Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas for Women
Make a gift she'll really enjoy

My collection of homemade holiday gift ideas for women is a great place to browse for gift-giving inspiration this Christmas.

When you are looking for a homemade gift idea for Mom, Grandma, aunties, friends or daughters, it can be hard to know where to start.

Whenever I am making a gift for someone, I like to sit down and have a think about that person.

What are her interests, hobbies, favourite foods, places, sporting teams, music...? What might she like to receive? Does she like to have a good laugh? Is she sentimental?

Then I act on my ideas, and get creative!

Loves a laugh? Make her a gag gift, such as a novelty set of personalised magnets for her fridge.

Is the sentimental type? Make her a personalised calendar using photos of you and her throughout the years, or on a recent outing.

Is she under pressure and always busy? Make her a pamper kit filled with nice treats just for her (and perhaps a voucher offering to babysit for a few hours so she can have time to herself!).

If you have a particular set of skills already (knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, digital imaging, cooking, jewelry making...), use them to tailor a homemade gift.

If you don't have a particular skill, or just don't have the time right now to make something too complicated, then this page is just for you!

Below I have collated several holiday gift ideas for women that are perfect for the time-limited gifter. Have fun with them, and be sure to let me know how you get on!

Lariat Necklace: Create a funky design with any bits and bobs you can get your hands on, including beads and buttons, sequins and more!

And even better, no tools required to make this beautiful gift! Its ideal for Mother's day...

Bath and Body Recipes: Discover how to create aromatic bath salts, revitalising body scrubs, & fizzalicious bath bombs using my bath and body recipes. Wonderful as holiday gift ideas for women... but so good you'll want to keep them for yourself!

Why not put together a pamper hamper? You could even include a voucher or two, offering to help out with their housework, or give them an afternoon away from the kids.

Make earrings and necklaces: Even if you have no jewelry making experience, you can make beautiful bead or pearl earrings and necklaces. Perfect for your mom, sister, grandma, or auntie. You can choose funky beads for teens, or classic pearls for an elegant individual :-)

These easy designs are made using a simple series of knots, so you don't need pliers, crimps, or any other special equipment.

Photo Calendar: Download my free photo calendar template to create a personalized calendar using microsoft word. All you need to do is pick 12 great photos, download the template, and follow my easy step-by-step video tutorial. Print it out on your home computer and voilà, a thoughtful and inexpensive homemade Christmas gift idea!

If your Mom likes flowers, why not take a series of photos of her favourite flowers and make her a themed calendar? Or, if she is the sentimental type, go through photos of the past and pick out ones that will hold special meaning for the two of you.

Choc Brownies & other Decadent Treats: Do you someone who'd like a amazingly rich and chocolatey brownie with a divine gooey middle? I thought so. Because chocolate is a woman's best friend, never mind what the diamond marketers try to tell you :-)

Heart-shaped message: Guys, this is a great idea for that significant woman in your life. No, not your mum, the other significant woman.

This is seriously cute, and so easy to fold.

Follow the easy video instructions to make a heart shaped message, or make cute heart-shaped gift tags!

Homemade Gag Gifts: For women who like to have a good laugh!

I made this set of family fridge magnets for my Dad for Father's day, but my Mum is the one who gets the most joy out of them. She changes us around to wear different outfits every day!

Why not make your own set of novelty family magnets? Or create a series of inter-changeable outfits for a female friend who loves fashion!

Make sure you also browse through the other Gag Gift pages, as there are some great printable certificate templates, printable door hanger templates, and other novelty ideas such as the "expert jigsaw puzzle" (a bag of sawdust!).

Other ideas: There are many great homeade holiday gift ideas for women, and I will add more to this page in the coming weeks.

For now, consider making a gift basket, full of goodies that you are sure will be enjoyed (check out the Food page for recipe ideas).

If your recipient has a green thumb, then tailor a garden-themed present for her. Such as a homemade set of windchimes, a painted garden pot with some seeds for her to plant, cuttings from your own garden...

If she likes to write, you could make her a diary. Just cover a nice exercise book with pretty paper or fabric. Sprinkle through your favorite inspirational and heartwarming quotes.

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What Next?

I hope you enjoyed my holiday gift ideas for women on this page. How did you go making them? If you'd like to share some of your own holiday gift ideas for women, or you just want to say hi, then you can contact me with this handy form. It's always a pleasure hearing from you :-)

Once you've made your gifts, you'll want to wrap them up all nice and pretty, so make sure you check out my gift wrapping page for creative ideas!

Happy Gifting!

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