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Make it Personal: Monogrammed Gifts for Family and Friends

April 11, 2014 by AllFreeChristmasCrafts

Make it Personal: Monogrammed Gifts for Family and Friends

There’s something charming about monograms. Personalization is practical and comforting to people, whether they be newlyweds, homeowners, or little girls and boys. It’s fun to see your name or initials on items you use daily, like a favorite coffee mug or pillow case. Plus, it’s so easy to keep track of monogrammed accessories. At AllFreeChristmasCrafts, we’re always looking for great gift ideas for the loved ones on your list. We have a nice collection of monogram crafts on our site, but there are tons of ideas out there. Check out a few of our favorites.

 

DIY Wedding Gifts

Personalized Casserole DishSpring and summer are the most popular seasons for weddings, and often those invitations come with a hefty price tag. If the items on the registry are out of your price range, or if you find yourself scrambling for gift ideas, consider making a monogrammed gift for the happy couple. You can tastefully display the first letter of the couple’s surname on ceramics, such as these Personalized Mugs and Dishes. For a quirky and useful present, etch the couple’s last name on the bottom of a casserole dish, and there will never be confusion over which dish belongs to whom at family dinners.

 

If you happen to be the bride-to-be, you can put together personalized treats for your bridesmaids or wedding guests. These Chalkboard Wine Glass Bottoms will delight your bridesmaids, plus they will give you an excuse to stop by for a glass of something sweet when you return from your honeymoon.

And what about those lovely folks who came to help you celebrate? Fill these Monogrammed Treat Containers with mints, chocolates, and other tiny treats for your guests. Family and friends will appreciate these favors, which double as mementos, long after the candy is gone.

 

Monogram Gifts for Women Who Wander

Personalized Travel MugThese traveler-friendly crafts are great for people who are always on the go. For instance, most travelers rely on caffeine to keep them energized, which is where this Personalized Travel Mug comes in. It’s reusable, easy to clean, and has your name written all over it–literally! Another fabulous and inexpensive gift is this Personalized Lip Balm. Cute and convenient, you can wear your lip balm around your neck when you make this fun craft. It’s especially great for scatterbrained people like yours truly. You can also make yourself or a loved one a personalized gift idea like this Monogram Sachet. Stow this darling craft in your suitcase so that every time you open it you’ll catch a lovely scent. If you’re traveling with a large group and storage space is limited, you can’t beat this Travel Pillow Case. The monogram will prevent any packing or unpacking mix-ups. Even if you can’t sleep in your own bed, your head will feel at home.

 

 

What type of crafts do you like to personalize?

 

 

Filed Under: Gifts Tagged With: DIY gift ideas, homemade gift ideas, Molly Fletcher, monogram, travel, wedding gift ideas

Wedding Planning Tips: Prevent Outdoor Wedding Disasters

February 24, 2014 by AllFreeDIYWeddings

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Celebrating a new couple’s love out in the fresh air can be absolutely stunning and so much fun. Some of the most memorable weddings I have attended have been outdoor weddings. Though there are, arguably, more potential problems when your wedding doesn’t take place between four walls, this is no reason to keep your wedding inside. Just follow these Wedding Planning Tips to Prevent Outdoor Wedding Disasters, and you will be good to go!

 

 

The Weather

Gold Animal Escort Card Holders

The following tips will help you have a successful outdoor wedding, come rain or shine.
1. Prepare for the heat and make sure there will be plenty of water provided for your guests.
2. Remind your guests that they should be prepared for the weather by bringing a light coat or shawl.
3. Craft a comfy accessory like the Mad Men Faux Fur Wrap for your bridal party.
4. Provide weather-appropriate party favors. If you know your wedding might be super sunny, sunglasses would be an adorable gift to place on your tables.
PLUS: Don’t forget about the wind. If you know your wedding venue might be breezy, it would best to avoid a lot of paper crafts at your wedding. Use fabric napkins, which are heavier, and secure them with a ring like the Stylish Starfish Napkin Rings. Be sure placeholders are held down, as well. These Animal Escort Card Holders would be perfect for that.

Buzzing Bugs

Chalkboard Mason Jar Candle Centerpiece

Bugs can be especially bad during the spring and summer. The following tips will help you chase off these pests.
1. Keep the food somewhere that’s relatively bug-free. If there’s a slight breeze in a certain spot or somewhere to keep your food inside, place your food there.
2. Add citronella candles to your DIY outdoor lighting. These candles naturally ward off insects. These Chalkboard Mason Jar Candle Centerpiece and Evening Glow Hanging Votives would be great places to utilize one of these bug-zapping candles.

Grass and Mud

Smashing Knockoff Black and Gold Embellished Flats

Unlike indoor venues with solid floors, planning an outdoor wedding reception means you have uneven ground to contend with at your location. Use the following tips to make your environment a little more walkable.
1. Make sure your guests know about the venue. If it is mostly grass and gravel, advise your female guests to go for flats instead of heels.
2. Limit mass travel to walkways and sidewalks, if you can. This means strategically placing things like the guestbook, the food, and the dance floor. These Rustic Wedding DIY Wood Signs would be a great way to direct traffic.
3. Craft a bridesmaids’ gift to keep your bridal party comfortable. These Classy Kicks or Smashing Knockoff Black and Gold Embellished Flats would be the perfect presents.

If you love these outdoor wedding tips, check out this Wedding Themes: Rustic Wedding!

What’s your favorite thing about an outdoor wedding?

Filed Under: Wedding Crafts Tagged With: DIY candles, DIY projects, DIY wedding, Kaylee Pope, wearable crafts, wedding gift ideas, wedding ideas, wedding trends

How to Give the Perfect Present: Gifts by Personality

November 21, 2013 by AllFreeDIYWeddings

gifts-by-personalityGift giving is an art, and when you’re good, you’re good. But if you’re not, we’re here with some marvelous suggestions that will get your wheels turning. Nothing means more than a well-chosen gift: a present that was clearly thought out. Consider your recipient’s personality to give a gift that she’ll love. These ideas work perfectly for Christmas, birthdays, graduation, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or as thank yous to your ever-devoted bridal party. While many brides give all of their bridesmaids the same gift, personalizing your presents will really show your deep appreciation. Your bridal party puts a lot of time and money into your event, so thank them with presents they’ll love.

The best part about these perfect presents is that they pair a DIY project with a complementary suggestion, saving you money and putting even more love into the gift. These ideas are guaranteed to garner many thanks and smiles.

The Spa Lover: Aromatic Bath Salts

Give this with a gift certificate for a manicure, pedicure, or massage.

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The Jewelry Junkie:  Antique Cameo Jewelry Box

This is great to pair with earrings or a small necklace with each recipient’s initial.

The Sports Fan: Jersey Insulated Beverage Holders

Surprise the sports lover in your life with this adorable DIY and tickets to his favorite team’s game. If you want to spend less than that, get him a glass etched with the logo or special-edition apparel.

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The Stylish Homeowner: Chic Wooden Coasters

Wrap these up with a bottle of wine.

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The Avid Cook: Gorgeous Gold Dipped Utensils

Together with a new cookbook, this gift will blow your food-loving friend out of the water.

The Game Guru: Scrabble Coasters

Give the coasters with a newly released game he hasn’t got his hands on yet.

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The Coffee Drinker: Doodled Mugs

Pair this with a jar of her favorite coffee or even a coffee maker.

The Dapper Gentleman: Manly Mustache Handkerchief

Alongside this fancy handkerchief, give your best man an old-fashioned shaving kit. He’ll love you forever.

The Shopper: Dip-Dyed Canvas Tote

Inside the bag, place a gift card for her favorite store.

Click here for more DIY inspiration and gift ideas.

Which of these gift sets would you love to receive?

Filed Under: Gifts Tagged With: Christmas Gift Ideas, DIY gift ideas, Gifts, Jaclyn Holtzman, Wedding Crafts, wedding gift ideas

14 Ways to Cut Costs with a DIY Wedding

August 13, 2013 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts

DIY Wedding Ideas: 14 Wedding Crafts, DIY Wedding Gifts, and MoreWeddings are always beautiful events, and they mean so much – especially to us girls! Because your wedding day is supposed to be the most memorable day of your life, it can be easy to get carried away with your budget. Our free eBook, DIY Wedding Ideas: 14 Wedding Crafts, DIY Wedding Gifts, and More was put together with blushing brides-to-be in mind. These handmade treasures will be sure to help plan a wedding for less. Why not remove some pressure from the bride and help her save some cash with a few of these adorable wedding crafts. Make memorable moments with close friends and relatives as you join together to create handmade decorations for the shower and reception, DIY save the dates, DIY favors, and more. Take your talents as a crafter and use them for some good while you help make her big day the best it can be. It will mean the world to her!

DIY Wedding Decor

Pretty Paper PomandersThere’s no better way to cut costs than to minimize your expenses when it comes to wedding decor. Take some help from these simple tutorials and create DIY wedding decorations that will save you some cash and add a creative spin to each event. Personalize the days and events leading up to the wedding day with these DIY decorations. From handmade pomanders to DIY centerpieces, the selection of wedding decorations included in DIY Wedding Ideas: 14 Wedding Crafts, DIY Wedding Gifts, and More will be sure to keep you busy during the planning period.

Handmade Wedding Gifts

Something Blue GarterGo handmade when it comes to the wedding jewelry, garter, and other accessories – you’re bride will look stunning for less. These DIY accessories will allow your bride to use her budget for more important things, like the food, pictures, and reception entertainment. With all of the different wedding crafts for the bride included in this collection, DIY Wedding Ideas: 14 Wedding Crafts, DIY Wedding Gifts, and More you’ll have plenty of handmade accessories and different styles to choose from.

DIY Wedding Crafts for Guests

Firecracker Save the Dates

Make the extra effort of creating DIY favors for the wedding; your friends and family members will love the personalized touch. Included in DIY Wedding Ideas: 14 Wedding Crafts, DIY Wedding Gifts, and More you will find a selection of handmade favors that are simple, inexpensive and don’t take up too much time. From DIY shower favors to favors for the wedding itself, this collection will leave you with more than enough room to pick and choose your favorites from. Plus, when you plan out the DIY favor that is one more thing the bride can move down on her priority list; make her life easier with these DIY favors!

Which wedding craft will you work on first?

Filed Under: Free eBooks Tagged With: eBook, Jennifer Bendix, wedding crafts, wedding decorations, wedding gift ideas, wedding trends

Guest Blog: Frugal Wedding Gift Ideas

May 5, 2011 by FaveCrafts

This guest post comes from Kira Cowan of Tip Hero

There are thousands of articles out there about how to have a wedding on a budget, but what about those of us who are in attendance? Going to weddings, especially several in a row, can really add up. Between the gift, the attire, the transportation and the lodging, you could easily spend hundreds of dollars, and that’s if you’re not a member of the bridal party.

This is a topic that’s close and personal to me at the moment. I’ve attended 2 weddings in the last three months and I have 3 more coming up within the next year. While weddings can really be a blast, there’s just no getting around this simple fact: receiving a wedding invitation in the mail can bring about feelings of anxiety just as much as, if not more, than feelings of excitement.

Let’s focus specifically on wedding gifts here and how you can hope to avoid spending an arm and a leg:

Wedding Gifts

  • Be Early to the Registry: If a couple has a registry, you don’t want the most reasonably priced items to be taken by the time you get there. Head to your couple’s registry as soon as you can. Also, look for printable coupons, online coupons or promo codes when shopping the couple’s registry. Recently, I save 20% on a wedding gift from a Macy’s registry because I found an applicable promo code!
  • Utilize Free Shipping: Buying your gift online can be extremely helpful if you’re flying to a wedding. You don’t want to be charged extra baggage fees for traveling with your gift. Utilize free shipping opportunities early and have your gift shipped to the couple’s home. That way, you also won’t have to worry about lugging a gift around with you.
  • Make Your Own Gift: If the couple doesn’t have a registry or the price of the items there make you want to crawl under a bed and hide, you can try your hand at homemade gifts. These can be extremely personal and meaningful, not to mention that they have the potential to save you serious cash. Here are just a few ideas for homemade gifts:
    • Scrapbooks with pictures of the couple throughout their relationship (and even before if you’ve known them for a long time or have access to old pictures)
    • Take a leaf out of Penniless Parenting’s book and create a homemade cookbook with all of your favorite recipes. You can also call up family members and add recipes utilizing the couple’s favorite foods.
    • Crochet or knit a blanket or make a quilt for the couple. My best friend had a registry for her wedding and one of her favorite wedding gifts was a crocheted blanket that was handmade by the groom’s aunt. It was extremely beautiful and perfect for the new couple to cuddle under!
    • Gift baskets are easy to personalize and easy to make. You could fill a picnic basket with all the fixings for a picnic or make a movie night basket for when the couple just wants to have a night in. Head here for some great gift basket ideas.
  • Split the Cost of a Gift: This is an especially great option if you have other friends or family members attending the wedding. Pitch in with a few others to purchase one of the more expensive items on the couple’s registry. Recently, when I was a bridesmaid in a wedding, a few of the other bridesmaids and I pitched in for a wedding shower gift. Combined, we were able to get the bride a present she may not have received otherwise and we each spent less than we would have if we had bought separate gifts.
  • Everyone Loves Money: If all else fails, give the couple the amount that you deemed reasonable for spending on the gift in the form of a check or cash. No one will complain about receiving money. Trust me.

Filed Under: Wedding Crafts Tagged With: Gifts, homemade gifts, save money, Thrifty Crafts, wedding gift ideas

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