Upcycle a Magazine into Pretty Wall Art

If you're anything like me, you probably have a huge collection of magazines
stacked up in the corner of your room ready for collages, scraps and what-have-you...

I found this tutorial that makes a beautiful piece of art.

Make Your Own Personalized Postcards

At The Simple Dollar, you can find a really great and simple tutorial 

on how to make your own personalized postcards and stationary. 

You don't have to be an artist to make these... 

just have an eye for matching color combinations.

Modpodge a Shadow Box Ornament

At Mod Podge Rocks, there's this amazing tutorial on how to make a shadow box ornament. I, for one, love shadowboxes. You can do a Xmas theme as shown, or you can do something more personal for a family member/friend.

Aren't these miniatures adorable?

The final product

Make an Envelope Scrapbook

These envelope scrapbooks make great gifts for your friends and family... (doesn't everything I post on here?) They're a little bit more simple and to the point than regular scrapbooks (which is a good thing in some cases). I made something like this back in high school, they were really fun! The tutorial can be found here. Enjoy!

 

A Bookmark book - Ingenious!

I love this!

This little book within a bookmark tutorial

is such a great gift idea for the bookworm in your life. 

In this tutorial at DIY Planner, 

the example they use is a blank "book" bookmark for writing notes in. 

But you can also write your own mini-story, poetry, ideas, or quotes 

in your bookmark to personalize it for your family/friends.

So be sure to check out this tutorial for a cheap but meaningful last minute gift!

Weave Magazine Coasters

If you're anything like me, you have stacks upon stacks of magazines, ready for anything your crafty life might throw your way. Well how about you use them to Weave Magazine Coasters at Fidgety Fingers?! They're cute and you can make them in any color scheme you want. These also would make great handmade gifts for the holidays!

DIY - Snow Globes Postcards

Aren't these the cutest things ever?!

You can find the Tutorial at The Journals of Giddy Giddy!

I can't wait to make these for my family members for Christmas... especially since I've just moved from Baltimore to Chicago and I'm 800 miles away from my family... these would be a perfect way to let them know I'm thinking of them.

Exploding Box

This next tutorial is a fantastic idea for a little gift or a creative way to give someone a greeting card!

Crafts by Carolyn gives us this great tutorial for an "exploding box"

There are endless possibilities with this project! 

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas... you name it!