When someone you love moves into a new home, you often want to celebrate this milestone and help them feel more comfortable in their new surroundings. It is common to purchase a housewarming gift for a friend or relative after they move but the next time you are in need of this type of present, you might want to consider making it yourself. A homemade housewarming gift is a gift from the heart and something that the recipient will treasure for years.
Here are 5 housewarming gifts that you can craft yourself:
A houseplant can bring new life into any home, but when you create a homemade display for the houseplant it will feel even more connected to the new home. This craft is very simple and only requires you to get a mason jar, some soil and a small houseplant. You can plant it right inside the glass mason jar and use whatever you have on hand to decorate the jar. You may be able to use vinyl to add a saying to the jar such as "Home Sweet Home" or "Planted With Love." Or you could simply tie a piece of ribbon around the jar for a decorative accent.
Most new homeowners are looking for practical items that can make daily life easier. Wooden spoons are a staple item in any home since they are used for both cooking and baking on a regular basis. Instead of gifting your friend a set of basic wooden spoons, you can add a touch of love by painting them yourself. You can paint them any color or design that you think your friend would enjoy, or you could consider a neutral paint with simple words on the spoons such as "stir," "fold" or "spoon."
When someone relocates to a new home they often feel like they are living in someone else's house until they make their mark on their new property. By gifting someone a homemade address sign, you can help them immediately feel like the house is more theirs than the previous owners. A small wood plank, some address numbers and colorful paint will help you get this craft done.
For simple, fun and useful homemade gift, you may want to consider a set of coasters. You can create your own coasters with extra scrapbook paper, white ceramic tiles and plenty of spray sealer. Simply adhere the paper to the tiles and spray the sealer over it and let it dry.
Another loving and thoughtful gift to create for a family member who has moved into a new home is a handmade wreath. You can create a floral wreath, a traditional green wreath with festive accents or a ribbon wreath that is bursting with personality.
A handcrafted gift is sure to mean more than something that you quickly picked up at the store before heading to your friend's new house. These housewarming gifts are fun to make, but even more enjoyable to give away. Not only are they beautiful and thoughtful, but they also are practical and useful.
Susan Shuxian Hu has been a dedicated realtor serving in Silicon Valley since 2010. With great passion, outstanding negotiation skills and due diligence, she has helped many buyers and sellers in their real estate needs. Living in West San Jose for more than 14 years, she has broad knowledge in Cupertino, West San Jose, Los Altos and Saratoga. She has enormous patience working with buyers and never tired of showing all possible properties that may fit client’s needs. Clients appreciate her best service to their satisfaction. She specialized in luxurious real estate purchase in Los Altos, Cupertino, Saratoga and Palo Alto. She also helped friend and past client’s referral working in San Francisco, Foster City and far reached Bay Area.
Susan Shuxian Hu was graduated in East China Normal University in Shanghai with bachelor and master degrees in Bio science. She came to US in 1989 and earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics in Texas A&M University in 1996. After one year of postdoc in Southern Florida University in Tampa, she moved back to Orlando with her family and started working in Lucent Technologies. In 2002, Susan moved to California, Silicon Valley joined a start-up company. Since then she worked in high tech Corporation till 2009. Driven by her dream job pursuing, she found her passion working in sales by helping people in real estate after one year of education in De Anza business and real estate law study. Since then, she has been serving many people in Bay Area for their real estate needs.
With bilingual advantage, she has been actively working with Chinese immigrants as well as local engineers and residents. With rich high tech background and connection with Chinese community, Susan has served in luxurious real estate in last a couple of years.