Make a Christmas present for the parents yourself
Giving parents Christmas presents is not that easy. Most of the time they don't want anything material, but they'll definitely be happy about a self-made gift.
What you need:
- Wooden box
- Acrylic paint
- paint brush
- modeling clay
- Pearls, rhinestones and whatever you like
- Picture frame hacking
- photos
- glue stick
- Calendar to stick on
Parents are always happy to receive a Christmas present they have made themselves. So why always spend a lot of money and not just make a nice gift, for example a nice wooden box for Jewellery or a picture frame and calendars are also very popular.
How do you make a Christmas present?
- All you need for the can is a wooden can of any size.
- This is then primed with white acrylic paint.
- When the paint is dry, you can paint the can. Simply paint beautiful motifs with colorful acrylic paint. If you are unsure, you can sketch the motifs with a pencil.
- You need modeling clay for the picture frame. Simply choose a color that you want the frame to have.
- Shape a frame with the modeling clay, size and shape is a matter of taste.
- Now the modeling clay is decorated with pearls, rhinestones or the like. You can also carve in beautiful ornaments with the knife.
- Finally, the Picture frame hook attached, simply press in firmly and of course the upper end with the eyelet let it survive.
- Now let the modeling clay harden according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- If the picture frame is tough, glue photo corners to the back and insert a photo.
- For the photo calendar you need all the photos that appear suitable to you.
- Dab these with the glue stick and stick them on the calendar.
- You can write a little slogan for each photo.
Every year you are faced with the big question of what to give to whom for Christmas ...
These Christmas presents are nothing special, but they are made with love and are therefore more valuable to parents than anything else. Of course, you can also make lots of other things. Just browse the Internet or handicraft books, you will definitely find what you are looking for there.
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