Oops- too much ‘nog lead to leaving someone off your gift list? Or perhaps a friend dropped by with an unexpected gift, and you don’t want to be the jerk that didn’t get them one?
Fret not. Here are a few gifts you can whip up in 10 minutes or less. Just excuse yourself to the little girls/boys room, and get to gifting…you soused little elf, you.
1. Surfrider Membership (time: 1 minute, 37 seconds, depending on quality and detail of card)
You’ll need:
- A computer or smart phone
- Paper
- Box of crayons
How to:
- Click Here: Surfrider Gift Membership
- Buy it (make sure to add the recipient’s info)
- Make a card, letting them know you’ve donated on their behalf
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2. SWELL Mod Podge Vase (time: 3 minutes + drying time)
You’ll need:
- SWELL Catalog
- Bottle
- glue or Modge Podge
- scissors
- paint brush
- a pair of hands
- hair dryer (depending on how long you have before you need to give the gift)
How to make it:
- go grab a booze bottle from the recycle bin. We’re guessing a procrastinator not unlike yourself has about 12 to 24 of these laying around at any given time. What made you forget to get a gift in the first place may save your ass in the end. The irony!
- Cut out your favorite pieces of the SWELL catalog (aka- the Reef Calendar page, Santa getting
- Glue catalog pieces on your bottle- top with an extra coat of glue
- Boom, Vase. If it’s still wet, and the recipient is in the other room, grab your hair dryer and get to work.
3. T-Shirt Scarf/Necklace (9 minutes)
You’ll need:
- An old tee (that’s both clean and side seam-free)
- Scissors (sharp ones)
How to make it:
- Starting at the hem of the tee, make horizontal 1″ strips of the tee (cut all the way through, front and back)- to make several 1″ rings. *Make sure the tee you are using does not have side seams!!
- Give each ring a little pull to stretch it out. Any imperfections in your cuts will curl under
- Use as many rings as you’d like. If the rings are large enough, double some over to make shorter rings (just make sure they’ll still fit over your head).
- Cut strip of the sleeves of the tee- not a rings this time, just a piece. Use it to tie the rings together. Hide the tie ends under the knot.
- That’s all. Feel free to play with the width/length/amount of the rings, use two tees to mix colors…you get the idea.