Essential Handmade Table Top Gifts
Indian homes are very fond of tables. Tables are placed at different corners of the house for various purposes. Dining tables, corner tables, dressing tables, and the list isn’t short! Indians are also very fond of decorating the table tops so as to make it more presentable and useful.
Here is a list of handmade crafts that are essential tabletop items that you can create all by yourself. The next time, it’s your friend’s birthday you can gift one of the following items and wait for him or her to have a bright smile on the face!
So, let us get started-
- Table Lanterns
We all have those ancient lanterns in-store that our grandparents kept as their belongings and memories. Get them out, paint them with various bright colors (you may consider a good color combination with respect to the color of your table). You can try fixing an electric connection in it or can use it in the old traditional way by lighting a lamp in it. You can attach fancy laces, artificial flowers, etc. to it. It is one of the most antique handmade items that has gained popularity in recent times.
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- Flower Vase
Vases can be of a variety of materials. The vase materials can range from the earth, plastic, wood, cardboard, and even paper. Depending upon the material availability and your skillset you can choose a material to craft a vase. Later, painting the vase with creative and unique designs is also a wonderful area to work upon. Wooden vases can also have carved designs. It is a very common yet truly beautiful Indian craft.
- Photo frames
These are the easiest to make. You can choose materials like wood, plastic, acrylic, etc for making frames. Frames can be created in different shapes and sizes and can also be painted with the finest designs like flowers, cartoons, Varli paintings, etc. Once the structure is ready you may place the photograph or a picture within the frame. These pictures presents are loved by almost everyone. Being the bestseller of all times, you may also want it to be a part of your crafts shop if you own one.
- Piggy Bank or Donation Boxes
If there is a table at a shop or at a reception where you wish to have a donation box for some good cause, you would not want to miss this one!
“For a creative mind, every crap has a hidden beauty”.
If you think you seek beauty in the used cardboard covers, boxes, packets, paper bags, paper glasses, and so on…making a creative piece out of it is no big deal for you! Why not make one and surprise your friend with this money gift?!
