57+ Creative DIY Christmas Gift Ideas (Crafty & Foodie)
Handmade gifts are not only more inexpensive but also a lot more meaningful. Check out these Creative DIY Christmas Gift Ideas for a boost of inspiration.
It’s that time of the year and we need to start making any DIY gifts for the people we have on our list!
Usually, I would recommend making any DIY gifts well before the hustle and bustle of December gets here but as you can see I’m also way behind schedule too.
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Creative DIY Christmas Gift Ideas (Crafty & Foodie)
We all know how much people love a handmade gift. I know I do! Whenever my girl comes home from school with a handmade gift, it just melts my heart! So much better than anything else I could ask for.
DIY Christmas Gifts are not only more meaningful but also more inexpensive too (most of the time)! Imagining your loved one’s face when they see that you put the time, effort and love into a gift made just for them. It’s priceless.
Today I’ve rounded up over 40 inexpensive handmade Christmas gifts for you. Some are very crafty and some others very foodie so you will find ideas for every taste!
Common Supplies:
- Adhesive vinyl
- Fabric
- Epsom Salts
- Escential oils
- Baing Soda
- Ribbon
- Etching cream
- Glass
- Jars
- Ornaments
- Buttlebrush trees
- Twine
- Baker’s Twine
- Candles
- Glitter
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Rosemary
- Orange
- Pine Springs
- Many more
Tools
- Sewing machine
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Glue
- Brushes
- Printer
- Cutting Machine
CRAFTY DIY CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Most of these DIY Christmas gifts you will see below can be made for less than five bucks! You really can’t beat that. Check out how cute they are!
1. Decorative Vinyl Christmas Gift Jar
Love Recycling? Love DIY Christmas gifts? Love Silhouette? yes? This Decorative Vinyl Christmas Gift Jar is the perfect tutorial project for you! I recycled a jar and used some scraps of vinyl, paper, twine, and washi tape. I filled this Christmas gift jar with bath salts.
2. The Easiest DIY Heat Pack
You won’t believe how easy it is to make this homemade heat pack and it doesn’t require you to be an expert sewer. Learn how to make it here
3. Homemade Rose Bath Salts DIY
Rose Bath Salts diy is a homemade gift that everyone is sure to love and easy to make! Delightful rose-scented bath salts can be made in just 5 minutes at home. Transform plain water into a soothing and relaxing rose-scented bath using just a few ingredients you already have on hand.
4. Etched Wine Glass Using Silhouette Cameo
If you have a Wine lover in your family or friend circle then this DIY Shiraz Etched Wine Glass will make the perfect gift! Check this out!
5. Pine-Scented Candles
This DIY pine scented soy candle is a wonderful gift for the holidays! They’re fun to make, and we love the striped wax look. The full tutorial is below!
6. DIY Snow Globes
Make these easy DIY snow globes with jars, glitter, glue and water in under 10 minutes! Add a fun DIY touch to the classic Christmas snow globe with this homemade version you’ll treasure for years.
7. DIY Fabric Covered Tree Ornaments
There is no reason to give a fuddy-duddy gift if you can make it yourself! These whimsical ornaments look great and can be customized in almost any pattern.
8. Picture Frame Luminaries
A wonderful handmade gift, keepsake, or decoration for receptions or showers! Highly personal and highly customizable! With the majority of supplies from the dollar store, they are inexpensive as well!
9. Stove Top Potpourri
It’s all about simmer pots and stovetop potpourri right now. This easy DIY Christmas gift idea will make your coworkers’ or neighbors’ homes smell like Christmas.
10. DIY Peppermint Mason Jar Candles
Candles are a favorite among many people, and mason jars make the perfect vessels for them.
11. Christmas Potpourri
Potpourri is a Christmas classic and fills homes with the scents of the season. Make your own at home, and download this printable tag to make the gift extra special. It’s the perfect way to simplify gift-giving this holiday season!
12. DIY Marbled Nail Polish Mugs
Easy DIY marbled nail polish mugs make the perfect homemade gift! A simple craft is done in a few minutes that looks like it took hours of work!
13. DIY Splatter Painted Concrete Sphere Bookends
What avid reader wouldn’t appreciate a brand-new pair of bookends? Made of concrete casts, these colorful accessories will look lovely in any home library.
by A Beautiful Mess.
14. DIY Mini Photo Calendar
This gift is perfect for the whole family. This calendar can be made in about half an hour and filled however you like: Choose pictures taken over the past year, or schedule a photo shoot, especially for it.
15. DIY Mint Sugar Scrub
You only need a few simple ingredients to make a basic sugar scrub: your oil of choice (I used coconut), sugar, and an oil extract to scent your scrub. And optionally, add some peppermint extract and a drop of green food coloring to give it that lovely minty-green look.
16. DIY Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
17. How to Make a Waxed Canvas Gift Pouch
18. Homemade Lavender Soap
19. Relaxing Homemade Lavender Sugar Scrub
20. Diy Beauty Spa Kit: The Last Minute Christmas Gift Idea For The Skincare Addict
21. DIY Snow Globe For Kids
22. Super Easy DIY Sugar Hand Scrub {3 ingredients!}
23. Christmas Potpourri in a Jar for your DIY Christmas Gift
by Natural Beach Living
24. Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Scrub
25. Noughts and Crosses Travel Game
26. Fizzing Mermaid Bath Salts – Easier to Make Than Bath Bombs!
27. How to Sew a Reading Pillow
28. Easy Tic Tac Toe Game Christmas Kids Craft
29. DIY Personalized Drink Ware
by Aprons and Skilletos (Sadly no longer in business)
30. Easy Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe – 3 Ingredient DIY Scrub
31. DIY Christmas Stovetop Potpourri
32. Mani-Pedi DIY Christmas Gift Ideas in a Jar
33. DIY Christmas Gift Potpourri with Printable Labels
34. DIY But First, Coffee Mug
35. Last-Minute DIY Christmas Gifts: Felt Poinsettia Capped Mason Jars
36. Easy DIY Glitter Candle Holders
by 5 Dog Farm
37. Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
Foodie DIY Christmas Gifts
38. DIY Christmas Gift Ideas: Cookie Mix in a Jar (with Free Printable!)
39. Whiskey Infused Maple Syrup Gift in a Jar +Free Printable Labels
40. How to Make M&M Cookie Mix Jars for an Easy Christmas Food Gift
41. Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe
42. (Easy) Homemade Holiday: Pancake Mix
43. Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar Gift and Free Printable
44. Homemade Brownie Mix
45. Chai Tea Mix
46. Last Minute Christmas Popcorn Gift Basket
47. Peppermint Sugar Recipe for a Mason Jar Gift
48. DIY Popcorn Snowman Jar
49. Friendship Soup Mix in a Jar
50. Maple Glazed Almonds
51. Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe
52. Homemade DYI Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix In A Mason Jar
53. DIY Ombre Kitchen Utensils
Gift your favorite home chef an adorable set of wooden utensils that have a colorful personal touch.
54. DIY Fruit-Inspired Hampers
Want to give your friend some cute storage ideas? DIY fruit hampers are the perfect solution! Fill them with pillows and blankets for an added gift.
by Studio DIY
55. DIY Linen Lavender Eye Pillow
Know someone who needs a little R&R? Make them this super cute and relaxing lavender eye pillow that’ll help them drift off to sleep.
56. Christmas Cookie Mix in a Jar
Fill a mason jar with everything they need to make delicious chocolate peppermint or double chocolate toffee cookies. Decorate the jar with a festive ribbon and a cute printable label.
57. Lavender Sachets
I love having little sachets and other sewn things on had for tucking in gifts or sending to friends out of the blue. It’s also, a great bonus for any self-care gift, these small sachets can be customized with different fabric patterns, button colors, and fragrance.
I hope you all got as inspired as I am with all these DIY Christmas Gift Ideas. I don’t know where to start but I’m sure I’ll be making a few of these in my own way! Hope you will too!
*Disclaimer: All these images and links are only for inspiration purposes because I think all these bloggers are amazing and just like I do for all my round-ups, I get a lot of inspiration from Pinterest. If you are at all familiar with that platform you know there are tons of pictures with no direct links to the original source. Some pictures featured here I found no source for or directed to the wrong one but if you know the source, contact me and I will update this post immediately, thank you so much!
If you enjoyed and got inspired by these awesome ideas, don’t forget to share it with your friends!
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Til’ next time…
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