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The Best Gift Ideas for Men Who Like Crafting 2021

We've rounded up our top selling craft kits for guys in 2021. Whether it may be making your own Kombucha, or a book on wooden furniture hacks, Yodomo has the ideal creative gift for him this Christmas that'll get him making.

1) Learn kintsugi: Kit + Guide

Kintsugi Studio Ranj

Taught by Ranj of Studio Ranj, kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramic by mending with a mixture of resin and gold-coloured powder, reborn into a piece that would be otherwise destined for the bin. This kit is perfect for anyone looking to benefit from the healing & symbolic process of kintsugi or looking to repair much-loved pieces from their collection in a unique and beautiful way.

2) Make your own Boo Chi Organic Kombucha: Kit + Course

Boo Chi Kombucha Kit

Make kombucha at home with this kit and get a continuous supply of delicious and healthy kombucha tea again and again.

BooChi's kombucha kits are certified organic and come with everything you need to ferment your own kombucha, with full instructions in the kit on how to brew your first 3 litres of Boo Chi organic kombucha from home.

This kit was featured on the BBC One Show in January 2020 along with the benefits of drinking kombucha.

3) Wooden Furniture Hacks : Over 20 Step-by-Step Projects for a Unique and Stylish Home

Wooden Furniture Hacks

Hester van Overbeek shows you 23 ways to update your wooden furniture and home accessories, all with step-by-step photos to guide you along the way. Projects range from simpler ideas, such as a table made from stacked old magazines, to larger pieces like the window shutters, which you can create for a fraction of the price it would cost to buy them new. Discover how to make your own four-poster bed by combining a budget bed base and pieces of reclaimed wood, or convert a bookcase into a sideboard.

4) Learn how to draw: Course + Luxe Kit

learn to draw

Learn how to draw with artist Jake Spicer. Suitable for all ages and abilities, this video course will teach you fundamental drawing techniques and how to let go of your inhibitions, so you can forever put pencil to paper with confidence.

5) Norwegian Wood : The guide to chopping, stacking and drying wood the Scandinavian way

Norwegian Wood : The guide to chopping, stacking and drying wood the Scandinavian way
Whether you're a seasoned woodcutter, or your passion is yet to be kindled, NORWEGIAN WOOD is an entertaining guide for year-round wood management, and the perfect gift. Chopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more.
Because our relationship to fire is so ancient, so universal, it seems that in learning about wood, you can also learn about life. And who better to impart this wisdom than an expert from Scandinavia, where the extreme climate has obliged generations to hone and share their skills with tools, wood and heat production. Lars Mytting has distilled the wisdom of enthusiasts, from experienced lifelong growers, stackers and burners to researchers and professionals of combustion and tree culture.

6) Learn how to make cyanotype prints: Kit + Guide

cyanotype prints mapp of london

Taught by Emma Mapp cyanotypes, also known as sun prints, are a unique type of analogue printmaking and photography that does not require a camera or an expensive darkroom.

Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints.
The printing process is accessible, super easy and you will be able to create a stunning final work of art with its signature Prussian blue colour within minutes!

7) Make your own living Vinegar: Vase, Kit + Course

Make your own living Vinegar: Vase, Kit + Course

Designed with care, craft and meticulous attention to detail by celebrated ceramicist, Billy Lloyd, The Cult Vinegar Vase is a stylish and contemporary vessel to create your own healthy, delicious living vinegar.

Conceived on a wedding wine hunt in Burgundy, designed in London and lovingly crafted in Stoke on Trent; the Vinegar Vase will keep on giving for a lifetime.

The Cult Vinegar Vase is cast by hand in porcelain and comes as a kit with all you need to help you start your vinegar journey.

8) Tropical Palm Trees String Art: Kit + Guide

Tropical Palm Trees String Art

The ideal gift for friends, family, or if you just fancy a little project for yourself. Taught by String Together, this kit is also a great art therapy, you can just totally zone out and get lost in creation! Perfect for beginners, children, teens, crafters, and anyone else who wants to join in the fun! Once finished you can either hang it on the wall with the hanger provided, display it standing on a desk or shelf, or even give it to someone as a gift. 

And that's not all! Check out the rest of our Gifts for Him range on Yodomo to discover the perfect present for all the creative guys in your life.