Easy to Make Christmas Gifts
A huge thank you to all our participants for sharing their homemade Christmas gift ideas with our readers! And congratulations to the 2010 contest winners:
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prizes
We were so impressed with the quality of entries into our easy to make Christmas gifts contest that we decided to give out 4 third prizes instead of just 1!
Thank You...
... to all the other readers who shared their easy to make Christmas gift ideas! The complete list of entries is below:
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Easy to Make Christmas Gifts: Craft Gifts
If you want to make homemade gifts for kids then this project is for you! My grandchildren LOVE getting handmade gifts and toys from me (Bless their ...
I made these great jars of peppermint bath salts for Christmas gifts last year and they were a big hit. Here is how I made them: Peppermint Salt ...
In this snowman craft project I'll show you how to make these cute little guys out of baby mittens. Each snow-person has an arm (the thumb of the mitten)...
A charm bracelet is really easy to make. You only need some charms of choice and a few jewelry making tools. I made this Christmas charm bracelet for ...
I gave a worry stone to a friend 12 years ago and she still treasures it! This here is one I made for my sister recently. Skill Level: Easy Materials ...
These gift boxes are made from paper mache boxes and houses that you can pick up at craft stores. Supplies Paper Mache houses Paper Mache ...
This is a great "GOING GREEN" homemade Christmas gift project. It takes very little materials to make and will surely be a treasured gift. I gave one ...
I'm not a "girly" girl but a lot girls in my family are. Many of them (including me) like to burn the wax scent blocks, so I decided to make them some ...
I wanted to make some advent calendars for my adults kids and some friends this year, and here's how I made them... I bought 200 library book pockets....
Easy to Make Christmas Gifts: Gift Boxes & Gift Baskets
The Snowman-in-a-box project was very inexpensive and fun for the kids. We bought shiny rocks and knit hats from the Dollar Store and cut up clearance ...
We have always kept Christmas low key when it comes to presents but the children like to give something to family. This year we planned to give everyone ...
I had an old jewelry box that I covered with Christmas pattern paper. I cut six strips the length and width of the box and adhered to the box. I then cut ...
Greek Christmas basket
Last year, I was invited to a friend's Christmas party but I had very little money to buy him a present. So I decided to make a Christmas basket full of ...
Christmas Gift Basket for Boyfriend
I'm making a personal gift basket for my boyfriend, using all of the things he likes. I am getting a small laundry basket and putting all the items in ...
For Christmas this year, I made these boxes of love for my grandkids to give to their parents. This gift has been in my family and friend's circle for ...
This gift is something I am making my nieces. I used my skill of knitting and knitted them bracelets and put those in the boxes. But, you can do anything ...
Easy to Make Christmas Gifts: Gag Gifts
It's so much fun to read the gag gifts and I would like to thank all for their ideas because I combined some to make this gift for my sister-in-law for ...
Create an album or buy a scrapbook and scrapbooking paper. Take photos from your family albums that are not very good. Create a hilarious keepsake that ...
Easy to Make Christmas Gifts: Ornaments
A very British way to decorate your house this Christmas! First of all I cross stitched each of the individual letters onto triangular pieces of 16 ...
To make the Fairy in a Jar, I used a canning jar, a paper mache box some pattern paper, and Christmas embellishments. To begin, find an image of an ...
These homemade Christmas ornaments are made from spoons and vintage images. Supplies Spoons from thrift store or antique store Mica or Glitter ...
A vintage-look star for the top of your Christmas tree.
This dog-bone homemade Christmas wreath is a unique gift for dog owners! It's a wreath made from dog biscuits, and comes complete with a tiny pair of scissors ...
I was inspired to make a Christmas tree for my desk at work by my lovely colleague Pammy G, who has been telling us all how many more sleeps we have until ...
To make the "toy drum" I used a simple round box that can be purchased at any craft store for a dollar or two. I first discarded the top, which can be ...
Here is a fun project that you can do that makes a great gift or a great decoration for your home! A Snow Globe that is made out of a 8" glass Fish bowl ...
This manger was made all out of macaroni just like the Santa and his reindeer. I went into detail with making of Mary and Joseph first and then made the ...
I want to share my wife's amazing macaroni art project that she made this year for Christmas. My wife sat there for 5 days and made Santa's sleigh and ...
These candy hearts are a really easy to make Christmas gift. I went to the local dollar store and spent two dollars on a two boxes of mini candy canes. Then an extra dollar on snowflake cellophane I planned on wrapping ...
Easy to Make Christmas Gifts: Food gifts
I love to bake and decorate cakes. I made these Christmas cupcake ornaments and they were a hit! This is how I made them: Supplies and ingredients:...
Marmalade + Edible Glitter = Sparkly Marmalade! A super easy to make Christmas gift...
I think this cinnamon sugar recipe must be one of the easiest of easy to make Christmas gifts! Cinnamon sugar, in case you haven't heard of it, is a delicious ...
A simple vanilla sugar recipe for making a gourmet (but cheap!) homemade gift. Vanilla sugar smells divine, and is great in coffee. You can also use it ...
This soup mix in a jar is perfect for a quick lunch at work, an evening snack or to get a student through final exams. It is inexpensive to make but delicious!...
Yummy Snack Gift Recipes
A selection of delicious snacks that can be given as Christmas gifts. Make tasty spiced pumpkin seeds, dark chocolate bark, and more...
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I hope you enjoyed browsing the easy to make Christmas gifts submitted by our readers!
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