Looking to make some handmade DIY Christmas gifts this year? Me too! DIY gifts are the perfect option to have ready for neighbours or friends who are visiting and as a way to give thoughtful presents that are also cost effective!
Making your own Christmas gifts is also a wonderful tradition to start and something you can look forward to doing every year. I don’t know about you, but I also love receiving handmade gifts. There’s something really special when you know someone made a gift just for you.
So, let’s get some DIY Christmas Gift creation going!
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DIY Christmas Gifts Your Friends and Family Will Love
1. Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Pretzel Bark
You can never go wrong with sweet food gifts over the holidays! This bark is the perfect flavour combination with sweet and salty melt in your mouth goodness.
Get the recipe at Lemons and Zest
2. Holiday Sugar Scrubs in a Jar
These are beautiful and the perfect gift if you’re not sure what to get someone, or if you know someone loves to pamper themselves. These come with lovely labels you can print too!
Get the full directions at No Compass Necessary.
Related: 40+ Thoughtful Stocking Stuffers for Everyone on Your List
3. DIY Botanical Drawer Sachets
I absolutely love these! They are perfect as stocking stuffers and you can make quite a few in advance to have on hand in case anyone drops in.
Get the ingredients and directions at The Good Life with Amy French.
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4. Homemade Vanilla
Have a friend who loves to bake or appreciates high-quality ingredients? This homemade vanilla straight from the pod is perfect and you can make a few bottles for yourself too!
Get the recipe at Hey There Bliss.
5. Photo Gift – Canvas Prints, Calendars & More
If you’re like me and have lots of photos on your phone, make a gift out of them! I made a beautiful canvas print of our family which looks gorgeous on our wall. Creating photo calendars and other cool photo gifts is also ideal for close family members. Some discounts for you…
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6. Candy Sled
This is the perfect DIY Christmas gift to get your kids involved in making. This candy sled can be added on top of another gift as decoration or is perfect all on its own.
Get the directions at Mama Writes Reviews.
7. Upcycled Christmas Ornaments
Handmade Christmas ornaments are a perfect tradition to get the kids involved in every year. Here are 5 ornaments upcycled from other materials you probably have in your home.
Get the directions at Ever Change Productions.
8. DIY Christmas Ornaments – Made from Christmas Cards
I love repurposing Christmas cards from past years and this is the perfect DIY to do that. These ornaments are so pretty and are great for kids or yourself to make for your loved ones. These are also way easier than they look!
Get the full directions at Teaspoon of Nose.
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9. Homemade Bible Verse Ornaments
Meaningful and creative ornaments you can make for your tree or as a gift. They are ideal if you practice calligraphy or brush lettering.
Get your materials list and directions at Lean and Green Frugal Living.
10. DIY Bracelets
This gift idea is unique as the idea is for the receiver of the gift to make it. Such pretty beads and perfect for teens to make for their friends.
Get more details at Bracelet Bash.
11. Nativity Christmas Story Trail Mix
Know a wine or bubbly lover? This is a fun gift to give alongside their favourite bottle. You can put your calligraphy letters to the test too.
Get the directions at A Hundred Affections
12. Easy DIY Colour Me In Pillow
Calling all sewers, this is for you! A perfect DIY gift to give to a child. You make the pillow and provide them with the markers. The rest is up to them!
Full directions and materials at The Little Bird Designs.
Now for some DIY gift wrapping solutions…
13. DIY Christmas Gift Card Boxes
These are perfect gift boxes to make for those little gifts like money, gift cards, jewellery, etc. These Christmas gift card boxes are pretty simple to make too and a great way to use beautiful cards you’ve received from past Christmas’s.
Full directions at Shifting Roots.
14. Reusable Fabric Gift Sacks
These beautiful, high-quality gift sacks are an eco-friendly alternative to regular gift wrap and perfect to use over and over (you’ll just need to sneak the gift sacks back afterwards)!
Detailed directions and materials list at Love Our Real Life.
15. Christmas Candy Cane Lip Blam with Printable Card
I would love to receive this as a gift!! It’s perfect for so many people and extremely affordable to make.
Full directions at DIY Beauty Base.
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Will you be trying some DIY Christmas gifts this year? If yes, tell me what you’ll be making in the comments below…
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I love this post, Yolanda! Thank you so much for sharing so many wonderful ideas. I am excited to try some of them out. I think they will make great presents for all family members and friends 🙂
Hey Alexandra! Thanks 🙂 If you try some out let me know.
I am so excited to try to make some Christmas gifts this year! Thanks for sharing all of these fabulous ideas!
Hi Emily! You should. It’s a lot of fun, especially when they turn out!!!
I love the idea of DIY gifts. I always see those candy sleds but have never made one, so I need to try that. I think my nieces and nephew would love it as part of their gift!
-Lauren
Love this, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks Alba 🙂
Love these ideas! I’ve never seen the color pillow before -that is perfect for pre-teens because I never know what to buy them!
Thanks Stephanie! Yeah, I thought the pillow gift was pretty cool too. Depending on the pattern it could be great for so many different kids – boys and girls.
I’ve never thought about making vanilla extraxt! My mom and MIL would love that. Thanks for the idea 🙂
Hey Kayla 🙂 It’s a great gift for so many. I’m definitely making this year.
Awesome DIY gifts, Yolanda! I can’t wait to try that homemade vanilla! AND, thanks so much for including my gift sacks;-)
Thanks April! The homemade vanilla would actually look beautiful in your gift sacks!
DIY gifts at Christmas really are the best!
Agreed! I love when people make me gifts. I hate people spending a lot of money too, so I think this is a great way to go.
Love the sugar scrub idea! That’s always a favorite of mine!
Me too! Easy and a treat too.
I love making my own gifts but I often run out of ideas. Thanks for sharing these!
Yeah, it ‘s fun to do. You’re welcome – I think all of these will turn out great too!
I am in love with the botanical drawer sachets! My sisters and I promised to make a small homemade gift for each other this year so that might be it!
I love these too. Such a good idea! That’s really cool that you’re doing DIY gifts for one another.
These are all so great! I’d love to try making the vanilla extract!
And we so appreciate you sharing our sugar scrubs 🙂
Thanks Cassie. I can’t wait to make your sugar scrubs, especially as I have A LOT of essential oils. I’ll make some as gifts and some for me!!
There are some great ideas here. I’m loving the Christmas sleighs made out of candy – I might have to make something like that for my kids in my class this year!
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Thanks Britt! I love those too. Fun craft for kids and adults! Let me k ow if you try them 🙂
Those candy sleds are just too cute not to try this year. Thank you for all the ideas!
I agree! I’m thinking I can save some of the small chocolate bars from Halloween for them!
I love to make things for friends and family for Christmas! I’ve been brainstorming ideas for this year. Thank you for these amazing suggestions! So excited to make some of these goodies ♡
I love the idea of making your own vanilla extract. That seems like a great gift and it doesn’t have extra junk and fillers.
Me too! So many people can use it too!
Great ideas, thank you for sharing! I especially love the sugar scrub!
Love these great ideas!
These are all beautiful ideas! I am loving that bark and the gift card boxes are an awesome way to recycle Christmas cards! I can’t wait to pull out all my decorations and get into the spirit! Great blog!
Near ideas! I think that the candy sleds would be a cool idea to assembly with my kids!
I agree – the candy sleds are a great crafty gift to do with the kids. It’s always fun to make a candy cane reindeer too!
Love this and I may even be able to pull some of these off. I am craft challenged but some of these look simple and lovely.
Thanks Shelley. I think some of these DIY gifts are actually doable to everyone to try 🙂 You should give it a go!
This is a beautiful roundup! I’ve added a few of these to make for our family gift exchange this year!
I love the idea of consumables. Something you can use up and be done with it! Food and sugars scrubs fit that perfectly!
Love being included in this beautiful round-up!! Such great gift suggestions – I will definitely be trying out a couple! Charlie xo
Great ideas! Some of these I would have never even thought about doing. I love them! Beautiful photography as well!
WOW!! I want these gifts. They’re not only lovely, but they look fun to make and I know would be well appreciated. Pinning so I can go back to this year after year!
I love all of these ideas! The homemade Vanilla is so unique!
So many fantastic DIY gift ideas. I want to start incorporating DIY gifts in future holidays, so these ideas are perfect for that.
Home made gifts are the best. Love the idea of vanilla and the sugar scrubs!