Cute DIY Gift Ideas

Hello! I hope you have all had a lovely day. Today's post is upon the topic of a few cute and easy DIY gift tutorials. This isn't really a Valentine's Day themed post however I thought it would be nice to give you a little inspiration for maybe some cute gift ideas if you are spending time with you girlfriend/boyfriend this Valentine's Day or if you are just have a girly day with friends. Also, I am so sorry that I didn't take the pics myself - I have been so busy and haven't had time to get all the supplies but I hope this is okay. I hope you enjoy it and make sure to leave your comments below. 

Strawberry Sundae Bath:

 

The first gift idea is a Strawberry Sundae bath set and I just find this so cute. 

You will need: 

• A Sundae Glass

• A Lufer

• Mini pampery bits- bath fizzers, bath salts, mini body lotions etc. (preferably strawberry flavoured)

• Straw

• Ice Cream Spoon (optional)

• Ribbon and little note (optional)

Method:

1. Firstly, place all pamper items in the sundae glass.

2. Place lufer on top and decorate with a straw, ice cream spoon, ribbons, a little note or any other cute little sundae-themed decorations you find.

Open when… packages:

These little open when… packages are such a cute and thoughtful idea and are lovely to have if you've had a bad day and need a little reminder that you are loved, some comfort food (chocolate!) or just to relax a little. 

You will need:

• Envelopes/ wrapping paper

• Mini-themed gifts- chocolate/sweets, pampery bits, photographs, sweet little notes etc

• An old shoebox (optional)

• Little decorative bits (optional)

Method:

1. Firstly, you must pick a few different themes for each package (happy, feeling loved, sad, had a bad day, stressed, craving something sweet) 

2. Buy or make different gifts according to your chosen themes - maybe cute little notes, sweets, pamper bits, photographs, a free hug token, de-stressing bath soak etc. 

3. Wrap up or place your gifts in envelopes then maybe you could decorate them, then place them all in a shoebox or tie them together with ribbon. 

Sweet Little Survival Kit:

This sweet little survival kit is so adorable and will make your loved one smile.

You will need: 

• A Daily Tablet Dispenser

• Mini gifts- sweets, mini lip glosses and nail polishes, sweet little notes

Method:

1. Firstly, buy or create lots of cute mini gifts such as sweets, mini beauty products and sweet little notes (saying things like: I love you :), kiss me quick, etc.) 

2. Place all gifts in each compartment if tablet dispenser. 

Valentineccino: 

This little gift idea is so lovely for Starbucks-obsessives like me :) 

You will need:

• Old, Clean Starbucks Cup

• Mini gifts- sweets, mini pamper/beauty items, mini scented candles

• Straw

• Ribbons and other decorative items (optional) 

Method:

1. Firstly, make sure your Starbucks cup is completely clean and has been washed thouroughly 

2. Place all your mini gifts inside the Statbucks cup and stick in the straw and lid; you can also decorate if you want 

Valentine Picnic Hamper:

This gift idea is so cute and is a very romantic way to spend you day. 

You will need:

• A picnic hamper

• Wine glasses

• Shloer (or maybe an alcoholic drink if you are old enough) 

• Strawberries

• Other sweet treats 

• Picnic rug

• Scented Candles and matches 

• Cute pictures and maybe some letters/poems 

• A romantic or meaningful place to have your picnic 

• Maybe some decorative items (optional) 

Method:

1. Place all your items into your picnic hamper and maybe decorate it 

2. Ring your boyfriend/girlfriends doorbell and leave the hamper on their doorstep

Meal/Evening in a Mug: 

This gift is perfect for a friend's birthday or just a little gift to let them know you are thinking of them. 

You will need:

• A personalised/cute mug

• Mini pamper/beauty treats or alternatively a meal (such as powdered pasta sause and uncooked pasta) 

• Cute, Patterned See-through plastic and ribbon (optional) 

• Other Decorative items (optional)

Method: 

1. Place all mini gifts into your mug 

2. Wrap up your mug in cute, see-through plastic and tie a ribbon around the tip to secure it and maybe create a little tag saying 'evening in a mug' or 'meal in a mug'. 

Box of memories:

This gift idea is so thoughtful and beautiful and your loved one will fall in love with it. 

You will need: 

• An old decorated shoebox or box alike the one above 

• Lots of old photographs and letters/poems 

• Any other significant items of your relationship

• Decorative items (optional)

Method: 

1. Firstly, decorate your box with tissue paper inside, cute stickers, etc. 

2. Place all your items inside your box. 

Homemade cookies/ cupcakes:

 Homemade cookies and cupcakes are always a beautiful gift idea which you can never go wrong with. Attempt to find out their favourite flavour of cookie/cupcake so it is very personal. 

You will need:

• Homemade cookies/cupcakes

• A cute cupcake box/ a mason jar/ cute, patterned, transparent plastic and ribbon

• Other decorative items

Method:

1. After baking your cookies/cupcakes, place your sweet treats into a cut cupcake box, mason jar or wrap them in transparent plastic and secure with a ribbon.

2. Decorate your package to make it look super sweet.

Hot Chocolate Kit: 

This is such a cute and tasty gift idea which I love so much. 

You will need:

• A Mason Jar

• Hot chocolate powder

• Mini Marshmallows

• Some spices or additional hot chocolate ingredients (optional) 

• Decorate items such as ribbons (optional)

Method: 

1. Firstly, place the hot chocolate powder/spices at the bottom of the mason jar

2. Then, place all the mini marshmallows on the top and close the jar. 

3. Decorate jar with ribbons and maybe a little tag to make this look super cute

Other cute little (self-explanitary) gifts: 

I hope you have enjoyed this post and it has given you a little inspiration for some creative and cute gifts. I hope to see you all again very very soon. 

Beauty Flutter

Natalie xx

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