I would have just labeled this post Father's Day gifts, but my hubby has the unfortunate luck of having a birthday that falls right between our son's birthday and Father's Day, so I'm including the simple birthday gift idea. It can still be used for Father's Day, too. But I will start with the Father's Day gift we did for my hubby this year. It's an adorable painted plaque with the kids' handprints. The original idea came from here. I loved the smaller squares and found some perfect ones at Michaels, but my kids' hands were just too big. So I ended up going with the rectangular beveled plaques and a larger background plaque. I also really loved the staining on the original, but I just didn't have time. One thing about having a hubby who doesn't work outside the home is that he is always around somewhere :). So I had less than an hour to throw this project together. I'm happy with how it turned out for the time I had. And I think he will really love this.
For the simple birthday gift, I made some fake movie tickets on the computer with a blank movie ticket template and a watermarked image from Iron Man 3. I put them in a silver envelope and finished with a classy black ribbon. A very simple idea, but it will lead to a much-needed date night!! He was thrilled with this!
The last homemade gift idea we used was for the bird lover in our lives, my dad. The kids picked out the birdhouse at Michaels and painted it...well, mostly Colton painted it. But it turned out adorable. And homemade gifts are always well received by those doting fathers and grandfathers, especially when you are on a budget.
Wishing all of you a Happy Father's Day this weekend!
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