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What’s a friend to do when her bestie is half way across the state, country or world? Care packages are THE way to tell your far away bff how much you love them.
Whether your fave gal has just moved halfway across the world, is prepping for an epic vacay, having a birthday, or going through a breakup, a care package is always a welcomed surprise.
To send off the perfect care package, we teamed up with FedEx Office® to make sure this curated combo of gifts gets there in time and intact!
In our opinion, the ultimate customized bestie gift is a jacket made just for them (extra points if you have a matching one). So, we decided to make exactly that!
Grab a plain jacket and the rest of your supplies and let’s get started!
Choose a panel on your denim jacket that is surrounded by a “border” of seams and lay your canvas fabric on top of it. Trace the shape of your panel with a pencil.
Cut along your pencil line with scissors and then lay it back down on top of the denim jacket to make sure it fits the panel nicely.
Now let’s get painting! Squeeze out various colors of fabric paint onto a paper plate, lay your canvas panel on top of a paper towel and grab a jar of water to clean your brushes later.
The EASIEST way to add instant color and life to something is with an abstract brush stroke pattern like this one.
Layer up your colors in different sized strokes and shapes, making sure to mix up some dark, some light, and some bright colors.
Let your painted panel dry for about an hour and then you’re ready for the next step! To really personalize this for your bestie, think about their favorite colors and patterns.
Does she love florals? Paint some abstract flowers! Pineapple obsession? Grab some fruit and paint your version of it!
For this example, we went with colorful brushstrokes for the art enthusiast BFF.
When your canvas panel is completely dry, grab your fabric glue and cover the matching panel on your denim jacket with a spiral of glue.
Carefully match up your canvas panel to the glued denim panel and firmly press them down onto each other. Let dry for one hour or more. Ta da!
Now it’s time to fill the rest of your care package with fun goodies that your best friend will love, like emoji pillows, fun donut socks, throwback candy and scented candles.
We all know the most stressful part of shipping care packages is figuring out what to do with the fragile stuff. To make this whole process a whole lot easier, FedEx Office® can pack it up for you!
Don’t worry about packing up each and every piece and just bring them to the pros at FedEx Office® and let them do what they do best – get that package in the right hands and in one beautiful piece.
Once everything’s been packed up in store, choose a shipping speed that works for you and rest easy knowing that your care package is on its way and protected by the FedEx Office® Packing Pledge.
To see more of what we put into our bestie care package, click here: http://go.brit.co/26XMe3m
- Denim Jacket
- Canvas Fabric
- Fabric Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Fabric Glue
- Scissors
- Pencil
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