Last Minute D.I.Y Christmas Gift Ideas

I am a bit of a D.I.Y fanatic myself, and I'm constantly on Pinterest finding new and fun ways to make something old into something new. I take awhile to get around to making a lot of the things I pin, but I will hopefully get around to making a few. Since Christmas is nearing, I decided to compile a list of my top 10 last minute D.I.Y ideas to make and give for Christmas (in no particular order.)

1.  Pine Cone Bow Ornament

Super cute and very quick to make! All you need is a pine cone, some ribbon and some string!

2. Christmas tree in a Jar

Get some cotton balls, a little plastic tree or even a branch from outside and add a cute animal or a little present.

3. The Pamper Jar 

Add anything you would like, nail polish, cream, candy! Make it fun.

4. Chalk mug

Get an old mug, and paint on some chalk paint! (maybe write a cute Christmas message)

5. Dipped Glitter Jar

Cute for your glitter lovin' friend.

6. Camera Strap Scarf

Takes a little more time, but a super cute idea.

7. Owl Pine Cone Ornaments

Make these sweet little guys in a quick few minutes.

8. The Modern Mix Tape

Warning! This one will probably be pretty tricky if you're following the link I posted above. This one is a bought version.

 9. Custom Journal

All you need is a gold sharpie and a plain journal!

10. Homemade Christmas Trees

These will take by far the longest, but you will end up with a beautiful gift for someone!

I hope you enjoyed reading my list. Let me know what your favourite is or if you're making one of these for someone special to you.

-leelou

A Day of Thrifting

So many chairs!! 

Vinyls...♡

The beautiful and large selection of jars. A D.I.Y dream.

Fell in love with this chair.

(a up-close of the  above chair 's pattern, which I absolutely loved!!)

Love this orange and yellow chair as well. Very 70s.

Some old sewing machines (in their boxes.)

Made a new friend at the shops. This is Louis. Not going to lie, I spent a good amount of time playing with this little fellow.

Yesterday I went on a little adventure to the local thrift shops downtown. I had a peak in each of them and I was able to find some pretty cool items.

The first two items that I got were some really cool old glass jars. They had glass lids with the labels punched into them. I thought they were so pretty, and so bought 2 of them. When I purchased them, I was intending to paint them, tinting them a nice mint green or orange, but I'm starting think other wise. I feel they are far too old to use for a D.I .Y craft. I think for now I'm going to leave them the way they are, as they are far too pretty already and I'm worried I'll ruin them. I think I will just have to make another trip back to the shops and buy a few more jars that I wouldn't mind painting.

The next piece I got was a plan white mug, as I'm planning on drawing on it with sharpies (another D.I.Y craft.) Right now I'm thinking I might draw a cute little lil Bub face on it, as I am sort of obsessed with lil Bub, as I'm sure many others are. She is honestly the cutest little cat. I hope that if I draw her on my mug and can do her cute little face justice.

The last item I picked up was an old photograph of a man with a long suit jacket on, a top hat and cane tucked under his arm. I thought it was such a lovely photo, and although it may seem a little creepy to have this random man's photo, I still had to buy it. I just thought it looked so cool and since I'm super into photography myself, I thought it might not be too creepy. haa. I'm still not really sure what I'll do with it yet, but I'll figure out a way to put it to good use.

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Thrift Shop

I've been an avid "thrift-er" since I was pretty young. Me and my mom use to go to the local second-hand shops quite frequently and I was always there to complain that it smelled like an old basement. At the time I didn't really get why my mom enjoyed it. I didn't get the point of buying somebody's old "junk".

As the years went on we continued to shop at thrift stores and I stared to understand. It started to become fun. I enjoyed looking through the random assortment of objects and clothing. I wanted to know the stories of them all, I wanted to understand them. I wanted to know why people would just throw their things away that they loved so much, for so many years.

As I became more comfortable with the whole idea of second-hand shops, my mom started buying me clothes. They were new to me, so I was always thrilled to get home, wash it and wear it to school the next day. I thought it was awesome that I could get a "new" shirt for a $1. It really didn't get any better than that for 10 year old me. Of course I didn't buy all my clothes second-hand, but I did get a good amount.

I still go thrifting, and even with my mom sometimes. I enjoy going. Some of my favourite things were thrifted, in fact I get quite a few compliments on some of them. It's nice to know that I don't always have to spend tons of money on clothes to still look nice, plus the fun of thrifting is to find that one treasured piece that is still so wonderful in all it's glory. I guess we'll just say thrifting is in my blood. I'll never stop. (I can't stop ♪ We can't stop ♫ ... please don't laugh at my horrible references...I know it's cheese, but I couldn't help it!)

What your thoughts on thrifting? I'd love to know!  

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