Rain Matthews

Member since: November 13, 2009
Total live articles: 6

Personalized calendars make great homemade gift ideas because they are so easy to, well... personalize. Basically you take your own photos and print them on the back of dated calendar pages get them bound at a place like Kinko's (err... Fedx Kinko's, FedEx Office, or whatever it is now) and you are done.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 634 l Comments: 1

Two qualities I strive for in making homemade gifts is that they are useful, and that they impress the recipient. When done with some thought and a little effort, homemade greeting cards can easily achieve both of those qualities.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 33

Homemade soap bars are great gift ideas because you can also whip up pretty large and attractive batches of them in a day or two, they are fairly easy, fun, and can satisfy your entire holiday gift list. I made these as gifts for the holidays a few years back and some of the recipients were sincerely unsure whether I had bought these at a boutique or if I had actually made them.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 99

Bath bombs or bath fizzies make a great homemade gift because they are one of those luxurious indulgences that people often do not buy for themselves, but love to receive as a gift. They will certainly appreciate them when they realize that they are homemade gifts. You have probably seen them at bath boutiques, but basically bath bombs are balls of baking soda and citric acid that when dropped in water dissolve, effervesce, and release the scents or other ingredients you put in them.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 125 l Comments: 1

Homemade refrigerator magnets are a fun and easy gift idea. People love them because they be personalized using photos that are unique to each gift recipient. It's fun getting kinds involved with this project, because they often have unique an fun ideas for the images used.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 199

Everybody loves chocolate. So it goes without saying that chocolate truffles is an excellent homemade gift idea. This article includes suggestions, resources for recipes, and the best way to present this homemade gift.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 163

Personalized calendars make great homemade gift ideas because they are so easy to, well... personalize. Basically you take your own photos and print them on the back of dated calendar pages get them bound at a place like Kinko's (err... Fedx Kinko's, FedEx Office, or whatever it is now) and you are done.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 634 l Comments: 1

Homemade refrigerator magnets are a fun and easy gift idea. People love them because they be personalized using photos that are unique to each gift recipient. It's fun getting kinds involved with this project, because they often have unique an fun ideas for the images used.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 199

Everybody loves chocolate. So it goes without saying that chocolate truffles is an excellent homemade gift idea. This article includes suggestions, resources for recipes, and the best way to present this homemade gift.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 163

Bath bombs or bath fizzies make a great homemade gift because they are one of those luxurious indulgences that people often do not buy for themselves, but love to receive as a gift. They will certainly appreciate them when they realize that they are homemade gifts. You have probably seen them at bath boutiques, but basically bath bombs are balls of baking soda and citric acid that when dropped in water dissolve, effervesce, and release the scents or other ingredients you put in them.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 125 l Comments: 1

Homemade soap bars are great gift ideas because you can also whip up pretty large and attractive batches of them in a day or two, they are fairly easy, fun, and can satisfy your entire holiday gift list. I made these as gifts for the holidays a few years back and some of the recipients were sincerely unsure whether I had bought these at a boutique or if I had actually made them.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 99

Two qualities I strive for in making homemade gifts is that they are useful, and that they impress the recipient. When done with some thought and a little effort, homemade greeting cards can easily achieve both of those qualities.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 33

Everybody loves chocolate. So it goes without saying that chocolate truffles is an excellent homemade gift idea. This article includes suggestions, resources for recipes, and the best way to present this homemade gift.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 163

Homemade refrigerator magnets are a fun and easy gift idea. People love them because they be personalized using photos that are unique to each gift recipient. It's fun getting kinds involved with this project, because they often have unique an fun ideas for the images used.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 199

Bath bombs or bath fizzies make a great homemade gift because they are one of those luxurious indulgences that people often do not buy for themselves, but love to receive as a gift. They will certainly appreciate them when they realize that they are homemade gifts. You have probably seen them at bath boutiques, but basically bath bombs are balls of baking soda and citric acid that when dropped in water dissolve, effervesce, and release the scents or other ingredients you put in them.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 125 l Comments: 1

Homemade soap bars are great gift ideas because you can also whip up pretty large and attractive batches of them in a day or two, they are fairly easy, fun, and can satisfy your entire holiday gift list. I made these as gifts for the holidays a few years back and some of the recipients were sincerely unsure whether I had bought these at a boutique or if I had actually made them.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 99

Two qualities I strive for in making homemade gifts is that they are useful, and that they impress the recipient. When done with some thought and a little effort, homemade greeting cards can easily achieve both of those qualities.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 33

Personalized calendars make great homemade gift ideas because they are so easy to, well... personalize. Basically you take your own photos and print them on the back of dated calendar pages get them bound at a place like Kinko's (err... Fedx Kinko's, FedEx Office, or whatever it is now) and you are done.

By: Rain Matthews l Hobbies > Crafts l Nov 14, 2009 l Views: 634 l Comments: 1
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Karen Fuchs

Has anyone found a good photo paper that works with a canon printer that prints...

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Great tutorial! Keep 'em coming!

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