Day 23 - Spice Rub

Welcome back, friends! This month we're working on 31 handmade gifts for everyone on your list. You can find links to the full series here.

Today's gift is great on its own, or it can be paired with the grill apron we made yesterday. It's a yummy spice rub!

It seems like even guys who don't normally like to cook get excited about using the grill! So a spice rub is a really easy and cheap gift that they can have fun using (and kind of like a gift to his wife, too, if it means his making dinner!).

All you need are a few things from your spice rack and a jar to gift it in (I have printable labels you can use too!) Start by mixing up your spice rub. This is one we've been liking lately:

1/3 c. salt
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. paprika
2 Tbs. oregano
2 Tbs. thyme
1 Tbs. Parsley
dash of pepper

Day 22 - Grill Apron

Welcome back, friends! This month we're working on 31 handmade gifts for everyone on your list. You can find links to the full series here.

Today we're NOT making a key chain (I know!) This one is for the guys who like to grill. It's a reversible grill apron!

And here's my main squeeze showing it off. It's nice and wide to keep the mess off his clothes and has a couple pockets to keep things handy.

And did I mention reversible? Why hello, plaid. Let's be friends.

I even made this fun "Grillmaster" logo you print onto iron-on paper. You can choose black print like I did, or red print. And just like with my child-size apron, I save a bunch of money by using flat sheets to make this!

And while I was at it... I made a smaller version too that you can use to make a matching grill apron for your littler guys! (use this apron tutorial and just skip the ruffle)

Here's what you need to make one:

Day 21 - "Lucky Us" Keychain

Welcome back, friends! This month we're working on 31 handmade gifts for everyone on your list. You can find links to the full series here.

We're tackling gifts for the guys this week, and today we're making... another key chain. They're not all keychains, I promise! And I planned to spread these two out across the week. But it pretty much came down to this being the only thing I could pull off today. So we're going to roll with it. :)

This is another way to commemorate special events in your guy's life.  You know, all the things that make him such a lucky guy. And what better way to do it than with some lucky pennies?

It's all metal so your guy won't feel shy about carrying it around.

The fun (and maybe a bit tricky) part of this is finding the right pennies. Try to find some with years that you got married, met, had kids, or even graduated. So many possibilities! You could even do the birth year of a parent or grandparent as a portable memorial.

Here's all you need to make one:

Day 20 - "Best Day Ever" Key Chain

Welcome back, friends! This month we're working on 31 handmade gifts for everyone on your list. You can find links to the full series here.

Today we're kicking off week three! This week's theme is the most challenging for me because guys are so hard to find gifts for! So hopefully by the end you'll have a few new ideas for the gentlemen on your list. We'll start with this easy but meaningful keychain!

This is a great way to commemorate a special day in his life! An anniversary, the birth of child, or even his own birthday or graduation date for the single guys.

And a nice little keychain is perfect because he'll always have it with him. For a great gift from the kids you could put their names on it instead, or their initials and birthdays. They would love knowing daddy always has their gift in his pocket!

Here's what you need to make one: