thinking of making some christmas themed coasters with some 4x4 white kitchen tiles I have laying around. Will water based paint work on them or do I need something else?

>>97537
what is the tile surface like? if it's very shiny you may want to sand it rough before you paint.
if it's not glossy/shiny, you can probably use craft paints that are waterbased. make sure you put a good sealant coat on top

>>97534
A coworker, I just met him a month and half ago so it doesn't have to be super personal
He likes gadgets and tech related things, so something practical probably.
I have some basic wiring experience, some wood working, and painting skills. I can tie knots things. Limited access to powertools, but I can sand, drill, cut, no prob.

Anything interesting?

>>97547
if you can get your hands on some polymer clay, maybe make something like this for him to hangcharge a gadget with:

well actually any clay would work. and you could do wood, so a wood box with a knotted cord that hangs might be cool too.


knot the rope/twine/leathercording/etc into a loop knot, so it can tie around the charger part that plugs into the wall

attach/tie on wooden box or pouch, if you make a little box type shape from like balsa wood even, one side higher to tie to

paint something funny on the box part

I'd make it big enough to fit a pocket sized gadget, so he could use it for whatever he's got.

that help any?

>>97549
(I meantersay make it bigger enough so the gadget and its cord both fit in it)

>>97549
That's not a bad idea at all. I will definitely consider this. Are there any other creative ways of storing gadgets?

>>97554
well you could maybe make a little gadget bookshelf or something, but given that you haven't known him long something smaller and sillier like this might be better


what other stuff does he like? "gadgets" is pretty broad

>>97534
so, what could I do for my gf?
she likes music and singing, she's a semi pro singer actually, she can play a bit of guitar and piano
also, she's known for taking very long showers
and she doesn't want anything for crimbo, but she's also a woman, so if I don't get her anything I'm she'll be bitching for a month

>>97557
singer soften get dry throat. other than a series of blowjobs, you could get her some

-really good organic lemon tea
-really good, organic dark raw honey
-very nice mug

put it all in a cool container of some kind- what kind of stuff can you make? and give it to her for when her throat is sore.
the shit really works (I sing death metal and have been laughed at for drinking this shit at studio...but it fucking works)

for the container, what are you skilled at? can you sew or make a box?

>>97567
thinking even further, you could make the tea, ahead of time, and put it in a big jar, wrappe up nicely, or painted on...for her to keep in her fridge and heat up as needed. ya know?

>>97567
>>97570

oh wow, great idea, she actually does love tea
i will look into both these options
cheers

>>97534

Who does that to their books? It must destroy the spines.

>>mfw

Made some homemade presents this year, just with shit I've found in the local tip (enclosed shipping container for good shit - heaven)
I found an old book which was sweet and I had a little wood so I made it into a simple box and PVAd strips of the original pages over the wood and a woodcut from the book on the base.

I also found a plate of candle wax, so I melted it down in a saucepan and poured it into plastic bottles, cutting away the bottle when it set and using wick I had lying around.

Just use the shit you have, if you can't think up stuff to do out of your noggin use instructables and search for the stuff you have lying around and see if you can find inspiration.

>>97574

I have a table I built like this for my paperbacks, I don't put my hardcovers in it because I like them too much
(I lifted the image for this post, it's not actually mine)

>>97574
People who don't actually read the books

>>97576
hey that's awesome!

good advice too

>>97555
He likes his smartphone and his mp3 player, has multiple computers etc. I was just stuck by another idea too. Thank you for you inspiration!

>>97585
of course!
I just got tired of all the threads in a similar vein, thought it'd be good idea to combine them.

what else did you think of making? tell us, it might help another /diy/er

I just printed an 8x10 glossy of Jeff Goldblum on a grassy hill, and put it in a dollar store frame.
It actually looks so damn good I wish I was keeping it for myself.

>>97595
but why would anyone want that?

>>97597
Why wouldn't anyone want that?

>>97595

is it a nude photo?

>>97595
lol. post a pic man

my brother's getting one of these this year. I'm calling it an adjustable hook

>>97604
hilarious

>>97534
who it's for: a friend, female (we're not dating)

what shit they do/like: music (Plays guitar, flute, tuba, and a crapload more), drawing, artsy things

your abilities or skills: drawing, a little in music (Baritone, Guitar, Piano), papercrafts

She's also Jewish, if that might help at all. And we're both in marching band.

>>97609
make her a pocket painting/drawing kit.
altoids tin style. you need polymer clay to make the tiny color pots, and small pencils, and some plastic handled brushes.

here's an instructable about these:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-sized-Watercolor-Altoids-Tin/

there are a ton of them listed in the side panel there too, if you know more about what mediums she likes you can alter the ingredients to suit her better

if I were you I'd also get some sandpaper, rough up the lid, and paint something on it yourself, to make it personal and friendly

>>97615
That's actually a really good idea. It works perfectly. Thanks, man!

>>97618
told ya, I'm a gift superhero

haha post some pics after you make it too, /diy/ loves shit like that

>>97534
I've been thinking of what to get/make my parents. They appreciate things that I make no matter if they are shitty or not so that's the better route to go. Assume I have 1 week and relatively unlimited resources, including tool access (though a lathe or something might be an issue).

My dad likes books, the discovery channel, and not much else. He has started biking to work recently though.

My mom loves crafts and sewing, but I think she has everything she will ever need on that front. On the flip side, I can use all her stuff so I could make a craft with her sewing materials.

They like to hike together.

Also bonus points if I can duplicate and throw it into a white elephant gift exchange (but that is entirely unnecessary)

>>97630
for your dad, a bike drink holder might be good, to put on his bike. older folks get thirsty all the fucking time, so making a mount for his water bottle or whatever that fits on it would be good. you can make one out of like hose clamp stuff, then cover it with fabric so it matches his bike

for you mom why not make her something to organize her stuff that she uses more often. like a pouch for her scissors and markers and measuring tape, or even maybe make her a cool pincushion.

you could also make her a box for her threads, like a box with several sections to it so she can separate them out. she probably already has a ton of containers but a nice wooden case for stuff that YOU made might be something she'd like.

>>97632
She has already made herself all that. In fact one of her favorite things to sew is organizational stuff for herself or her friends. She made me and all my friends a little sewing kit before we left for college. I like the idea though.

As for my dad, that might be a good idea. If you have any others, I would appreciate them. I will meditate on that though.

I really appreciate the help.

>>97630

if they hike together and have a camera you could also make her a camera pouch that can hang around her waist, or a better camera strap, with a wide padded top, if she doesn't have one.

>>97634
what gear do they take hiking, too?

do they use walking sticks? do they have cameras and bottles and such for that>

mesh bags for drinking water bottles

you could also for your mom make her a whiteboard, get a cool frame and a photo of the two of you when you were a kid or soemthing that is way smaller than the frame. stick that picture in one corner and use white paper behind it. use a sheet of plexiglass as the glass in the frame and attach a few dry erase markers to one corner.

she can use it to write down shit for her crafting and see baby you all the time, moms love that shit

>>97635
I was thinking a nice laminated case or something for a map, easily interchangable, so that they wont get lost when it rains. Maybe a scrapbook that they can add pictures or maps to as well. Something along those lines. Neither of my parents have a disposition towards photo taking and such.

as for my dad, I think a biking accessory will be best, but I just need to figure out what. I'm going to be going to the bike store for myself in the next few days so maybe that will yield some insight.

>>97642
map case is a great idea.

yeah, they'll have these:
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/roadmorph1.JPG
you can make one pretty easily. and personalize with fabric on it or something

>>97659
food prons?YOU SO CRAZY

>>97657
He likes coffee, and he bikes pretty damn slowly. I think a nice one of those thats a little bit insulated from the wind using some DIY magic and a good insulated and sealed coffee cup

Thanks OP, you have helped me immensely.

>>97664

you could make one that holds a travel coffee mug cup thing too instead of a nalgene, maybe make it to mount up on a handlebar, and insulate with fabric. I mean is he like fast commute bike or slow riding bike guy?

I love thinking of presents, no problem

Who: Roommate, Male, 22
Likes: Music, Art (Namely Ceramics), cooking
Skills: I can do basic level just about everything. Currently in my apartment so tools are limited to basic hand tools.

I'm making a coconut birdfeeder, a rooster and another simple wood feeder for my family this year. Really should get started on that, though. Just google the words, they are pretty easy and inexpensive to make.

this kind

>>97694
likes cooking, maybe make a wall-hanging pouch, pocket thing, that is long and thin for him to keep his wooden spoons in, that can hang behind the stove.

get a few wooden spoons from the dollar store to put in when you give it to him

OP here, I have to go to work but when I get a break or get done I'll check back to see if the thread is still alive and help more if anyone wants ideas.

I hope this stays up front though for the sake of containing all the gift idea threads that keep popping up

Grandfather. He's a pretty big military fan. Loves W.E.B. Griffin and Tom Clancy.

Grandmother. She likes housekeeping and that sort of stuff. Also Bill Cosby.

Who: One of my best friends/hopefully soon to be girlfriend
Like: Superman, skiing, art, fantasy novels
Skills: Perseverance, basic crafting/work skills

>>97549

this holder was made from an old lotion bottle, jsyk

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/12/holder-for-charging-cell-phone-made-from-lotion-bottle.html

>>97969
but what skills do you have, what materials/
for him, what are some of his pastimes? does he do anything but think about military stuff? You could make him a hollow book, maybe, but that';s a tough one with so little info
I mean, does he read, watch movies, etc? in what form is he interested in the military?

for your grandmother, she actually LIKES housekeeping?
make her some fudge. seriously. she likes bill cosby. hit up allrecipes.com and find the "nobake fudge" shit.

>>98035

even more better, that's awesome.

>>98013

ok now, she skis. I don't know a lot about skiiing, just know what I do when I have gone along with skiers, which is sit in some place and drink goddamn cocoa until they come back. you don't really have enough time for like knitting her a hat or anything, unless you're already good at that.

where does she keep her gear at home? could you maybe make her a ski rack shelf thing for her room?

>>98013
or, does she have a pass holder? you could make one of those pretty easily, paint a little superman dealy on it, on the back. make a lanyard, attach it to it.

>>98050
Haha, I completely understand- I too prefer cocoa to trying to keep up with her and falling on my face in the snow. Anyways, the ski rack thing is an interesting idea, but I'm fairly certain that she keeps them at the lodge where she works. As for the pass, it's a seasonal thing and so it's always attached to her ski pants and laminated (they give it to her like that). That was another cool idea though. Hmmm, any others?

OP, how does your pic work? How do the books stay in like that?

imagine bookmarks attached to the wall.

yeah any sportsy kind of gifts are rough for me to think of. what else does she like? fantasy books? like...romance novels or like dragons and such?

>>98159
Not so much romance as dragons and wizards and epic battles, haha. She likes also coffee, hockey, football, sailing, writing, and drawing.

Random suggestion for random anon:

If you are mildly computer/print/design inclined, make custom calendars for every one. Acquire one-page-per-month designs (I designed my own, but you could scan another calendar, or something). Print a set for each gift recipient.
Google image search each recipients' interests. Pick twelve good ones and print one on the back of each month (upside down). Alternatively, raid a photo album and use a dozen photos of the recipient's dog, or something.
Punch a hole in the bottom of each page, take to local business service place ad have them spiral bind each set. (not very /diy/, but I'm not doing *that* myself...)

A bit of effort, but worth it - everyone liked their custom calendars last year. After the first couple opened theirs, everyone was pretty keen to find out what their custom theme was.

>>98164
ok idea- get an old dragon novel paperback with an epic cover.
get any old notebook- even a regular lined one- that has a flat binding like a regular book spine. you can get em at dollar stores for a buck
cut the novel cover to fit.
fold over an edge of it to hold a pen, like make a loop at the spine of it so there is enough extra space for a pen to fit in there
re-cover the notebook with the fantasy dragon fag madness

in the front write her a little love-you-hope-you-fill-this-with-writing note.

get a nice pen- a buck or two gets a decent one- and tuck it in the pen part by the spine.

you could also get one of those clear travel coffee mugs, and print out some epic dragon wizrd battle picture from the internet, and put it in there. but if you do that you will have to put a flower in it, to make it girl enough.

>>98164
here's a halfway decent guide to one
http://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-Notebook-Cover-1/step4/Glue-it-on-the-notebook/

>>98186
that's good but I'd say get one without the spiral bound, more like a composition book.

I kind of want to make the table in the OP...

As far as gifts, I have a lot of construction paper and am thinking of making people some cute papercrafts, or drawings. Or even the little boxes from this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBf957XC-4k&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Who: My ungrateful son-of-a-bitch father. Haven't said 'I love you, son' in 15 years.
Like: Fishing and bitching. Lazy cunt.
Skills: I'm quite handy, can do most things that don't require heavy machinery.

Holy fuck OPs 'book desk' is raping the everliving shit out of those books. Doesn't anyone care for the survival of books any more?

>>98376
this, why would anyone want to ruin their books?

>>98376
>>98378

Many bookshelves are just book graveyards. It doesn't matter if the books get ruined, as long as they look nice and interesting.

Or something like that.

>>98391
True, a lot of people only keep books around to impress visitors by how well-read they are. I only ever keep books that I will read again or that I will use for reference. Anything else I sell to a second-hand bookstore or online.

>>98391
>>98399
Jesus fuck, are people really this shallow? Loving the irony of people using BOOKS for a practice more unintelligent than anything I've heard of in a long while.

OP pic would make more sense as hanging folders under sliding desk segments.

>>98409

Yes to the extent that you can buy books by the foot for decoration. Real antique books never to be read again but purely for decoration.

>>98391
>>98378
>>98376
mine's a table. I read and go through paperbacks like water. they hang on thin string. doesn't seem to harm them much.

the wall one seems brutal though, and hardbacks never

THANK GOD FOR THIS BOARD AND THIS THREAD

my new boyfriend
vidyagames, anime, politics, works in a bookstore
solder, craft, draw, paint, papercraft, mold, assemble, etc. I'm very good at building things.

>>98660
politics? dude. take some time, go online, build an specific RSS feed of all the news sources' that he might think are worthy of reading that are about politicians he is interested in or topics.

Like build him an RSS newspaper that pulls results about only his interests and viewpoints from many news sources.

Might take you an hour or two.

Next go make one of those scan-to-url codes (can't remember the name) and print it out.

make him a card which is that in cut-out form (papercrafting styley)

there's one gift

or, you could make him a caddy to go on the chair he sits in to game- like this kinda thing-

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hNrIg0pYdbs/SjJ2WLBbeXI/AAAAAAAABMg/75ZCxpUwe7k/s400/101_8796.jpg


but to fit his chair, and with pouches for things he always has around, like snacks, or a spare controller, or whathaveyou

if you do that, you could make it from canvas and paint it.

>>98671
if only those would work. he doesn't have a gaming chair, and I'm am laughable incompetent where it comes to politics

Hey, do you have anything that might work for someone into Game of Thrones?
I have a friend who is hugely into the opening sequence (and loves the show).

>>98683
so he stand up while he games?

the thing doesn't attach- he could put it over couch arm, anyplace he's at gaming

>>98687
he has an apartment with two other guys, and they have a shared living room for that.

>>98686
what else besides game of thrones are they into?

best way to get ideas I've found is to think of a couple things the person likes, make something they can use for one interest, USE for something they do, and then personalize with stuff they're into (like game of thrones)

>>98689
I'd make him one of those drape pockets for sure then. he can keep his shit in it and when he is done playing take it back in his own room with him instead of having to gather his stuff together

it just hangs over, has a bit of weight on the end without the pockets to hold it there. you can pick it up and move it , use it like a chair pocket wherever you go

Wow, you guys aure are a bunch of cheap bastards.
At least get them a $20 apple gift card instead of shit they'll never use.

>>98698
the thread is "making things yourself"

not "recommend a major corporation for me to buy a faceless gift from"

some people like to do that but this thread isn't for them.

And don't tell me you wouldn't prefer your favorite book with a nude photo as a bookmark, packed in a burlap tool bag also filled with a few rolls of duct tape, to a freakin gift card.

>>98694
they enjoy anime and smoking weed, if that helps?
I was originally going to make then a little sculpy model of Sakamoto from the anime Nichijou, but now I'm second-guessing myself

>>98708
that's actually not bad at all. if you make it hollow and make the top of the head a lid, you can say "here's your new stash jar mofo"

>>98712
lulz, Oh wow, that never occurred to me!

>that feel when spellcheck tries to change your catpcha

>>98369
I missed yours, sorry.

If I were you, I'd punch him in the eye and say "THANKS FOR THE LOVE POPS"


but, instead, you should probably invest your hate into making him a magazine rack that hangs off the toilet roll holder in the bathroom.

get some old timey hunting/fishing magazines. paint mod podge or shellac on all pages to stick the whole thing shut solid. one for the front, cut shorter and one for the back, a bigger one. then bend em so they make a big pocket.
drill two holes, one on each side of the back top. thread a thick hunk a twine through for hanging.

stick one or two new "bear killing in wyoming" issues in it, and tell em now he has something to read on the shitter.

>>98717
OP here-
my old room mate smokes like a fucking fiend and now I might have to make him something like this. although his will be a satan thing.

see, you know what to do, just takes fresh eyes sometimes

>>98705
I was going to say no, but the "few rolls of duck tape" sold me.

>>98765
if someone loves you they don't give you a fucking gift card. they give you a fucking pile of stuff you can actually use- or they give you something you can use they can afford, (twenty bucks of duct tape) and make something nice to put it in that fits you (cool shoebox painted with your favorite game logo)


gift cards are for people that are so boring that you can't even figure out what the hell their interests are.

generic ideas that are good though-

duct tape in as much quantity as you can afford, for people who DIY IRL
soap holder things, if you can knit.
personalized RSS feeds, if you can use computer (this is a good one for grandparents who have a hard time on the computer. build them their own personal "daily newspaper internet" to look at)

I made my friend Chu Jelly because she's a Zelda fan.

one for my aunt and uncle, one likes cats and nascar, the other likes harley davidson stuff.

one for my other aunt and uncle, one likes gnomes, the other likes star trek.

One for my antisocial cousin, I think he likes games or programming or something, but he's pretty antisocial as of late so it's hard to tell what he's into. He's just general nerd probably.

Any ideas? I desparately need help, I already made my other cousin a hat with wiener dogs on it and my mom a nice button up scarf so I can't half ass everyone else's gifts now.

I can knit, though I'm slow at it and I probably can't finish much else at this point. I can sew well enough to do most things. I'm not very artistically inclined but I'm good at following directions and okay and macgyvering up paper crafts and Styrofoam.

bamp for the horrible amount of these threads on the frontpage

For: Boyfriend
I live with him, if that changes things-likes Halo, Dragon Ball/Z, Star Wars, Robocop, and the Aliens series. Very into personal grooming, cleaning, things like that.

>>98890
Just dress up like leia and wild night of sex.

Seriously. He'll remember that until the day he dies.

>>98958
Okay so not THAT into Star Wars. And sadly he likes Episodes 1, 2, and 3 as opposed to the original trilogy, which breaks my heart a little.

>>98964

Dump his ass immediately. Like YESTERDAY.

>>98890

sex is always good, but you could also get some polymer clay, and make him a weighted toothbrush base.
mold some polymer clay around a small stone. make it flat on the bottom, wider on the bottom so it doesn't fall over.

carve to look like a lightsaber.
>>98797

needs more info- like was said earlier, knowing someone likes something is a good start. now what else do they DO with their time?

>>98966
oh yeah OR, using that same kinda clay, make him a shaving mug. here's a picture of one:

it's two pieces, basically, for him to use when shaving.

and also take a decent nude shot of yourself, print it onto thin paper, use it to wrap his present.

>>98968
sorry, link:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shaving-Mug-Bowl-Scuttle-1T-Woodhead-Studio-Pottery-/270850806210


shaving scuttles let them make lather, then he can pretend to be manly when he shaves off his three hairs.

Who: My boyfriend of 1 year.
Likes: Mecha, anime, 4chan, books, vidya games
My Abilities: Drawing, painting, sewing (although most of my sewing supplies are 1.5 hours away).

I was going to paint him a picture of us, but now I don't know. I'm a semi-perfectionist and I would burn the painting if even one thing was wrong with either of our faces. I'm particularly picky of it is a picture for someone else.

Want to make a present for my mom
She's into reading and bikram yoga (yoga in a 100 degree plus room) She already has a kindle and tons of books. Also, she already has a yoga mat and needed stuff for that. But, she's my mom, so she'll love anything I give her.
I was thinking maybe some kind of nutrient replenishing thing for yoga (because you sweat like a motherfucker in bikram, I've done it with her before)

>>98966
I don't know what they do in their free time- it's family.

>>98971
likes 4chan, do that picture, in messy style. make him pedobear and you in goldilocks costume.

takes some of the pressure off the perfectionism, still fits. bonus if you draw your own tits in it.

>>98972

hell yeah get her the nutrient stuff. you might also want to make her a cooling towel for after-

you need a fucking shamwow to make one, but it's totally worth it. my sister does bikram and uses one every day afterward

basically you cut the shamwow fabric into a long strip, fold over into doubl thickness. it should end up being about four inches wide, as long as you like (hers are like a foot and a half long)

in the inside you put vermiculite, not overstuffed but enough to make a thin layer of the shit. then sew it along the edge, roll that edge over, and stitch it again. so it's a double hem on the ends and one side, to keep that shit inside

when she is going to yoga she soaks it in cold water. puts it in a baggie. when she is done with her bikram classes she puts it on the back of her neck to cool off.

after you are cool you just squeeze the water out and hang it up to dry til next time.

double bonus if you paint on om and her name on one side of it in fabric paint.

i think you could probably use thick chamois to make it too but I know my sister cuts up the fucking seen-on-tv cloths to make hers.

>>98973
do they read, hunt, run, write, eat, cook, watch tv? wtf, I understand your cousin is antisocial but...you really know nothing more about say your aunt than "likes cats"?

for your cousin, is he an internet loner or a reader? tv? glue sniffer? what brand of loner is he?

>>98979
what's vermiculite/where can I get it?
Is that the stuff that's in those blue freezy-packs that you can use for injuries and keeping lunches cold?

>>98991
no it's just absorbent stuff they use in potting soil- the little white bubbles. you can get it anyplace they have potting soil usually.

You could probably also wrap the chamois around one of those pack though too. that'd make it even icier and nice.

>>98993
doesn't that change size when warmed/chilled?
I'm definitely a low level /diy/nosaur, so I don't really understand what you think I should do. If you get sleeves of cloth and put this vermiculite stuff in, will it stay in or seep through?

>>99003
it basically absorbs water and gets bigger, that makes the pack cooler.

BUT, I do think that it'd be easier to just sew a chamois towel cover for a bendable blue icepack like you said, and if it was ME making it instead of my sister, that is what I'D do, because it seems easier.

I'd make a cloth cover from chamois (to absorb sweat) and cover an icepack with it. make it neck sized, if you know what I mean- they're meant to wrap on the back of the neck.

and then do some fabric paint on one side, make it nice, something she's into. om if you can't think of anything else :)

I mean, the way I described is how I saw my sister make them, but the easiest is best when you're making the thing the first time, and you want her to be able to use it, so yeah.

>>97567
I know It's not thread related, but my family is starting with a studio and I'd like to ask
how do you record metal singing?

>>97549
Uh. That Cellphone Holder is actually made from a shampoo bottle or something. I don't remember where I saw it originally, but I have a picture of the before and after of that on my phone somewhere, but basically they just cut the bottle into that shape and then painted it.

>>99024
no idea. I mean they set it all up and I sing. booyah.

>>98985
uhhh the gome aunt likes to travel and is religious.

My cousin is an internet loser.

>>99057
gnomes and travel....hmmm

maybe make her a passport cover- laminate some gnome pictures, you print out, and get the laminate paper, make a pocket for the passport to go in?

Boyfriend, likes to travel, from the UK, tech geek, is good with his hands (as in building, repairing, etc). Don't have much skill in making things, but I'm a decent artist. Has to be able to survive shipping overseas. He's a bit upset he can't come back for the holidays, and I wanted to make him something rather than just buying something, as it will make it a bit more personal.

>>99084
naked pictures.

no really.
naked pictures of you, print them on paper and use it to wrap up his gift.

>>97549
one of these might work for you as well, as he's a tech guy.
I reiterate: naked pictures.

also if you throw in some duct tape he will love you for it. get the good, heavy duty regular kind, not the schmancy stuff.
if you draw/paint, maybe make him a drawing of you guys together. I don't know what kind of stuff artistically he might like but use your best judgement on that.

If you lipstick it up and kiss the outside of the duct tape even better, just that one perfect lip print would be a nice thing to do.

>>99057
every internet loser needs a good lumbar pillow. they're like truckers and always slouch with their gut out. you could probably get a hunk of that memory foam, and sew a cover on so it's a cylinder. fabric paint a nyan cat or some shit on it for him.

I hope someone else can give you ideas for nascar uncle, I'm at a loss with that one.

>>99091
Naked pictures were a given, there was no question about that.

Thank you for your suggestions! Very helpful. I think the duct tape and little gadget holder thing will be perfect.

>>98771
>personalized RSS feeds
Now c'mon, that's beyond cheap.
You can't really be suggesting that you would give someone RSS feeds as a present, right?

>>99075
That would be a good idea, except since she isn't traveling as much anymore it might just taunt her that she can't travel now that she has four kids.

>>99093
that's a fucking good idea. He's a bacon enthusiast so I think I'll go with the 'press button receive bacon' image.
Thanks!
Any ideas of where to get the memory foam for relatively cheap?

>>99110
my best guess would be like a walmart or some such crap place- just buy like a small pillow of it. or maybe a fabric store.

>>99107

my great-uncle can barely use a mouse. for his birthday, my brother and I built him his own internet basically. of course we got him the computer too (cheap-mode refurbished laptop with win7) and then made a custom desktop, links that say "NEWS", "FOOD", "HUNTING", basically an RSS for each thing he likes.

we go online once a week (taking turns) maintaining and adding new stuff to the feeds for him. been doing that for like a year now almost. he fucking loves it "THEY GOT ME AN INTERNET" lol oh uncle john

so yeah, I think with the right amount of effort and time, and willingness to go back to it and keep it up to date- for someone old it's nice.

When it was veteran's day we made him three new feeds, gave him a card I drew, with the urls in it, my brother is maintaining those ones

this thread, again, is for :

inexpensive, low-skillset, last-minute, /diy/ gifts.

who it's for: gf
what shit they do/like: coffee, reading, monkeys, writing on occasions, also, we have the same initials
your abilities or skills: I can follow directions.. lol, can do some /po/ I 'spose, don't have any heavy machinery, just screw drivers hammers and drills

thinking about making my gf a bracelet out of leather and steel, anyone know how I could go about doing this? and how I could go about engraving the metal without an engraver?

>>99123
oh and she likes running

>>99123
part one of gift: pic related. get some polymer clay and make her one of these. make sure the thumbhole is all rounded off, no sharp edges for blistering her girly thumbs

and then, part two, is you are going to make a crappy monkey for her.

GET BRAND NEW SOCKS FOR THIS, don't be a low-life.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5002335_make-monkey-hand-puppet.html

bonus points if you draw a red heart on its ass.
double bonus points if you stick both of these things in a coffee mug.
guaranteed blowjob if you do all that AND put some kind of ridiculous naked picture of yourself on the wrapping paper.

>>99126
if you get a thin sheet you can poke holes in a design with a nail-
http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/08/11/diy-can-lanterns/


the lady there is a fucking idiot but disregard her cocksucking. I don't know for sure if you can use every metal for this but I know some- so like trace the shapes you want to make, then make a dotted line of the holes.

you'll definitely have to sand, smooth ALL the backside of it to avoid it poking her.

>>99138
She actually already has one of those but thanks. I might go through with the monkey thing lol. And thanks for the mug-idea, will do that.

Also, another request:
friend, who is too a girl
running, writing, and occasional drawing

>>99150
for writing/drawing you might do the same as >>97615
it's simple, and useful

my girlfriend like spongebob dinosaurs you know what most 19 year old immature chicks like. i love her more than anything and she keeps the child in me alive. recently my parents have gone bankrupt which would be ok and i would help them because back in November i was supposed to leave for the army and i would defiantly do anything to help but the day i was supposed to leave with my parets waiting to see me off, they said tough shit youre staying here so i am currently financially crippled. please help i just want to give her something so she can be happy on this first christmas sense her father has passed

>>99156

Have you been reading Henry James by chance?

>>99162
no whats that? is it any good? i know she likes to read but id rather build something for her

>>99156
if you have access to some 2x4s or the like and a bedsheet, and any kind of paint, I can walk you through the steps of painting her a big dinosaur for her wall.

she would like that but i dont think i have the extra bed sheet.

>>99168
any big piece of fabric. anything that isn;t stretch fabric. take a look around your place, see what you can find.

>>99170
alright will do. ill check back in tomorrow i have to wake up early

>>99168
better question- what Do you have to use for making something? let us know that and maybe we can give you better ideas ok?

>>99172
this is op- I will be here if the thread is still up! do not worry, it's a gift, not the end of the damn world

>>98369
Give him several business-sized cards that say, "I love you." Put them in a decorated envelope that says, "Give these to your son."

>>99179
>>best yet
>>thumbs up from op

night /diy/ if this is alive tomorrow I will come try to give ideas again if I can, hope it helped some out
at least it kept these all in one thread

>>charles napier signing out til tomorrow

bump

>>98369
My dad has never said that to me in my whole life and I couldn't care less. Grow up.

>>99947
This.

>For:
My gurl.
>What she likes:
Soft stuff. I really want to make her a stuffed animal or something cute, but I can't sow worth shit.
>Skills:
None. I could put a needle and strings through a fabric, but that's it, I guess.

-Need something for my new girlfriend. She's pretty awesome so even though it's a newish relationship, I want to impress her.
-She's a professional doll artist, sculptor, writer and muralist. Hobbies are yoga, cooking and hiking.
-My DIY abilities are limited/specialized. I can do some basic tool work, sewing and make things explode. But I can learn basic things. Is a DIY gift doable?

>>100011
hand muff. easiest thing to sew on earth. it's a tube, made of soft fake stuffed animal fur.
putting a needle through fabric is sewing, and with something like this it can be messy beginner sewing and still look ok since the fur hides it.
itll keep her hands warm too.
http://laupre.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/the-big-red-muff-tutorial/

just do the sewing by hand. pick out the softest goddamn fur you can get at a fabric store, bonus if it's a color she wears all the time.

>>100057

If you want to impress her, buy and make. two gifts, one bought one made.
you can make things explode? make her some kind of awesome explosion, seriously. she hikes and you can use tools- find a good dry staff, and make her a walking stick with a leather strap for her hand.

then buy her a really good, expensive bottle of gourmet balsamic vinegar. like hit up a farmer's market and look for the gourmet stalls. that and honey, the pricey dark raw local etc etc. two things most cooks LOVE and never buy the best of, but that buying the best of actually matters

you should have planned earlier if you wanted to get/make a truly impressive gift.

and then buy her
>>100057

>>99947

And it's turned you into the kind of person who says "Grow up" to other people with legitimate complaints. Get help.

who it's for: my little brother (14)
what shit they do/like: pc games, cooking (he has a lot of cooking books, so buying one is out of the question), basketball, Seinfeld, shitty movies, popcorn lol, competition.
your abilities or skills: ugh.... basic, but not much experience. I don't have polymer clay, before you start recommending it, nor a glue gun. And I can't draw, knit or sew.

>>97534
That bottom one looks like it fucks up the binding something fierce

who it's for: sister and mum
what shit they do/like: sister cooking thinking maybe a bookshelf that could hold the books maybe a block thing to hold the tools for her. for mum an rss website, though not sure how to build one...
your abilities or skills: basic, so gonna need some help haha


thanks in advance:D

what do you think a vegetarian architect girl would like? I think that's all I know about her

>>100184
how about a big fat circle shaped steak?

Nice Gift for Photographers
http://www.customslr.com/

I made one of those C-Locks myself.

>>100229
That actually seems like both an awesome idea and an easy enough thing to make. ^__^

>>100239
It actually is!
The mount is perfect for normal screws, just saw them off.
This kind of lock/loop is perfect when you want your lens pointing to the ground, less scratches and bumps.

just dont use a flash with this strap, won't work.

my turn:

who: dog
not the smartest one, loves dog stuff i guess, medium sized

who: father of gf
'bout 60years old, likes fishing, fleamarkets, old antique stuff

any ideas?
cheers

Who: My girlfriend
What she likes: She is very artsy, likes to paint, draw, craft etc etc. And shes very good at it. And she likes anything Disney.
Your abilities: I can do pretty much anything simple, except drawing and that kind of stuff.

>>100252
http://www.buildeazy.com/newplans/easel_4_06.html
Takes an afternoon to asseble. Buy some wood and get to it. Also, google 'how to make an easel' for more designs, such as easels for tables.

>>100229
how?

>>100280
i'll try and do a sketch, check back in ~ 10 minutes!

excuse my bad drawing and english, but you get the idea

I love this thread... thanks OP

I need something for my girlfriend

She is 25, Likes Pandas, The hunger Games, Harry Potter... She has two dogs , She likes buddhas but a coworker got her a buddah box thing... i dunno i suck at this.

I can draw, paint- would construct something and believe I can but have never tried... i dont mind spending some cash for material.. I want to be thoughtful, we split for a month and got back together recently... been together about a year.

HALP!

>>100293
I don't know if you're using an actual hardware screw, but the screw from a tripod adapter should only cost about $5 and is treaded to fit a camera properly, and they can easily be screwed in with a coin. I've made mounts with hardware-store screws before and it stripped out the treads so be careful.

>>100296
thats even better, normal screws fit nonetheless, been using it a year now, no problems so far.

>>100306
It gets even better: check this out

http://www.amazon.com/2pcs-Longer-D-ring-Screw-Camera/dp/B006GB5MDW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=13244
91825&sr=8-7

>>100313
ty, thats perfect!

can't wait to see yours

>>10000

>>100000

Getting so desperate to put some more shit together, but pretty broke.

who it's for: mom, brother, dad

what shit they do/like:
mom - knitting, jewelry, volunteers for ambulance, I think she likes hanging out with her friends or the neighbors for meals or whatever since she lives by herself now that me and my brother aren't here.
brother - cars... regular guy stuff? I don't know, I'm not really close to him.
dad - cars, he restores antiques, very difficult to buy for. probably regular guy stuff, I don't know either though, he's stressed out a lot and has all sorts of messed up drama in his life, I don't like talking to him much since he's always just ranting about what else is wrong now.

your abilities or skills: I can sew a bit, minimal knitting skills, fairly crafty in general, baking/cooking.

Also, I'm on a budget of about... $75

>>100346
Buy your brother an Autocross session through your local SCAA. Should run $25 or so and is a huge amount of fun for any car guy. The best part is that he probably doesn't even know it exists. If his car is street legal he should be able to race. My brother and I raced for years.

>>97534

for bf ... been with him for a few years, he's not into giving gifts, or he just lacks the ability of making/buying a gift

so i need to make him something very impressive that makes him re-think the whole concept of "gifts are stupid"

he's a computer geek, he's into metal music, Dragon ball, weird and unique stuff, but a practical gift would be most appreciated.

my skills, sewing, drawing, crafting, recycling...

>>97534

PS: i am broke

I made my friend a stuffed Narwhal because the girl is obsessed with Narwhals. It has a mustache. Made it out of an old shirt and stuffing from a Homer Simspon doll.

Check it! It's impossible to sound/look badass while you're sewing!

I have this other friend pretty obsessed with Adam Lambert. What should I get her, while I'm broke?

>>100429
Do chicks not realize naked pictures are probably the best gift you can get a computer geek?

http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/phpthumbnails/30/30027/30027_5_600.jpeg

You can get some floppy's for cheap and make that. we always need shit to put our small stuff.

>>100450

I thought that was a penis at first.

Who it's for:
1.My sister, she's an elementary school teacher. She likes dinosaurs. In mid twenties.

2. My mother. She's a florist, likes flowers, nature, and poetry.

3. My father. He likes harley motorcycles and I don't know what else really.

I want to make some smaller gifts for my family to go along with the other commercial gifts I got them, you know, somethign that has some sort of effort and value put into it.

I was thinking of doing a couple of those lightbulb thingies that I've seen threads about for my sister and mother.

>>100450
this is plain awesome, i would love to get (stuffed) stuff like that
very well done!

>>100464

craft her a notebook. The cover is one of her favorite flowers dried and some nice words on the first site inside.

>>99179
This is brilliant. Extremely brilliant.

>>100464
find a book on origami dinos? make some, and give them to her with the book?

>>100346
1. does your mom like tea? maybe make a teapot cozy out of some nice old fabrics, old curtains that no one uses

2. Brother ... does he have a bag for small shit you need in your car? maybe a small trash receptacle, stiff canvas on the outside with a wire frame, and line it with shopping bags from the supermarket for easy removal?

3. father; antiques ... ask him about his usual tips and tricks for restoring old furniture. type them up, and make a small book of the good ones, and blank pages for new ones? put some ruled paper in the back, with a list of good places for materials, phone numbers and hardware stores he likes to visit

>>98972
can you crochet? make her some face wipes, out of cotton yarn, easy for washing, feels good on the face.

>>100429
If you have the skills, I would suggest this;

What is his favorite arc of Dragon Ball? which dragon ball is featured most prominently in this arc?
get a plastic orb, pain the requisite number of stars on it. get orange lighting gels or orange spray pain, and either cram the gels inside or spray the inside orange. Get an LED, and insert. make it so that when you flip a switch, the orb glows. You could make this as a lamp, or a cool thing that can sit on his desk, dependent on the size you want to make.

captcha: Orange incelop

>>100248

dog: can you cook? because I'm thinking peanut butter dog treats.

dad of gf: For fishing, maybe a nice canvas bucket bag, with a toggle lid? you might want to spray the bottom with a wet-sealant, for keeping it nice and clean. If not, how about a calendar, listing all sorts of different antique shops in his area, as well as the dates of nearby auctions and what the theme is?

>>100184
how about a tiny replica of one of her favorite sculptures?
Just the general shape, but make sure there are holes in it. line the inside with plastic sheeting, and set an herb plant in there. A tiny architectural greenhouse!

>>98013
is she a humorous person? you could make her a nose-cozy :)

>>98979
Vermiculite is the most annoying packaging stuff you could find on the planet. it sheds, and has trace amounts of asbestos in it.
get cotton batting instead.

thread bump, please?

I love that this thread is still alive.

bump for more.

I have something

sister
she's into anime, jewelry, sarcasm. Kind of a bitch, but it's Christmas.
I'm really good at hand sewing, knitting, drawing/painting, own a dremel tool and various other things.

>>100792
if you can hand sew make her a cross stitch that says "SHUT UP" or some other thing she would want to say that's funny or bitchy

there's a ton of how-to for them, you can use an old picture frame and some plain nonstretch fabric as the base for it. you might need to get embroidery thread or yarn though

>>100804
man, I'd love to, but I'd never hear the end of it

>>100458

thanks for the idea, will do that for sure
and pics have already been given

i've been reading this whole thread and realized that you have a gift of giving gifts. me is jelly

>>100450

so did i

>>97534

more questions,

for mom, she likes plants, our house is basically a safari, and she requests that we get her more plants, but i wanted to give her something that has to do with plants but also /diy/ed ... any suggestions?

and brother, he's a body builder, he likes bid eyed animals and cartoon characters, recently engaged to a big eyed chic if that might help. and as weird as it sounds he likes fluffy stuff, a fluffy big-eyed stuffed animal has already been given, he lives in another country, wanted to get him a vintage pocket compass to "always find his way back home" but realized tht's too pricey and i am broke, any alternatives?

>>101010
mom...dude I hate to say it but /diy/ lightbulb terrarium thread, string them on a line so she can hang them up someplace

the other one is tough since the bigeyed thing is already covered, damn.

>>100953

a lot of it is just thinking, letting something pop into your head, I'm fucking old, and have always been broke and late for everything, so it's a skill I've been forced to learn

>>100813

the end of what? making a girly thing like a cross stitch? dude give her the gift of being able to mock you. some people value that even more than any object

or the wording? think of something she says all the time and do that. it'll be like her personal catchphrase cross stitch

>>101063
OP here, I was gone all day so there's a ton of awesome ideas from other people in here too, glad to see everyone helping, sometimes it's easy to see what might be cool when you're not the one trying to think of it

>>mfw every one gets his mother a lightbulb terrarium for xmas because of /diy/
>>2011

OP is there any other place we could share ideas other than this thread? surly it's not gonna be alive for long, specially when the holiday season is over. and u r a /diy/ god, don't wanna lose you!

>>101091
I pretty much live in /diy/ now, I post all over not just this thread. I try to keep posting pictures of oskarbro the cat once in a while too so if you see new pics of him it's probly me

also, we won't need a thread like this again for real until fucking v-day, I'll start another one then for all the people who celebrate it

I just got aggro that there was so many threads asking about gift ideas and thought it'd be tidier to get em all into one big mansize thread instead

I love this board, I'll be around

>>100167
No takers? I feel left out. ;_;

>>101097

well then i will call you /diy/god so when you see it you know someone needs you for inspiration.

and it's not just about gifts, you seem crafty in everything!!!
and does oskarbro the cat has a Mohawk? or is it my imagination?