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I’m broke and in college so I’m probably going to make something for my boyfriend for his birthday, what do you guys suggest? For his birthday I went all out (it was my last paycheck) and also handmade a card and I wanna hand make something again!
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Anonymous 1d

Do you do any printmaking? A custom star wars linocut would be so sick

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Anonymous 1d

I’m in the same boat and have recently taken to giving people plants in fun pots. Go to a scrap yard or thrift store and find some weird shit than can hold at least a cup of dirt and has a hole in the bottom (or can have one drilled in it). You can then just go find any hearty native plants (or weeds) and dig them up with their roots intact and just plop them in there. Very simple and cheap and the results are often pretty cool

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Anonymous 21h

This is so sweet of you, and I'm sure your SO is gonna love this! I second the comments so far, but another thing you can do that isn't expensive is make origami. I love making origami for my friends or past partners that is tailored to them in some way so it's very personal and meaningful. One of my favorites is making fortune tellers with details specific to our friendship/relationship or things they like

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Anonymous 1d

I’m leaning towards Star Wars or Psych, but I’d need to find a good design for it. And if anyone had any other cheap but thoughtful recommendations I could make for him that would be so appreciated:)

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

I wish, I used to have a friend who could custom make stickers but with the move to college were so long distance I don’t think I could use hers. I mostly do pencil sketches and some acrylics (which I left at home but could get before our anniversary)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

I just did this one with some moss that I thought looked cool. But this is my current hyper fixation and there’s definitely other things. Cards are great, custom stickers, a personalized playlist, seasoning mix for their favorite dish, coupon for a fun experience / date that you planned…etc

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Wait this is so cool!! Do you have any recommendations on how to make this work in a dorm room? He’s also in college so I wouldn’t wanna accidentally kill the plant if it didn’t have enough room for its roots. He’s been wanting to garden and while it’s no rode bush I think it would be cute :)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Yeah they’re not fancy plants at all, mine are almost all weeds lmao. But that’s why I like them, they’re native and hard to kill and brighten up a room all the same. I’d honestly just go look for a hearty patch of weeds/native flowers that’s already living in partial shade. If your container is at least as big as a standard cup or so you can just excavate the plant, ground cover, and root system (with dirt) all in one go. The plant will hardly notice the difference when it gets moved inside.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

I’m not sure where I’m going to find any plants but I’ll start scanning around 🫡

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Just make sure there are some holes in the bottom. Also sprinkle some small rocks underneath your dirt/root ball, this will help water find its way out to prevent root rot. Just do that and water it occasionally or when you see the leaves start to droop! And if the plant dies then just go grab another type and see if it likes it better! Perks of using readily available species

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

I don’t even have a shovel for this either, a spoon or butter knife will work just fine :)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

They’re all over! I found most of mine in a parking lot median 😅 good luck with it!

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 20h

Wait I’m actually good at origami!! Ive been playing around with the idea of making him origami swans out of love letters and leaving instructions on how to fold them back but I also feel bad cause he already has so many origami swans from me

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