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Best gifts for husbands on Eid

He is a lot more special than you can describe, you find it difficult to find words describe your love and respect for him but what's even more difficult is choosing up a gift for him.

Yes! You may know him like you know yourself or maybe more than that but still, you can't seem to zero down on a gifting idea for your special man because you want it to look special, personalized, adorable and the one which he may cherish for a lifetime.

Even though you find it difficult to zero down a gift for him, you want to express your love through gifts on several occasions/festivities.

Eid is just one of those festivities to shower him with love and spoil him with heartfelt gifts.

May that be Eid or his birthday, his promotion celebration, or any other special occasion, this post has got your back.

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Gifting ideas for husbands

So to ease your burden, I've listed down some of the best and amazing gift ideas that he might love.

Take a look

THOBE

As we are discussing it on the occasion of Eid, I've put some Muslim related stuff on the top listings of my list. 'Thobe' also known as 'Kandura' is a traditional Islamic dress basically worn by Arabs. It is a long sherwani like shirt that's light in material and easy to wear. Basically, every man loves to wear traditional at least once in his life. So why not surprise him with a variety in his wardrobe this time?

PERFUMES

No matter what type your man is, he must love the authentic fragrance of musk. No man doesn't love perfumes and a Muslim man finds it in himself to connect to the essence of itr or perfumes on special occasions like Eid.

Gift him these amazing smelling and amazing selling perfumes.

Find them here and here on Amazon.

POCKET QURAN

If your man isn't comfortable with the mobile version of the Quran, you can gift him a pocket-sized Quran that's easy to fit in his bag or his pocket(duh;p). Of course, he'll be rewarded for reciting the verses but you'll get rewarded alongside too, so it's a win-win situation.

POCKET PRAYER MAT

Again, the win-win situation kinda thing.

If your man is a frequent traveler then gifting him pocket prayer mat is just an amazing option. So that he can offer prayer on time wherever he is with ease and convenience.

GIFT HIM BOOKS

Readers are leaders they say. Reading is an old cherished habit and men (not all) but most of them are avid readers for some unknown reason, lol.

So if your man comes under such category, you can gift him books on business, Islam(as we are speaking of Eid gifts), time management, health, and fitness, etc.

One such awesome book is listed below. It deals with productivity and promotes positive thinking. You can have a look here.

STYLISH PEN SET

Let's even talk about writing, gifting men pen set has been an old custom which I love the most. I don't know why but it seems that with every feeling poured down with the ink of that pen or with every success signed, your blessings are with the one you gifted.

It's cool to think that they will be reminded of you whenever they might use the pen.

This pen set from Amazon is just the right set you want to gift any man in your life. It comes with a leather notebook and a leather bookmark...now how cool is that?

Go find it yourself here.

ALL IN ONE GROOMING KIT

Every man loves to get pampered by their woman.

So pamper him with this grooming kit from no other than the famous brand "Braun".

Get this steal deal here

Or find such other all in one grooming kits on Amazon.

GET TECH-GENIC WITH THIS PHONE SANITIZER

Now let's get a bit tech-genic. Wait! Tech-genic?

Yeah...The times that we are living in these days isn't an unknown fact.

Sanitizers and masks have become more prominent stuff we carry than earplugs or makeup. Sanitizing everything around us, in fact including us has become a priority but one thing that we get stuck at is "how to sanitize our phones?"

Well, there may be many indigenous ways but nothing beats technology.

The phone sanitizer sanitizes your phones within 15 minutes without any hassle.

Find it here on amazon

MOBILE DOCK STATION

He may get irked up when his belongings aren't at a single place, especially his keys, charger, and earbuds.

Ease him with this wooden dock station where he could keep all his necessary belongings at a single place in an organized manner.

Get this here on amazon.

FITNESS TRACKER

No matter if he's a fitness freak or not, a fitness tracker is for everybody.

It has so many benefits like monitoring heart rate, steps-counting, daily analysis, and much more. Gifting him this will be an amazing shot and he'll just love you more for this stylish fitness assistant.

Find this at a cheap deal on Amazon here

RFID PROTECTED STYLISH WALLET

Wallets are one of the greatest inventions I think. And it's one of the most important possession too because it contains not just many but credit cards and such valuable stuff. So why not gift him something classic as well as techy in the name of a wallet that may protect itself?

Check out this wallet with a card tracker aka RFID protection on Amazon here

EID GIFT BASKET

You can create one yourself and repurpose a thrift store find with ribbons and laces and fill it with his favorite snacks, chocolates, dry fruits with cards, and your special gift. I bet this will be the most amazing present you can give him.

Or you can order a pre-made basket/hamper online from stores that hold specializations in this or from Amazon.

Affordable gifts for husbands

BONUS TIP

Whatever you gift him, add a touch of personalization by adding a DIY greeting/wishes card with it to make him feel extra-special because men are those who fulfill everyone's wishes and demands but never expect anything in return.

I hope the list helps you in finding the perfect gift for your perfect man.

Tell me which of these are you going to present to your hubster in the comments.

We all love frugal ways to decorate our house because let's face it, our tastes and decorating styles change season by season and nobody is crazy enough to spend dollars each time you decorate and renovate. Plus FRUGAL IS FUN.

DIY-ing is such an amazing frugal activity that inspires us and makes us even more creative. The whole concept of DIY is to achieve something high standard and high quality with limited resources and of course! make it look YOU.

I love DIY-ing because it's calming, it's personalization according to my taste and it's thrifty(because I am thrifty). Like when I know that this particular thing can be done with limited resources and with so less. Why choose the opposite?

So without further discussions, let me show you one such DIY that I completely adore.

DIY METALLIC TREE WALL DECOR

Excuse the poor lighting, but did that on purpose to show you the beauty and charm of metallics.

So, I'd always had a thing for metallics. I JUST LOVE THEM.

You know it just radiates out the rich elegant vibes.

To me, they are the perfect go-to option if you want to decorate your walls alongside abstract paintings and tapestry.

Wall decor on a budget

And if you are anything like me who used to think that the look of metallics can be obtained only through hard metallic wall decor, otherwise it would look cheap, then it's time to reconsider our opinions because not only these decorative metallics look can be acquired through simple steps and simple stuff like cardboard but they are SUPER INEXPENSIVE!

And the best part? They are custom-made so design it the way you want.

OK now, let's dive right into the process of making this metallic tree wall decor.

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You'll need:

Cardboards (of course ;p)
Scissors or utility knife
pencil for tracing out the design
Glue gun or any strong glue
paints (acrylic or poster)
metallic paints by fevicryl
double-sided tape

Let's DIY

Step 1:

Take cardboard(any size) and mark the shape of the tree trunk.

If you have a larger cardboard piece than mine or if you intend to make a smaller tree then go ahead and cut out the whole tree from the single desired cardboard piece that you have.

The size of the tree depends upon your liking and where you want to place it.

I took two medium-sized cardboard sizing 100*100. One for the trunk and other for the branches because I didn't have a larger cardboard piece where I can cut out the tree as a whole.

So yeah, one for the trunk and other for the branches.

The pic above displays the tracing of the tree trunk.

Step 2:

And being the careless self that I am, I forgot to capture the pic before the cutting of traced out branches. Hence the "after cutting" pic above.

I drew and cut six branches from equal-sized cardboard listed in step 1.

I wanted to give it a look of a palm tree, hence the equal-sized branches to get the uniform look.

Step 3:

Glue both tree trunk and branches with the help of a glue gun or with some strong heavy glue because the branches need to hold on when they are stuck on the wall.

Step 4:

Next, paint them.

I used two coats of red, brown, and (a li'l amount of) dark green to acquire the earthy-toned tree trunk and branches.

I used poster colors from kokuyo camel brand. And they are amazing in quality.

Step 5:

Now for the leaves, I cut different sizes, majorly three different sizes. Sizes are random.

With the help of the glue gun, I drew veins to achieve an even more natural look. It isn't perfect but I didn't wish them to be either.

Cut as many leaves as you can to form that clustered look.

Step 6:

Paint them using any of your favorite metallic colors or you can mix colors like I've done.

While using a single metallic color is great too but using two or more colors creates that varied, beautiful look, and many interior designing sites share that mixing metals can create a rich look as well as make your space even more stylish and make your room spacious. So no harm here!

I've used gold, bronze, and copper metallic colors from fevicryl and they are amazing. The texture of the paint and vibrance was something that awed me completely. This was my first time using fevicryl and I am completely hooked to it.

(At least to the metallics edition)

Step 7:

Once the tree trunk, branches, and leaves had dried up, start gluing the leaves to the branches.

I was clueless regarding the placement of leaves on the branches, so what I did was create an outline by placing some leaves on a distance from each other throughout the tree leaves like this

So that I could get an idea of where to create clusters and where to leave some space for the tree to breathe (they are living beings too...LOL😁)

Step 8:

Once you have outlined the placement of leaves, start by adding to each glued leaf, 5-6 leaves to achieve the clustered look.
Continue until the desired look is achieved.

And your metallic wall decor. Oops! Metallic tree wall decor is ready to add richness to your wall and to your room.

Attach it to the wall using double-sided tape.

Have fun DIY-ing.

Comment below what you think about this project. Also, if you have any doubts regarding this, feel free to question me on that.

DIY Fairylights Decor for your bedroom or living room wall

Have you ever caught the view of fireflies at night?

Ever been excited about those beauties sparkling at night?

Ever tried catching them in jars so they can become an adornment to your room or garden? ( OK! This one is not such a good thing).

If yes, then you may know how beautiful they view looks, it is scenic...

If no, then I don't guarantee you a fireflies view but you can still get the feels with its (not exact but a little close) alternative.

Any guesses what they maybe?

Well,

They are fairy lights!

Yes! Fairy lights are magical, they can change the feel of an atmosphere in seconds.

Not only that, but studies also show that light has a significant impact on your mood and productivity.

Very recently, Switzerland conducted a light show for its citizens to lighten up their worrying souls.

Why light show?

Because as I said, research has shown that an ample amount of light plays a crucial role in lightening up moods, thoughts, and emotions.

And for a fact, who doesn't love fairy lights and the perfect ambience it brings with it?

Someone who's born on 30th Feb, maybe?

I gauged this idea of using fairy lights as a wall decor from Pinterest, tweaked it a bit and I am glad the way it turned out because it's such a game-changer for my room.

So without further ado, let's get right into the making of this DIY fairy lights decor for your bedroom wall.

Materials you'll need

Cardboards (lots and lots of)
Wallpapers
Glue gun
Tape(optional)
Calligraphy pens or paint(color of your choice0
Scissors
Ruler
knifé or rotary blade for cutting purposes.

Note: I had these large spare cardboard so made a really large fairy light wallboard, but if you don't have such large cardboard then worry not. Follow along and you can make smaller wall pieces with the steps laid below. The size is up to you but the end product shall be awesome in any sizes.

And nowww...Action!

Step 1

Take a piece of cardboard, I've taken here two large cardboard pieces that measured 100*45. I used tapes to attach both the cardboard and make it into a single board.

You can see the tape here

so the total measurement for my board was 200*45

Step 2

Now, for the frames or borders( whatever you may call it), I took 2 different sizes of cardboard pieces.

One that measured 100*10 (for upper and lower borders)

and another that measured 5*25 (for borders on the sides)

Step 3

Cut 12 pieces of the larger sized cardboard.

and 6 pieces of smaller sized cardboard.

Step 4

Then glue 3 pieces each to form a single thick cardboard block'

glue them together with the help of glue gun like this

So now we have 4 blocks of larger sized cardboard and 2 blocks of smaller sized cardboard.

Step5

Now for the base of the board, I've wrapped it up with self-adhesive decorative wallpapers. I've used marble-like textured wallpaper here. You can get the same on Amazon here or you can choose any other texture and color of your choice.

So now, the base looks something like this

(I've cropped up the sides just to avoid irrelevancy)

Step 6

And wrapped up the blocks that would form borders into another wallpaper. Again, I've used here wood colored wallpaper to retain the look of woods but it's totally up to you to choose any colored or textured wallpaper.

Step 7

With our base and borders ready, we are heading towards assembling and gluing them together.

I then glued them to the base with the help of my glue gun.

Step 8

Now, for the middle letter board, I again used cardboard (duh!).

I cut another cardboard piece that measured 120*10 and then wrapped it too into the white wallpaper.

Then I thought of adding a rustic touch to it and went on adding wood colored wallpapers onto the upper and lower edges of the letter board.

Step 9

To make this letter board pop out, I cut 10 small strips of cardboard, wrapped them into woody colored wallpapers(don't ask me why I did this, I have no idea) and glued them one by one, side by side to the letter board like this

Again don't ask me why I didn't cut equal-sized cardboard as that of the letter board and placed them to form a block to make the board pop-out.

I.Have.No.Idea

Anyways

Step 10

I attached the letter board to the base of the fairy lights wallboard with the help of my glue gun (Oh! what would I do without it).

And wrote a quote on it.

I wrote it using brown paint. You can use calligraphy pens or markers or anything that suits you.

Step 11

Time to use fairy lights...YAY!!!

I used the LED lights that I bought from a local gift store near my house.

You can find it on Amazon or any other local store near you.

The first thing I did was make holes into the board so that I could insert the bulbs from behind.

I didn't want the wires to show up so, hence the technique.

As you can see, I made very small holes in them so that they may not be visible in daylight.

Well, they are visible but don't look ugly.

They somehow form dotted patterns on that base which is cool too!

Step 12

Now I inserted the bulbs through those holes from behind like this

and placed the board on the wall using double-sided tapes

lots and lots of double-sided tape and strong adhesive tapes should be used.

Otherwise, the board may fall off! Ouch! Just the thought of it hurts.

AND WE ARE DONE!

Tada!!!!

If you want to create smaller boards, you can follow the same instructions but reduce the size of the board. That's it!

I hope you liked this DIY Fairylights wall decor.

Comment me if you like it or not.