Homemade Christmas gifts are a thoughtful way to show your family and friends how much they mean to you this Christmas 2022, and they're an especially good idea if you're trying to stick to your holiday shopping budget. If you're looking for new DIY Christmas gift ideas, keep reading to find ideas for everyone on your list.
Make your own last minute Christmas presents – snow shakers
Fill empty salt and pepper shakers with salt,artificial mini Christmas treesand reindeer figures for an enchanting Christmas atmosphere. This is the perfect DIY gift for your colleagues that fits on the kitchen countertop.
Craft idea: small, homemade Christmas presents for friends and children
Your little ones will love this fluffy Christmas tree ornament depicting the lovable, iconic snowman from the hit movie Frozen.
- Cut out body shapes from white felt and attach them to a wooden popsicle stick with hot glue. Then also cut out buttons, mouth and eyebrows from black felt and attach them to the body with hot glue.
- Glue googly eyes under the eyebrows and cut out a carrot nose from orange felt. Also hot glue them under the eyes. Also glue mini tree branch arms and a piece of hanging string to the wooden popsicle stick.
Make original DIY gifts for your family - bath salts
Enjoy a relaxing and skin-nourishing bath with this homemade herbal bath salts recipe. This bath salt is easy to make and a lovely handmade gift idea -especially at Christmas. The bags are filled with dried flowers, Epsom salt and essential oils and provide a calming and cleansing bathing experience.
What you need:
- 200g Epsom salt
- 1/2 cup each dried roses, lavender, marigolds, cornflowers, chamomile
- 3 – 5 drops of essential oil
Directions:
- Mix 3 – 5 drops of essential oil with 200g Epsom salt.
- Pour about 3 tablespoons of Epsom salt into a bag (or until the bag is half full). Use organza or muslin bags.
- Layer a heaping tablespoon of lavender, marigold, chamomile, cornflowers and roses on top.
- Tie the bag with a knot and store in an airtight container until ready to use.
To enjoy the herbal flower bath salt, add a bag to the bath water or hang it under running water.
Creative, homemade Christmas gifts 2022 - agate coasters for your parents
With gold-plated edges, these trendy coasters add the finishing touch to your next cocktail hour. Delight your mom and dad alike with a glamorous set of your own.
You can find the agates on the internet. If you want to do this project and order the agates unseen, you should ask the dealer for round agates about 10 cm in diameter. You then need gold paint and a soft brush. It is best to hold the agate in one hand and the brush in the other and color the edges.
Set them on cups to dry so the gold paint doesn't smear. Once dry, you can add four dots of glue to the bottom of each coaster.
Simple gift idea with cookie cutters - make a wreath with children
This is a cool 10 minute decorating idea forChristmas gifts for your mom or your friends. For this project, you can change the shape of the cookie cutter, use string or wire instead of ribbon, or make the wreath larger or smaller. There are countless possibilities. To make a wreath like this you will need 2 packs of star cutters.
What you need:
- Star cutters in different sizes
- Hot glue gun
- Band
- Scissors
- Fir branches (artificial or real)
Directions:
- First, lay out the cookie cutters in a circle. Make sure each cookie cutter touches the neighboring cookie cutter in at least one place.
- Then grab your hot glue gun. Use a small amount of glue to attach each cookie cutter to one another. This gives the wreath a certain stability.
- Next, attach a piece of ribbon where each cookie cutter connects. Use scissors to cut the ribbon to the desired length. Attach the ribbon at all joints around the entire wreath.
- Then attach a long piece of ribbon to the top of the wreath for hanging. Stick in a few small tree branches and your wreath is ready.
Homemade Christmas gifts 2022 – make your own peppermint oil candles
If you've never tried making your own candles, you might be surprised at howeasy they are to make.
- Glue the candle wick to the center of a mason jar or tea light jar.
- Melt the soy wax flakes over a water bath or in the microwave according to the package instructions.
- Once the wax has melted, stir in peppermint oil (about 15-20 drops) and pour the mixture into tealight glasses.
- Use a pencil to hold the candle wick in place while the candle wax hardens. Allow the candle to cure for several hours or overnight and trim the candle wick before lighting.
