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We’ve all had that moment of panic when dashing out the door to a party, only to realize that we don’t have a hostess gift. Although it’s easy to pick up a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine on the way, it’s nice to give something more memorable that your hostess will enjoy long after clean-up.

With a few DIY tools and craft supplies from around the house, we put together a couple of creative gift options that you can make in less than an hour. Using craft pails, we created a holiday-themed container of biscotti and a spa-themed container of bath salts. These cute little kits can be personalized to the tastes and preferences of your party host.

What you’ll need:

• Medium or Large Clear Craft Pails
• Embellishments, such as felt, acrylic beads, garland, cutout shapes, ribbon
• Scissors
• Amazing GOOP Craft Adhesive
• Amazing QuickHOLD Contact Adhesive & Sealant
• Items to fill your bucket, such as biscotti, cookies, bath salts, kitchen goods, or other small gifts.

Easy instructions:

• Using Amazing GOOP craft adhesive, glue embellishments of your choice onto the clear surface of the craft pail.
• Start with the decoration that you’ll use as your focal point.
• Use Amazing QuickHOLD to adhere acrylic beads or rhinestones on the bucket. This glue will form a quick bond and keep the beads securely in place.
• Squeeze out a small amount of Amazing QuickHOLD around the lower perimeter of the craft pail. Cover the area in ribbon, pressing the ribbon onto the glue as you wrap the container.
• To insert the cookie-on-a-stick into the top of the biscotti container (as shown), use a hand-held drill gun to drill a small hole. Insert the cookie-on-a-stick into the hole once the tin if filled with biscotti. This will keep everything in place.
• To insert the mesh loofah into the top of the bath salt container (as shown), you can either drill a hole in the top and insert the string handle, or simply tie the loofah to the handle of the craft pail, using ribbon.
• Allow the items to dry for a few hours before filling the inside of the bucket with biscotti, bath salts, or other small gifts.

Voila! These personalized gifts are quick and easy to make, and they’re sure to be a hit with your hostess.