Handmade wedding anniversary gifts that will be remembered for a long time

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Whether you have been invited to a wedding, or you yourself are the hero of the occasion, or you want to celebrate your wedding anniversary, you always want something special

on this day.

What could be more original than a gift or decoration

made with your own hands.

Use wedding gift tips and ideas to create a unique, interesting surprise.

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There are a huge number of DIY gift ideas

. You can find some of them in our articles:

Interesting DIY gifts

How to make a gift for your mother, grandmother and sister with your own hands

DIY gift for dad, grandpa, brother and/or loved one

Use your imagination and you will bring joy to those for whom your gift is intended.

Wedding anniversary gift. Wedding commemorative capsule made from a New Year's ball.

For this craft you will need dry rose petals. You can use flower petals that were used to decorate your wedding, so this ball will remind you of it. You can use flower petals that you had at your wedding.

1. Prepare a transparent New Year's ball and remove the cap from it.

2. Pour petals inside, you can add some other little things that remind you of the holiday.

3. Cover the ball with a cap.

* You can make such a memorable gift for any holiday, so that in the future this craft will remind you of the bright moments of life.

Also read: Wedding trifles, decorations and DIY decor

Other types of jewelry

The wedding anniversary can be made of chintz, tin, porcelain, iron, ruby, gold, diamond. This is where hand-made gifts come in handy. Moreover, for parents, a gift of their own making, presented by their child, will cause special delight and tenderness.

You need to start from the name of the wedding. For example, a DIY pearl wedding gift would include pearls. You can make a card with pearls and decorate a photo frame with them. You can glue pearl beads onto champagne glasses. Lace and sequins will help complement this work.

Horseshoes for luck

Beautiful trinkets are suitable as DIY wedding anniversary crafts. For example, you can make a horseshoe “for luck.” Such a gift will definitely be hung over the door, because it brings good luck.

An original wedding gift. Pillow for good luck.

This handmade gift not only looks beautiful, but will also remind the newlyweds of a happy celebration.

Making a cozy sofa cushion like this with felt appliqué is not at all difficult.

You will need:

- fabric for the pillowcase and what to stuff it with (you can use a ready-made pillow)

- felt scraps of several colors

- floss threads

- coins (in this example, Chinese, but you can use other coins or jewelry)

- paper

- scissors

- thread and needle or glue

1. Prepare paper and make templates of trees, leaves and birds from it.

2. Prepare felt scraps of the required size, fix paper templates on them, and then cut out the applique parts.

3. Sew all the parts cut out of felt and use a thread and needle to sew them to the pillow. Instead of thread and needle, you can use glue (but be prepared for the fact that the applique may not withstand washing).

4. If you have Chinese coins, now is the time to decorate your gift with them. According to legend, such decorations bring wealth and prosperity to the house.

As a bonus, you can embroider a warm wish to the newlyweds on the pillow, and decorate the edges of the pillow with ribbon.

Also read: Guinness Book of Wedding Records

Sweet bouquets

A good alternative to a regular bouquet would be a bouquet of sweets. To make it, you will need:

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  green and red paper;

• wooden skewers;
• wrapped candies;
• scissors;
• scotch;
• glue;
• green electrical tape;
• bouquet pot;
• Styrofoam;
• craft paper;
• satin ribbon.

From red paper, cut out rectangular petals with rounded edges, about 10 for each flower. Pierce the candy with a skewer and start wrapping it with petals, then glue the base with glue. Cover the skewer with electrical tape and glue on green paper imitating leaves. Ready-made flowers can be collected into a bouquet and placed in a pot covered with polystyrene foam. A red bow and craft paper (should be used to wrap the pot) are suitable as decoration. Instead of paper, you can take banknotes, but in this case you will have to carefully roll them without using glue.

Nowadays fruit and vegetable bouquets have become popular. The bouquet is easy to make yourself.

The first thing you need to do is buy selected, ripe fruits without blemishes. The fruits are strung on long skewers, and the finished bouquet is tightly tied and wrapped in paper. The composition is diluted with flowers and leaves.

DIY gift for a wedding anniversary. Time capsule.

A great idea for those who want to remember all the bright moments of their life together - this especially applies to newlyweds.

You can start with a box large enough to hold a regular envelope.

Decorate the box by wrapping it in colored paper, tissue paper, or colorful fabric (use glue to attach it).

You can also decorate the box with various other elements such as glitter, stickers, colorful buttons, etc.

Newlyweds can write love letters to each other and put them in a box. On each envelope write the date the letter was written.

Every year, filling the time capsule with letters, the husband and wife will remember the pleasant moments of their life together. All year, while the capsule is filled with letters with pleasant words, none of the young family reads them, and only at the end of the year, everyone takes out the letters intended for him (her) and reads them.

You can start the tradition on any day, but it would be nice to do it on your wedding day.

Handmade from banknotes

A cash gift does not have to be presented in an envelope. You can design banknotes in a funny way and present them in a comic form. The money tree (topiary) will look interesting. It will require:

• Paper money.
• Beautiful pot.
• Wooden stick (sushi stick will do).
• Foamed ball.
• Twine/tape/rope.
• Alabaster/plaster.
• Pins.
• Glue.
• Tag for signature.

The ball needs to be pierced with a stick, fixed with glue and allowed to dry. Glue twine or rope at the base of the future tree and wrap it around the stick-trunk of the tree. Dilute alabaster, pour it into a pot, stick the tree in there and let it harden. It's time to collect the tree crown. To do this, you should prepare approximately 160 bills. Fold each bill in half, roll it into a cone shape and secure with a pin. Leaf bills are attached to the ball. At the end, you can decorate the tree to your liking - write a wish on a tag, wrap it in a bow, pour coins into a pot, and so on.

Wedding gift for newlyweds. Love card.

You will need:

- PVA glue

- double-sided foam tape (can be replaced with PVA glue)

- scissors

- colored cardboard

- Frame

- old map or printout from Google Maps

1. Cut out 3 (or more) hearts from cardboard - these will be the templates.

2. Select on the map the places that are dear to the newlyweds - the place of the first meeting, the first date, the first kiss, the place of the wedding, the place where the house is. Place the hearts on the card (in those precious places) and circle them, then cut out the hearts from the card.

3. Attach double-sided foam tape to the hearts and then to a sheet of colored cardboard - this will give you three-dimensional hearts. If you don't have tape, just apply glue to the hearts and glue them to the cardboard.

4. On the colored side, write short notes about the places on the map that are indicated on the hearts. Cut out the notes and glue them to cardboard.

5. Insert the sheet with hearts into the photo frame.

Gift for a traveler

Those who are passionate about travel will appreciate small souvenirs.

So you can give such a person an aged map of the world, on it he can mark where he has already been and where he is going.

To make a card you will need:

• a sheet of white paper;
• tea or coffee;
• lighter;
• satin ribbon
• iron.

First, the paper needs to be aged. To do this, dilute a few teaspoons of coffee or tea in hot water and soak for a few minutes.

Wet the sheet

To prevent the sheet from becoming deformed during drying, it is better to dry it immediately with an iron.

Find a suitable picture and print it on this sheet.

Sample card

Now the card needs to be aged. Singe the edges and burn a few places with a lighter. Roll the finished sheet and tie it with ribbon.

Ready map

An original wedding anniversary gift

You will need:

- a sheet with printed words of your favorite song or first dance song

- Frame

- stationery paper (optional)

- scissors

- adhesive tape

- ruler

1. Prepare a sheet with the lyrics of a song or favorite story printed on it. It is advisable that the entire text be written in one paragraph, so that as many words as possible can be used in the craft.

2. Draw hearts on the printed text. You can make several hearts of different sizes, or you can cut out a heart template from cardboard and make all the hearts with text the same size.

3. Cut out paper hearts and arrange them on paper or glass photo frames the way you like. You can add one red heart (for beauty).

4. Use duct tape to attach the hearts to the glass or white background. You can glue everything straight or choose a specific style. If you want to make everything straight, then use a ruler to help.

5. All that remains is to insert it into the frame and that’s it.

You can also make this project: a photo frame with a photograph against the backdrop of your favorite words from a song, story or wishes.

Delighting parents on a holiday

Here's what you can give to your dear parents:

1) Heart made of threads. Such a gift will be an excellent decoration for the decor of any room, and will always remind you of the wedding celebration. You will need:

• Wooden board, pre-painted in a suitable tone;
• Scarlet thread;
• Silver acrylic paint;
• Nails;
• Cardboard heart template.

Place the template on the board, and hammer nails along its contour at a distance of 2-2.5 cm each. In the middle of the formed heart, write a memorable date or initials, as in childhood: “M+R=L.” Tie a thread to a nail and weave it from one to another in a chaotic manner. The pattern itself will tell you where to lead the thread next.

Advice

Choose contrasting shades of boards and threads.

2) Candlestick. The following are used as the basis for a homemade masterpiece: glasses, jars, bottles, branches, driftwood, etc. I suggest making a candlestick out of spices. Take any glass (I recommend choosing a wide and not tall one). Pour sugar, ginger, vanilla, nutmeg, cloves into it. Place cinnamon sticks around the container. Tie them tightly with a pretty ribbon. Place a candle in the center of the glass. When the candle burns, the room will be fragrant with a spicy aroma.

3) A piece of candy cake. You will need:

• Cardboard, green and yellow corrugated paper;
• 31 pcs. sweets "Konafetto";
• Scissors and thread;
• Pencil;
• Double sided tape;
• Satin ribbon and decorative flower.

Progress:

1. We make the sides of the “piece” of cardboard (size 7 * 15.5 cm and 1 cm connection lines on all sides) and its base (7 * 8 cm + 1 cm). We glue the parts with a side of 7 cm (with double-sided tape) to the train. Then we connect the structure into a triangle.
2. We trace this figure with a pencil and cut it out of cardboard.
3. Bottom and top lids of the cake. We glue green corrugated paper to them and attach them to the main figure.
4. We cut out 2.5 cm strips from yellow paper, make an accordion and glue it along the perimeter of the triangle.
5. On the top and bottom of the “piece” we make strips of double-sided tape. We glue candies to them, tucking their tails.
6. We tie the cake with a satin ribbon and decorate the top with a decorative flower.

4) Family calendar. To implement this idea you will need:

• Thick cardboard and wallpaper;
• Purple, yellow paper;
• Glue stick and PVA;
• Yellow and purple ribbons;
• Scissors;
• Ruler;
• Candle;
• Bows, beads.

Stages:

1. Cover the base cardboard (45 cm by 20 cm) with wallpaper and place it under a press so that it does not deform.
2. Next, cut out the chips. Round ones are birthdays, hearts are wedding days, square ones are other holidays.
3. Print or handwrite the words “Family Calendar” and the names of the months. We glue the inscriptions on the base, and the numbers and names on the chips.
4. Each ribbon is a month. We attach the chips to it at a distance of 3 cm. Burn the edges (so as not to unravel) with a candle and attach them to the base.
5. For aesthetic beauty, we alternate purple and yellow ribbons. We do the same with inscriptions.
6. Let's put all the details together. We decorate a homemade calendar with beads and bows.

5) Knitted tablecloth. A crocheted tablecloth for the dining table looks chic and expensive. There are various schemes on the Internet. Choose any shade of yarn, the main thing is that it fits harmoniously into the interior of the heroes of the occasion (a win-win option is white). If creating such a masterpiece is completely beyond your capabilities, crochet only the edging for the finished product. The tablecloth is a symbol of the hospitality and generosity of the hosts.

Unusual wedding gifts. Funny vase.

There are a huge number of ways to make a beautiful, original and interesting vase with your own hands - you can find out about them in the article How to make a vase with your own hands

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Here is one example of a DIY vase that you can give to a young couple. Making such a vase is very simple.

You will need:

- a simple glass or porcelain vase

- white spray paint

- sandpaper

- double-sided foam tape

- scissors

1. Cut any shapes from double-sided foam tape (in this example, triangles and circles).

2. Wash/clean your vase, wipe it with a clean cloth and glue the cut out shapes to it.

* You can cut out details of the face of a man and a woman, and attach them to two vases - it will be a gift for the bride and groom.

3. Start applying white spray paint - apply several coats, but leave to dry after each coat of paint. You should end up with a completely white vase.

* It is worth noting that it is better to paint with this paint in the fresh air (in the yard or on the balcony).

*You can add a little glitter if desired.

Edible gifts

This category of products will appeal to any person, because they are not only tasty, but also originally designed. You can choose any sweets: chocolate bars, chocolate bars, sweets, cookies, dragees or handmade sweets.

Cardboard boxes, glass jars, wicker baskets, wooden boxes, tin boxes or other suitable containers are suitable for packaging sweets. Their shape, size and color may vary.

Beautiful and tasty gifts

Box of sweets

Making such a gift with your own hands is very simple. All you need is the original box and sweets. Choose any filling for the box.

Assembly will not take much time: the sweets need to be beautifully folded into a box, which can be decorated if desired. To do this, tie it with a ribbon or leave a small wish on the lid of the box.

Set for a sweet tooth

Delicious gift for men

You can prepare such an original gift for men on February 23 and on their birthday. The composition should be chosen based on the preferences of the person for whom it is intended. So, for filling you can choose: alcoholic or carbonated drinks, coffee, tea, chocolates, meat products, vegetables and other edible products.

Men's set

Also include useful things in the gift: diaries, pens or items of clothing.

To design such a souvenir you will need:

• wooden box;
• edible filling;
• cigarette paper;
• filler.

For the latter, you can choose sisal fiber or tissue paper.

Decoration won’t take much time: line the bottom of the box with filler and carefully arrange the food items.

Features of filling and decorating a gift can be found in this video:

Men's bouquet

DIY gift for a man. How to make a bouquet for the stronger half of humanity

Gift for a needlewoman

Such a small gift can be made for a girl who loves to sew. This interesting case for scissors will become her faithful companion in her favorite activity.

DIY case

To sew a case for scissors you will need:

• felt 5 colors;
• paper;
• scissors;
• curly scissors;
• threads to match the felt.

Korean felt is suitable for this work. It is better to use a hard one for the base, and a soft one for the rest of the parts.

First, print out the case template (Image 2). Transfer the embedded parts to felt and cut out. You will only need one part each.

Sketch for a pattern

Cut the part behind which the scissors will be located on top with curly scissors. Additionally, you can apply a design using threads by sewing several lines.

Make patterns

Connect all the parts together and sew. Sew small stitches along the contour of the pink material with matching thread. If you wish, you can make a few decorative stitches for decoration.

Join the patterns together

Sew a loop on top along with a piece of felt

VIDEO: DIY gifts

DIY gifts

An excellent selection of ideas on what you can make for a holiday or as a gift with your own hands

Tastes and preferences

Having lived together for some time, husband and wife, being in a healthy relationship with each other, know perfectly well how to please each other. Therefore, when the time approaches to choose a gift for her beloved husband, a woman should first of all be based on his personal preferences.

For example, if a man is interested in some kind of sport, you can always give him something that will be associated with his favorite athlete or that he will use personally.

A collector will love rare items for his collection. Your sweet tooth will be delighted with the new type of pastries and cakes.

• However, not always, knowing about the preferences of your lover, you can choose an excellent gift for him without any problems.
• There are things that you can’t choose without a man. Surely, throughout the entire time you have known each other, you have talked to each other more than once about which gifts you definitely shouldn’t give.
• This, by the way, will protect you from failure. For example, you know that your chosen one loves a high-quality computer headset.

However, if you give him good headphones, you may face disapproval even though you seem to have catered to his preferences.

When choosing a gift, ask yourself the following questions:

• Where can it be used?
• What functionality will the thing have?
• Will the gift be related to your man’s profession or more related to his hobby?