Your awesome friend just moved to an awesome new place. If you want to bring a gift that's thoughtful and unique, here are some DIYs that are sure to be appreciated.
- A pretty trivet DIY from Carnets Parisiens for your favorite cook. (Minor note: I would hot glue it into a circle before gifting it.)
- Make Design & Form's chic, budget-friendly keychain for his new keys.
- Pair these painted cork coasters from The Gold Jellybean with a 6-pack of her favorite stout.
- Dip-dyed bamboo placemats are both of-the-moment and stylish enough to last for years. From Martha Stewart.
- Even the guy or gal who has everything appreciates a lovely soy candle. From Ruffled.
(Images: 1. Design & Form, 2. Shaleah Soliven for The Gold Jellybean, 3. Martha Stewart, 4. Carnets Parisiens, 5. Ruffled)
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Hot gluing a trivet seems like a bad idea. Might be better to use a glue that won't melt.
A hot coffee pot on a roly-poly trivet doesn't seem like a good idea. Just saying. . .
Hmmm -- I'm thinking you could drill holes through wine corks and string them for a trivet. It would result in a similar idea, but I think the corks would stay put better.
Anyone who has ever woven a beaded bracelet could weave the strings between the beads in the trivet so that they don't move. Eliminates the need for glue.
Link doesn't work for the trivet!