Fun and Creative DIY Winter Holiday Gifts to Make at Home.

Make gift-giving a little more special this year and save money by setting aside time to create gifts to give your loved ones during the holiday season. If you are looking for some fun and unique gifts to make, we’ve put together a list of really simple DIY gift ideas for you to do in the comfort of your own home.  
 

Lavender Soap

Lavender soap is the perfect DIY gift to give your loved ones! It is easy to make and smells delicious. 

Supplies: 

3 two-pound blocks of soap base 

Soap molds or metal muffin tins

Lavender essential oil

Soap colorant

Microwavable glass bowl

Metal stirring spoon

Dinner knife

Small gift bags

Gift tags

Baker’s twine


Directions:

First, cut the soap blocks into small chunks with a regular dinner knife. Make half a block at a time. Then put 1-pound batches of soap pieces in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and essential oil into the bowl of soap base. Then, stir in drops of blue and red dyes to create that lavender color. Next, pour the liquid soap into mold trays, and let cool for 20-30 mins in the fridge. After the soap is cooled, take them out and set them on a paper towel, divide them up into a set of two, and package them in gift bags and tie to finish. Now you have beautiful soaps to give your loved ones as holiday gifts! 

Clay Bowls

 

Clay makes the holiday season a little easier because they make the perfect handmade gift and don't take a lot of time! Whether you are adding them to a gift basket or making them for fun, be a little creative and turn them into a festive DIY project! 


Supplies:

Oven-bake clay

Acrylic craft paint

Stiff toothbrush

Craft Knife

Ruler

Clay Blending Tool 

Variety of small glass bowls

Rolling pin

Sheet Pan

Baking Parchment


Directions: 

 Prepare your clay and make it into a ball then flatten and roll your clay with a rolling pin on parchment paper. Make sure the clay pieces are ¼ inches thick. Next, place a glass bowl of your choosing upside down on the clay and trace around the edge with your clay knife to create the base. Then, use a ruler to cut strips long enough to wrap around the base to create sides. Wrap the side piece around the base then blend and smooth the clay together with the blender tool or your fingers until there are no gaps. Preheat the oven according to the clay package directions, then place the bowls on parchment paper on a sheet pan and bake according. After the pieces are done and cooled from the oven, paint with the color of your choosing by dipping a brush into the paint and flicking the paint onto clay pieces with your thumb or tap brush directly for bigger spots. Lastly, use twine to add a gift tag and make this cute DIY gift a little more special. 
 

Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub

This easy festive DIY  sugar scrub recipe makes the perfect gift to add to a home remedy gift basket. 


Supplies: 

1 cup of sugar

½ cup of coconut oil

10 drops peppermint extract

 

¼ tsp Beet Root Powder

 

Directions:
Mix sugar, coconut oil, and peppermint in a small bowl. Next, divide the mixture into two different bowls and leave one bowl as is. In the other bowl, mix the beetroot powder. Layer the two colors in a container of your choice. Now you or your loved ones can enjoy a festive sugar scrub! 

 

Leave a comment below to show off your DIY holiday gift, and enjoy your holiday season!