesn’t like amazing post scrub skin)
- Mix your favorite ingredients, experiment with proportions
- Rough options: Sea salt, Epsom salt, Sugar
- Oil options: Coconut oil, Avocado oil, Jojoba oil, olive oil, etc.
- Additional possible add ins: Rosewater, dried lavender, essential oils, dried rose petals,…
- Rainbow candle
- Decorate a simple candle by melting old crayons onto it to make a trendy design
- Materials: white or other solid colored candle, crayons, hot glue gun
- Follow the directions click here!
- Seasoning salt (tailor your recipe, be unique, get creative, spice it up!)
- Experiment with your favorite seasonings. For Spicy options you might use Salt as a base. For sweet seasonings, use Sugar as a base.
- Spicy option add-in-s?: Chili powder, paprika, garlic, pepper, smoked paprika, smoked salt, chili flakes, ….
- Sweet add-in-s?: Cinnamon, sprinkles, cocoa powder, colored sugar, finely crumbled nuts, grated chocolate flakes, grated butterscotch chips…
- A gift that keeps on giving, a homemade bird feeder for your loved one to enjoy watching sweet birds pop around
- Simply string a hanging twine loop through a pine cone
- then coat the cone with peanut butter & sprinkle bird food on it
- Wrap in a see through bag & tie w a pretty ribbon)
- Adorbs jewelry hanger using twigs & yarn
- Collect 3 chop sticks or tree branches, string/twine/ribbon of your style, metal keyring or other sturdy hanging attachment.
- Optional deco supplies: paint, duck tape, colored yarn for wrapping around the wood
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