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homemade christmas gifts for men.
  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    We do a gift exchange with my family (adults) where we exchange homemade gifts every year. I need ideas for men. I was thinking of making a chunky tee-shirt bracelet for my bro ... He's kinda metro. But I am out of ideas for all the rest of the guys.
    Bbq sauce maybe?
    Cd's and family photos have been done to death. I'm lost.
  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    No one in my family would really appreciate it. Not big drinkers.... Except for me!

    Family if you are reading this make me some flavors vodka for Christmas! lol.
  • CanadianMamaCanadianMama
    Posts: 9,775Administrator, Moderator
    Food, most men would appreciate food. 

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  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,357Administrator, Moderator
    I love themed baskets. They don't have to be expensive. You could do the homemade BBQ sauce, make a few spice mixtures/rubs, thrown in a BBQ brush and a fun apron and you're set. 

    A pack of seasonal beer is always a good one for dudes as well...but they'd have to be drinkers, so I guess that won't work.

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  • CanadianMamaCanadianMama
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    @Sammie's idea is awesome, go with that one :D  

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  • TypoFaeryTypoFaery
    Posts: 1,945Member
    I agree @Sammie has a great idea. There are also cool sites on how to make a duct tape wallet Or here is a cool one for grandparents. Get a t-shirt with worlds greatest grandpa on it and have the little ones put hand prints on it with fabric paint and have them write their names by the hand print with fabric markers?
  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    Oh! duct tape wallets! I like that!
  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    The basket would be cool too but it has to be made by hand.
  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,357Administrator, Moderator
    Well then you could just fold up the apron, lay the sauces, spices, etc on top and tie it up with a hemp/natural style ribbon. You need a Pinterest account, lady. (I'm the Pinterst preacher, I swear.) It's PACKED with ideas for DIY gifts. I'm going to make most of our gifts this year. Not cheesy ideas either, good, affordable ideas. 

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  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    I liked pinterest! I am waiting for my "acceptance" e-mail
  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,357Administrator, Moderator
    Post your email and I'll send you an invite then you can start up immediately.

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  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    pbreezyb@gmail.com

    Thanks!
  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614

    hot sauce--if he likes spicy stuff. i use cleaned wine bottles for mine, and buy the spouts at the liquor store. for duck tape wallets, etc instructables.com is awesome. my DD makes wallets, little purses, and laptop carriers out of duck tape.

    1/2 lb. or so of hot peppers (ripe jalapenos are best, not too many really hot peppers, the capsacin concentrates), roasted on a grill until the skins are blistered, and they are soft. when cool, put them in a blender with just enough apple cider vinegar so that they puree smoothly, then a little more so it's the consistency of tomato juice. add a handful of sea salt, and pulse again.  pour the whole mess in a big glass or clear plastic jar and put it in a sunny place for a week or so. (ok, a week in texas summer heat. 2 weeks if it's not very warm.) give it a good shake every day for a week or so. then strain it through a sieve and bottle it.  (i also roast garlic and onion for mine.) put in a small wine or liquor bottle with a cork, sealed with melted red wax, it looks really cool. and super cheap to make.

  • fatchickonabikefatchickonabike
    Posts: 5,508Member
    I put that *bleep* on everything!
    "The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof bullshit detector.” - Ernest Hemingway
  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614
    helllllllllllllllllllllll YA!
  • [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,286
    I love that Lizz
  • TypoFaeryTypoFaery
    Posts: 1,945Member
    @lizwizzy LMAO!! I could so see my hubby sporting these doing the saturday night fever pelvic thrusts...
  • TypoFaeryTypoFaery
    Posts: 1,945Member
    Found this on instructables.com

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Gift-Ideas-for-Men/
  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614

    @lizzywizzy------------------

    you just scared me. i think i wet my pants, a little.

    etsy has homemade sex toys for sale----DD sells stuff (wallets, bags, etc) on etsy...i'm not sure what disturbs me more--that they sell them (sex toys), or that DD knows about them..........................

    i think i just grossed myself out.

  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614
    (i'm not opposed to sex toys, by the way.......i'm grossed out that DD has seen them......it's just funny and a little icky to think of DD looking through them.)
  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    Oh my gahh!! Lmao @lizzwizzy ... Not appropriate for my bro's but maybe dh... For camping and such... Don't want to get a chill... Bwahahaha!

    I like that distractable link... That's really helpful!

    Distractables lol! Appropriate auto correct since I should be working. lol.
  • LoveLove
    Posts: 12,964Administrator, Moderator
    Oh @Sammie send me an invite too!!!
    lovetoy38829@hotmail.com

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  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614
    can you just see someone knitting those? "what are you making?" and she holds it up......
  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,357Administrator, Moderator
    Sent @love :)

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  • CanadianMamaCanadianMama
    Posts: 9,775Administrator, Moderator
    Sammie, me too? Mikkizaplan@gmail.com

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  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,357Administrator, Moderator
    Done @canadianmama :)

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  • CanadianMamaCanadianMama
    Posts: 9,775Administrator, Moderator
    Thank you!!!! 

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  • scotiamama
    Posts: 1,214Member
    Can someone please send me an invite? I need a new hobby that will keep me glued to the couch lol
    jcbeaton@rogers.blackberry.net
    Thanks :)
  • scotiamama
    Posts: 1,214Member
    @lizzwizzy hilarious pics!
  • breezybreezy
    Posts: 3,508Member
    @sammie I didn't get the email :( I think my spam filter is a Nazi ... I never got one from pinterest either and I applied 3 days ago... Will you try again please :D
  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,357Administrator, Moderator
    Sent again @breezy! Lemme know if you don't get it :) 

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  • scotiamama
    Posts: 1,214Member
    Got it! Thanks @sammie :)
  • battibatti
    Posts: 2,178Member
    OMG @lizzwizzy those are ridiculous!!! xD !!

    SMSM_s_5

  • shate98shate98
    Posts: 2,751Member
    back on topic...

    customize something that the gift recipient guy needs...

    My husband needed a new pilot's bag after his was stolen. So I bought him a new one (they look like laptop bags, which is why it got stolen in the first place). I bought a flight wings patch and sewed it on and then had an embroidery shop sew his initials above the wings. After years of being together he still thinks it's the best gift I got him. Embroidery is not terribly expensive- or free if you have a friend with an embroidery machine (which I don't). I also filled all of the pockets with things to lift his spirits aka Red Bull, candy for a sugar high, etc.
    "As you wander through your life, whatever be your goal,
    keep your eye upon the doughnut, not upon the hole."
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,889Confessional Manager
    @shate98, you must be new! WELCOME!

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    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614
    We are doing homemade Christmas at our house this year (its a first time for my husband- I haven't done a homemade Christmas since I was a teenager living with my parents!).

    For my husband I am making a display unit for his collection of action figures (yes, we are geeks).
    For his older brother a keychain that says "great brothers get promoted to uncle" with pictures of the nieces/nephews on it. Also some homemade biscuits for his dog.
    For his younger brother a duct tape wallet. There is a great instructable out there for using clear packaging tape so that you can insert photos into the wallet's main structure.
    For his BIL who loves to BBQ a jar of strike anywhere matches with a bit of sand paper attached to the lid, and also a small collection of homemade spice rubs for meat.
    For his BIL who works outdoors a set of hand-sewen handwarmers (basically the same as sewing a bean bag except instead of filling it with beans, you fill it with ceramic pie weights) and some homemade candy.
    And for his nephew we customized a couple of tech deck (fingerboards, aka tiny skateboards that you ride with your fingers, very popular with teens these days) by taking the wheels off, sanding off the original company logo, repainting it with the nephew's name and jersey number, sealing it, and re-attaching the wheels. We also made him a small ramp to ride his tech decks on.
  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614
    oooh- Christmas two years ago I gave my husband a hoodie that I painted to say "the world's best dad is a detroit lions fan"
    my husband loved that hoodie so much that when it got stained he specifically requested that I make him a new one for fathers day
  • shate98shate98
    Posts: 2,751Member
    @unforgiven, thanks!


    "As you wander through your life, whatever be your goal,
    keep your eye upon the doughnut, not upon the hole."
  • queenteenmama
    Posts: 4Member
    @lizzwizzy  that is awwwweeeesoommmeee!  helicopter , helicopter, helicopter   lol!
  • Anonymous
    Posts: 29,614
    I love those shorts - I wonder if my nan'll knit some for me to give away...
  • laci
    Posts: 1Member
    @sammy can I get an invite for pinterest also? Thanks! james-jo@live.com
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,889Confessional Manager
    I sent you one. @laci

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    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • supermommy
    Posts: 586Member
    Can I get one too? Pretty please? Tinanwalters@gmail.com
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,889Confessional Manager
    sent @supermommy

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    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • supermommy
    Posts: 586Member
    Thank you!
  • AnonUser24
    Posts: 2,610Guest
    @lizzwizzy those were so SEXY!! Hahaha. I think I just may be inspired. Lol. ;-)
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