The holidays can be a stressful time as you’re stretching your budget thin trying to get all of your loved ones gifts, but some of the best and most thoughtful gifts can be homemade! Here’s a list of some of the best gifts that you can DIY this holiday season (with links to some tutorials!).
- Photo Strip Bookmarks
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The perfect DIY gift for a reader in your life, this can be given by itself or with a book off of their TBR. You can use pictures of some of their favorite pop culture moments, or pictures of you and your friend to create this awesome gift!
- collage on wood frame
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This is a fun and simple gift! Getting a wooden frame, putting a personalized photo in it, and creating a collage on the frame is a fun and creative way to create a unique gift. This can be as detailed or as simple as you want it to be and can be made with many materials you probably already have laying around your house.
- clay magnets
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Some clay, paint, mod podge, and magnetic tape are literally all the materials you need to create this fun and useful gift! Not only are these fun to make, but they also create a cute little piece of decor for a fridge or white board!
- Knitted or Crocheted Scarf
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If you’re just learning to knit or crochet, or if you’re looking to learn, a scarf is a simple and easy way to practice basic techniques and also makes for a great gift! There are all kinds of tutorials all over Youtube if you need some help.
- Scrapbook
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A sweet way to commemorate a relationship; this can be as simple as getting a photobook and printing off pictures of you and the person you’re gifting it to, or as complex as a full-blown scrapbook with writing, stickers, and page layouts.
- altoid tin
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A fairly involved DIY gift, an altoid tin often involves decorations in the interior of the tin itself and then the addition of various trinkets to fill the tin.
- Homemade Jewelry
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This craft can involve a few more materials than others, and also more fine motor skills, but if you have a ton of supplies left over from the Eras Tour friendship bracelet making phenomenon this might be the perfect gift for you to make.
- Homemade Cards
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Homemade cards are not only a cute gift to receive, but they also let you include a meaningful note inside of your thoughtful gift! These cards can be as simple or complex as you want them to be and can be made with a variety of materials. My favorite thing to use when making cards is stamps, but there’s all kinds of ideas all over Pinterest!
- Clay Charms
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Very similar to the clay magnets, these clay charms can be made into fun accessories like necklaces or simply kept as fun trinkets!
- Other Fun Collages!
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Collages are an easy and creative gift for anyone in your life. They are easily customizable to every kind of relationship and can include all of the different things that a person may be interested in. This can be given as is or put into a fun frame for display!
I hope this list gave you some inspiration for some awesome DIY gifts this holiday season. Happy holidays and happy crafting!