DIY {christmas gifts}

I finally finished up the last details of lots of the gifts I made on our craft retreat.

And they have now all been given out.  So I won't be ruining any surprises now.

Here are my projects.  And I take ZERO credit for the ideas.  I copied every single one of them.  Thank you blogland and creative friends.

I borrowed several ideas from Jess Mac who borrowed from Ashley Ann. 

You gotta check out Ashley's DIY section - TONS of great ideas!

These are perfect for Dave's co-workers and Sunday School teachers....

Candy Caddies

 Don't forget to keep the lids as you drink what's in the bottles.  We forgot and threw them away, so I had to buy a pack of root beer at Walmart to be able to have lids.  The lids don't match, and I accidentally bought diet root beer.  So hopefully I'll save you from doing the same.

 I borrowed Jess's "JOY" theme - using a different verse about JOY on each bottle.

Clothespins



Lavendar Sachets

-can be thrown in a drawer, in a bathroom, in the car, hidden on a shelf, or anywhere to bring a fresh scent of lavendar.

These were  for the girls in my community life group.  It was the perfect year to find this idea.  We are all in Mom 2 Mom together too and the theme this year has been "Family Fragrance", with a theme verse that fit perfectly with this gift. 

Dave has loved the smell of lavendar around here so much that he has requested a sachet also.  His truck can get pretty stinky with sweaty construction guys riding home in it. 

Chili Spice Packets

Sticking with the "fragrance" theme - I did these for all the guys in our group.  I guess technically that could produce both good and bad fragrances.  I'll hope for the better ones.

The label and instructions were all printable!

Custom Notepad

To get tutorials for any of these - you'll have to go back to my Maple Memories post here.  Although I guess you don't have much time to make anything more for this year.  Can't believe Christmas is upon us!