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I’m always looking for great solutions for affordable, useful, and fun gifts to give my neighbors and coworkers. This DIY is mostly gathering pre-made items and putting them together. You can absolutely purchase all of the items to create similar neighbor gifts or you can use these free neighbor gift printables to create part of the gift.

This is the fifth day of my 12 Days of Christmas DIYs for 2018. Each day for the next twelve days I share DIY projects, recipes, entertainment, and more, that you can incorporate in your holiday season. Most will be super simple!

I personally am a very busy person. Seriously, aren’t we all? So while I love giving gifts to people and want them to be touching and useful… well, I also really like them to be EASY. These gifts have few supplies and can be made quickly and in multiples pretty easily making it the perfect neighbor gift or coworker gift.

Neighbor Christmas Gifts | A Well Crafted Party

Supplies:

Most of these supplies can be found locally in any of your favorite full-service department stores. Below are some suggested links that are affiliate links.  I receive a small portion of sales of these items with no extra cost to the buyer. These purchases help support the content that I create on this blog. Thank you for supporting this blog!

  • Wrapping paper – I purchased this adorable “Is it Christmas Yeti?” paper at Target. However, you can get some great holiday wrapping papers in bulk!
  • Tape
  • Gift Tags (use the free printable or purchase some!)
  • Ribbon
  • Cellophane bags to put the tags and tape in
  • Gift tag to explain gift — Use my free printable or add a Christmas card or tag of your own.
  • Hole punch & Scissors (if using free printables)

Neighbor Christmas Gifts + Free Printables | A Well Crafted Party

How To:

You can get as creative as you want with these gifts. Add in things like ribbon or baubles to really make it an over-the-top gift. However, it is also a great present to give the gift as pictured: wrapping paper, gift tags, and tape. Below are some suggested steps for creating this gift:

  1. Print out the free printables! But out around the edges lined in black. Use a hole punch on all the tags where the holes are located.
  2. Put all of the smaller gift tags into a cellophane bag along with the tape. Fold the bag.
  3. Punch a hole through the cellophane bag.
  4. Thread the cellophane bag and large gift tag on a roll of wrapping paper using ribbon.
  5. Don’t forget to sign the large gift tag!

Happy Gifting!


October through January 1st marks my very favorite season. What season you, ask? It certainly doesn’t fit in the normal four seasons of Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. Nope… it’s Party Season! To me, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year as it gives me ample opportunities to enjoy the company of my friends and family. Also, I do love me some party food. When decorating my house a couple of years ago I really wanted to touch on this wonderful season with a cheap and easy holiday decor item— a printable poster! This “Wonderful Time of The Year” Poster printable is super sleek with it’s black and white color scheme. It’ll pop amoung nearly anyone’s holiday decorations.

This is the third day of my 12 Days of Christmas DIYs for 2018. Each day for the next twelve days I share DIY projects, recipes, entertainment, and more, that you can incorporate in your holiday season. Most will be super simple!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Poster | A Well Crafted Party

To create this super simple DIY you only need to download the free printable Holiday Poster File, save to your computer, and then bring to your favorite Staples store. Order this print as an Engineering Print. Frame your poster with a poster frame or post with tacks!

Creating a Build Your Own Succulent Terrarium activity for your next shower will surely delight guests that are bored of the normal baby shower activities. I’ve said it before, but I am NOT a fan of traditional baby shower games and activities. Don’t get me wrong… I will play along like a champ at a baby shower and there is no judgement from me when other people enjoy drinking from a bottle or trying to guess which candy bar has melted into a diaper. Way back in the past I even planned a party with a few of those traditional games.

Nowadays though, I tend to opt for a different style of baby shower activity including activities that create items for the guest of honor like decorating onesies or creating cool crafts that double as party favors.

Free Printable Terrarium Instructions for Party Activity | A Well Crafted Party

 

How to Create a Build Your Own Succulent Terrarium Party Activity

I recently co-hosted a baby shower for a friend with a love for natural elements. As we were planning out ideas for the event my co-host, Lisa from This Beautiful Day, came up with a great idea to have a Build Your Own Succulent Terrarium activity. I instantly loved the idea because the activity could be a triple-threat for the party providing a decor element, activity, and favor all in one.

Free Printable Terrarium Instructions for Party Activity | A Well Crafted Party

When putting together the activity I wanted to find supplies as affordably as possible while still making them true terrariums. I was lucky to find a great little terrarium kits that included all of the supplies other than potting soil, succulents, and the vases. I purchased two of the kits to cover around 12 guests, 1 bag of potting soil specifically for use with cactuses, and 12 round glass vases. I found the vases at the Dollar Tree for $1 each!


Instructions for use for printable instructions:

When complete these tall and skinny instructions can be set in a mini glass container, propped up next to your activity table, or added to a favor bag with supplies for creating a mini terrarium.

  • Click the above image to download the free printable Make Your Own Terrarium Instructions sheet. Save to your computer.
  • Print on white cardstock in full color
  • Cut along the sides of the set of instructions. There are three sets of instructions per page.

Instructions for setting up a succulent terrarium activity:

First Step: Place the following items out in bowls and platters:

  • sand
  • gravel
  • sphagnum moss
  • soil
  • succulent plants
  • sea glass
  • reindeer moss

Second Step: Put instructions in each glass vase.

Let guests enjoy making their own mini-terrariums.

More from this party:

  • A Succulent Themed Baby Shower (Running with Tongs)
  • How to Create a Delicious Vegan Cheese Board (This Beautiful Day Blog)
  • How to Create a Brunch DIY Avocado Toast Bar (This Beautiful Day Blog)