My boyfriend’s birthday is on Monday, and I need an idea for a homemade gift I already bought him a weighted blanket and wanted the second part of the gift to be more personal My first project was a scrapbook with birthday greetings and photos from his friends and family but no one sent me anything This is quite disappointing, but I’m determined to create something more personal and not storebought I’ve been looking at ideas on Pinterest, but most of the ones I found were pretty generic and wouldn’t appeal to him, like the lipstick card I’d love more unique DIY gift ideas Current materials brush markers, colored pencils, lots of scrapbook paper, washi tape, yarn and crochet hooks, poster paint
Maybe a slightly unusual scrapbook, like a bucket list, where you leave space for a photo of the two of you doing something specific next year A page for your hikes, your pinball games, your sporting events Or it could be a sort of scavenger hunt a photo of you atop the tallest building in your city, on a carousel, drinking the biggest beer you can
We could always write letters at specific times ‘to open after our first fight, etc’ a scrapbook of places you’ve been together That’s a tough one, your original idea was great, too bad it fell through
You’re never too old for a safe All you need is a good hardcover book from Goodwill, a box cutter, and glue Then, you can stick drawings or sticky notes on it to make them smile Even better if they just think, “Great, War and Peace” and don’t realize it’s a hiding place at first
Do you have a lot of photos of the two of you I think almost everything is digital these days, so it’s good to have some, even a physical one Choose a favorite photo and put it in a nice frame If you’re handy, you can even make the frame yourself out of cardboard if you have the time Make sure the print quality is good In my opinion, most home printers aren’t suitable for highquality photos
A pillowcase to match the duvet
I’m not sure if your thread would be suitable for this, but how about string art
You could try crocheting something for him A pillow, or even something small, like a keychain But since you might not have time, I recommend baking something delicious Even if you’re not a great cook, simple things can be truly special and sophisticated