What are your ideas for homemade Christmas presents?

I want to make meaningful Christmas presents this year instead of buying everyone gift cards. I'm pretty crafty and would like a few creative options - not too expensive. Ideas? I'm looking for unique ideas.|||For anyone you coud make a fabric wreath by cutting 1" by 7" pieces of old fabric in colors of your choice and single knotting them onto a wire hanger that has been bent into a circle. So far this year I've made a pink one for my daughters room, a green one with red 'berries' for the front door and a really pretty one with white fabric and some shiny gold fabric I found laying around. For a pretty touch at the top or bottom you can add a little Christmas pick with ornaments that you can get at a craft store for like $1. Sorry I don't have pictures of these, but there's directions for a fabric garland that is made the same way at http://www.kidoozy.com just look up Sparkly Fabric Garland. In fact you could make a garland to match the wreath!





For kids you could buy a t-shirt or plain canvas bag on sale at a craft store and then add in 2 or 3 little bottles of fabric paint (they cost about $1 each) and for 5 or 6 dollars you have a cute homemade 'craft kit' to give.





Hope these help get your creativity going!











|||ornaments made to look like their favorite animal. slippers %26amp; hats %26amp; scarves (of course)


Pillows, wall hangings. purses, crocheted snowflakes with their name embroidered.


I went through a phase this fall where everyone got kitchen towels cut in half and crocheted the tops and added a button-they were around years ago, and mine all had holes, turns out everyone else wanted them too! pot holders.





breads, muffins, candy %26amp; cookies. (yeah I know it gets spendy)


wooden cut outs, wind chimes, yard ornaments.





That's it I am about out of ideas.








|||here's a link i found that gives you detailed instructions on how to make a rolled magazine frame.


it is basically recycling glossy magazines hence pretty cheap on the pocket. but the finished product looks great.





http://www.homemadesimple.com/en_US/home…





all you need are old magazines %26amp; a shoe-box lid.





Rolled Magazine Picture Frame Instructions


Step 1: Cutting %26amp; Rolling


You’ll start out by cutting magazine pages into strips that are about 3 inches wide. They don’t have to be perfect, but try to keep them relatively straight. You’ll want to cut about 60 strips, depending on the size of your shoebox lid. You can even create a unified theme by only cutting out strips in certain colors, strips with white boarders, or multi-colored strips. Advertisements tend to work best because they often use vibrant, solid colors.


Once you have your strips, you can start the rolling process. Take one corner of each strip and roll as tightly as you can, at a diagonal, to create straw-like sticks. You can tighten your roll once it is created by twisting it in your hands. Right after you roll and twist, use a small amount of decoupage glue with a brush to tack down the ends and the corner of loose paper. Use your fingers to smooth out the edges and glue. Don’t use too much glue though, so your sticks remain somewhat flexible.


Step 2: Cutting Time


Once you have all of your sticks rolled, cut off the ends with a craft knife, to make sure they have even ends. You may need to use a little extra decoupage glue to make sure they stay rolled.


Use your pencil to trace a square onto the back of your shoebox lid that is approximately 1/4” smaller all the way around than the photo size you plan you plan to use. If you want you can also create two or more holes for photos by centering them and measuring an even distance between each window. Using your craft knife or a box cutter, very carefully cut the square out of the box lid.


Step 3: The Glue Process


Before gluing your sticks to the lid, cut out a few pages from a magazine to cover it. This helps make it easier to adhere the sticks to the lid. Using your brush, cover the lid on all sides with a thin layer of decoupage glue, and then cover with pieces of magazine pages cut to size. Try to make sure that you smooth out any bubbles or ridges so the sticks can lay flat on top.


Now you’re ready to start gluing your sticks onto your lid. Lay out some of the sticks on the lid to decide how you’d like to arrange them around the picture windows. You’ll need to use your scissors to cut some of the sticks to size so you can attach them around the holes.


Next, brush decoupage glue length-wise or side-to-side along the lid depending on your chosen arrangement. Attach your magazine sticks to the glue, placing them flush against each other, side-by-side. Be sure to not press too hard as you glue them down so they can retain their rounded shape. Simply hold together, gently pressing to make sure they stick. You’ll want to keep gluing and attaching your sticks until the whole lid is covered.


Step 4: Finish the Frame


Once you finished gluing your sticks to the frame, take it to a well-ventilated area and spray with an even coat of polyurethane. This seals it and gives it a glossy shine. Make sure to follow any safety instructions listed on the bottle of polyurethane when using.


Once the frame is dry, use clear tape to secure the photo behind the window you cut out earlier. Tape down the top and bottom securely. Now your frame is ready to hang and display! It’s perfect for a kid’s room, study, family room or home office.











for some other upcycle ideas, visit www.ecoist.com


and if you want to make papier mache gifts, visit www.artattack.co.uk for funky, naughty as well as utility articles.


you can also make rag rugs out of old t-shirts, scrap fabric, etc.








hope these inspire you


all the best %26amp; have fun





|||I'm making gifts this year too.





For the women I'm making a yarn wreath.





For the men I'm making cell phone cases.





For the children I'm putting together a bag full of recycled crayons, and a I Spy bags.





Check out the links below





I've also provided a link that has 50 Homemade Gift Ideas|||I think everyone does the knitting and the ornament making, so I would steer clear of that sort of stuff.





I would want to get something relaxing, a homemade candle with my favorite scent.





Or even something like I got my frend last year. I blew up a picture of us and she loved it. It's hanging on her wall. It's not necessarily homemade but I still thinks its a great idea :)|||well, you could certainly knit, crochet or sew something (ie - gloves or scarves for adults, stuffed animals for kids). Patterns can be found almost anywhere online for free. Last Christmas, I knitted a penguin for my little sister, and although i didn't have the correct black/white yarn (i had grey) and I messed up some of the stitching a little too, it turned out like a nice baby penguin. If you don't know how to do any of those, then idk.|||http://www.instructables.com/


they have freaking everything DIY there





if you have knex they gots a chunk-alotta guns there i suggest this one


http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Dra…|||Get some wood picture frame and decorate according to the person. Add a picture of you and the recipient.





Here are some decorating ideas:


http://www.essortment.com/home/homedecor…|||I make Lace coat hangers, crochet tea towel,for kids I either embroider via my machine names on towels,or cross stitch names on aida then sew it to towels, crochet around face washers|||make them stockings with their name on, or you get get a crochet pattern of a teddy, and make a jumper for it with ur friends names on.|||I had a friend scrapbook me a photo album of a trip we had gone on together; it was awesome and very touching.