Creative Friendship Crafts

One of the best ways to honor your friends is to give the special people in your life handmade friendship crafts. These gifts are some of the most personal to give because they take time, thought and energy to create. If the gift is relates to inside jokes, serves as an anniversary for the day you met or is related to the friendship in a specific way, it makes the gift that much more meaningful. The following are just some of the many friendship crafts you can make for the people close to you.

Consider making your friend a quilt. These crafts are not just for the geriatric set: fun, hip quilts are a truly personal way to show someone you care. This piece can be made to suit a friend's interests - making a sports fan a quilt with their favorite teams logos on it - or it can be related to important moments in your friendship for the piece.

You really can't go wrong with a scrapbook. This gift is easy to make and very personal, especially if you fill it with items that will remind your friend of you and your friendship. Be creative with this gift and include everything from photographs to ticket stubs and mementos from the adventures the two of you have shared.

Another great craft to try is decoupage. This is a fun way to decorate anything from a table or journal cover to cups and even small appliances. The key is to choose images that will mean something to your friend. Once you have cut out images from magazines, photographs and other sources, all you need to do is apply layers of a glue mixture to keep them in place.

Another creative friendship craft to make for your friend is to make her a gift basket. In fact, this creative friendship craft is great for people who find themselves lost when it comes to glue and needles. The baskets can be themed around your friendship, the person's interests or even around a color. All you need to do is find an attractive basket, bucket, box or some other container and fill it with gifts like chocolate, films, books, toys and other fun treats. 

By: Lisa Bower