10 Stylish, DIY Food Gift Basket (or Box) Ideas

It's been a long time since I did a round-up, so although I have lots of gifts, tutorials and gift guides to post, I thought I'd take a break from those and share some amazing gift ideas with you all.

1. Tea Gift Basket (Camille Styles)


2. Breakfast in a Box (The Sweet Lulu Blog)


3. DIY Granola and Yogurt Picnic Basket (Style Me Pretty)


4. Waffle/Breakfast in Bed Hostess Gift  Basket (Smashed Peas and Carrots)


5. DIY Hamper: A Coffee Lovers Wooden Crate (Koch Blog)



6. DIY Holiday Tea Kit (Style Me Pretty)


7. DIY Holiday Hostess Gift Basket (The Sweetest Occasion)


8. Autumn Gift Idea (Lasso the Moon)


9. Teacher Appreciation Gift Box (Sugar and Charm)


10. DIY Coffee and Donut Gift Crate (Style Me Pretty)


It seems that just about every adult loves either coffee or tea, and if they don't, who wouldn't want a pre-made meal? There are 10 easy DIY food gifts for everyone. I hope that you loved these gift ideas as much as I did!

-Lauryn

15 Unique and Practical Gifts in a Jar (Round-Up)

I constantly struggle to find or come up with gifts I haven't already given that are both stylish and useful. You're going to think I'm crazy (if you don't already), but I am beginning to plan my Christmas gifts (yes, I'm already looking forward to Christmas!) and birthday gifts for the year since I am anticipating an extremely busy fall and winter. I recently found some very inspirational, beautiful and handy gift ideas that I'd like to share that are perfect for Christmas, but really could work for any occasion; so below I present 15 unique and practical DIY gifts in jars:

For The Crafter

Crafty Christmas Gift Idea (Craftaholics Anonymous)

Crafter Gift in a Jar (Mad in Crafts)

Holiday Mason Jar Gift Tag Kit (The Silly Pearl)

Holiday Gift Tag Kit (Tried and True)

Rock Painting Kit in a Jar (The Crazy Craft Lady)

For Kids

Mason Jar Craft Kit (Munchkins and Moms)

Gingerbread House Kit in a Jar (The Shabby Creek Cottage)

Elsa Frozen Mason Jar Gift (Petticoat Junktion)

Boredom Buster Mason Jar (The Gunny Sack)

Edible Gifts

Cupcake Lover Mason Jar Gift (The How-To Home)

Sundae Kit in a Jar (The Country Chic Cottage)

Tea Lover's Mason Jar Gift (Stone Gable)

Peppermint Mocha Java Jar (The Gunny Sack)

Body Care Gifts 

Six DIY Winter Scrubs and Lotions (Sara Laughed)

Aromatherapy Vapor Shower Disks Tutorial (Bre Pea)

I hope you find these ideas as useful and inspiring as I do! I will soon post an adoption party, so come again soon!

-Lauryn

3 DIY Sugar Scrubs

Hello! Today I'd like to share three super easy, quick sugar scrub recipes. I've made sugar scrubs for gifts numerous times, and they are a great addition to a gift basket. I mean, who doesn't like it? Below are the recipes for lemon lavender, coffee and orange/citrus sugar scrubs:

Lemon Lavender Sugar Scrub:

1. Combine coconut oil, lemon juice, and sugar together until you are satisfied with the consistency. I just cut and sqeeze a fresh lemon. You should melt the oil maybe ten seconds (more or less) in the microwave and mix it so it is very soft, but not entirely liquid. I like mine to be about half liquid, half sugar.

2. I use the cheap Walmart essential oil, which is very diluted, so I kind of just squeeze the bottle for a few seconds. Use however much you think it should have. Then mix in more sugar so the texture isn't too watery.

3. This is optional, but you can mix in some fresh lavender flower petals to make it prettier. I just sprinkled mine on the top. You're done!

Coffee Sugar Scrub:

1. Mix together half coconut oil (which you will probably want to soften in the microwave) with half used coffee grinds (which you might want to squeeze some of the wetness out of with a paper towel).

2. Mix these wet ingredients with sugar and vanilla. Use your nose to judge how much vanilla to use. I like my scrub to be half-liquids, half-sugar. You're done!

Orange/Citrus Sugar Scrub:

1. Soften and mix up coconut oil, then cut a fresh orange and squeeze out some or most of the juice. If you use a Cutie, use all of the juice. Mix these liquids together.
2. Add orange or some sort of fruit essential oil in with your mixture. The amount varies depending on what you use. I use diluted Walmart essential oil, so I squirt in a lot.
3. Add lots of sugar (I suggest half-sugar, half-liquids).
4. Adding vanilla is optional. You're done! By the way, if the ingredients seperate over time, it's normal. You can just mix them back together.

(Here's another Orange Sugar Scrub tutorial with photos).

I hope you enjoyed making these quick, easy, lovely and practical gift. Or maybe you made some for yourself! I don't know all of the scientific aspects to it, but sugar scrub can be very beneficial, especially coffee sugar scrub. I suggest using it once a week (not every day). I'll post more tutorials soon!

-Lauryn

DIY Easter/Spring Gift Baskets

Hey! I'm so sorry I didn't get around to any posts last week. I've been getting ready for two birthday parties and a graduation party that will be this month, June and July. Today I'm sharing two gift baskets I put together for my parents for Easter. They can be used for anytime or occasion though, really. They are super easy to create!

First, here's a gardening-themed gift basket. 

To make this, you will need:

-A basket (mine I had on hand, but it came from Dollar Tree)

-Seed packages

-A chocolate rabbit (which I took out of the box, placed in a plastic bag, and tied with a ribbon)

-A candle (mine was from Walmart for $0.98)

-Moss (mine was real moss from our yard)

-Newspaper/tissue paper (optional)

1. Gather moss and fill your basket or place tissue/newspaper in the bottom of the basket, and place the moss on top so that it appears full (I did the latter).

2. Stick your seed packets into the moss along the back of the basket.

3. Place your candle on a side of the basket.

4. Place your chocolate rabbit in the front center. You're done!

The second basket was for my mother, and filled with some random necessities, a photo, and watercolor typography artwork.

For this one, you'll need:

-A basket (Thrift stores are a good place to look)

-A bottle (mine was from Walmart)

-An oven mitt (again, mine was from Walmart)

-Body wash or some alternative, such as sugar scrub or lotion (mine was free from Bath and Body Works)

-A watercolor picture (I made mine, inspired by one I saw online, but I suggest you try Etsy)

-A photo print (Etsy is a good place to look for these, too)

-Tissue/paper shreds

1. Fill the basket with tissue/paper shreds.

2. Place the items listed above in the basket and arrange them to your satisfaction.

3. Done!

Hopefully some of you find these gift ideas handy! I'll hopefully post my Mother's Day party soon!

-Lauryn