A Complete Guide to DIY Gift-Giving
DIY Holiday

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- 12 DIY Holiday Wreaths
- Make Your Own Sock Snowmen
- Salt Dough (Hand and Footprint) Ornaments
- DIY Snow Globes (And How to Include Photos Within Them!)
- Holiday Themed “Tin Can Treats”
- Melt and Pour Peppermint Soap (for the non-lye enthusiasts)
DIY Beauty
- Lavender & Calendula Lip Balm
- Green Goddess Comfrey and Plaintain Skin Cream
- Cranberry Lip Balm
- DIY Fizzy Bath Bombs
- 8 Homemade Salt and Sugar Body Scrubs
- Customizable Simple Salve Recipe
- All Natural Vapor Rub
- Marshmallow Root Shampoo Bar
- Manly Winter Lotion
DIY Soap Recipes
- Coffee Spice Bar Soap
- Pure Coconut Oil Soap
- Carrot and Honey Soap
- Chai Latte Soap
- Hot Chocolate Soap
DIY Gifts From the Kitchen
- DIY Apple Cider Caramels
- Rose Petal Peppermint Drops
- 10 Homemade Gifts in a Jar
- 14 Spice Dry Rub Mix
- Homemade Peppermint Swirl Marshmallows
DIY Gifts for the Home
- DIY Redneck Wine Glasses
- Microwaveable Heat Packs
- DIY Mason Jar Candles
- Natural (and Easy) Potpourri Sachets
- DIY Chalkboard Painted Mugs
DIY Gifts for Kids
- Homemade Cloth Rattle
- DIY Play-Doh (Includes Gluten-Free Option)
- Needle Felted Gifts (A Family Craft Project)
- DIY Crayons for Bathtime Fun
- Make Your Own Color Matching Game
- DIY Drums
- DIY Crayon Wreath (With BONUS ornament wreath tutorial)
DIY Gifts for Pets
- Peanut Butter Biscuits–For Dogs
- Homemade Cat Treats
- Backyard Chicken Homemade Treat
- All Natural, Protective Paw Wax
- Scrappy Dog Bed Tutorial
- Collapsible Travel Pet Dish
DIY Infusions
*Tip: If you want to create infusions for gifts, but don’t have the time to let them sit, make a creative little label for your infusion telling the date made, and the date it will be finished. Since it won’t be ready when you give it, the recipient will know when it should be used. This method is great for things like vanilla extract, and herbal vinegars in decorative bottles with showy herbs like rosemary that you don’t intend to fish out when finished. Also, it can be a fun way to include the recipient, since the label may instruct them to give it a little shake or turn every so often 🙂
- Herbal Infused Honey
- Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Herbal Culinary Infusions
- Rose and Bee Balm Oxymel
- Dandelion-Infused Vinegar (Use any herbs you like following this method)
- Infused Alcohol
- Homemade Liqueur
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