Make it! DIY Popsicle Memory Game

DIY Paper Popsicle Memory Game by Eat Drink Chic

A perfect little DIY gift to take us into long weekend—it’s a memory game like the one you played as a kid, only these game pieces look like popsicles!

Created by Amy Moss of Eat Drink Chic, her post includes a free printable download to make your very own. It’s a thoughtful and inexpensive birthday gift for a little friend, and makes a fun thank you for teachers too.

DIY Paper Popsicle Memory Game by Eat Drink Chic

Any thoughts for how to adapt this gift, and maybe create a grown up version?

Visit Eat Drink Chic for the download & how-tos and have a terrific weekend!

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The Shot Glass Birthday Card

Shot Glass Card by Fifty Five Hi’s

Birthdays and whiskey shots, they have a funny way of showing up on the same day don’t they?

Whether to toast another year or to forget just how old you really are, a shot of something strong usually does the trick. Fifty Five Hi’s has created a card to help you do both.

This birthday card has a pop-out origami shot glass in it. It really works. No, I’m not kidding. Watch the video:

It was a moment of genius the day Ross created this thing. Needless to say the first set sold out super quickly, but the second batch is set to ship next week.

Ross Moody is the one-man-band behind Fifty Five Hi’s, a design driven collection of greeting cards, art prints, desktop wallpapers, and more. Such greatness!

(h/t ManMadeDIY)

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Pop-Out Shot Glass Birthday Card by 55 Hi's

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A Damn Awesome Print for Dad

Father’s Day Print by Rock The Custard

You know what’s coming up? Father’s Day. And you know what makes a damn awesome gift for your Damn Awesome Dude? This great print from Rock the Custard! It’s most definitely not on this list of fails.

Eilidh Rhead’s giclées are wonderful, affordable pops of personality for the wall. Made in Hereford, England you bet your teacakes they’re cheeky!

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Hand-Lettered Notes by Knock Knock & Kate Bingaman Burt!

Hand-Lettered Notes by Kate Bingaman Burt and Knock Knock

We’re irrefutable fans of Knock Knock. They make giving a gift and a laugh about as easy as giving a high-five.

We’re also big fans of Kate Bingaman Burt—described previously here as a creative crush. She draws. Constantly. She’s a maker and an educator. Lives here, works here, inspires here. (Disclaimer: She’s awesome IRL too.)

When I saw that the two collaborated to bring the gift-giving world these hand-lettered versions of Knock Knock classics I experienced a bit of awesome overload. In fact I’m need of a new adjective. It’s kind of a problem.

Knock Knock, Kate, heart you!
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Hand-Lettered Notes by Kate Bingaman Burt and Knock Knock: Note To Self

Hand-Lettered Notes by Kate Bingaman Burt and Knock Knock: Shit List

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Gift Toppers Abloom

Bloom Gift Toppers by Stephanie Brubaker

Have you seen these? Oh I’m so sad I missed them prior to Mother’s Day, but happy to have found them today! Stephanie Brubaker’s bloom gift toppers are such a simple idea with such a lovely result—and what fun to go collect all those flowers.

Stephanie uses basic kraft gift boxes, a little washi tape, and sprigs and stems of herbs and blooms from her yard and nearby. I’m thinking gifts for weddings, birthdays, baby showers—they’d all look great with flowers!

Visit Stephmodo to get her tips, see the combinations she’s come up with, and to get inspired to create your own.

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A Rainbow of Gift Tags by 9SpotMonk

Everyday Gift Tag Set by 9SpotMonk

Hey gift givers! I’ve got a rainbow surprise for you. Our friend Vivian at 9SpotMonk recently added these awesome super-sized gift tags to her shop and she’s offering a 30% discount just for you!

The tags are 6 inches long and letterpressed onto cool pattern-textured paper in a rainbow of colors. On the back is a To:/From: for a note to your special giftee. They’re sold individually, or buy the whole set to qualify for the 30% off, valid on your entire purchase from 9SpotMonk! Just use code: LETSDOTAGS at checkout.

Have a rainbow-colored weekend.
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Neon + Love: Cards by Ashkahn

God Only Knows card by Ashkahn

It made my day to stumble across Ashkahn’s cards at Aldea recently. It was the neon that got my attention (such a sucker for it) and the Beach Boys lyric that made me take the card up top home with me.

The eccentric artist from Silverlake, CA creates a collection of cards and gifts that are as suggestive and sassy as Ashkahn is in this photo. They’re hilarious.

The photos in his shop hardly do justice to the cards with the neon punch, but rest assured they lovey, fun, and practically glow in the dark! I’ve rounded up a some favorites here for you.

The top image is my own, with the hope of giving you a better idea of the letterpressed fluoro ink. Rather then stamped and sealed, this one’s going in a frame for the Mister. Perhaps I need a couple more for a proper arrangement.

What about you? Do you ever display greeting cards as works of art?
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Make Your Own Baker’s Twine

DIY Baker’s Twine, photo by Laura Beth

I love the simple look of baker’s twine on a wrapped gift. Don’t you? But when you want a spool in every color (which of course we do—rainbows are the BEST) it can start to eat away at your twine budget.

So I was quite excited when I came across Laura Beth’s clever DIY Baker’s Twine. It’s not what you might think. You won’t be spending hours trying to twist and twirl little strings. Nope, LB uses Sharpies and white thread to create a similar look to baker’s twine and the result is really impressive.

DIY Baker’s Twine, photo by Laura Beth

Sharpies! It’s so dead simple, we all should have thought of it. But we didn’t. Laura Beth did. And you can follow along with her handy tips to make your own over on A Step in the Journey.

(h/t Say Yes to Hoboken)

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Everything Here is Wonderful: Screen-Printed Maps by Best Made Co.

It’s that time of year when we all start thinking about going somewhere. Getting outta Dodge and hitting the road, en route to somewhere wonderful. Lucky for us, this country is full of wonderful destinations, many of them right under our very noses.

It’s precisely these places that Best Made Company's Everything Here is Wonderful map series was created to celebrate—the parks, cities and the journey in between across these United States.

Hand-printed in Saint Paul, MN, numbered, and embossed with a Best Made seal, these topographic survey maps represent “some of the more remarkable and cherished locations you’ve ever (or never) explored.”

Give a Wonderful Map in recognition of a wonderful place they dream of visiting, or the one they call home.

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