For one reason or another, many of you will be making some gifts. Maybe you can’t afford to purchase gifts. Maybe you just want to add a handmade touch to your gift-giving. Maybe it’s the last minute, you forgot to purchase a gift, and you have supplies on hand but not finished items. Whatever your reasons for wanting/needing to craft gifts, I hope you’ll find some useful ideas here.
(And if you’re planning to make some and buy others, or if you’d just rather purchase your gifts, check out the rest of the gift guide. There are some pretty neat products/companies here that I discovered while putting it together.)
Obviously, there are hundreds (thousands? millions?) of tutorials and patterns “out there,” and I can’t possibly link to them all! What you’ll find here is a list of ideas for things that can be crafted, with one or a few links to specific tutorials.
(By the way, most of these should be relatively simple. I’ve assumed that if you have mad skills in some particular area, you have no shortage of things you can sew, knit, or whatever your specialty is. This list is for the rest of us so, while there might be simple sewing, knitting, or crochet skills required for some, there’s nothing too involved.)
- stationery {print from MSWord, design in PhotoShop, make simple cards, envelopes, envelope glue}
- stationery box {tutorial}
- hat {crochet – tutorial}
- ruffled scarf {crochet pattern}
- skirt {tutorial (But if she’s pregnant, try this one.)}
- cosmetics {solid perfume, lip gloss, lotion bar}
- bath salts {basic, fancier}
- bath fizzies {tutorial}
- bath pouf {instructions}
(Consider making a handful of different bath products and presenting them as a gift basket.)
- apron {pattern}
- produce bag (esp. if she loves the farmer’s market!) {tutorial}
- tote or purse {ruffle tote from upcycled sweater}
(Consider adding “fillers,” like a tissue cover, lip balm cozy, or key fob.)
- chocolate {recipes}
- journal {flexible vinyl, perfect-bound, hardbound, cover}
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