Wantist: Give Amazing Gifts

Posts Tagged ‘tutorial’

Make this Gift! DIY Stenciled Umbrella

Stenciled Umbrella DIY by Two Happy Hearts

As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers, but why wait? Christen of the blog Two Happy Hearts shows how to adorn an umbrella with stenciled flowers.

This rainy-day DIY makes such a fun personalized gift and the sky’s the limit with how creative you want to get. Not the roses type? Try stripes, polka dots, tree branches, or do as the Portlandians do, and put a bird on it.

Stenciled Umbrella DIY by Two Happy Hearts supplies

Check out Christen’s tutorial for the step-by-step and her suggestions for supplies to help get it just right.

Feeling inspired by this DIY? Is there a stencil or pattern you’d like to try?

Comments Off

Stenciled Umbrella DIY by Two Happy Hearts supplies

Give & Tell with Badder Homes & Gardens

Badder Homes & GardensAs we begin to brine our brilliantly basted turkeys, spoon splendid stuffings and gather gorgeous gourds for our centerpieces, how about a break from the fancy finer things? In fact, let’s do the opposite of that.

If you’re easily offended and/or have zero sense of humor, stop reading and get back to that pie crust. But if you love a good laugh and girls who tell it like it is, then I’ve got a treat for you.

Say hello to the unMartha’s of Texas, Krista, Sarah, and Nikki. They’re smart, funny, sarcastic, and they swear a lot. They’re the authors of Badder Homes & Gardens—”the bad girls guide to good housekeeping”—and they’re sharing their gifting wisdom and woes with us today. Nikki even threw in a little tutorial for you.

Read More

Comments Off

Nikki's Gift Picks on WantistKrista's Gift Picks on WantistSarah's Gift Picks on WantistNikki's Gift Wrap TutorialSarah from Badder Homes & GardensNikki from Badder Homes & GardensKrista from Badder Homes & Gardens