I just love doing this kind of post! It is so fun to just get lost in the pursuit of simple handmade gifts. Just when I think I can’t possibly find anything new….I find dozens of ideas and then spend hours trying to decide which ones to use!
This happens to be my eighth installment of this post. I started with Parts One, Two, Three, and Four back in 2011 then added Parts Five, Six, and Seven in 2012. This is the first one I’ve been able to get to this year….so I packed it chock full of ideas!
I hope you enjoy….and more importantly are inspired in your handmade gift-giving this year. I know I’m going to try my hand at several on this list!
Infinity Scarf
Monogram Soap Dispenser
Colorful Chalkboards {from Dollar Store platters}
Lavender Coconut Oil Salt Scrub
DIY Glitter Tote
Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board
Fabric Headband
Homemade Mint Hot Chocolate Mix
Chalkboard Serving Tray
Mini Pallet Coasters
Honey Butter Ambrosia
DIY Laundry Soap & Painted Glass Container
Snowman Making Kit
OLLIBLOCKS: Monsters & Superheroes
Gardener’s Hand Scrub
Glitter Pencils
Hand Warmers
Vintage Votives
DIY “Polaroid” Photo Coasters
Stamped Tea Towels
DIY Rope Vase
Zipper Book Clutch
Headache (and other aches) Pillows
DIY Frame Key Holder
DIY Topped Jars
Fabric Covered Circle Bulletin Board
Homemade Soap In A Crockpot
Popsicle Stick Snowflake
DIY Bulletin Board
English Muffin Toasting Bread
That’s a whole lotta gift-giving inspiration right there! I hope something got you at least thinking about things you can make without having to go to the mall. :-)
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I love to give homemade cookies and candies. I have also made beaded necklaces and earrings for people.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My son made me a framed picture. I love it! Thanks for the giveaway!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like the popsicle stick wreath but I’ll probably use tongue depressors.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Photo art for my wall.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.yummy choco chip banana bread from a dear friend. :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.“Repin 3”?! I repinned more than that, including some of my favs (the SOS and the body butter) – no more searching through “the archives” – ya gotta love Pinterest! ;)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Oh, and last year for Christmas, my daughter, niece and I made gift sets with several of your “recipes” to give out. They were very received (and I’ve had several requests for “refills”) and the girls and I had a blast!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My friend gave me some cute hot pads, dish cloths and mug cozy that she crocheted!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love these ideas! I want to try the homemade clutch, tea towels (great hostess gift!) and the hand warmers! Thanks for the ideas!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My absolute favorite homemade item is a my reusable rice bag. Pretty material filled with uncooked rice. 30 seconds in the microwave and off to the sofa I go. Feels so wonderful on the neck tension areas after a long day at work.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A cool necklace or homemade soaps. Both of those items were the best homemade gifts I received.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I think the best is handmade jewelry. Hemp bracelets, beaded anything, earrings.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Oh, I answered the question wrong! The best handmade gift I’ve been given … an ornament my daughter made for me. I hang it on the tree every year, and smile.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I give at least one handmade gift at Christmas. This year, I’m giving rag quilts for my daughter’s AG doll. I’m sewing doll clothes for several little girls too (mine and others). I love making things to give!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love drawing/painting on vans slip ons!! I love the personalize them for my friends.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I beautiful handmade afghan that a very good friend made for me :-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My best friend in high school gave me a wonderful sketch of the two of us based on one of my favorite pictures. It’s been 25 years and sadly, we’ve lost touch, but I still treasure it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Yummy sweets from my sis!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received a beautiful hand knit hat that I wore for years until it was left too close to a woodstove.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I’ve received is a beautiful quilt from my mother-in-law, she included the kids and dogs in the theme! So thoughtful and sweet :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’m terrible at arts & crafts, so I forgo the homemade items. The want and ideas are there, the execution just sucks.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Hey Jillee!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mom and I love your stuff!
For the ladies: we always make, HOMEMADE soaps, body scrubs, stockings, deodorants and even toothpaste!
For the guys: we usually give some homemade jellies, pickled jalapenos and stuff (the guys in our family love cooking).
For the younger kids: we make cute little fabric covered journals with a box of crayons.
All the teenaged girls: LOVE our homemade infinity scarfs. Crocheted and sewed.
My dad: he loves Amazon! He buys everything on Amazon! This would be an awesome Christmas git for him!
My favorite DIY gift is a seasoning mix I received a couple of years ago. The recipe was included, and I have been remaking it ever since!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Every year my aunt gives me a storage tote full of handmade sweets from fudge to cookies, even a giant rice crispy treat. I love that she spends so much time making and distributing such a large amount of sweets to her family!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My daughter made some homemade body scrub with sugar, brown sugar, coconut oil and peppermint oil…wonderful!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I work at a doctor’s office and every year we have a patient who makes peppermint patties. She makes her own creamy peppermint for the middle and her own chocolate to dip them in. They are fantastic.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite hand made gift was from my mom. It was several Christmas hangings we had made when I was about 8 or 9. They were from a kit but we glued and sewed the pieces together and put glitter and sequins on it. I always loved to get them out when I was a child and it made me cry that she gave them to me.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A handmade blanket that I’ve kept since I was a baby is the best homemade present I’ve received.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift has been anything I or my babies received that was knit by hand. In need to learn to knit!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This has been fun! Last Christmas our family gave only handmade gifts….including our 14 year old grandson. It was the best Christmas ever! One of the gifts, that I’m just now using up, was from my 24 year old granddaughter. She knows that I love coffee, so she dipped plastic spoons in 3 types of melted chocolate, and coated them with peppermint or sprinkles, or drizzled with contrasting chocolate. Then she wrapped them each in pretty cellophane wrap. I stir my coffee (or cocoa!) and get an extra flavor treat!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We make baskets of desserts (with the recipes included) and mini presents for our families every year. It’s always fun to get our kids involved in the baking and I love seeing the homemade ornaments and keepsake items they come up with. We decided years ago that it would be more fun to do these kinds of presents so that the grandparents could have something from them, made by them, and would able to watch the progression of the gifts from year to year.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Best handmade gift I’ve received was a quilt my mom made out of old tee shirts after I graduated high school
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Please log in or create a free account to comment.I”ve been making 18″doll tops from bandannas…cheap and really cute!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.White chocolate peppermint chex mix – we ate it in one day!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Best gift I ever received was a hand made cedar chest from my husband’s grandfather.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mother in law makes the best and so addictive cinnamon pecans.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gifts are the ones my kids make almost every year at school, an ornament or something that has their picture, I love them!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.all great ideas! can’t wait to try some.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received a basket made of dough. It was beautiful.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift was a piece of pottery from my little sister!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.One of my favorite handmade gifts that I’ve been given in the past has been a giant blanket that my grandmother knitted for me!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have made hot chocolate gifts and included the marshmellows with snowman faces.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.love getting the homemade ornaments that the kids make!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I wish I had the time to make all of the nifty stuff you post! I’ll admit, most of the stuff I DO find time to make…comes from you!! THANK YOU!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.great ideas
Please log in or create a free account to comment.a quilt handmade by my grandmother.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have gotten so many amazing home made gifts. The one that comes to my mind right now is the matching aprons my mom made for me and my daughter.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Such great ideas! I have a monogrammed hand sanitizer I received from a student that I love, it’s like your soap one.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received a rattan straw basket made into a sewing basket when a was a young girl. It was fully stocked with needles, pincushion, scissors etc… I still use it today.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Those are all great ideas. I can’t wait to try them.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I’ve received is a homemade cookbook. Such great memories in that book!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Just today, my 9-year-old son gave me a “snow globe” with a picture of him inside it that they made at school. It’s not a real snow globe, but a small, clear plastic cup turned upside down with cotton balls and silver glitter in the bottom of it.
I love all handmade gifts that I get.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.It was a jingle bell bracelet made by my daughter when she was 6 years old. I now hang it on my Christmas tree every year.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I would have to say my favorite homemade gift would be a cute dish towel with a pot holder sew on top with a bottom closure to attach to an oven handle. Love this post!
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I really love getting tins of cookies
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My husband is super excited that I found a recipe for English muffin bread, said I could make that as his gift every year, year round!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.a crocheted black shawl that my mother made; lovely, glittery, lots of fringe.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mom makes me a warm fuzzy shawl every year. I look forward to the beautifully, made with love gift ;-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I made my granddaughter a large fur blanket.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I made my granddaughter a crocheted, heirloom baby dress.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.a beautiful crocheted baby blanket — i will treasure it always.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my son made me a card that said:
“merry xmas
to dad and the fishes”
I guess it was supposed to be a rhyme?! I still have it & he’s 34 yrs old!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Such great ideas. Merry Christmas!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like homemade cookies.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I don’t receive homemade gifts but I give them every year & always wonder if they are appreciated. I love making photo gifts for the grandparents
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Chain maille bracelets my mom made for me.:-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I still use quilt coasters a secret sister made. I use the idea to practice a new block pattern or technique and make new ones.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I always appreciate the handmade ornaments & decorations to use around my house!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Fantastic gift ideas!!! Too bad I’m done with gifts for this year, but next year I will need some new ideas!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my sis made me a wooden wall holder thingee that I hang my pots & pans on….she never made anything before in her life…i love it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I make alot of knitted things for people, from baby stuff to dishcloths.
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My favorite homemade gift I’ve been given was from my mom. For my wedding, she took old photos of my husband and myself from babies to adults and pasted them all over a box that wedding guest could write comments and put in the box. It was so cute and thoughtful and we will keep it always.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift was a set of sparkly pinecones for my dad last Christmas. He loves to decorate with pine boughs and pinecones and poinsettias–and I was strapped for cash that year–so I bought a bottle of glitter and found some pinecones outside my house and voila! I hand-painted glue onto each tip around the pinecone then dumped gold glitter on it and hung it with yarn around my room until it dried. Dusted it off once it dried to get rid of any loose glitter and then packed a set of 6 or 7 in a box for Christmas! They’re beautiful and practically free. He loved them and they sit out in a Longaberger basket every Christmas! :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love your blog! I’m going to try and do the diy key frame holder! What a great idea! Love it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Yesterday my daughter gave me tiny handprints of my 2 month old granddaughter as a ornament she made from salt and flour and painted. It was a very special reminder to enjoy every precious moment because those tjny hands will grow fast and soon she will be crafting with them independently.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I ever received was a mason jar of white brown mix that my son gave to me when he was a little boy. He made it himself in school. It is one of the best gifts ever of any kind.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Best handmade gift I’ve ever received are the handmade ornaments my boys make me for Christmas.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I got a beautiful scarf from a friend who made it while we were in high school- and I still wear it!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best homemade gift I ever received was from my mom for my 15th birthday. She secretly crocheted a dozen roses and had them delivered to my school.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best homemade gift I have gotten is crochet dish cloths from my aunt Linda!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.For gift giving this time of year I LOVE giving homemade sweets and goodies. My Peanut Butter Bars are always a HUGE hit!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Ohhh, I’ve gotten a lot of homemade gifts..but I one of my favorites is a rice bag. Heat it up in the microwave and it keeps you so warm :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My daughter and son are “makers” like I am. She’s made some fabulous scarves for me. He’s made personal things as he’s learned new crafts. I love these things.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My daughter decorated a wood frame for me – she painted it my favorite color and added a camera charm because I love photography – and put a picture of our family at her high school graduation in it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.One of my favorite homemade gifts was a candle that was made inside a vintage teacup. It was very beautiful. This year I have received many handmade ornaments from my 5 year old. I’m not sure which is my favorite! :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I ever received was a Christmas gift from my parents and in-laws after my first son was born- they took pictures of my husband and myself as babies and pictures of our baby boy and put them in a special frame. It wasn’t extravagant, but as a new family of three it was so special to me, and still is :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.What great ideas!! Thank you
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my aunt and uncle made the words joy, love, and peace out of nails and gave them to everyone in the family for christmas. i have them up all year. love them.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My friend gave me a homemade handwarmer once. She knew that I used them almost all the time so she made me one out of soft, fuzzy fabric in my favorite colors (pink and green)!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Cute simple ideas! I love the menu board.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A handmade double fleece tied blanket. Fabulous!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received a mason jar filled with my favorite candy, a gift card stuck in the middle of it, decorated with pretty fabric on the lid and raffia/ribbons around the rim. Merry Christmas to all!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Hi Jillee! My favorite homemade gift was the Winnie the Pooh cake that my best friend and pastry chef, Renisha, made for my birthday. I was visiting home from college and she gave it to me. It was so beautiful I couldn’t even eat it!! It was absolutely perfect and looked exactly like Pooh. Best gift evar!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Homemade apple chips – yum.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I made snowman ornaments from old light bulbs!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received a rice lavender pillow that you heat up in the microwave and put it on your neck or feet.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My own Christmas tradition has always been to give loved ones something handmade. I try to start early and to give everyone on my list at least one handmade gift.I love receiving homemade gifts as well but giving is the BEST.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks for the chance.
I have received a wonderful mason jar layed with all the ingredients to make a great soup. It really came in handle during the cold winter months.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This year I made a crinkle dog toy out of an old shirt and a water bottle. So fun, easy, and free!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Strawberry jam.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My grandmother crochet beautiful purses and gifted one to me, when I was a teenager. I’ve never forgotten it. I wore it until the glittery yarn wasn’t even re-useable! Great memories
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love all the inspiring ideas! Made the chalkboard idea for thanksgiving decor and it was a hit!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Handmade gifts are the best!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Once I was gifted a beautiful wooden spoon set that was burned with some kind of a wood burning tool. The designs were simple dots and stripes, but I enjoy them each and every time I cook. I have used them for years.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My sisters boyfriend made me homemade cherry whiskey! Yummy and we all enjoyed it at the holidays together.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A baby quilt for my daughter!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my mother in law made us dish towels… she has a really old loom. i can’t even imagine how much time she spent on it! all in my fave colors! it was pretty cool!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My son made me a little boat from balsa wood when he was 10. I also love all the handmade cards I have received from my kids over the years.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love all these homemade gifts
Please log in or create a free account to comment.So many ideas! Christmas is covered.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My kids just make me an awesome ornament.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Homemade blanket and a scarf! Such a simple yet meaningful gift that I use often!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.the best handmade gift i ever received was a blanket from my grandma
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My very favorite gift to date was the Free Little Library my husband built me and installed in our front yard. :-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The Olliblocks are fantastic… my kids will love these. :-)
Thank you…
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love all DIY or Handmade gifts, but the best one I’ve ever received was a tatted wedding veil from my grandma.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks for all these great crafty ideas!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.personalized embrodered beanie hats
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My fave gift was a stained glass mouse my mom made me!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite hand made gifts are stuffed creatures from my daughter – yeah that’s right Realia!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I made apple cider jelly or people this year :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My sister-in-law made a flannel lap quilt for me years ago (and her kids helped tie it.) Even though the print is wintery (snow men, etc.) I keep it on the back of the sectional year-round so I can easily grab it any time I want to curl up and get warm. Thank you for the giveaway!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my sister in law makes gifts a lot of the time for the holidays. my favorite was from a few years ago, she filled a mason jar with holiday scented potpourri and a small string of white lights – i left it out all year!! i replaced the potpourri once the holiday scent died off too!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best homemade gift I ever received and I continue to receive for birthdays, Mother’s Day, ect. is these cotton crocheted kitchen dish rags. Because they’re made from thick cotton yarn they’re very absorbent and they are crocheted kinda loose so they also scrub really well when wet. I always receive a stack of four or five and wrapped in a pretty vintage ribbon and I use them tell they literally fall apart after washing them over and over for years. I love just white ones cause you can bleach them and they come out looking new every time…great gift, well at least for me!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I can’t wait to try the mint hot chocolate. My go to homemade gift is bath salts – instant luxury and so easy!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I can’t wait to try the mint hot chocolate! My go to gift is bath salts
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My most favorite handmade gift I have received was knitted doilys from my grandmother. The simplest and most appreciated gifts are the drawings that my students have given me.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received some homemade stitch markers that I treasure!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A beaytiful hand cross-stitched picture from my daughter.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I just answered the Rafflecopter questions about my Pinterest user name. I put my real name (Angela D) instead of my username which is jadeweese10. I hope that doesn’t mess anything up!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love these ideas! I guess one of the best homemade gift I have received is an afghan that a friend made me when I graduated from high school. That was about 30+ years ago and I still use it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have not received many handmade gifts lately but the last one I can think of would have to be homemade cookies. YUMMY
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I cannot wait to make the #2 Spray. All them men in my family are getting a bottle this year!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My son made bath salts in his class at school one year and gave them to me – such a sweet gift and so easy to make! Come to think of it, I think I can have the kids whip up some baggies to give away this week…
Please log in or create a free account to comment.When my sister and I were 10 (me) and 5 (sister) we received handmade quilts from our great-grandmother. Entirely hand stitched and straight from her heart! Definitely the best handmade gift ever received!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have been gifted nice Epsom salt bath mix:) loved it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My Mother made a recipe book with all the family favorites.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A cookbook my Mom made of all our favorites!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve made homemade strawberry candies for my Mother in law in the past – a family recipe.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.One year I gave loaves of homemade bread. That same year my grandmother gave jars of homemade jellly. What a combination!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My neighbor made a crocheted dress for my toddler daughter. Pretty impressive!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve been given homemade jewelry before. :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love these ideas. I will try some after Christmas!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Lemon sugar scrub my sister made!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I received was a ceramic light up Christmas tree. I was given it when I was 6 years old and 20 years later I still have it and it’s not Christmas until I set it up. I hope to pass it on to my son some day so that he can enjoy it as much as I have.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite gift is homemade food. Candy, cookies, soup mix, cookie mix….
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift would be body scrubs or things from my kids :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Photo Coasters
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I received a handmade Christmas ornament from my daughter when she was in First Grade. It goes on my tree every year.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love all your ideas, thanks for blogging!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A favorite gift has been a photo collection of wedding pictures in a frame from a good friend of mine.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.One of my favorite handmade gifts I received was a small pin cushion. The fabric had pictures of circa 1900-1910 shoes. Where the shoes buttoned, my friend had pushed in a matching colored pin. A small touch, but it made the gift so special.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love the sweater knitted by my sister-in-law. It’s just so special!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’m actually working on the coasters right now! Yay!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I have received was a cute hand-crocheted jacket for my daughter when she was born. Her sister then went on to wear it also. And 22 years later I am now going to give it to my first grand baby who will be born in April. So special. It is one of the few things I have saved!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My great grandma made me a pillow
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite handmade gift was a tiny cup, a piece of pottery one of my friends spun for my tiny hands. That was over 10 years ago and I still smile whenever I use it.
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Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite handmade gifts (only ones I’ve ever gotten) are ornaments my children have made in school or at church.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My grandma used to knit us little slipper booties. Loved those. This year I made some vanilla coconut sugar in cute jars for my coworkers and a few friends. It smells heavenly! :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thank you so much!!! I think my 8 siblings and mom are all going to get English Muffin Toasting Bread, along with a pint of Honey Butter Ambrosia! I’ve been trying to figure out how to do something for EVERYONE without killing myself or my budget! You’re a life saver, Jillee!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.OMG – I can see so many ideas that I could easily make before Christmas. Going to the craft store tomorrow to get started. Thanks for the ideas – love them all !
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My grandma knitted each grandchild mittens every year.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks for including our fabric headband tutorial!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Happy Holidays,
alice & lois
A few years ago my mom spent hours and hours compiling pictures of each of our family’s and made each one of us a scrapbook. That was a labor of love for sure!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My dad cut out wood and made reindeer that are carolers and then made a lamp post with a real light in it and it sits on my porch every Christmas.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A friend made me a handmade sewn purchase from this lovely leather/suede looking fabric. I love that purse.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift that was given to me has always been homemade cards like Christmas cards, birthday cards, etc. Wonderful blog by the way! I just love all the awesome ideas.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite handmade gift was a simple photo album filled with photos of my mother in law the Christmas after she passed away. It wasn’t fancy but meant so much to know that someone took the time to find and reprint these photos.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I don’t know that it’s “simple” but it’s definitely my favorite. My grandma made me her homemade divinity when I was a kid. Now she makes it every year for Christmas because she knows how much I love it. I have the best grandma in the world!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I really nice scarf
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have received homemade rice pads for aches and pains, homemade Christmas ornaments, scarves, baby burp cloths and they have been great gifts!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I haven’t received it yet (hoping I will at Christmas) but my husband’s Grandma (Grandma-in-law?) is making us a wedding quilt!! She made us several strands of bunting for our wedding and so she’s re-using that fabric + fabric we used for our ceremony backdrop to make the quilt. I will treasure it forever!! :D
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Homemade toffee!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.One of my favorite handmade gifts was an essential oil lavender room spray a student’s mother gave me. I spray it in my daughter’s room before naps and at bed time to help soothe her to sleep. It was a great gift!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Wow, so many great finds! Love all the inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Oh, and the best handmade gift I’ve ever received… well, I’m a bit crafty and my sweet hubby felt like he couldn’t buy a card, so he’s gotten in the habit of making cards, complete with hand-drawn images, cute wording, etc. It makes me tear up every time!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love getting ideas like you have, especially the #2 spray!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My grandma’s cookies
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I made basil pesto for Christmas this year! And I’ve made mini pound cakes last year
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Handmade soap….was wonderful..
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Spicy Crackers with the recipe and a jug to mix them in. They were delicious!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love handmade photo gifts. Esp. calendars
Please log in or create a free account to comment.An ornament of my dog’s paw print :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.GREAT IDEAS!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.the best handmade gift I’ve received as a gift was a knit scarf my friend made me :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I have made cookie mix jars but that’s about it. I’d like to do more homemade gifts and these idea are really going to help out! Thanks!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A beautiful throw! Thank you fir all you do! Have a blessed day!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I really enjoy getting homemade jewelry or food.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mom made me a raggedy ann doll. It was perfect!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Home knit slippers, mittens, toques and scarfs from my Mom!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.One year I was given a set of beautiful handmade quilted placemats.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.i have a red sweater that my mom made for me, it is even more special now as she has passed away, it brings back many memories everytime i wear it
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A recipe card holder!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Bath salts
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love the ideas!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My fave homemade gift….Christmas door mat of my sons handprints made into a cute lil reindeer! I will treasure it forever!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Interesting ideas. The key holder is the best!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Always looking for cool new projects.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade present someone made for me was a sock filled with flax seed and lavender. Microwave for a few minutes and it is heaven!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.When my daughter was in preschool, they helped her make a Christmas ornament by simply painting her hand white and having her grasp a small, red glass ball. Today, that ornament with her tiny hand print wrapped around it is priceless to me ♥
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My most favorite homemade gift was a family picture drawn by my son when he was 7.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mother in law made me a scrapbook of my husband’s baby pictures and growing up. It was lovely!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.All the homemade goodies have been my favorite
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My first year after college, I moved out of state for a job. The wife of a coworker made a wonderful batch of cookies, put them in a mason jar, and used a crocheted washcloth to out over the jar’s lid. It was so simple, yet being entirely homemade helped me to feel a bit more at home.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love the handmade stocking I got from my boyfriend filled with little favorites of ours and pictures :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My little sister once gave me a sign she made that says “laugh”. It’s made of wooden letters she painted and attached things like flowers, bumblebees, and butterflies. She said it’s because I’m always laughing, making people laugh, and putting everyone in a good mood. I thought that was so sweet! Some of the decorations have fallen off over the years due to moving a lot (my husband is in the Army), but I still have it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I have received has been a set of blocks that spell out faith. They were given to my husband and I while we were trying to adopt! I just love them!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mom made us pillows out of Dad’s T-shirts the first Christmas after he passed. We call them his “hugs from Heaven”. Before we got them, she spritzed them with some of Dad’s cologne. It was homemade, and it was exactly what I needed to get me through the first Christmas without my dad.
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Please log in or create a free account to comment.my favorite homemade gift I have been given was a Fleece scarf for Valentine’s day.. my mom traced my son’s handprints and sewed them on the scarf. He was about 9 months old then and is 11 now… it means so much to have those little hands!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A homemade quilt from my step mother!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.a homemade hot pack –microwaveable.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite stuffed animal growing up…an elephant my mother made for me.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I make home-made playdough in my kitchenaid mixer for the young kids in my extended family. I get my boys involved, they love making presents!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Some beautiful wool and lace handmade socks. I wore them for years.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like to fill clear Christmas ornaments with colorful ribbon and make my friends Christmas ornaments.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I can’t remember getting any handmade gifts, but I would love one!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I got the most beautifully decorated jar of bath salts from a good friend one year and it was HEAVENLY ……………..
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Really love the Vintage Votives and the infinite scarf! The votives would be great to put in my room.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Best homemade gift I ever received was a pair of moccasins that my grandmother gave me when I was young. I still have them close to 50 years later. I will likely pass them on to my granddaughter along with the traditional dancing dress she gave me.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A homemade wreath from an older friend. Made with LOVE!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We had a “beautiful things corner” growing up and while I don’t have a corner the value of handmade gifts lives on in my family so I have received (and given) many. It’s hard to pick a favorite because some are (or were) so useful and some so meaningful. I guess I have to go with an ornament my son made for us one Christmas when he was maybe 5 or 6 for the time of year. I also have a couple very special Valentine gifts and card he made several years later. But the wealth of ideas you offer us Jillee is invaluable to me helping me continue that tradition. Thank you!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite home-made gift was a little flowerpot Nativity set given to me by a lady at church. I treasure it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Homemade muffins along with homemade jelly
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I can’t recall anything handmade that I’ve been given. But I have given handmade/homemade things to others. Last year I gave my mom a beautiful basket with vanilla sugar, lemon salt, maple syrup, home fragrances (all homemade, of course) and a couple store-bought things too.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Food! Any home baked goods are always a treat, especially if the recipe is shared :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I give homemade gifts more than I receive them. a friend sends me handmade beaded jewelry sometimes, though. love that :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My aunt gave me a hand knitted scarf when I was about 12. 13 years later and I still wear it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A hand-sewn and hand-quilted baby blanket for my son by my great – grandmother. It is priceless.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite handmade gift was a scrapbook from my sister. Best gift ever!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love all these DIY gift ideas! Thank you.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best homemade gift that I have ever received was homemade bath fizzy bombs. A very good friend of mine gave them to me for my birthday about two years ago and I have to say they were very appreciated! I work full time, go to school part time, and have a 2 1/2 year old…needless to say my feet and the rest of my were grateful!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I favorite was this year. My mom gave me a crocheted bottle/cup scrubber and washcloth with a scrubbie built in. It’s an awesome set…now my husband can help with dishes.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite handmade gifts are a few ornaments that my aunt made us. They are my favorite ornaments!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.By far the best homemade gift I ever received was a linen & crocheted coverlet & matching shams from my aunt. My grandmother made it for my aunt as a wedding gift. It is beautiful, even at 75+ years old!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The way my best friend asked me to be in her wedding party – she mailed me a package with a note, thanking me for being her friend in a addition to a spoon with the words “Will you be my moh (maid of honor)?” It was the sweetest gift ever! I still have the spoon displayed in my home.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mom is a seamstress so so is always making wonderful gifts for our family.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I am in LOVE with that book clutch! I will have to attempt that!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A song that was wrote for me was the best gift.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Yesterday and today I have not received your email. I tried re-subscribing and still nothing. What else do I need to do?????
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Glad it isn’t just me. I haven’t received my daily email since the 15th or 16th (cups) I don’t think. I came to the site directly today worried something had happened to Jillee. I was so relieved to see that there had been posts each day! I will also re-subscribe but Jillee and staff you might want to look into this. No telling how many people this has happened to, unless I missed something and everyone needs to renew every so many months or something.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve actually never received a handmade gift!! But I give them myself all the time!! My favorites to give are body scrubs!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I was given a handmade diary, and necklace
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift that was given to me is a set of windchimes that my momma made for me when I moved out on my own. It stills hangs on my porch and it will always hang on my porch.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The gift that has received the most rave reviews over the years is my warm homemade sweet corn bread, (a recipe I tweaked and tweaked into perfection!), given with a container of 1/2 honeybutter and 1/2 raspberry honeybutter. Yum! People beg for me to bring them more.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Ooooo….I love tweaked to perfection recipes! :-) The honey butter sounds divine!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mother in law makes all sorts of things .. my favorite being the quilt on our bed!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.my favorite handmade gift was a christmas door wreath.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite handmade gift are the ones my son brings home from school.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I have ever received is the calendar I get every year from my Aunt. It is full of photos of my little cousin. Once they moved from our home town I missed out on so much in her life and when I get the calendar I feel like I get to get all caught up.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My grandmother used to make cool crafts for the whole family for Christmas. My favorite is a group of little carolers that were painted and slightly crushed old soda cans.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I always love these idea posts – in fact that’s how I found you to begin with last year! Everyone got your gel room fresheners last year – personalized to each of them by color / container / add ins / scent, of course.
Although I give homemade gifts, and have since 4th grade (my mom won’t accept anything but homemade from me now) I rarely receive homemade gifts (though I tell everyone I like homemade gifts). One that comes to mind, and I use a lot, is a scarf my mom made out of minky – my first experience with that amazing fabric. I’m sure that particular minky was a pain to work with ( in fact she has made that comment since then when we were at a fabric store together) but that just makes it that much more meaningful.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.That is so great! Thanks for sharing that Dawn. :-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’ve never heard of minky what is it?
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My SIL made me a burlap wreath with little cloth rosettes that I just love. It looks like this
Please log in or create a free account to comment.http://www.mercyisnew.com/2013/09/01/fall-links-ideas/
You can make different colored rosettes to go with different holidays and seasons.
While Expecting Our First Baby, My Husband And Dad Built A Beautiful Cradle For Me. All Of Our Children Have Slept In It. Hopefully, One Day, Their Children Will Sleep In It Too.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love all the gifts you picked all special and doable! My favorite gifts were the sweaters my grandmother knitted for me with matching mittens!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite homemade gift was bourbon vanilla extract that my sister made fordme last year. It is in a very cute bottle and is so much better than store bought!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.The best handmade gift I have ever received was a beautiful painting made by my sister. Thanks for the giveaway!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My Mom is very crafty and I am happy to say I am becoming more and more like her! My favorite is still probably the hat and scarf handmade … love to wrap myself up in something made by her hands!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My first is still one of my very favorites – we made and shared instant hot cocoa mix in Home Ec in high school, more years ago than I like to remember… Just saw the gorgeous big jar on your ideas post and think “hmmmmm – I could do that!!!!” Thanks
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A tablerunner for my living room.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My best homemade gift that I ever received was a bouquet of flowers! They were pens with flowers tapped on them. I am a teacher and I often lost my pens. Now I always know where my pens are! :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I always give a basket of homemade goodies – cookies, candy, canned jelly. I also like making simple braided Rapunzel Scarves – they are cute and unique and very easy. Like this one: http://craftystaci.com/2010/12/13/rapunzel-scarf/
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This is a really cool idea, thanks for sharing it!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.homemade coconut and chocolate candies.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love baking cookies and candies and giving as Christmas gifts.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.crochet items from my mom, grandma and aunt…from hankies to afghans and dolls…treasures all
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Homemade caramels. :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love all these DIY gifts! I was looking for a sugar scrub to make and gift it to a sweet friend of mine. So many ideas…. I love it! I would also like to try the poo-pourrie for my brother. LOL I know he would think it’s a hoot & would actually use it. :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.A rice sock my first Christmas after getting married. We used it all the time.
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