When choosing gifts for your beloved aunt’s birthday, it’s important to avoid platitudes and dust-collecting trinkets. Better to bet on something practical and often used in the future. Of course, one cannot do without some personal information, for example, what a relative is fond of, in what style her apartment is decorated, and whether there is a need for any particular present.
What can you do yourself?
You can give your aunt a birthday a variety of home-made furnishings. In women, home is often absent key keeper in the hallway, and this element is really useful and pleasing to the eye. Create a place to store keys, some little things, and maybe mail will succeed with the help of wooden elements, various mounts and wicker baskets. Another simple homemade gift is mural or pendant for photographs.
You can use ready-made wooden frames that are fixed to each other according to a certain principle and decorated with paints or volumetric elements.
A more stylish solution will be creating a frame of wood, between which a rope or other material is pulled, and photographs are hung on clothespins. Of course, you should independently print the best pictures and fill them with frames. Knowledge of needlework techniques will create a picture or other decorative element for decorating walls, a candlestick on a table, pillows in unusual covers or even handmade clay dishes.
Pretty easy to do scrapbook photo album, but the emotions from receiving it are always the most pleasant.
Will be multifunctional handmade pillow and roller filled with dry aromatic herbs. If you make the composition correctly, then the little thought will create a calming effect and help you fall asleep faster.
Solutions like knitted blanket, shawl, lace fan to decorate the wall or even a handmade decorated umbrella. If a niece or nephew owns a summer house or a garden on the windowsill, they can grow and dry various herbs, and then present them in convenient containers as seasonings for cooking.
It is appropriate to supplement such a gift with a wooden spoon or handmade spatula.
Of course, talking about homemade gifts for your beloved aunt, you can not ignore such a sphere as cosmetics. On the Internet there is a huge number of master classes, having studied which will turn out independently make bath salt, shower gel, cream, massage oil mixture, scrub or lip balm. Such cosmetics will not only benefit the body, but will also bring additional pleasant emotions to a relative who will understand how much effort has been expended to create this gift.
A skilled craftswoman can make a stylish accessory - from earrings to a bag.
A variety of goodies, cooked with one's own hand, always bring pleasant emotions.
The gift may be as a finished product, for example, a cake or a set of cupcakes, as well as original ingredients. In the second case, a neat jar is meant, inside of which are located the layers of products necessary for making cookies or hot chocolate. Of course, an unusual postcard made of paper and filled with spiritual wishes will complement any gift.
Original gifts
For the anniversary of my aunt’s niece, it will be very pleasant to receive a gift “for beauty”, such as perfume or a set of personal care products. If financial capabilities allow, then the bet should be placed on certificate to a beauty salon or spa. Peeling, massage, face masks or even a fresh manicure - all this will definitely please a woman. Surely the aunt will also like a certificate for a photo shoot by a famous photographer. It becomes good and always appropriate A small piece of furniture or decor.
Alternatively, decorate the aunt’s apartment an original shelf or a flower in a pot, a beautiful vase or picture, a set for your desktop or a composition of quality made candles with a pleasant aroma.
As for technology, it is unlikely that a relative has such basic elements as a microwave or kettle. But waffle maker, yogurt maker, juicer, sandwich maker or modern multi-function blender will definitely take a worthy place in the kitchen.
The same applies to the “beauty” technique - a curling iron, a travel hairdryer or a facial massager may turn out to be a good gift.
The number of gift options for home is actually vast. In the kitchen they will find their place heat-resistant baking dish, porcelain tea pair or a set for home-made rolls. Perfectly perceived and grocery sets packed in beautiful wooden drawers. For example, it can be a cheese platter, exotic grain coffee with a coffee grinder, some unusual flavors of honey, tea in beautiful jars or regular sweets.
Aunt will surely want to use items from the "cozy" set, Including a warm plaid, LED garland, a beautiful candle and funny socks. The owner of the "home jungle" will come in handy a flower pot with automatic watering, a stylish watering can or a kit for caring for plants.
Hobby items are always appropriate and unbanal. If an aunt is actively engaged in knitting, then she will like a set of expensive yarn, and if she likes to cook, a set of molds of unusual shapes and sizes, cookbook and modern auxiliary accessories.By the way, the needlewoman obviously will like the opportunity to visit some Master Class and learn a new skill. Exotic cuisine, decorations made of polymer clay, macramé, clay modeling, creating floral compositions - pick up will turn out an option for every taste.
If Auntie has not lost her youthful spirit and continues to study with pleasure, then it is important to support her hobby.
It can be any online course or attend a seminar of interest, a subscription to a fitness club or new shoes for flamenco classes. Sporting ladies make sense to give sticks for Nordic walking, an exercise bike or cute dumbbells. The owner of the pet is allowed to present the gift not personally to her, but for her pet. A cat house, a leather leash, a set of stylish plates, ecological toys or even a set of all the above amenities along with food - all this will be greatly appreciated.
Many today are moving towards a greener lifestyle and are committed to following the Zero Waste philosophy. Such people are suitable fabric bags for grocery shopping, a reusable water bottle, a canvas shopping bag, environmentally friendly goodies and household goods.
Inexpensive options
Inexpensive options should still be thought out, so as not to give the impression that they were bought at the last moment in a kiosk on the corner. For example, it could be fortune cookie box, which is inexpensive, but always gives a lot of emotions.
It will be pleasant for any woman to receive any jewelry for hair as a gift, for example, a set of decorative hairpins or even a diadem on an exit.
Of course, they will always please various accessories to complement the look. When choosing a scarf, you should first either take an interest in the birthday girl’s preferences, or study her photos on social networks on your own and figure out what suits her.
In the event that a relative is often in the church, it is better to take the accessory in a neutral shade. Scarf or Snood indispensable in the cold months. It is convenient if they are presented complete with a cozy hat. It is better to give a belt from genuine leather - other variations look too cheap as a gift. When choosing a model, you should be guided by what shades the aunt prefers, buying bags, clothes or shoes.
In order not to miscalculate with the decision, it is recommended to take the classic model in black.
Looks cute and pretty a topiary made from coffee beans or artificial flowers. It is such a homemade bauble is quite acceptable. Will fit into the kitchen Tea House which houses tea bags, coffee or cocoa bags. Handmade soap useful to any woman, and the ability to acquire any aromas allows you to make the best choice. Useful for jewelry a small wooden box decorated using decoupage technique.
It’s quite a budget a book is the best present for most people. If an aunt belongs to book lovers, then she can be presented with a novelty of her favorite author, a book on a subject of interest, or a luxurious notebook for recordings. In the absence of confidence in the choice, it is more logical to purchase bookstore certificate.
Of course, it’s easier and more cost-effective to simply present a birthday bouquet of flowers. They can be either purchased or collected in your own garden.
Surprise Presentations
A rich aunt, who, in fact, has everything, should present gifts that can surprise her. For example, it may be her portrait, painted from a photograph. You can order either a regular, real image, or a pin-up picture or created using other techniques. Always amazement and delight gifts-events, the choice of which is based on the personal qualities of aunt. One will admire a flight in a wind tunnel or even a parachute jump, the other will be happy with tickets to a concert of a favorite group, and the third will obviously enjoy a spontaneous trip to a restaurant.
It's always nice and unbanal to get a birthday a trip to a sanatorium, a neighboring city or even to another country. In the event that the aunt has a large family, she probably will appreciate the opportunity to just spend the night at the hotel all alone, visit the pool and spa, and have breakfast buffet in the morning. A memorable gift will be a theme party with a certain theme and original decorations, to which all close relatives will be invited.
It is worth considering the option of acquiring gift editions of books, albums of your favorite music groups, rare discs or reproductions of paintings.
Perhaps a relative will be pleased with the acquisition vintage gramophone for listening to music in live sound. If your aunt is over fifty years old, then it's time to get something memorable, family, able to become a family heirloom. For example, it can be a family tree, decorated in a solid wooden frame, a commemorative poster on canvas, or even an ornament, which will then be inherited.
The accessory must be made of noble metal and with precious stones, elegant and in a classic style. Better to choose earrings, chains or bracelets - The most versatile jewelry options.
If you don’t know what to give your aunt for her birthday, see the selection of ideas in the video below.