With the Holiday Season coming, many people are probably thinking about gift ideas. This time around, don’t settle for store-bought gifts. Make your friends or family feel special by giving them a DIY gift.
Check out this list of easy and budget friendly DIY gifts. Even if it’s something as simple as a photo coaster, key hook, or making a DIY candle holder, they would be happy to receive one because of the time, effort, and love you spent on these gifts.
DIY Photo Coasters
Take someone’s favorite photos and make these personalized photo coasters. They could make unique and inexpensive gifts. Tutorial via popsugar
DIY Picture Printing Tutorial
First you draw on a TISSUE PAPER, then cut out your design, and place it on to your candle. Next, you take a piece of wax paper that is larger than your candle. Pull it tight around your candle, and use your heat gun to melt your design into the candle. Moving the heat gun in a back and forth motion for about 30-40 seconds. Once you have heated the entire design you gently peel back your wax paper and make sure the entire design is adhered to the candle. If not just repeat with the wax paper and heat gun. This is quick and easy to create. And fit for any design you can think of. How cute! source. Cut-Rite Wax Paper was used in this project, and you cant get it from Amazon.
DIY Wooden Cutting Board
Super easy, super cute DIY wooden cutting board idea! Get the tutorial via allthingswithpurpose
DIY Hand Stamped Washer Necklaces
A tutorial for making washer necklaces. These make great wedding favors or holiday gifts! Tutorial via the36thavenue
DIY Easy Bird House Key Hooks
These beautiful bird house key hooks are made out of inexpensive wooden birdhouses and washi tapes. And they are great hand made gift for Christmas. Tutorial via toriejayne
DIY Mosaic Ornaments from CDs
Take some old CDs and make these sparkly new mosaic ornaments! Fun and crative! Tutorial via cremedelacraft
DIY Mini Pool Table
This is a great gift for dad, boyfriend or teenage boys. Learn how to make yourself viaconsumercrafts
DIY Altoid Tin Prayer Box
Altoid tin turned into a prayer box which you can write your worries or prayers down and put them in! This would make a cute secret sister gift! Tutorial via travelersdream2012
DIY Dandelion Paperweight
Preserve a dandelion in resin then you can carry your wishes around with you. This can also mae perfect gift that’s so easy to create. Tutorial via makezine
Easy DIY Abstract Art
Easy step-by-step instructions on how to create your own abstract art in blues, white and gold. And this would be amazing gift for anyone! Tutorial via lollyjane
Sew Pajama Pants with Tutorial and Pattern
The best gifts are that be made with your own two hands and useful! You can sew these cute pajama pants for the whole family for holiday gifts. Tutorial via mellysews
DIY Jewelry Tray
This is so easy to make you won’t even believe it! Check out the tutorial on how to turn a cheap tray into an expensive looking gift via stylemepretty
Homemade 3-Ingredient Rose Petal Sugar Scrub
These are easy to make and going to be a wonderful gift for your girlfriends. Tutorial via happinessishomemade
DIY Photo Candle Holder
Buy inexpensive candle holders from the dollar store or craft store, and reprint some of your friends’ photos in black and white to put inside. They would make unique and fun gifts. Tutorial via thevintagepearl
DIY Photo Collage Letters Gift
Make this gift for your best friend. Just need to print their pictures on paper and mod podge them on a cardboard letter. Tutorial via sparkleandshinesami
A Secret Stash Book
Buy old, thick books and turn it into a secret keep sake box – so creative! Get the tutorial from missvickyviola
DIY Grown-Up Hot Cocoa Kit
Hot Cocoa + Baileys = Bliss! What a great gift idea! via good-n-you
Candy Bar Wrapped with Money Gift
Receiving money gift can always make someone happy. Also it’s super easy to give money when you don’t know what the recipient wants. Via simplyjstudio
DIY Photo Block Gift
Photo gifts are alsways loved by people. You can make these easy photo block gift for perfect holiday gifts. Tutorial via shanty-2-chic
DIY Stone Trivet Gift
Tutorial via diygiftworld
123 Eyes On Me Mason Jar Gift for Teacher
Via blitsy
Kitchen Themed Gifts
Start by picking a theme, like this cooking or baking kit, and add a variety of items to create a lovely set of kitchen utensils. Via familyholiday
DIY Tile Coaster Gifts
Make beautiful coasters from inexpensive tile and scrapbook paper. They are great Christmas gifts for your guests. Get the tutorial via boxycolonial
DIY Heating Pad
This is an easy sewing project and useful gift for holidays. Get the tutorial via aliceandlois
On the “Picture Printing Tutorial”, you wrote that you draw on wax paper, and that’s NOT what that person did to get those results. IT WILL NEVER WORK if someone tries to draw on the wax paper and transfer to a candle.
Now for the design look like THAT, first you draw on a TISSUE PAPER, then cut out your design, and place it on to your candle. Next, you take a piece of wax paper that is larger than your candle. Pull it tight around your candle, and use your heat gun to melt your design into the candle. Moving the heat gun in a back and forth motion for about 30-40 seconds. Once you have heated the entire design you gently peel back your wax paper and make sure the entire design is adhered to the candle. If not just repeat with the wax paper and heat gun.
I hope that with that explanation someone else besides me, won’t waste their time and money trying to do as you wrote.