What are some homemade gifts you could make for christmas presents that aren't expensive?

Question

less than $10

Answer 1

Photo collage- you can find nice 8x10 frames and put pics of friends or family. Or you can find some plain wood frames and embellish them with paint, paper,stickers, etc

Answer 2

Something from the heart always goes further than a big ,fancy gift. Try and find out exactly what everyone likes and then put it together in some creative way. For example if your niece or daughter wants a Vera Bradley bag, go on eBay and find a Vera Bradley placemat. Stitch up the sides then go to a fabric store and get a nice handle or some thick ribbon. The last thing you do before attatching the handle would be to turn the bag inside out and stitch a diagonal line across the bottom corners on each side to form a small triangle. Turn it right side in and push in the corners to make a purse shape. Attach the handle and ... voila! For your signifigant other go to A.C Moore and get a small scrapbook and some nice sticker ( letters, hearts, etc...) and put together a couple of pages of the two of you and you can finish it together. It's so romantic. If thats too expensive, put together a coupon book. Its so thoughtful and adorable to make a book of things like " One Free Home - Cooked Dinner" , or " A Free Night of Romance". You could alter any of these things to fit any recipient. Good luck

Answer 3

Mini food gift baskets is what I'm dong this year. (Could use boxes or sacks or whatever to pack them in but I've been saving baskets.)

I'm going to buy some big boxes of edible goodies to break up amongst the baskets and pack them. Microwave kettle corn, candy bars, hot chocolate mix, and an ornament. little candles may go in there too.

Answer 4

Bath Salts

Ingredients:

3 cups Dead Sea salt, regular sea salt or Epsom salt, or a blend of two or three of these salts. Sea salts typically come in several grain sizes. Combining multiple grain sizes can make your salts more appealing. Keep in mind, however, that more course grains do take longer to dissolve in the tub.
15-24 drops of your selected essential oil or essential oil blend. Be sure and take heed in the safety data for the oil(s) you choose to use.
1 tablespoon fractionated coconut oil or other carrier oil for moisturization (optional)
Directions:

Place the salt mixture into a bowl. Add the drops of your chosen essential oils. Mix very well with a fork. Add the mixture to a pretty jar, salt tube, or container that has a tight fitting lid. After a day, you may wish to mix well again to ensure that the oils have blended very well.

Add 1/2 - 1 cup of the salts to running bath water. Mix well to ensure that the salt has dispersed well in the tub before entering. To keep the essential oils from evaporating too quickly, you can add the bath salts just before getting in the tub instead of while the water is running. Sitting on undissolved chunky bath salts can be painful, so make sure the salts have dissolved well before entering.

To Color to Your Salts:

For the most natural bath salt recipe, leave your bath salts uncolored. Certain more exotic salts such as Hawaiian Red Sea salt (a lovely reddish/rust color) and Black Sea Pink salt (a soft pink color) have their own unique color and can be used.

If you would like to add color to your salts, FD&C liquid dye or mica powder can be added before you add the essential oils. When adding FD&C grade liquid dye, be sure to add only a drop at a time and stir well. When adding mica powder, only add a tiny amount (1/16-1/8 a teaspoon is usually sifficient) and stir very well. Using too much dye or mica powder can discolor the water and discolor skin, so be very careful. Leave bath salts at a soft pastel color. Darker salts may lead to problems. It is also important that you make sure that you are using skin-safe colorants and that the user of your bath salt blend does not have any allergies or sensitizations with the colorant that you have chosen.

Answer 5

Mason Jar recipes---go to cookiesinajar.com for ideas. Or ornaments, you can get a kits that will make 12 for about $5 at Walmart or Michaels.

Answer 6

Go to the Dollar Tree if you have one in your area. You can:

bake cookies, brownies, etc and buy a christmas/seasonal plate, bowl, coffee mug, seasonal plastic wrap, etc at the Dollar tree to wrap them in.

You can buy body washes, poofs, bath salts, baskets, etc there and make a pretty basket for a few bucks.

Answer 7

Baked goods, photo albums, beaded jewelry, poems and you could always take a walk through a craft store to get ideas, micheal's is a good one

Answer 8

Cookies, Coupons for chores, Craft items (picture frames, tree ornaments) Check the craft store for more!

Answer 9

Pocket lint.