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These homemade gift ideas prove that you can still make a wonderful gift without spending a fortune. Most of these projects are also quick and easy, so you have more time for other holiday festivities. Below I’m sharing 70 unique & creative DIY gift ideas that your friends and family will love. Use them for Birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and many other special occasions. Capturing the comforting flavours of apple pie in a jar, our festive biscuit mix is the ideal present for all cookie monsters!
Seasoned with sweet smoked paprika and fennel seeds, they're loaded with spicy chorizo and sharp manchego cheese. These indulgent chocolate treats taste like bite-sized banoffee pies. Combine crushed biscuits, chopped banana chips and dulce de leche and coat in a mix of dark and milk chocolate.
Apple-Berry Pie in a Jar
They show you how to make these glass pendant necklaces which give you plenty of customizable options, so you can tailor them to the fashion sense of the recipient. They turn out looking really good, and if you package them as shown they look professional made. There’s also instructions for glass marble magnets they may enjoy. If you know how to crochet, make her an adorable bag she'll love carrying around town. To start, follow our easy daisy square pattern that's designed for advanced beginners.
It bears reminding that your smartphone isn't the end all be all of cameras. If you're shopping for someone with the travel bug this season, there are few gifts they'll love more than the excellentPanasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. A digital camera that's perfectly designed and sized for shooting on the move, it's a huge step up from a smartphone camera—and it won't require them to carry around a DSLR case. The Lumix also made the value spot on our list of the best travel cameras, so while it isn't cheap, we can certify that you're certainly getting your money's worth of quality.
White Chocolate Fudge
This fabric gift bag makes a great choice, and of course they get to keep it as an additional gift from you. They’re easy enough to make, so you can make several at once for all of the people in your life. Tree ornaments come in all shapes and sizes, and this unusual design will make a fabulously fun gift for someone who just loves fast food. Made from upholstery foam, these fries sit neatly inside a red French fry container, and combine to make a totally unique DIY Christmas gift.
The palate is explosive with black cherries, white pepper, truffle, strawberries and licorice. Cedar oak jumps out with burnt toast and a delicate raspberry lingers on the finish. As one of Napa Valley’s most prized wineries, Cardinale has been creating a storm of wonder since its first vintage release.
You can make a bunch of gifts at once!
To make this sham, you'll need an 18-inch square pillow insert and a large sweater, cut into two 19-inch squares. Sew the right sides of the wool together along the edges, leaving the bottom open. Turn right side out and insert the pillow form, then stitch the bottom closed. For the flower, cover a two-inch circle of card stock with a piece of a thin sweater; hot-glue to the circle's back. Next, fold a 3- by 20-inch strip of another sweater in half lengthwise. Glue the edges together, then sew a running stitch down the strip lengthwise along the glued seam.
Glass etching may sound complicated, but it's really pretty easy. Using a basic technique, you can make these drinking glasses as a gift. Add a monogram or other text and images to make it personal. These unique wooden triangle hairpins are made from thin plywood that has been cut into triangles. Some have been painted and they've all been glued to a hairpin.
Embroidered Leather Gift Card Holder
Let dry for two hours, then top with an additional coat of Mod Podge (test your printer ink to ensure it doesn't smudge before applying glue). To keep game pieces from sticking together when stacked, lightly wipe both sides of the board with baby powder and a cloth. Finally, cut out the game pieces with an X-Acto knife, then stash them in a cute catchall, like this toy truck. A flea-market spoon is the secret ingredient to punching up an unfinished box. With a foam brush, stain the box, inside and out, with Minwax wood finish in Classic Gray.
Spread Mod Podge over the photo and exposed tile borders and let dry for one hour; repeat two to three more times. Finally, affix adhesive felt pads to the underside corners of your picture-perfect tiles. A goat's-milk formula and a beguiling bird mold—along with thoughtful packaging—result in bars that seem like they cost a fortune.
Kids can create their own samples to view or look at the provided images and slides. The kit comes with eight double-sided smart slides that show educational videos and images on the microscope's 2.4-inch viewing screen. Retailing for $159 at Apple, they're on currently sale at Walmart for $90.
Pick up miniature hats and gloves, and use a hot glue gun to secure the accessories to a cork. Made from twine and old light bulbs, these elegant pears cost almost nothing to recreate. Start by adding hot glue to the large side of the light bulb, and coil the twine around the bulb as you add more glue.
I can confidently say that these DIY Scroll Signs would be great DIY Christmas gifts, because I’ve already gotten a few requests to make them for family members. If you’ve got a TON of half-used nail polish bottles, then make the DIY marbled coffee mugs on this list! Or, if you’ve got sweaters that you no longer wear, turn them into Christmas stockings.
The craft itself is versatile; feel free to use a different shape from the house; try a pumpkin for fall or an evergreen tree for Christmas. Lovely IndeedFinding a place to store your jewelry can be a nuisance. It's a cool gift for that someone in your life who appreciates a fun surprise or something that's out of the ordinary. Making candles is easier than you might think, and it's proven with this straightforward tutorial.
This Homemade Chest Rub from Seven Roses is a great DIY self care gift, especially around the holidays when people tend to get the sniffles. Felt pretend play toys are awesome DIY Christmas gifts for kids, because they’re easy to make, inexpensive, and lightweight for younger kids. If you’ve got a coffee-lover friend, then there are SO many different handmade coffee mugs that you can make to give as gifts. You could even use peppermint and red dye for a candy cane version. This body scrub turns out smelling and looking like some of the fancy stuff you’d pay big money for in a department store, but is simple to make and just as effective. The great part is that it’s made with all natural ingredients, so they’ll know what they’re putting on their body and be able to pronounce all ingredients.
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