118 Easy Homemade DIY Christmas Gifts To Make Now!

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We have rounded up 100+ of the best homemade Christmas gifts that anyone can make! These are perfect for your family members, best friend, coworkers, white elephant gifts, and more! 

This collection of DIY Christmas gifts is going to blow you away! There are so many good things to choose from that don’t take a long time to make and is fitting for every single person you have on your list. 

You may also want to see our huge list of 80+ DIY Christmas ornaments! These are also great handmade gift ideas and always nice to have a head start on or you can decorate your own Christmas tree with them. 

Need gifts specifically for the people you work with? Check out 60+ Easy and Cheap Homemade Christmas gifts for coworkers.

DIY Soap Dispenser for Christmas

Everyone can use a festive soap dispenser! Make it themed for the holiday season, or paint it with neutral colors to they can leave it out all year. 

DIY Pressed Flower Bookmarks

DIY bookmarks are the perfect gift for the bookworm in your life and the pressed flowers make it extra special. 

Christmas Heishi Bracelet Set

Heishi bracelet sets make a lovely gift for any girl on your list. Mix and match the beads for any occasion. 

Homemade DIY Citrus Shower Steamers

Shower steamers make great DIY gifts and are perfect if you are creating a spa gift basket or gift in a jar. 

Viral Gingerbread House Christmas Mug DIY

This handmade gingerbread house mug has gone viral and for good reason! This makes a great DIY gift for your best friend or anyone else on your list!

Christmas Breakfast Easy Hostess Gift

During the Christmas season entertaining is in full force! This is a great idea for a gift exchange or hostess present. 

DIY Recipe Box Makeover with Wallpaper

​A recipe card box is not just a practical gift, but you could add a personal touch by giving your favorite recipes away.

DIY College School Supplies Gift Basket

For the student in your life or one who loves stationary (me!) they will love a basket filled with pens, planners, cards, and more. 

DIY Recipe: How to Make Rose Gold with Rose Petal Bath Bombs

Bath bombs are another wonderful gift for a spa basket, and also make great stocking stuffers. 

15-Minute Gift Idea: Easy DIY Sharpie Decorated Candle

If you need last minute DIY Christmas gifts, go with a Sharpie decorated candle. 

Dollar Store Cheese Board Gift Box Idea

Charcuterie is so trendy and those cheese boards and tools can get expensive! But good news, you can craft the perfect basket for the cheese love using all dollar store items.

DIY Sharpie Mugs That Are Washable

Use the same concept here, except make coffee mugs instead. 

DIY Football Gift Basket For a Teenage Boy

This cooler basket is a great gift for any boy or man in the family packed with all of their favorite things that are sports related. 

Mason Jar Hot Chocolate

Add the dry ingredients to make hot cocoa to mason jars for a simple DIY gift. 

Homemade Lemon Soap Recipe

Want to take the time to learn a new skill? Try this lemon soap recipe.

Let It Snow Gift Basket Ideas

What better way to celebrate the season than with a Let It Snow gift basket that has all of the winter faves. 

DIY Stenciled Potholder Cookie Gift for Christmas

​Stenciled potholders make great DIY Christmas gifts for teachers, neighbors, and gift exchanges. Plus, you can get everything you need from the dollar store, so it’s budget friendly too. If you have a cutting machine (like Cricut or Silhouette) you could use that as well. 

DIY Trivets in Less Than Five Minutes

This is a wonderful way to use up leftover tile if you have it. You can also buy sheets from Lowe’s or your local hardware store and the design ideas are endless. 

Chunky Knit Vase DIY

Watch her simple Youtube video to learn how to make a chunky knit DIY vase out of clay! Replace the Christmas greenery with any plant or stuff it with other small, budget-friendly items for a sweet gift idea.

A Gift In A Tin: Family Game Night In A Tin

For a family gift, a game night is always welcomed! 

Hot Chocolate Stirring Spoons with Free Gift Tag Cut File

These are one of my favorite last minute Christmas gifts to give, and her free printables are so cute! 

Homemade Orange Bath Bombs

Orange bath bombs would go great with the shower steamers we shared above! 

Road Trip Lover’s Gift Basket

Know someone who is always on the road? Spoil them with a road trippers gift basket. 

Lavender Homemade Whipped Shea Butter

Whipped shea butter is a great spa gift and look super velvety and elegant! A great gift idea for something small for a friend, coworker, or neighbor.

Friendship Soup in a Jar

Here’s a great DIY Christmas gift idea that comes together quickly. Plus, she gives you her soup recipe that you can print out and attach to the mason jars. 

DIY Floating Glitter Tumbler

Teen girls on your list would love a glitter tumbler and once you are finished it looks store-bought! These are also great for selling if you are a maker. 

10-Minute DIY Holiday Gift Idea: Peppermint Soap

Nothing says festive season like the scent of peppermint! 

Hot Cocoa Gift basket with Cute Printable Tags

Make a full gift basket of hot chocolate supplies and use her free printable tags to jazz it up. 

Buffalo Check DIY Tile Coasters

Use her tutorial to make homemade coasters! She is using buffalo check, but you can easily swap out the materials to make other designs. 

Christmas Wine Bottle Gift Tags

Use her free printable gift tags to make a bottle of wine a little more fun and personable!

DIY Macrame Keychain (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

Macrame is trending now and once you get the technique down you will be addicted! 

DIY Homeowner Basket

This idea was originally intended as a housewarming gift, but what lady doesn’t love new kitchen stuff and plants?! Feel free to add other common household items that you think they would like. 

How to Make Easy DIY Garden Stepping Stones

Stepping stones are fun crafts for kids and adults! These would be great ideas for grandparents or someone close that loves keepsakes. 

The Ultimate Cookie Lover’s Gift Basket

To the cookie lover or one who loves baking, they will be super excited to get this basket. 

DIY Beeswax Wraps

​Looking for more creative ideas? Beeswax wraps takes the place of using plastic wrap and keeps food fresher for longer! 

DIY Sangria Kit

A sangria jar is the perfect way to spoil a friend or neighbor. It’s super easy to put together, but looks so festive! 

DIY Resin Keychains Make Great Handmade Gifts

Resin keychains make excellent handmade gifts and once you buy the resin and molds you can create tons off of one batch. These are also a hot seller for makers at holiday markets! 

DIY Spa Gift Idea

Make and mani and pedi kit in a jar with cheap items like manicure tools, nail polish, fingernail files, and polish remover for all of the ladies on your Christmas list.

Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments

​Cinnamon ornaments call for minimal ingredients and kids will love helping to make them. 

DIY Fire Starter Kit

Have an outdoorsmen on your list? A little fire starter kit makes a great gift. All you need are little glass jars, moss, a pinecone, and some Q-tips. 

How To Make a Chunky Hand Knit Blanket

​Chunky blankets are cute, trendy, and makes for one of the best homemade holiday gifts. 

DIY Ombre Kitchen Utensils

Grab some dollar store wooden spoons along with a few acrylic paints and you can turn these into beautiful and cheap Christmas gifts in no time. 

DIY Playing Card Holders for Family Game Night

For families and friends who host game night, these holders are the perfect gift! She teaches you how to sew them, but I think you could make this a no-sew option by using hot glue.

Homemade Vanilla Sugar

If you’ve never tried vanilla sugar you are missing out! You can make batches with just two ingredients that the baker in the family will love. 

Mint Hot Chocolate Bombs

Hot chocolate bombs are one of my favorite homemade gift ideas for tweens when you don’t know what to get them. 

Tea Gift Basket For the Tea Lover

Anyone you know who loves tea, will be super excited to get this DIY basket. 

Marbled Clay Ring Dish

Make several fantastic marbled ring dishes only takes 30 minutes and costs around 20 bucks. Her step by step tutorial is amazing and you will be a pro in no time. 

How to Make Grapefruit Bath Salts for a Home Spa or DIY Favors

Using essential oils, Epsom salts, and a couple of other ingredients will give you the best smelling bath salts. Another great addition to a spa gift basket that is homemade. 

Mason Jar Cocktail Gift Sets

For boozy friends and family, they will love the idea of a cocktail gift set. 

Mexican Hot Cocoa Mix

Mexi hot chocolate is a fun twist on traditional and when you add a mug or two you have an easy gift idea. 

DIY Beeswax Hand Salve Recipe

This hand salve calls for olive oil, shea butter, and beeswax that will leave your hands feeling soft and moisturized. 

DIY Thyme Candles with the Crockpot Method

You can make candles a ton of different ways, but her crockpot method is mess free and probably one of the easiest I have seen! 

How to Make Homemade Gluten-Free Cookie Butter (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

Skip the store-bought items and make a batch of cookie butter that everyone can enjoy since it’s dairy free and allergen free. 

DIY Christmas Balls with Macrame Cord

Here’s another fun macrame craft that is easy enough for any skill level and costs less than $5 to make! These would make great additions to anyone’s Christmas decorations and you can mix and match the colors if you wanted. 

DIY BBQ Rub Recipe – Homemade Gift

For the one who loves grilling, you have to make them this BBQ rub. It goes great with any meat and simple to make. 

Cookie Dough Bark

Cookie dough bark makes a great simple DIY Christmas gift for neighbors, coworkers, and friends. Add it to a festive canister lined with tissue paper, along with a handwritten note and everyone will love it!

Make Your Own Herbal Bath Salt Recipes For Unwinding

She gives you several recipes to choose to make your own bath salts, along with a guide on how to use them. 

How to Make Herbal Sachets

If you can run a sewing machine, you can make great smelling herbal sachets in just a few minutes! This is also a great way to use up fresh herbs if you have your own garden. 

Luna Lovegood Spectrespecs Bling Straw Topper

I’m in love with this straw topper! While it’s Harry Potter themed, depending on the mold you use, the options are endless. You could also pair it with tumbler for the perfect DIY Christmas gifts. 

M&M Cookie Mix in a Jar

We made these for our entire family one year for Christmas and they loved it!

DIY 10 Second Brushstroke Luggage Tags

Who knew you could DIY luggage tags in 10 seconds and make them look this good! 

10 Unique Gift Ideas For An Amazing “Gift In A Jar”

If you are wanting to make gifts in a jar, there are 10 fun and easy ideas all in one place. 

DIY Alcohol Ink Coasters

Alcohol ink coasters are so much fun to make and once you get started you can’t stop! 

Eggnog Fudge

Tis the season for sweets! Egg nog is a classic favorite and adding it too fudge…YUM! 

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Homemade vanilla is WAY better than store-bought, plus it’s expensive. The bakers and foodies on your list will love this idea. 

DIY Rope Coasters

These rope coasters come together in just minutes and are so much fun to make!

Chocolate M&M Popcorn DIY Gift Kit

How cute is this chocolate popcorn gift? It also includes the free printable to attach to the jars. 

4 Gift Ideas in a Jar – Great for Everyone!

She has four amazing ways to makes gifts in a jar and it comes with free printables! 

Lavender Milk Bath

A milk bath is perfect for those looking to get rid of stress and pairs well with the other DIY spa gifts we have listed. 

Mistletoes Gift Ideas with Free Printable

Here’s a cheap and easy idea especially if you have several friends, neighbors, and coworkers to gift to. These also make fun Dirty Santa gifts.

Holiday Cookie Box – Easy Festive Christmas Cookies

Bella gives you 8 of her easy and famous cookie recipes so you can put together this beautiful spread that anyone on your list would love to have! 

KitchenAid Professional Mixer Pattern to Make a Mixer Dust Cover

For all of the sewers out there, shop your craft stash of extra fabric and make mixer covers! 

Gingerbread Caramel Corn Recipe

This isn’t your average caramel corn! It’s got a punch of gingerbread making it extra festive for the holidays. 

Loofah Soap

Adding a loofah to homemade soap is a fun twist on regular soap making and looks really fancy!

DIY Pinecone Fire Starter Favors

These pinecones are real fire starters, but they look so pretty sitting out too! I don’t know if we could burn them or not. 

Christmas Sugar Scrub with Free Printables

Sugar scrubs make great holiday gifts, because who doesn’t need to exfoliate right? 

Braided Rugs

Learn how to make handmade woven rugs that are great for gift giving and can be customized to match any decor!

DIY Terrazzo Cheese Knives

If you are going with a cheese gift idea, these DIY terrazzo knifes are the perfect addition!

Salted Caramel Candied Walnuts with Rosemary

The price of nuts have skyrocketed so why not make them yourself for an edible gifts. I like that this recipe is savory, because most are sweet or chocolate covered. 

Last Minute Christmas Popcorn Gift Basket

Making a giant popcorn basket is one of the best and easy DIY Christmas gift ideas, especially if you need one last minute because you can find everything you need from the grocery store. 

How to Make Bath Bombs (DIY Bath Bomb Recipe)

Here’s another great bath bomb recipe. I really like the pink color! 

Dark Chocolate Puppy Chow Pecans

Puppy chow is SO good and comes together quickly. Perfect for neighbors, friends, and coworkers. 

Mug Cakes in a Jar

Make cake and cookie mixes in jars make a full batch, so the fact that this one is a single serving is a fun twist. 

DIY Stovetop Potpourri Simmer Pot Gift Jar

I love a good simmer pot and they are budget friendly! Before investing in jars, try checking at a local thrift store to save a little more cash. 

Easy Christmas White Chocolate Chex Snack Mix

This is your warning…this snack mix is highly addictive and super easy to make. Plus, one batch goes a long ways. 

DIY Cookout Kit

While her cookout kit was originally created for Father’s Day, we thought it was an excellent idea for Christmas too. 

DIY Glass Magnets

Glass magnets make really thoughtful gifts when you add family photos! But, you can use any type of paper if you wanted to make a generic set. 

DIY No-Sew Rope Baskets

Why do these look like they are straight from Pottery Barn?! I LOVE it! You could even make the basket then pack it full of other items. 

Miniature Single-Use Soaps Tutorial

These are the cutest set of soaps I have ever seen! They are single use, so perfect for those who travel a lot. 

DIY Air Dry Clay Magnets

You can turn cheap clay into magical presents using different paints and stamps. When you’re finished, they actually look really high end. Check the local craft store to see the different types of stamps. 

DIY Room Sprays with Printable Labels

I am BLOWN away at how elegant these room sprays look. Every one will immediately think they are store bought! 

10-Minute DIY Lip Balm

Create your own lip balm in just 10 minutes that are perfect stocking stuffers and perfect for the girls on your list.

DIY make Your Own Custom Doormat Without a Cricut Machine

Normally door mat tutorials require a die cutting machine, but she shows you have to make them with one that come out perfect every time. 

Simple Macrame Handbag Tutorial

A Beautiful Mess has a fantastic guide for showing how to make trendy macrame hand bags! 

DIY Laundry Scent Boosters

Scent boosters will leave laundry smelling extra good, and cost a fraction of what they are in the store to make. Pair this with room sprays, a couple of towels, and you have a great set of homemade gifts that everyone will love. 

DIY Macrame Plant Hanger: Beginner’s Guide

Here’s another way to use your macrame skills. Pick up a plant to add to the hanger, and your shopping is done. 

DIY Kindle Or Tablet Cover

The marble contact paper takes a plain folio to the next level, and anyone who has a tablet needs a cover! This homemade gift comes together fast and easy! 

No-Sew Fleece Blanket

No sew fleece blankets are great gifts for children of any ages and adults too! The options are endless depending on what kind of fabric you pick out. Sports teams would be a great seller at craft fairs.

Easy DIY Glitter Pens

For the stationary lovers, this will be their go-to pen that are really easy to make a creative addition to go along with notebooks and cards. 

DIY Mini Cactus Cheese Boards

I feel like cactus items are trending now, so these would make great gifts! The cutting boards can be found at dollar stores and on the cheap from IKEA. Outside of that you just need a little paint. 

Ginger Infused Gin Cocktail Recipe for Gifting

Here’s another one for you boozy friends who like gin, except it gives a more elegant and high end vibe. 

DIY Welcome Home Porch Sign

Porch leaners make amazing gifts and are another best seller for makers. 

DIY High End Luxury Candle

You can take homemade candles to the next level by adding them to a concrete vessel and adding a wooden wick. 

How to Make a DIY Personalized Photo Clock

This personalized clock is super cute! Great for newlyweds or the loved ones that you want them to have something special. 

How to Make a Caned Candle Holder

Less is more right? These caned candle holders are elegant, neutral, and will match with almost any decor. 

DIY Flip Photo Album

Instead of a regular photo album, the flip design is way more fun! 

DIY No Sew Clutch

Turn regular small tote bags into trendy no so clutches! You could also add a few extra items as a surprise. 

Spray Paint Marbled Planters

All of the plant mamas want more plants! DIYing a planter will bring a spark to their eyes. 

DIY Dried Flower Monogram

Making monograms are a unique way to use dried flowers and make really pretty decorations. 

DIY Simple Catch-All Tray

Turn a plain acrylic tray into a cute little masterpiece in a matter of minutes. 

DIY Monogram Clay Keychains

Clay keychains with a black and white theme are another great way to create high end looking holiday gifts while staying on a budget. 

DIY Friendship Bracelets

For younger kids, friendship bracelets are super cool! Who am I kidding? Next year, I may work on these for myself! 

DIY Glitter Tassel Earrings

Give me all things glittery and colorful! I love these earrings. This is one of the best DIY Christmas gifts I think I have seen yet! 

Quick & Easy DIY Map Magnets

Here’s another way to create glass magnets. Using maps of memorable places that people have been would really touch their hearts. 

DIY Photo Transfer To Wood (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

Learn how to transfer memorable photos to wooden keepsakes! My SIL gave us these one time, and we loved them! 

We hope that you have found more than a couple of things on this huge list of handmade Christmas gifts to start making now!