12 Last Minute Father's Day Gifts

Father's Day is in just over a week, and I thought you all might need some inspiration like I do. So, here are some last minute ideas that any father would love, but that don't require too much time. Some of them just require a trip to the store, and some of them can even be altered to make them go a bit quicker. For instance - use a paint pen instead of heat transfer vinyl. Lots of these ideas even have free printables included.

 

Secret Message Tie | Dukes and Duchesses

Nuts About You Jar | Place of My Taste

Father's Day Photo Collage | Positively Splendid

M&M Bowtie Card | Sassy Dealz

Scratch-off Father's Day Card | Design Dazzle

 

 

Father's Day Gift in a Jar | The Gunny Sack

Homemade BBQ Sauce | Inner Child Fun

Father's Day Questionnaire | Kinzie's Kreations 

Racetrack T-Shirt | The Winthrop Chronicles

Car Wash Kit | Inner Child Fun

Grill Kit | Mom on Timeout

Father's Day Feet | Freckle Photo

In the past, I've also made coordinating shirts for my hubby and son. Two years ago I made Star Wars shirts. Last year, we went with the superhero theme.

One other gift that we've done every year is taking pictures with our son and the letters to spell out "dad". I put it into a frame and "re-gift" it every year. He loves it! It's fun to look back at our now 5-year-old when he was just 9 months old holding the same letters.

What do you do for the special dads in your life? I'd love to hear your ideas!

"Together Since" Anniversary T-shirts

These anniversary shirts from The Thinking Closet are so adorable! These would make great gifts for parents or grandparents. My hubby's grandparent's would be so cute walking around in these together!

See the "Together Since" Anniversary T-Shirts.

Crafting for Baby - Easy DIY Applique for Baby Clothes from Mommy Like Whoa

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Someday Crafters!! Berta from Mommy Like Whoa is here showing us how to make a personalized shirt for St. Patrick's Day. She even does it without a craft cutting machine (Cricut, Silhouette, etc)

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Hello Lovelies! I'm Berta and I blog over at Mommy Like Whoa! It's nice to meet you today! and pssst... Happy Saint Patrick's Day too! When my daughter Abbey was a baby, I loved making her awesome baby stuff. I would make things for hours, and then I would make more for my friends and family having kids as well. I went a little crazy with it. One of my favorite things to do, was applique. I still do it now, on bags, and shirts and pretty much anything I want to add a special touch to. It's super easy, super cheap and 100% customizable, which makes it AWESOME! Ever see an adorable shirt, and say "Oh man, I wish I had that shirt!", well now you can make it! And I'm going to show you how! All you need is; Pattern for your shirt (words, a picture, icon etc...) Fabric of your choice Wonder Under, Heat 'n' Bond or similar fusible webbing iron on backing Scissors Shirt/Onesie/Bag/Whatever Iron

That's it! And if you're a crafter like me, you probably have most of that laying around the house, but if you don't you can find ALL of it at Joann's or another Fabric store. Take your fabric and iron it nice and flat. Use the appropriate heat setting for whatever fabric you're using. Following the package directions for your fusible webbing, iron it onto the wrong side of your fabric. (That's the side WITHOUT the design) Let it cool.

Now on the other side of the backing is paper. It's very easy to write on it, draw on it, trace a pattern onto it etc. Since it's Saint Patrick's Day, I thought I would do something festive!

When tracing letters, or numbers or anything that has a "right way" and a "wrong way" make sure you flip the image, because since you're writing on the BACK of the fabric, it needs to be mirrored. I wrote "PINCH PROOF" and drew a little Shamrock in block letters, backwards, because I like that "homemade look", but if you have a paper cutting machine, you could use that and trace the letters out, or use a stencil. Once the fabric has cooled, trace your pattern onto the paper part of the fusible. Cut out with scissors.

Arrange your images onto the shirt, so you can plan where you want everything to go. Make sure you put a bit of parchment paper or something similar between the layers of fabric on the shirt, so you aren't fusing the shirt together by accident too!

Piece by piece, remove the paper backing and place your applique onto the shirt, ironing it into place by following the heat recommendations on the package, each brand is different so please make sure you check your specific directions first.

Once you've arranged and ironed down each piece, you can stop here, but if you're handy with a sewing machine, or with embroidery, you can always add some top stitching around the letters for extra "hold".

I recommend this especially if you're making something you might be washing a lot. If you're appliqueing a bag, you might be able to skip this step, but with clothes it really makes your effort worth it. And you're done! How cute is this little shirt! Now you know how to make your own iron-ons! Go on and applique your little hearts out!

Thanks for reading!

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What a cute idea! It's still early enough in the day that you could whip this up for later today, or save it for next year!

If you've missed any of the previous days in our Crafting for Baby series, you can easily catch up. You can also check out the Crafting for Baby Link Party!



Crafting for Baby Series

Our Crafting for Baby series is in full swing! I'm loving all the inspiration, and I hope you are too. There have been so many awesome projects that we've had from so many amazing bloggers, but I wanted to collect them all in once place for you. Be sure to check back every weekday throughout March for new projects!!

You can also check out the Crafting for Baby Link Party that will be open for the month of March. Feel free to link up your own baby-related projects, recipes, activities, etc!




New Baby Diary | Eliza Ellis



Animal Silhouette Wall Art | Something Good



Turn a T-shirt into a Baby Bib | Vintage Zest



Covered Wipe Case Tutorial | The Modest Homestead



Little Guy Floppy Tie | Pieces by Polly



DIY Diaper Rash Cream | ABC Learning



Softy Giraffe | My Farm Life Diary



DIY Embellished Baby Hats | Like A Saturday



Easy Applique for Baby Clothes | Mommy Like Whoa



DIY Baby Soap | Sewlicious Home Décor



Baby Name Embroidery Hoop | Maddie Moes



Budding Baby Bunting Blanket | GYCT Designs



Doily Collar Onesie | The Elephant of Surprise



Baby Room Décor | Me and My Free Time

Men's T-Shirt Makeover

Stone Cottage Adventures has a great tutorial for turning the cheapie men's t-shirts into a fabulous tee for her! I love the little ruffle she added to the neckline.

 

See the Men's T-Shirt Makeover.