25 Homemade Gift Ideas
Take a walk on the DIY side, and make some holiday gifts this year. Homemade gifts are personal, fun and cheap. We've got ones for the sewer, baker and craft queen in all of you!
Originally published November, 2009
Paper poinsettias
You'll Need
• scissors
• scrapbooking paper in a variety of patterns
• brads and/or buttons
• craft glue
• dollar-store poinsettia decoration (optional)
Instructions
1. Create a template for a leaf, a larger petal and a smaller petal. Use a dollar-store pointsettia decoration as a guide, if you like.
2. For each poinsettia, you will need three leaves, six large petals and three smaller petals. Trace and cut, leaving a small tab at the end of each leaf for gluing.
3. Glue three leaves together. Allow to dry.
4. Make a crease down the centre of each flower petal.
5. Glue six larger petals to leaves, overlapping slightly. Allow to dry. Attach smaller petals with glue.
6. Attach a brad or button to the centre of your flower.
By Megan McChesney, Jennifer Reynolds and Andrea Tomkins. Photo by Luis Alberquerque
