I just love doing this kind of post! It is so fun to just get lost in the pursuit of simple handmade gifts. Just when I think I can’t possibly find anything new….I find dozens of ideas and then spend hours trying to decide which ones to use!
This happens to be my eighth installment of this post. I started with Parts One, Two, Three, and Four back in 2011 then added Parts Five, Six, and Seven in 2012. This is the first one I’ve been able to get to this year….so I packed it chock full of ideas!
I hope you enjoy….and more importantly are inspired in your handmade gift-giving this year. I know I’m going to try my hand at several on this list!
Infinity Scarf
Monogram Soap Dispenser
Colorful Chalkboards {from Dollar Store platters}
Lavender Coconut Oil Salt Scrub
DIY Glitter Tote
Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board
Fabric Headband
Homemade Mint Hot Chocolate Mix
Chalkboard Serving Tray
Mini Pallet Coasters
Honey Butter Ambrosia
DIY Laundry Soap & Painted Glass Container
Snowman Making Kit
OLLIBLOCKS: Monsters & Superheroes
Gardener’s Hand Scrub
Glitter Pencils
Hand Warmers
Vintage Votives
DIY “Polaroid” Photo Coasters
Stamped Tea Towels
DIY Rope Vase
Zipper Book Clutch
Headache (and other aches) Pillows
DIY Frame Key Holder
DIY Topped Jars
Fabric Covered Circle Bulletin Board
Homemade Soap In A Crockpot
Popsicle Stick Snowflake
DIY Bulletin Board
English Muffin Toasting Bread
That’s a whole lotta gift-giving inspiration right there! I hope something got you at least thinking about things you can make without having to go to the mall. :-)
I received a beautiful hand knit hat that I wore for years until it was left too close to a woodstove.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I’ve received is a beautiful quilt from my mother-in-law, she included the kids and dogs in the theme! So thoughtful and sweet :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’m terrible at arts & crafts, so I forgo the homemade items. The want and ideas are there, the execution just sucks.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Hey Jillee!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mom and I love your stuff!
For the ladies: we always make, HOMEMADE soaps, body scrubs, stockings, deodorants and even toothpaste!
For the guys: we usually give some homemade jellies, pickled jalapenos and stuff (the guys in our family love cooking).
For the younger kids: we make cute little fabric covered journals with a box of crayons.
All the teenaged girls: LOVE our homemade infinity scarfs. Crocheted and sewed.
My dad: he loves Amazon! He buys everything on Amazon! This would be an awesome Christmas git for him!
My favorite DIY gift is a seasoning mix I received a couple of years ago. The recipe was included, and I have been remaking it ever since!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Every year my aunt gives me a storage tote full of handmade sweets from fudge to cookies, even a giant rice crispy treat. I love that she spends so much time making and distributing such a large amount of sweets to her family!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My daughter made some homemade body scrub with sugar, brown sugar, coconut oil and peppermint oil…wonderful!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I work at a doctor’s office and every year we have a patient who makes peppermint patties. She makes her own creamy peppermint for the middle and her own chocolate to dip them in. They are fantastic.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite hand made gift was from my mom. It was several Christmas hangings we had made when I was about 8 or 9. They were from a kit but we glued and sewed the pieces together and put glitter and sequins on it. I always loved to get them out when I was a child and it made me cry that she gave them to me.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A handmade blanket that I’ve kept since I was a baby is the best homemade present I’ve received.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift has been anything I or my babies received that was knit by hand. In need to learn to knit!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This has been fun! Last Christmas our family gave only handmade gifts….including our 14 year old grandson. It was the best Christmas ever! One of the gifts, that I’m just now using up, was from my 24 year old granddaughter. She knows that I love coffee, so she dipped plastic spoons in 3 types of melted chocolate, and coated them with peppermint or sprinkles, or drizzled with contrasting chocolate. Then she wrapped them each in pretty cellophane wrap. I stir my coffee (or cocoa!) and get an extra flavor treat!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We make baskets of desserts (with the recipes included) and mini presents for our families every year. It’s always fun to get our kids involved in the baking and I love seeing the homemade ornaments and keepsake items they come up with. We decided years ago that it would be more fun to do these kinds of presents so that the grandparents could have something from them, made by them, and would able to watch the progression of the gifts from year to year.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Best handmade gift I’ve received was a quilt my mom made out of old tee shirts after I graduated high school
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Please log in or create a free account to comment.I”ve been making 18″doll tops from bandannas…cheap and really cute!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.White chocolate peppermint chex mix – we ate it in one day!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Best gift I ever received was a hand made cedar chest from my husband’s grandfather.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mother in law makes the best and so addictive cinnamon pecans.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gifts are the ones my kids make almost every year at school, an ornament or something that has their picture, I love them!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.all great ideas! can’t wait to try some.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received a basket made of dough. It was beautiful.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift was a piece of pottery from my little sister!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.One of my favorite handmade gifts that I’ve been given in the past has been a giant blanket that my grandmother knitted for me!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have made hot chocolate gifts and included the marshmellows with snowman faces.
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