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div style="text-align: justify;"Want to give your family and friends amazing gifts this Christmas but a) are cash strappped or b) want something more personal than a store bought gift? Luckilynbsp;I've got you covered. Here are my top 11nbsp;DIY gifts for the gift giving season. I've focused on chic and on-trend gifts - things that your friends and family would be overjoyed to receive. Oh btw, these gifts aren't christmas themed so would also work for Hannukah, birthdays and any other celebration./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wmWKbrit5Ys/TtY2s2jJ4oI/AAAAAAAAFz4/_TZsm59vvJc/s1600/Slide1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wmWKbrit5Ys/TtY2s2jJ4oI/AAAAAAAAFz4/_TZsm59vvJc/s1600/Slide1.png" //a/divbr /br /div style="text-align: justify;"1. strongspan style="color: red;"Tassel Earrings/span/strong - Possibly one of the easiest projects to make andnbsp;perfect for mothers, friends and drag queens alike. These have all the impact of an expensive present without the outlay. Simply buy a pair of tassels from a craft store and attach earring hooks. Boom!/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"2.span style="color: red;" strongMickey Mouse Pom Pom Headband/strong/spannbsp; (via Marc Jacobs) - Ummm how cute is this? I know my sister would love it. To make your own use my tutorial a href="/2011/10/diy-sonia-rykiel-inspired-pom-pom.html"stronghere/strong/a, but make and attachnbsp;two pom poms instead of one. You could even make a little one fornbsp;a child.nbsp;Too cute!/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"3. span style="color: black;"strongspan style="color: red;"Sequin Collar/span/strong -/span Cut the collar off a shirt and glue onnbsp;some sequin fabric. Perfect for that friend who likes to layer on the sparkles. I can definitelynbsp;see this being wornnbsp;as part ofnbsp;a New Years Eve outfit./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"4. strongspan style="color: red;"Neon Collar/span/strong - Neon is going to continue to be huge next year so why not give your picky sister-in-law a chic gift that will keep on giving? To make one simply cut the collar off a whitenbsp;shirt and spray paint it neon yellow - or glue on neon yellow fabric./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"5. strongspan style="color: red;"Booknbsp;kindle/ipad case/span/strong - This is sooo what I'm giving my dad. To make one, cut out the inside of a molskine notebook or vintage book. Remove the pages of the book completely and glue in elastic to hold the kindle or ipad./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"6. strongspan style="color: red;"Dip dyed silk scarf/span/strong - Take a scarf sized piece ofnbsp;silk and dip dye one side of it lengthways. Embellish with pom poms./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"7. strongspan style="color: red;"Potted Succulent/span/strong - Don't underestimate the power of the plant! I love giving and receiving succulents like this - they have a big impact with a very small outlay.nbsp;Buy a cheap succulent and re-pot in a painted pot. Or make a little terrarium in a jar or wine bottle - see some a href="/2011/02/diy-terranium.html"stronginspiration/strong/a here./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"8. strongspan style="color: red;"Chain embellished friendship bracelet/span/strong (via a href="http://www.dannijo.com/product_info.php?products_id=720"Dannijo/a) - this is perfect as a gift for someone who lives far away - easily posted! Simply make a friendship bracelet and then sew some bronze chain to the sides. /divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"9. strongspan style="color: red;"Neon Necklace/span/strong - Spraypaint a rhinestone necklace neon. This is a killer gift and I'm pretty sure it's what everyone I know will be getting for crimbo. Follow mynbsp;instructions a href="/2011/11/diy-neon-necklace.html"stronghere/strong /aand a href="/2011/09/diy-white-collar-necklace-tutorial.html"stronghere/strong/astrong./strong/divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"10. strongspan style="color: red;"Lace Embellished Sweatshirt/span/strong - This is a emperfect/em winter staple. Add some lace to a sweatshirt - you can follow my instructions a href="/2011/10/diy-jason-wu-inspired-lace-embellished.html"stronghere/strong/a./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"11. strongspan style="color: red;"Canvas with Painted Quote/span/strong - This is one of my favourite projects and could be given to just about anyone. Just personalise a big canvas with the gift reciever's favourite quote or anything else that takes your fancy.nbsp;Brownie pointsnbsp;if the reciever is a hipster and you use one of their ironic quotes. When in doubtnbsp;the more randomnbsp;the quote the betternbsp;eg. a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj3vnmlbjK1qg1c4ho1_500.jpg"this/anbsp;or a href="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh0g8kJYwL1qzm0mho1_r1_500.jpg"this/a./divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br //divdiv style="text-align: justify;"br /Have you got any other ideas for fun DIY gifts? /divdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8784775234411105189-5685671557601082935?l=apair-andaspare.blogspot.com' alt='' //div

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