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What kind of present do you make for a 16 year old?

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my friend made me a jar of different color m&m's in levels and a card that looked like a present. she is my best friend and she always makes me the coolest presents. this year i want to hsow her i can do it too.

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  1. Well u need an aim first, like a theme almost. The best home-made presents always have a cool theme. That theme can be something like candy, hearts, bears, fruit, stars, etc. those are common themes.

    Once you've chosen a theme you've got to find a creative way to incorporate it into either something useful (example a dispencer, a cup, a pencil holder, a mug, a pot, a handle, etc.) or you can make it into something beautiful (example: a painting, a mosaic, a scrap book, a maze or puzzle, a collage, a statue, a frame, etc.) Those are objectives

    Once you have your theme and your objective you've got to find make it into something original. I'll give you an example:

    Say my friend likes apples, he has apple tree's, apple shaped dishes, etc. and it's his brithday next week. I say well my present's theme is going to be apples, my objective lets say will be something beautiful. I want to make something beautiful that's original and something to do with apples. What i'd do is get clay make the apple into an apple shape and paint it. Then maybe for the creative part is cut open the top and carve out the bottom and fill it up with a kind of candy or maybe caramel as a joke (caramel apples), then you put the top back on and give it to the person.

    The last step to making a good present is the card that goes a long with it. You can't ALWAYS find a card that matches your theme sometimes, so what you should do is if you can't find an exact card either match it as best you can with the present or make a card yourself, if you can't really draw or can't find anything that matches well enough get a completely different card from your theme but make it relative. As in if your present is blue get a card thats blue, if your present has to do with love or friendship get a card that has similar values, or if your present is something that your friend likes make the card SOMETHING ELSE that your friend likes

    Once you have theme, objective, originality, and a card you have to choose to wrap the prenet or not to wrap the present. If it's in a box or jar I always suggest wrapping it, if it's an odd shap get a bag, again one that either matches the theme, has something to to do with birthdays, or something your friend likes, and put tissue paper in it.

    If you don't have much time to make a present like an example I made, you have to think on your feet and see what's got to do with your theme or somethign your friend likes. Something like mix cd's or maybe a drawing you drew or a painting you painted in the past, or a bear from build-a-bear workshop, or maybe a pet like a fish or a gerbil if you live close to any pet stores, or if you're really trying to be creative you've got to find something odd and new and transform it into something else. Like a paper bag blow air into it tie it in a knot so the aire doesn't get out, wrap it in plastic wrap then get a small stick and paper and make a sail and there you've got a sail boat once you attatch the sail to the bag in plastic wrap. Maybe even fill the bag with a candy or confettie or anything else.

    Try and think outside the box, try to be as creative as possible, always try and plan ahead so you get the best ideas on something interesting, useful, beautiful, creative, or inspiring. And most of all if you really work hard and make a really interesting present you get to see the look on your friends shocked face on how amazing your present is!


  2. I would do a scrapbooking album of some sort.  Just get all the cool photos you have together and scrapbook them.  If you wanted to get really creative go to a jewellery craft shop and make some really cool bracelets and earings and stuff, its loads of fun and it can reflect her personality really well- your her friend, you will know what type of stuff she likes.  Or if yoiu wanted to get a cheeky present do something a little unusual.  I had a friend when I was about 16 who I used to tease saying she used to "stalk" this guy she fancied.  Anyway, for her sweet 16 as a apart of her present I made her a "DIY stalking kit" it came with a full detailed stalker hand book, mini binoculars, and goggles that I wrote in the book were for "night visision".  It was such a cack.. Do something original, just think about some of the things yoiu joke around about together and go from there.  She will love whatever you make for her.  Have fun doing it too.

  3. Something crafty is always nice! I thought maybe a cushion cover that is funky for her room.  you could do a canvas and put paint, fabric, glittler, photos etc on it.  i always think those photo frames where teh photo is pushed back so theres like 3 cm of space between the picture and the glass looks cool, but instead of a photo you could do like a scrapbook page, or have a nice picture with ribbons and stuff.  good luck :D  

  4. you should make her s scrapbook all of pictures of you two together! she will love it

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