Christmas
gifts do not have to be expensive to be meaningful. It is just comforting and exciting to know
that someone thought of you, and it makes it more special that they made that
gift especially for you instead of just grabbed something off a rack at the
store. This year Aaron and I do not have
the extra funds to buy a bunch of people gifts, but that does not mean that we
do not want to get them anything. I have
been looking on Pinterest and I would love to share with you my 5 of my favorite home-made gifts!
1. 1. Christmas Tea Tree: I just cannot get over how cute this idea is
for the tea lover in your life. All you
need is a package of tea bags, a foam cone, toilet paper roll and a hot glue
gun. This post used a paper mache box for the base but I am sure a portion of a
toilet paper roll would work just fine! Pair this with a mug if you like and you got yourself a super cute and
original gift for under $10 easy (maybe even a Teavana gift card if you want to
go the extra mile).
2. 2. Six Pack Reindeer: This is perfect for the beer drinker in your
life, or anyone who drinks anything in a dark glass bottle such as coke or root
beer. Such a super easy, cheap gift. All you need are some googly
eyes, red pom poms, and some brown pipe cleaners , glue gun and a six pack of
your choice! For the beer drinker, it
would be nice to do a variety pack of different craft beers, but this gift is
totally customizeable and it just adds a little festive touch to an otherwise
simple gift.
3. 3. Snowman Wreath: How cute is
this! I automatically thought of my
grandma when I saw this, but it would be a good gift for any woman in your
life. It seems simple enough! All you need are some grapevine wreaths and some
white paint unless you are fortunate enough to find them in white. You can either use one or two wreaths, depending
on what size of snowman you want to make.
Just get a cheap scarf and a hat, (this blog used a hat from Party City,
but I think you can be crafty and make it yourself out of cardboard) and some
zip ties to attach the wreaths. If you
like, you can add some lights to it as well! Perfect part about this gift is
that it is good to use all winter and not just at Christmas time since it is
snow related.
4. 4. Mason Jar Banks:
5. 5. Princess Bags: These are perfect for
the Disney princess obsessed girl this Christmas! You just need a tote bag, some fabric or
tulle, a little strip of sequins and a glue gun! (I know I have seen the majority of these
items in the same aisle at any Walmart) This gift would be easily under $5 to
make! (I think this blogger paid $3.25
for each bag) If you want to mix it up then add her favorite princess movie or
doll and you have the perfect gift!
Writing this blog post really makes me want to craft! If you are not the world’s greatest crafter, ir's okay! I think most of
these seem pretty basic. So you do not have a whole lot of money to spend at Christmas? "It's Fine!" There is a whole world of DIY Christmas
gifts, these were just some of my favorite! Until next time...
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