Crafty Gifts for Grads, Dads, Weddings and Summer Birthdays.

Well, I am in the process of looking to see what I want to make for people for Christmas. I have been thinking about making my own jelly's. I have also thought about making candles. I know for my wedding almost three years ago I made my own silk flower bouquets and bountineers. I also made my own center pieces. I am in the process of writing some articles on how to have a great wedding on a budget. I have so many ideas that I used for my wedding and want to share with the rest of the world. If anyone has any ideas for candles and jelly's please let me know, Thanks.

I am working on Christmas actually, I stitch using waste canvas on shirts and stuff, they are really enjoyed by my family.

I am not doing any crafts at the time being, but I like exchanging good craft ideas as much as you do. I do cross stich as well and I make windows decorations with special paint. They are a nice gift aswell, they don't damage your window and can be re-used aswell. You can make any image you like, so you could easily make one for a wedding aswell and stick it to the car for example.

my grandson just graduated....His sister and I made him a memory book of his graduation. The graduation was on thursday night and we took all the pictures..got them developed and had the book ready for the table for the reception..he loved it...I got a big hug for that one!

My 16 year old daughter has started making over the body bags and we gave those to the girls for graduation gifts and we gave the boys a towel with their name embroideried on it.

Let the creative juices begin. There are so many wonderful ideas out there for all of the ideas you mentioned. For the graduate, I like to make things I know they can use in college, for example, they are going to need storage and other accessories for their new rooms. Plastic canvas provides thousands of wonderful ideas. I have made notebook covers, desk top organizers, 3X5 card holders, special pencil holders and much more. I try and build a coordinated gift when the time comes. For Dad's I try and base the ideas around their hobbies. For example, my father likes to fish and go camping. He is always in need of something. Once again plastic canvas comes into play, I have actually created special boxes for the fly catching hooks that he wants to keep looking new and stuff. Oh sure they might get full of fish guts, but if you make them using the plastic lace that is on the market, they can be washed with simple soap and water. I'm loaded with ideas as you can see. I have more if you want them. Happy Crafting!