Need a beautiful gift that costs little and is easy to make? Then grab a washcloth and lets get busy! Thats right. A washcloth is a great start to creating a beautiful gift that can surprise a friend or pamper your own guests. And the best thing about it is you dont have to be a great crafter to impress someone with this gift. Its so simple to make that youll want to make another and another.
Start with a pretty washcloth. It helps to know the colors or theme your friend has in the bathroom, if this will be a gift. If not, choose colors that will go well with your own bath d?cor. It doesnt really matter if the washcloth is thick or thin, or whether it is elegant or cheap.
Remove any tags or stickers from the cloth. Lay the washcloth flat on a table or other surface. Fold two ends towards each other so that they meet in the middle of the washcloth. If the washcloth is huge it might be necessary to overlap the ends slightly. Choose a bar of soap for the craft. It can be any shape, any color and any scent. You decide if you want to leave the bar of soap wrapped or open. Either way is acceptable. Unwrapping the soap means the aroma of the soap will be noticed throughout the bathroom. Try to choose soaps that have attractive wrappers or soaps that have distinctive scents. Place the bar of soap in the center of the folded washcloth. Bring the ends up over the soap and tie them together with a rubber band or twist tie. Now there are any number of things you can do to embellish the soap and washcloth display. Since youve used a rubber band or other tie to secure the washcloth youll want to create something beautiful that will cover the rubber band. Silk flowers, silk leaves and vines are great. You can pull in other colors of the bathroom by choosing flowers that coincide with the bathroom theme. Dont want flowers? Theres really no limit to the design you create. Purchase a small cartoon character figure. It doesnt have to be expensive. Just tie the figure onto the rubber band with a piece of ribbon or even fishing twine. Fishing twine will virtually disappear so that a superhero isnt hanging on by a satin bow! The design is your own and there are many ways to make it happen. Use lace, small rope, bread ties, strands of beads, raffia, wire leaves or flowers, large theme erasers for kids, Halloween rings, pipe cleaners, and many other choices to create the perfect soap display. Depending upon what types of supplies you use to decorate, you can create the soap for a teacher, father, mother, grand parents, or friends. The soap doesnt have to be strictly for a woman. Instead of a washcloth you can also cut a piece of fabric the approximate size of a washcloth. Cut the cloth from holiday theme fabric and its easy to create a Christmas, Easter or other soap display gift. Want something a little more elaborate to give? Try a pyramid of soaps tied in a towel. Create it the same way as the washcloth soap gift, only larger. Tie the towel at the top of the pyramid with a rubber band or string. Choose larger flowers or other decorations for the top of the soap. There arent really any limits to this craft. Wrap a bottle of nice shampoo in a hand towel to create the gift. Or, wrap a shampoo and conditioner together. Any bath and body product, along with any towel, cloth or fabric that will hold it, can become part of the gift. After decorating it the way you want its a unique and impressive gift at that. The washcloth and soap gift - made in any number of ways as weve discussed - can be as elaborate or as inexpensive as you need. An ordinary bar of soap with an ordinary washcloth, or an expensive set of towel hand towel and washcloth, wrapped around something extravagant, can become the gift you give. Its all up to you. Youll like making these easy creations and the recipient will absolutely love it. Its something you can throw together at the last minute for a baby shower, bridal gift, birthday, thank you present, or other occasion. Youll never again be unprepared, with no gift. Throw one o
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