Homemade christmas presents this year.. Ideas?

So have decided.to make alot of our gifts this year.. Just need some ideas on ehat are good things to do..ANY ideas are appreciated.. What handmade gift woukd YOU loveto recieve from a loved one?
Tia ladies xx

Food is always useful -
Preserved lemons
Spice mixes/Ras El Hanout
Home made jams/chutneys/preserves
Flavoured liquors
Flavoured oils
Biscuit or brownie mix in a jar
Lentil curry mix in a jar
Gingerbread men

I'm checking out pinterest for ideas, foods in jars, crafty ideas etc.


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Are you crafty - sewing, etc?
My mum makes hand embroidered coat hangers for gifts -
Small wall hangings
Tree ornaments
Small canvases painted
I've made individual iced fruitcakes in the past too - you could make larger ones for a family
Scented oils - pretty glass bottles look lovely, and also bath salts.
Those smelly pocket things you put in drawers/cupboards are nice gifts too made out of some lovely craft fabric.
Hope these help!

Chocolate truffles are dead easy and they are always a hit. Same with shortbread.

I love home made christmas tree decorations. Framed drawings from DD are also nice.

Some ideas i have from pinterest:
Hot Chocolate In A Jar - layer the ingredients for home made hot chocolate in a pretty jar with a bow and tag
Chocolate Spoons - Basically melt chocolate and spoon it into a plastic spoon, decorate with sprinkles (they look pretty)
Cake in a jar
For little kids melt down some crayons into shapes they like

If you can sew

bags
purses
clothes for littllies or softies
reading pillow
ipad covers
belts for men
hats for anyone large or small!
napkins
wall hangings
bunting ( I have mine hanging all year round outside)

If you can't sew then food is probably the best thing packaged in gorgeous glassware that can be reused as vases or glasses maybe??

Such awesome ideas ladies!!
No, sadly i cant sew to save my life but you have all given me something to brainstorm over!!
OK, so am thinking of doing a gift basket for everyone (there will only be about 6-8) and having the same things in them all (except maybe something a little more personal in each one) Yes, am thinkiing of making truffles for each one.. and also doing a scented oils and/or bath salts.. do you make these yourself? and if so where would i look for recipes?
ill probably put some brought things in the baskets too to fill them up.. useful/different things you wouldnt normally get yourself.. but i thought putting some homemade things in there would make it a little more personal.. coz im done just going out and buying someone a present for the sake of it coz i have to.. i want my babies to grow up knowiong its not like that.. christmas is about eating, drinking and being merry with family and loved ones.. the presents are just a bonus :)

Last year I bought some cheap glass water bottles and got some glass pens from spotlight. I then googled words for water (eg Aqua, wai, H2O etc) and got my kids to write all the different words on the front of the bottles in the different colours before I baked them. I also gave two glasses with each bottle that had their names on them.
They looked really effective, cost buggar all but a little bit of time and we got loads of compliments about our useful gifts. :D

I have also done fudge, chocolate balls, shortbread and rocky road all met with appreciation.

This year I am planning on doing redskin vodka for everyone. I have just had a weekend away with the girls drinking this so I can definitely vouch for its yumminess.

FM.. i REALLY like the glass idea.. i think i may have to do this :)
yes have heard redskin vodka is very yummy.. sadly im like the only proper drinker in the family lol!! Id have to go hard on christmas day on my own ;)

Maybe a 2012 diary? Not particularly creative, but functional if part of a gift basket. Maybe also buying something like a magazine or cookbook to suit individuals interests?

Then things like homemade treats, bath bombs etc.

I remember my great Nanna always made Christmas stockings (silver card backing, orange bag netting front) and we always got a chocolate, pocket diary, knickers/jocks and a small bag of coloured popcorn. Tradition was always to eat the popcorn for breakfast on Christmas day!! The little things you remember, right?!

Better Homes and Gardens have some yummy food and easy crafty gifts in the current issue.

I make little lead lighting objects, which go on windows and such. I made a few for my ILs last year for Christmas and will be making more for them this year.


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this might be a bit dull as you just cant compare with homemade slices and foods but when i was a kid, at school we got a glass bottle (cheap in a nice shape) and made a few piles of sand on paper and rubbed different coloured chalk through each pile colouring them pink, purple, blue, orange so on and so on till all the sand in each pile was coloured, then layered them in the bottles, i dont know what this is called but the end result is nice. you cant really do anything with it, but they look nice sitting in the bathroom and around the place as trinket type things

For kids: home made playdough - cheap & easy (can send a link from comp tomorrow)

Home made body scrubs, soaps etc.


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If you could ZF that would be amazing xx

I made it today, added glitter, girls love it!


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I'm making a fairy skirt for my niece. Rather than trying to make it fit her perfectly I decided to do it ballet wrap skirt style so it'll be full length on her now (6 months) but it can grow with her for a few years.

White tulle underskirt, then red pendant tulle on a green satin ribbon to go over. I can make different overskirts to go with the white underskirt so she can have different ones to play around with through the year.

Her mum (and dad) make us little gift boxes of goodies every year that are quite delicious. I've told them to never ever give me the recipe for the brownies because I'd likely become exceedingly fat.

I'm a big fan of handmade, but I never celebrated xmas till I got married so I suppose I might be easier to please :lol:

I ended up buying a 3 piece drinking glasses set from Red Dot for $2 and doing their initials in different colors in lead lighting for them :) 1 for MIL (SJB), 1 for FIL (SMB) and 1 for BIL (CEB) and I LOVED how they turned out :)
I can't upload the photos to Facebook till after Christmas cause they'd know who they were for (unless I upload them into my BB locked file :p)


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