For A Gift That's Way More Personal Than What's On Their Registry
Is someone close to you getting married and you don't know what to get them? You don't have to be an artist to make an awesome homemade gift. Whether it's something sentimental or something that they can actually use, they're sure to cherish it a lot more if it was made by you. Here are 20 DIY wedding gifts anyone can make.
1. Personalized Photo Album
Ask friends and family to share their favorite photos of the happy couple, together and apart, and compile them into an album. Get crafty with the sleeve too, personalizing it as much as possible for a truly heartwarming surprise.
2. Home Made Candles
Who doesn't like scented candles? Creating them yourself is surprisingly easy and makes for a more personal gift. Add an artistic touch by decorating the candle holders or creating labels yourself.
3. Jewelry
If you're a crafty person, make the newlyweds some matching jewelry. Whether braceletes or necklaces, try to match their style. You can even include a bead of their loved one's first initial for something extra cute.
4. Hand Decorated Photo Frame
Buy a plain photo frame and decorate it with paint or glue objects onto it. Leave the inside empty for their favorite wedding photo or leave a meaningful quote there.
5. Recipe Book
Making them a customized recipe book with some of their favorite foods is a great way to encourage them to cook romantic meals together. This is an especially good gift if you're into cooking and have a lot of recipes to share.
6. Hand Decorated Coasters
Go to a hardware store and buy some tiles. Then decorate them with paint or permanent marker for an easy and personalized wedding gift. You can even write their names or quotes that are meaningful to them.
7. Chalk Board Wine Glasses
If the couple likes to host, make these easy DIY blackboard wine glasses. Just wrap the base and stem with painter's tape and cover with blackboard spray paint. Gift them with a piece of chalk and a nice bottle of wine.
8. Song Lyric Art
Find out what the couple's favorite song is and make some lyric art by creating a stencil and spray painting it onto a canvas. This is an easy and sentimental gift they can cherish forever.
9. Memory Jar
A memory jar is another simple and thoughtful gift. Just take a jar and decorate with paint, ribbon, drawings, and label it "memory jar." The couple can fill it over time with their most cherished memories and read them back together when it's full.
10. Hand-Painted Sign
If you're handy with a paintbrush, you can paint a piece of wood with their names or a meaningful quote. If you aren't too sure about your calligraphy skills, use a stencil.
11. Herb Garden Kit
A great way to welcome them to their new life together is to give them the tools to plant an herb garden. Make a kit with a few seeds of each plant wrapped in pretty packaging. After all, couples who garden together stay together.
12. Home Made Tea Kit
Encourage the couple to cozy up together by giving them an assortment of teas along with some personalized mugs. Get creative by mixing the tea flavors yourself.
13. Home Made Coffee Assortment
If the couple are coffee connoisseurs, visit your local hipster coffee shop and pick up an assortment of their finest beans. Pair it with a stovetop espresso maker, aeropress, or French press for a special gift they're sure to put to good use.
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14. Scrapbook
Make a scrapbook that perfectly captures the couple's story. This may take some research and craftiness, but the end result will be something very special.
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15. DIY Spice Collection
A great addition to any kitchen is a comprehensive spice rack. Grab small glass spice containers from a bulk store and decoratively label them before filling them with spices you think the couple would use. This is a great way to help them organize their kitchen, particularly if they're just moving in together for the first time.
16. Memory Map
Make cute maps tracking memorable moments in the couple's timeline. A good way to do this is by cutting hearts out of maps and pasting them on a canvas or colorful background.
17. Marker Plates
To achieve this one-of-a-kind wedding gift, draw shapes onto a porcelain plate with a permanent marker before setting it in a 300 degree oven for 15 minutes. You can use stencils or just get creative with it.
18. Magnet Silhouettes
For something a little different, make fridge magnets out of the couple's silhouettes. Only attempt this if you're handy with scissors or exacto knives. Print a photo of their profile onto a sheet of paper, cut it out, trace it onto magnet sheets, and cut around the perimeter.
19. Marker Pillowcases
As an addition to a bed linen set, get playful with fabric markers and decorate some pillow cases. It can be an inside joke, something sentimental, or simply your own art.
20. Paint-Dipped Flower Pots
A great way to encourage the couple to nest together is by gifting them some personalized flower pots. These paint-dipped ones are easy to make even if you're not artistically inclined. Just pour paint onto the underside of some flower pots and let it drip over the sides.
