Fairytale-Themed Girl Baby Shower Gift

 Hello! Today I'd like to share a girl fairytale-themed baby shower gift basket I put together for my friend's daughter. An important part of putting together gift baskets is making sure the colors match. The color scheme I used for this basket was mainly blush pinks, brown, and grey. I included socks, a handmade wand, an outfit, a rabbit blanket toy with rattles, and a wooden block I decorated with her name and birthdate. For the basket, I used a plant bowl (I don't know what they are actually called) from Dollar Tree, tied a lace ribbon around it, and tucked moss in around the bowl. This could easily be changed into a boy baby shower gift inspired by literature or a girl baby shower gift with a different theme, or be used for holidays/first birthdays, of course. 

I hope you find this basket idea or this theme inspiring! Also, for those starting today, happy first day of the 2022-23 school year! 

-Lauryn

DIY Marvel (Easter) Gift Basket

 To go hand in hand with the post I shared earlier, here is another themed Easter basket that could be used for any occasion, this time for Marvel fans. Again, I printed Marvel activities from the internet along with the clock from Loki, and I bought my brother a Hawkeye shirt I happened to come across in advance at Five Below. The card I handmade read "As you Marvel at the miraculous Easter story, I hope you enjoy this super gift!" But a card could say something like "I hope you have a marvelous birthday!" This gift was very simple, I like to keep celebrations Loki. Sorry, I'm going to stop now.

I hope you find this handy!

-Lauryn

DIY Beatles-Themed Easter Basket

 This post is super random, but I was looking back at gifts I put together and thought that even though this is an Easter gift, the idea could easily be translated into a birthday or Christmas gift for those of you who, like me, have a huge Beatle fan in their life. I used a lot of free printables found on Google such as the Yellow Submarine on the front. In the Easter eggs, I printed out a mini Paul, Beatles activities such as crossword puzzles, and you could also include sheet music for musicians. This gift was honestly very last minute, so those printables were a life saver. A gift saver, I suppose is more accurate. I added a decorate-your-own-mug kit (Michaels sells them), cookies that I repackaged to look fancier, and a handmade card. The card said "You can't Beatle that Jesus has done for you. Happy Easter!" or something along those lines. If you didn't get that, you are not alone, but I tried. 

I hope you found this simple gift idea useful. Thanks for stopping by!

-Lauryn

10 DIY Gifts an Artist Could Make for Less than $2

Whether it's for Valentine's, Easter, birthdays, or Christmas, gifts are difficult. They are also, many times, expensive. So, here is a list of stylish but practical gifts artists can make for less than $2!

1. Design a tee-shirt. I buy tee-shirts from Dollar Tree, and then paint a character the gift recipient loves with acrylic paint. Not only is it a custom, thoughtful, and fun gift, it's also very practical!

2. A Typography Print. Typography/calligraphy prints are very popular, fun to make, and stylish.
They can be made either by hand or digitally.

3. Draw or Paint a Character. This is a great gift for children!

4. Create Pottery. Okay, this will probably cost more than $2, but if you divide the clay into separate gifts, each gift can still be less than that. As an example, I created ring-dishes for friends and a teacher.

5. Polymer Clay Jewelry. There are countless tutorials and ideas for necklace charms, rings, and other polymer jewelry. These all require small amounts of clay, and should therefore cost less than $1.

6. A Custom Portrait. If you like to draw people, you could draw a custom portrait of somebody (or of their pet). Who wouldn't like that?

7. String Art. You can get a free pallet from almost anywhere, buy the string at thrift stores for $0,50, and all you need are the nails (assuming you have a hammer), which cost around $1.50. 

8. A Custom Sign. Again, find a free pallet, but this time only use one board, and paint a custom massage with acrylic paint (which is $0.50 a bottle at Walmart).

9. Draw or Paint a Landscape. Think of somewhere the gift recipient loves, and paint or draw a picture of it.

10. A Scrapbook or Journal. Who wouldn't love a sentimental scrapbook, bible journal, smash book journal, or vacation journal? Whatever type of journal it is, it is sure to make a great gift and can easily be done for less than $2.

That was all ten gift ideas. I hope this is helpful!
-Lauryn