Keeping it Real: gifts
Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

DIY fancy hat keychain or bag charm (from a plastic bottle cap)

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm finally here the tutorial for a cute little project that you can make for your self or as a gift: 


Fancy hat keychain or bag charm (from a plastic bottle cap)


Tuesday, April 14, 2026

DIY Floral Felt Reusable Gift Bag

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a quick and easy way to make a cute reusable gift bag: 


DIY Floral Felt Reusable Gift Bag


Tuesday, February 10, 2026

DIY Tiny Love Letter Keychain

Need a quick and easy gift for Valentine's Day? This love letter keychain can be made in under 10 minutes and is just the cutest thing ever!


DIY Tiny Love Letter Keychain


Thursday, February 5, 2026

Upcycled: gift tags from an empty box of chocolates

Hello, and welcome! Trying to keep up with my goal for 2026 (being frugal), today I'm sharing here a set of lovely gift tags I made using a box of chocolates leftover from Christmas: 


Upcycled: gift tags from an empty box of chocolates


Wednesday, January 28, 2026

DIY Tropical Vibes Gift Set

Following the purple gift set and the pink gift set I shared here before Christmas last year, I now completed a similar set, but this time in bolder colors with a tropical vibe. 


DIY Tropical Vibes Gift Set


Thursday, January 8, 2026

Butterfly decorated paper clips

Remember the pom-pom decorated paper clips tutorial I post here before Christmas? Well,  decided to follow the same method, minus the pom-poms, and this time I used some painted wood butterflies: 

 

Butterfly decorated paper clips

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Mushroom zipper pouch

Remember the mushroom embroidery pattern I posted on the blog a few months ago (find it here)?. I left it on the hoop for a while, but finally decided to take it out, trim the fabric, and incorporate it into a new project:


mushroom zipper pouch


Wednesday, December 17, 2025

DIY Pink Gift Set

Following the purple gift set I posted about earlier this month, today I'm sharing here a similar gift set, now in pinks and whites:


DIY pink gift set


Monday, December 15, 2025

DIY Keychains

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here another set of easy Christmas gifts/stocking stuffers I finished over the weekend:


DIY Keychains


Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Inexpensive gift tags with stickers

Hello, and welcome! Since cute and inexpensive do not need to be mutually exclusive, today I'm sharing here a great way to create original gift tags for the holidays at little cost and using materials you probably already have at home.

 

inexpensive gift tags with stickers


Thursday, December 4, 2025

DIY Purple Gift Set

If you've been visiting lately, you already know I've been buy making Christmas gifts - and today I wanted to share here a gift set I created last weekend: 


DIY Purple Gift Set

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

DIY pom-pom decorated paper clips

I've been busy making lots of Christmas gifts, but I wanted to pop in here quickly to share an amazing stocking stuffer idea:

 

DIY pom-pom decorated paper clips


Thursday, November 27, 2025

DIY Reusable Tulle Gift Bags

These little tulle bags are perfect to wrap up small gifts, chocolate boxes and overall any kind of stocking stuffers. They are also very quick and easy to make.

 

DIY Reusable Tulle Gift Bags


Wednesday, November 26, 2025

DIY Pink and Blue Floral Felt Corner Bookmarks

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm back here to show you a couple of felt bookmarks I made recently as part of my effort to finish as many Christmas gifts as possible before the beginning of December...

 

DIY Pink and Blue Floral Felt Corner Bookmarks


Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Upcycled reusable Christmas gift bag

Yes, yes, I know Christmas is still a couple of months away, but I like to start early...


upcycled reusable Christmas gift bag



Thursday, September 18, 2025

Balloon Felt Envelope Pouch

Hello, and welcome! It's been a while since I made one of these, but these little pouches are actually one of my favorite projects, as they super quick and easy to make and always turn out cute:


Balloon Felt Envelope Pouch


Monday, September 15, 2025

Vintage Sewing Machine Handmade with Love Gift Tags

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here something new added to my Etsy shop - and, for once, it's not a new cross stitch pattern:




Wednesday, September 3, 2025

DIY makeup brush roll gift set

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a gift set I recently made for one of my daughter's friends who celebrated her 15th birthday this summer:


DIY makeup brush roll gift set 


Monday, July 21, 2025

Vintage ribbon and lace keychains

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here the latest batch of keychains we made as gifts for my daughter's teachers at the end of the school year. 


Vintage ribbon and lace keychains


Monday, May 26, 2025

Tote bag & keychain gift set

Hello, and welcome! Here's the latest tote bag I sewed as a birthday gift for one of my daughter's friends:


Tote bag & keychain gift set