50 Christmas Gift Ideas Made with Love
Christmas should be a joyous occasion, not a stressful one, so here are 50 Christmas gift inspirations for you.
Watch my latest YouTube video for three homemade gift ideas straight from the pantry.
Recipes from the video
1. Herb Salt
- 1/2 Coarse Salt
- Various Herbs
- Glass Jar
Blend the ingredients together, add to a glass jar and done!
2. Body Scrub
- 1/4 cup coarse sugar
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- Essential Oils
Mix together, add to a jar and done! OR try out a coffee Body Scrub, see below.
- Lavender Potpourri
- Lavender Buds
- Lavender essential oils (optional)
- Container with holes or a little cotton bag
Once the lavender is dried, add it and any other flower petals to a container with holes or a little cotton bag, and you are done!
Here's 47 other gift ideas to spark inspiration!
Food and drink ideas
- Wrapped baking gifts (shortbread, gingerbread, yum)
- Homemade herbal tea blends
- "Tea for Two" gift bag (teacups, teabags, biscuits)
- Recipe book or cards filled with your family's recipes
- Homemade jam
- DIY Brownie Mix in a jar (plus recipe card)
- Chocolate bark (fruit and nut style chocolate)
- Homemade fudge
- Infused oils or vinegars
- DIY Spice blends (BBQ mix etc)
- Flavoured almonds, peanuts and other
Craft Ideas
- Pressed flower cards or gift tags
- Knitted or crocheted dishcloths
- Bath bombs
- Hand-embroidered tea towels
- Crochet or knitted hanging kitchen towels
- DIY photo book or yearly calendar
- Hand painted planter pots
- Knitted socks, scarf or anything....
- Macramé plant hanger
- Watercolour kit
- Handmade heat pack (filled with rice)
- Homemade apron
- Decoupage coasters
- Handcrafted gardening journal
Practical gifts
- Homemade lip balm or hand salve
- 'Repair Kit' in a tin
- Mini potted herb or plant
- Homemade soap
- Reusable makeup remover pads (made from old flannel)
- Beeswax wraps
- Reusable grocery bags (hand-sewn)
- Shower steams (yes you can make these)
- Homemade seed bombs
- Personalised stationery made out of homemade recycled paper
- Homemade kitten oven mitts.
- Herb garden kit (seeds, pot, soil etc)
The ideas are starting to go dry buuttt here's 10 more vintage-inspired gift ideas for the husbands, dads, brothers or other in your life that isn't a new pair of socks.
- Old-style barber shave kit
- Handmade beard balm or pomade
- Old-world map coasters
- DIY Whiskey infused kit
- Handcrafted shoe shine kit
- Rustic wood wall bottle opener (Mount a cast-iron opener onto stained wood with an antique finish)
- Classic wool scarf
- DIY leather cord organisers (leather strips with brass snaps
- Handmade keychain
- DIY coffee lovers gift pack
We got there! While some of these gift ideas might take some time and patience; but that is exactly what makes them special. They’re frugal yet thoughtful, practical yet beautiful and more meaningful than anything you could buy off a shelf.
In a season often defined by rush and consumption, taking the time to craft something by hand is a quiet act of love. These gifts tell your friends and family, “I thought of you. I made this with care.” And sometimes, that message is the most valuable present of all.
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