The staff at Earthwise is scrambling to finish (or start) gifts for the quickly approaching holiday season. When working with one of a kind salvaged materials , it is hard not to create gifts for every person we know! Here is the Earthwise gift guide for homemade salvage gifts. Hope you have as much fun making them as the recipient enjoys receiving them.
Found Object Bottle Stopper
Use that fun door knob, pool ball, toy dinosaur, you name it, to create the perfect bottle stopper for any wine drinker. For your shopping ease, Earthwise sells everything you need (including directions) in a handy kit. Or find great directions here.
Funky Hook Board
This is a customer favorite! This fun project allows you to create custom hooks with any item that fits your style. A personal favorite is porcelain star knobs for bathroom towel hooks. Choose from our wide variety of hooks and watch the Infarrantly Creatives door knob tutorial for details.
Salvaged Wood Window Cold Frame
With Urban Gardening on the rise, treat the gardener in your life to a one of a kind cold frame. These upcycled window cold frames pull double duty by adding salvage flair to the garden as well as keeping seedlings safe. Choose a unique window and go to This Old house for directions.
Upcycled Tile Coasters
Save coffee tables from water rings with these custom coasters. These great gifts can be as simple as gluing felt to the bottom of colored/patterned tile. Add pictures , magazines art, maps etc to plain tiles to create mini works of art. Find ideas and how to’s at Creme de la Craft.
Light Fixture Terrariums
An upcycled light fixture terrarium with brighten the winter days ahead. This great project uses smaller geometric light fixtures and replaces the electrical components with dirt and succulents to add a mod feel to a desk or room. Shade of Tangerine has a great tutorial on how to make this fun gift.
We are always looking for upcycyled and salvage related projects, so if you have a great project idea, let us know. And as always, don’t forget to share pictures of your projects made with Earthwise materials to receive a 15% off coupon for your next purchase. Happy Holidays and Happy Crafting.