DIY Holiday Gifts

  Hey pretties, five days until Christmas!

I am really excited, because today I am going to show you guys how to make different last minute DIY gifts.

  For the first present we are going to make DIY snow globes. This present you can really play around with and make it special. These are the supplies you will need, and where I got them.

1. glass jar with screw on lid (Costco) 

2. distilled water (Shop Rite) 

3. gly-cerin (Michael's) 
4. super glue (Home Depot) 
5.  glitter, color for your choice (Michael's) 
6. any small plastic toys/ornaments (Joanne's) 

                                                    

   Now that you have all your supplies, lets get started. First choose your small toys and place them on the inside of the lid, you can have so many different ones put together, know where you want them to go before gluing them on. All you need to do is apply you super glue to the bottom of the ornament and stink it on to the lid. after your done glue on all the ornaments, you just want to put that a side and let it dry.Then you want to fill the glass jar with your distilled water to about 2 inches from the top. Next add a dash of the gly-cerin to the distilled water. Now add the amount of glitter you would like. For the last step you want to put the lid with your figurines on it, and the lid as tight as possible to make sure no water gets out. 

 For the second gift we are going to make DIY decorated chalkboard mugs! I love doing this, because  it's so fun to write on the mugs with the chalk. I mean who doesn't want a cup that you can write on.These are the supplies you will need, and where I got them.

1. a plain colored mug (Target)
2. painter's tape (Lowe's)
3. Pebeo Porcelain Chalkboard paint (Amazon)
4. soft paint brush (Michael's)

   Lets get started. First make sure your mug is clean and dry. Use your painter's tape and section off the parts you don't want to have the chalk board. You can skip this step if you want to chalkboard your whole mug. Personally I like my cup to only have the chalkboard on only one section of the cup. After you section off your parts, you want to dip you brush in the Pebeo Porcelain Chalkboard paint and start painting. Beware that regular chalkboard paint won't work on mugs so be sure you get  Pebeo Porcelain Chalkboard paint, also it must have baking instructions on it. After you are done painting, you want to remove the tape and let it dry for about 24 hours. After 24 hours you want to bake the mug in the oven at 400 degrees F, for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes turn off the oven, let the cup slowly cool down in the oven until it's at room temperature. After you bake the mug it will be dishwasher and microwave safe.You can give this to a teacher or a co-worker with a pack of chalk and some packs of they're favorite coffee or tea.
 I hope you guys enjoyed this DIY, and try it out.
Thanks for reading
 Happy Holidays!
                                               
                                                ~Ruby