DIY Handmade Christmas Gifts

If you are looking for a Christmas holiday that is more meaning, less money, than you want to DIY some handmade Christmas gifts. Not only are DIY gifts more personal for the receiver, they allow the gift giver to share their talents, too! All these DIY Christmas gift ideas are easy for any beginning crafter, and every single one would look gorgeous under the tree. Give one of these tutorials a try for someone (or everyone!) you love!

 

 

Here are a couple ideas from ‘BHG‘ – This elegant quilled paper picture frame. Easy, and looks like it belongs on a queens nightstand…  Easy tutorial.

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This tablet stand would be perfect for the kitchen cook! Just this morning I tried to FaceTime while baking… not an easy feat!

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These DIY vanilla cinnamon candles from Eileen at ‘Yes Missy‘ look amazing, and must smell blissful!

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These colorful DIY cork coasters by ‘Martha‘ are a quick last minute gift that can be personalized, so it doesn’t look last minute!

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I would LOVE to get these DIY gold leaf paper mache bowls from ‘Kelli Murray‘! Beautiful! Love the dots for details! She is truly an artist, and she has a tutorial that shows you how to do this without having to be…

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Liz from ‘Say Yes‘ made these DIY lace cement votives that would look very ‘Anthropologie’ tucked into a cute gift box…Great tutorial!

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Garden Therapy‘ (Thanks Stephanie for another great project!) teaches us how to make DIY natural soaps… a little tissue paper, a pretty little box, and these handmade gifts become a luxurious gift for the home! Can’t you just smell these?

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Lastly, these Pantone chip magnets from ‘How About Orange‘ are just the pop of color every DIY decorator needs! Easy projects with paint chips, glue and magnets, and they turn out shiny and finished looking, which I love!

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Have you got one of these DIY handmade Christmas gifts picked out for someone you care about? (Or, maybe yourself?:)) Check out our post on Gorgeous DIY Christmas Ornaments (Also make great gifts!) and also DIY Holiday Plant Gifts over at TGG!

 

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Image Credits: Kelli Murray, BHG, Yes Missy, Martha, Kelli Murray, Say Yes, Garden Therapy, How About Orange?

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Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates & Steve Bates (co-owners) – Woodard Bates Media LLC consisting of three blogs: TheBudgetDecorator.com, OhMeOhMyBlog.com and TheGardenGlove.com.

Kathy Bates’ previous writing credits include:

Former home decorating expert for Lifetime TV, Galtime and Country Woman Magazine.

Her book spent time at #1 on Amazon’s Home & Garden Topseller List in 2002.

Published or featured in numerous national publications, including:

Country Sampler’s Decorating Ideas magazine, Woman’s Day magazine, HGTV, The Wall Street Journal, CBS Marketwatch, Decorating Solutions magazine, Decorating Ideas magazine, The Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Kansas City News, The Oklahoman, Akron Beacon Journal, Pensacola News Journal and The Telegraph.

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