With so many people struggling with their budgets this year, I thought now would be a good time to start sharing some great gifts that you can make for Christmas. Now is the time to start planning & making if you haven’t already! I’m going to try to focus on things that don’t look too “crafty” and that don’t take too much time to accomplish. Here’s the first list of 10 very do able & affordable holiday gifts in this series.
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Hope you find some inspiration!
1. Candy Cane Colored Sugar Body Scrub found at Jac Olyn Murphy
2. These DIY photo blocks are a great Grandma gift! Found at I Heart Naptime
3. slipper boots made from an old sweater from Drawings Under The Table
4. Ice Pandora shows you how to customize a mug which you can fill with some goodies for a cute gift!
5. Little kids will love these animal felt finger puppets from The Idea Room
6. Reusable crochet face scrubbies from Dabbles and Babbles
7. A set of these button bookmarks would be cute from I Heart Naptime
8. A sewing kit in a jar from Funkytime
9. Here’s a cute gift you can make for someone that love’s Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey inspired butler’s bell memo board from Atta Girl Says
10. Apple cinnamon pancake mix & she gives you a label to print from The Country Chic Cottage
Are you planning on making gifts this year? If you are, what are you making?
You might also like to check out last year’s Frugal Christmas Gifts Series
Frugal Christmas Gift Guide Part 1
Frugal Christmas Gift Guide Part 2
Frugal Christmas Gift Guide Part 3 – Homemade gifts in a jar
Cindy says
November 15, 2013 at 7:40 amGreat ideas! Thanks, Cindy
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:08 pmThanks Cindy!
Debbie says
November 15, 2013 at 3:21 pmI love just about every one of them. I need to hit that Attagirl says to pin that memo board for sure. My daughter would just love that, and it would make her giggle.
Hope all is well with you. I have been quite absent lately. I’ve missed my blogspiration very much!
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:07 pmHi Debbie,
I just checked your blog yesterday and see you’re still on break. You are missed – come back soon!
Atta Girl Amy says
November 18, 2013 at 11:54 pmI do hope you’ll come visit, Nancy. The memo board is very easy to make; I promise, and if your daughter is a Downton Abbey fan, then she will definitely appreciate it. (While you’re over at my blog, be sure to check out the silly video of my blogging buddy, Suzy, and I doing a skit as Edith and the Dowager from Downton Abbey during our N.C. bloggers meetup.)
Vee says
November 15, 2013 at 4:47 pmOh those sweater slippers are so cute! Now how can I sneakily trace the recipient’s feet?! LOL
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:06 pmLOL! Yes, it would be interesting to see what excuses people could come up with for measuring feet! Well maybe you could just “borrow” a pair of shoes instead?
NiftyThriftyBits says
November 15, 2013 at 6:19 pmGreat ideas!
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:04 pmThank you! There are so many creative people that it’s easy to find great ideas for handmade gifts!
Glenda says
November 15, 2013 at 9:22 pmLots of good ideas – thanks for sharing.
I have some jewelry projects on the back burner for Christmas, but don’t know if they will be finished in time.
Enjoy your weekend.
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:03 pmWell you make such beautiful jewelry that I’m sure everyone hopes they get something handmade from you!
Hope all is well!
Leann says
November 15, 2013 at 10:21 pmLove All the ideas. I may steal one or too…love the slippers!
Leann
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:02 pmHi Leann,
Aren’t those slippers cute! So glad you found some inspiration!
Cindy says
November 16, 2013 at 12:06 pmThose are all fabulous ideas, thank you for them! I like the grandma photo cube very much, perhaps I could make it for a friend!
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:01 pmHi Cindy!
So glad you found a few ideas that you like!
Taylor-Made Ranch Homestead says
November 16, 2013 at 2:54 pmThanks for these ideas. We love to make our own Christmas gifts when possible and due to health issues we’re way, way behind this year! (visiting from DIY Linky)
~Taylor-Made Ranch~
Wolfe City, Texas
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 8:00 pmI always make a few presents for my neighbors but we’re getting ready to put our house on the market in March and I’m trying to get a ton of house projects done right now. Hopefully I’ll be able to make time to bake something for them!
Melanie says
November 16, 2013 at 3:16 pmCute ideas – I love the tea mug and the grandma photo cube!
Manuela says
November 16, 2013 at 7:58 pmSo glad you liked the ideas Melanie! I thing the tea mug is so cute – you could do so many different things with that technique.
[email protected] says
November 18, 2013 at 4:32 amNever been the best artist out there but this looks like a lot of fun. Awesome ideas!
Theresa H. Roach says
November 18, 2013 at 7:54 amGreat ideas:) Can’t wait to get started making things! Have a blessed week dear Manuela, HUGS!
Kathleen Grace says
November 18, 2013 at 6:06 pmLove that mug, so cute!
Atta Girl Amy says
November 18, 2013 at 11:52 pmThank you so much for including my Downton Abbey memo board in your roundup. I love all the other gift ideas, as well. Pinning quite a few of them and definitely pinning your roundup to my Gift Giving board.