10 Handmade Christmas Gifts Under $15
30 to 90 minutes eachBeginner
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Handmade gifts show that you took time to think about the person. These ten ideas cost under $15 each in materials for most budgets. Prices depend on where you shop.
What you need
- Mason jars or glass jars with lids See options
- Soy wax and wicks See options
- Felt sheets See options
- Acrylic craft paint See options
- Gift tags or kraft labels See options
- Wired ribbon See options
The 10 gifts
- Hot cocoa jar. Layer cocoa powder, sugar, mini marshmallows and chocolate chips in a jar. Attach a tag with the milk-to-mix ratio.
- Cookie mix jar. Layer the dry ingredients of a favorite cookie recipe and write the remaining steps on a tag.
- Soy candle. Melt soy wax, pour it into a small tin or jar with a wick and add a few drops of a scent you like.
- Felt bookmark. Cut a strip of felt, stitch a simple border and add the recipient's initial.
- Painted ornament with a name. Paint a plain wooden or salt dough ornament and write a name or year on it.
- Painted plant pot with a small plant. Decorate a terracotta pot with acrylic paint and seal it.
- Recipe card set. Handwrite five favorite family recipes on cards and tie them with ribbon.
- Memory jar. Fill a jar with notes about good memories or reasons you appreciate the person.
- Tea sampler box. Pack five to eight different tea bags in a small box with a handwritten label.
- Photo gift. Print a favorite photo and frame it, or make a small photo calendar.
Tips
Wrap with brown kraft paper, twine and a sprig of greenery. It looks expensive and costs almost nothing.
If you give food gifts, add a short list of ingredients in case of allergies.