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Seasonal art for DIY gifts

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Hope you are all feeling fa-la-la-y. Christmastime is here. Which means – gift-giving. And, I know many of you are like me and like to give homemade gifts when possible. Which brings us to … some homemade gift ideas.
I know this is a hard one for many of us. Sharing gifts before Christmas is just an invitation for our friends and family members to find out what they are getting for Christmas from the blog. But, I hope you were able to blog about a gift this year.

First up – my incredibly simple go-to DIY gift this year. It’s seasonal subway art and calling it DIY is really a stretch. I did get the prints printed and put them in a frame. Voila!

I made one of these for myself, using the fabulous printables from Eighteen25.
Everyone seemed to love them, so I thought they’d also make a fabulous gift for all-year artwork. I printed artwork for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Birthdays, Independence Day, Back to School, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Birthday and a general filler. (All are available on Eighteen25 for download, except the “home” filler.)

These can simply be printed from a home printer or through a photo printer, which will alter your cost. I’ve done it both way, and think that the frame hides any imperfections from a home printer. I think I’d go with simple home printing in the future. After printing, I placed them all in the frame for a simple switcheroo each holiday.

I think this would work really well for a family gift, a housewarming gift, a hostess gift… the sky is the limit.

Comments

  1. Gift Ideas: a camera, sports equipment, puzzles (if your budget is low), an expensive perfume,
    a leather belt, sexy lingerie. I am not advocating here about unit
    linked pension plan. So what should you get for your man
    this Valentines Day that will really make his day and show him you care.

  5. Thanks for the link to the subway art! I really like how fun and colorful they are! Cheap, homemade art is the best! Looks great, Kim!

  9. I like those printables…I may have to check them out! Thanks again for hosting this party =)

  10. I am totally going to copy you and use that subway art to decorate my kitchen for Christmas!

    I wish you could come over and help me figure out what to do with the shelves above my windows in my kitchen!

  13. See I’m afraid you think I’m kidding when I request my own version of every freakin adorable thing you’ve ever made. So please, once again, add this to my pile. The pile that’s waiting for me to pick up.

    these are adorbs btw and srsly, what an amazingly cute and freakin easy idea.