Three Clothes Hanger Gifts for a Bride

Everyone needs hangers so they would make a nice gift to give a new bride. Ordinary hangers arent fancy enough to give as a gift but, when you give a make-over to regular hangers, you can craft a gift unlike any other that the bride will receive. Since there are many different ways to make-over hangers, you can give the bride the perfect set for her. Whether its a set of wooden hangers, or wire hangers, you can turn them into designer versions.

Make a set of wooden hangers to give to the bride - and the bridesmaids - before the wedding. Anyone would love a hanger that spells out a name or other word. The hanger later becomes a treasured memory from the occasion. Use bendable wire and spell out "Bride", "Bridesmaid", a persons name, the word "Love", or another word. No matter what word you write, start and end with the wire up. The upwards-facing wire is necessary to attach the wire word to the coat hanger.

It can be helpful to print out the word you want to make with the wire and then use it as a pattern to bend the wire. Lay the wire on the word and bend and curve it to match the printed word. Drill, or have two holes drilled, on the bottom of the wooden hanger. Dispense hot glue into the holes and put each end of the wire into one of the holes. With the hook of the wire facing left, the word should read from left to right. Wrapped hangers also make a nice gift for a bride. Plastic hangers look much more impressive after being wrapped with ribbon, yarn, cord, beads, or fabric. Begin at the area where the triangular piece of the hanger turns into the hook. Use hot glue to secure the end, wrap the material all the way around the triangular part of the hanger, and then wrap upwards around the hook. Use hot glue to secure, here and there, as you wrap the hanger. Make a slightly different version by wrapping the hanger with foam first. Wire hangers look like designer versions when you wrap two of them together. It can help to put a piece of clear tape around the two hangers, at a place on the hook, and at a couple of places on the triangular area, to hold them together as you wrap them. Wrap with ribbon, yarn, or another material, as described with the plastic hangers. A wrapped hanger looks so elegant when you attach a silk flower to the front of it. After the hanger is wrapped you can simply glue the flower, a bow, or other embellishment on, right where the hook meets the rest of the hanger. The new bride is going to adore them!