It’s that time of year again! There are less than 100 days until Christmas so it’s time to get started making all those wonderful homemade gifts for your friends and family!
Last year’s homemade Christmas gift series was so popular I’ve decided to do it again!
Homemade Christmas gifts are a great way to save money on your Christmas this year. Not only can you save money, if you start now you’ll probably save time, avoiding those long lines at the registers in December. We’ll be featuring the most clever, easiest, and inexpensive homemade gift ideas again this year, every day until Christmas, 100 gifts in all!
If you have a great homemade Christmas gift idea or tutorial I’d love to feature it in this series. Submit your gift idea here.
Homemade Christmas Gifts for 2012:
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Our son has been making his Christmas gifts every year since he was 3. Everyone loves getting a special homemade gift from him because it a one of a kind and he takes the time to think about the person he is giving it to. While I often forget to take pictures of them here are a few things we have made in the past:
-painting that he drew on a canvas then we frame it
-snowflake ornaments made out of recycled toilet paper and paper towel rolls
-homemade soap
-God’s eyes
-ornaments made out of cinnamon & applesauce
This year we are making ornaments out of a piece of a 100 year old walnut tree branch that fell in my Mother-in-laws yard and honey/lemon jars for sore throats.
Can’t wait to see the ideas that others come up with.
-Melody
recycled toilet paper? I’m sure it’s cute but I don’t think I could keep a straight face!
I posted a while back on Christmas gifts that kids can make. http://startwellhomeschool.blogspot.com/2009/11/great-gifts-kids-can-make-for-others.html
I made some potpourri with petals from roses my husband gave me for my birthday. They were white roses and don’t have much of a scent, but when they were completely dry, I added some fragrance oil that is used in potpourri warmers (which I already had) and now they smell heavenly. I am thinking of using this potpourri to make lacy sachets as several small Christmas gifts.