Christmas is around the corner, and with inflation hitting all. Making easy do it yourself (DIY) Christmas gifts will not only help you save some money but will help put your creative brain to work.
Homemade Cookies
Gift-wrap a Pringles can or an empty box of candies and stuff it with home made cookies. An economical yet sweet gift is always treasured.
Personalize Mugs or Picture Frame or Plates
Buy mugs/picture frame or plates and personalize them with a beautiful message for the person to be gifted.
Personalize Ornaments
Purchase wood alphabets to spell out names, and paint it with vibrant colors. Once dry, glue the alphabets with a gold ribbon. Such personalized ornaments can be gifted to your friends or relatives so that they can be hung on their Christmas tree year after year.
Personalize towels
Purchase towels from stores such as Target or any retail store. Make handprints or footprints of your little one on the towel. Decorate it with a black permanent marker or leave a personalized message.
Christmas Wreath
A Christmas wreath can be decorated by purchasing the basic wreath and decorating it with handicrafts available either online or any retail store such as Wal-Mart, or Kohls. Personalize the wreath for the person to be gifted. This Do-it-yourself gift will be treasured each festive season.
Personalized centerpiece
Purchase candles and a transparent bottle. Paint the bottle and place the candle into the dried bottle and decorate it with fall leaves by writing a personal message on the bottle with a permanent marker. This will be pretty and yet cheap on the pocket.
Homemade Cake Stand
Purchase a Candlestick, or a heavy glass or a goblet and a plate from any retailer store. Paste the plate using an epoxy industrial strength adhesive to the candlestick. Keep a heavy weight such as loads of books on it to weigh the plate down. After a few hours, your cake stand is ready to be gifted.
Boxed Candy Cane
Candy Canes can be grouped together and placed in a transparent bag. This bag can be tied with a striped bow. This gives color to the package and is a very economical gift while pleasing to the eye.
Decorated Coasters
Purchase flat cork pieces and finalize some pictures you want to paste to give a personal effect to your coasters. Circle them the size of the coaster and paste it using glue. Let it dry and gift them to your loved ones.
The other option is to personalize the coaster by writing the alphabet of the person to be gifted with vinyl letters and bringing color to the background with a masking tape.
A Personalized Tote bag
A tote bag can be personalized by either stamping it with something favorite or coloring with acrylic paints. This bag can give a personal touch to the person to be gifted by putting in a personal message or a favorite character.
Personalizing gifts can make anybody feel special and can save bundles by DIY Christmas gifts. Give it a try! What gifts do you DIY and gift during this festive season? Please share in the comments section.
