Last updated on October 23, 2018
Money sucks right now for a lot of us. Everywhere I look there’s someone lamenting over what they can get for people for Christmas, without relying on something from the dollar store. How can you give a gift that really says, “hey, I fucking love you!,” without breaking your bank and your relationship with the gift giver this year?
Hand made gifts. Yes, I said it–I think home made Christmas gifts are the way to go this year! Nothing says I love you more (I think), than: I didn’t just go to some store and buy this–I made it specifically FOR you and it even has googly eyes–you love googly eyes, right?
There’s something to be said about working on a gift by hand for someone you love and respect. Nobody wants those two pencils and note pad you won last year at work to show up as their gift on Christmas. Nor do they need pages of glued macaroni art–so put that shit aside and let’s smash faces with awesome crafty, money saving gifts!
Hand Made Gifts For Her
Teach Soap . com – Soap Making Instructions, tutorials and advice
(Remember! Unless it is Glycerin all soaps need sodium hydroxide, also known as “caustic soda”. Lye is needed to make soap. Here’s a great article to read more on this: Soaps With No Lye? )
Snowdrift Farms – How to make Whipped body butter/creams
TipNut – Homemade Sugar Scrubs
futuregirl Tutorial: Lace Bracelet
Hand Made Gifts For Him
Microwebtech – Homemade beef jerky
Seanm.ca-Duct tape Wallet
(For a good laugh!)
Mix that drink – Skittles flavored Vodka
Wiki-How- How to Make a Hollow (Secret Compartment) book
Hand Made Gifts For Either Her or Him
Neither Hip nor Funky – Freezer Paper & T-Shirt tutorial
(This is a great tutorial for several reasons: you can customize the shirt with anything and you can rejuvenate a shirt you purchased at a thrift or second hand store. No need to spend $$ at jinx, or t-shirt hell! Make it yourself!)
Cut Out & Keep: Cozy slippers made from towels
Wikihow- Tiny Polymer clay Book
Letterfu – Make your own letters without using envelope
Origami Instructions – Simple Origiami Box
I know I haven’t covered nearly half of what can be hand made this year for Christmas gifts but hope this is a great start to leading you along the path of frugal, heart-felt and awesome.
Speaking of not covering it all, tell me 2phatgeeklings–what have I missed? What have you crafted by hand for Christmas, recent or past, that’s become a solid hit?