DIY Gift Idea: Sangria for Friends. So easy to put together, and the drink dispenser can be used again and again! Perfect for housewarming, Christmas gift, or a Just Because!
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DIY Gift Idea: Sangria for Friends
Ok, so I LOVE a good gift idea, especially when it involves a drink dispenser. I’ve been known to create a housewarming gift with a drink dispenser, or fill it with my favorite punch recipe! Needless to say, I own about 10 drink dispensers, and I’ve become,
the girl to call when you need one.
…or so I hear from my family and friends.
So when I’m looking to create a gift for my friends, or even a sister, a housewarming, or a “just because,” reason, I typically try to think of a way to gift a drink dispenser and fill it with something super fun! Like… sangria ingredients!
Now, I call it “Sangria for friends,” because not only is it a great gift idea for friends… but also a gift that can be turned in to a whole batch to serve to friends! See what I did there?
DIY Gift Idea Tutorial:
Simply buy a drink dispenser (this drink dispenser is like the one I used here in this post), and fill it with a bottle of wine (red or white) and different varieties of fruit. Grab a wooden spoon and tie it on with pretty ribbon, and you’re set.
A lot of sangria recipes include a juice or a soda, and World Market also has the cutest mixers you can add to this gift too! See them here: Juices/Sodas
You all, I’m all about things being simple and easy. This gift idea falls directly into both of those categories and man alive, what a “WOW,” factor it has when you hand it over to someone. Let’s just play out the story in our heads, shall we?
Ah! A drink dispenser! Wait… Wine?! Sangria ingredients?! We can make this right now! We can serve it right now! I can use the drink dispenser later too!
Gift Tags for DIY Gifts
Right?! You can even get super creative and create your own gift tag on PicMonkey to attach to the ribbon and wooden spoon, for an even bigger touch.
Maybe come up with something clever using the word sangria in place of a common everyday word. OR… provide them with a sangria recipe right on the tag, that matches the ingredients that you put in the drink dispenser. Omg, now THAT would be cute!!
Items You’ll Need to Make this DIY Sangria Gift Kit
- drink dispenser
- wooden spoon
- ribbon
- bottle of wine (make sure it’s not too tall for the dispenser lid)
- Fruit (limes, cranberries, oranges, lemons)
- Juice Mixers
More DIY Gift Ideas & Gift Baskets
If a sangria gift doesn’t quite tickle your fancy, you can see some of the other easy gift ideas that I have created here:
DIY Beverage Toppers:
Sunshine Gift Basket:
No matter what you decide to give, have fun!!! There’s nothing better than putting a smile on someone’s face.
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Nancy says
Great idea! I love making up gifts like this. Thanks for sharing!
Jessica says
Oh good!!! I’m so glad that you like it! 🙂 Thank you!
sam says
what size is this drink dispenser?
Jessica says
Hi Sam! The one I used was a 2-gallon drink dispenser, but you’ll want to make sure that your wine bottle isn’t too tall for whatever drink dispenser you use, so the lid will screw on! 🙂 I hope that helps!
Jill says
What kind of “juice mixer” do you use? I’m not even sure what a juice mixer is.
Jessica says
Hi Jill! Adding juice to a sangria is optional, but fun juices to mix in would be orange, grape, or cranberry juice! I hope that helps!
Julie b. says
Is there a recipe or “how to” for assembling the sangria? I’d like to include that with the gift.
Jessica says
Hi Julie! That’s a great idea! I’ve found this recipe to be a great one to share! I hope that helps!
Mary says
Need recipe for sangria in a jar
Jessica says
There are so many sangria recipes out there to choose from! I love looking on Pinterest for a sangria recipe! Some have even printed off cute sangria recipes on little tags to include on the gift!
Charita Herndon says
I love this idea and I am completely stomped. I am on my THIRD beverage dispenser, all 2Gal+ and none of them will fit the 750ml wine bottles. I even tried to find a different size wine bottle and everywhere I go they are all the same size. I just purchased the largest dispenser I could find and it’s unfortunately still not tall enough. Can you share the exact dispenser you purchased and/or the bottle of wine that fit yours? I love this idea for a housewarming gift, but after several attempts to World Market, Target, and Amazon…I am about to throw in the towel haha!
Jessica says
Hi Charita!! I’m sorry for the trouble! I didn’t realize that the drink dispenser would be so hard to find! Here is the drink dispenser that I used! I’m hoping they haven’t changed its size over the last few years since using it!
Charita Herndon says
Thanks so much! I am going to try this one and see if it will work.
Jessica says
You’re welcome!! Good luck!
Charita Herndon says
It WORKED! So excited. I would highly suggest linking that one on this post. I tried all the others you linked and none of them were tall enough for the bottles.
Jessica says
Yay! I’m so glad it did. I already changed the links! 🙂 Thank you!