Fun Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas Under $15
If you’re looking for some inexpensive and fun homemade Christmas gift ideas this season, I hope this list of budget-friendly, DIY, customizable Christmas gifts gives you some great inspiration! These all make such fun and thoughtful presents for the holidays!
Fellow crafter, have I got some fun ideas for you if you’re looking for some good homemade holiday gift ideas to make for friends, family, teachers, or neighbors!
I have feeling you’re the same way when it comes to gift-giving – you don’t want to just give any ‘ole thing. You want to make something that people will actually enjoy and really appreciate. You want to be excited to give out your gifts and for them to actually mean something!
But, you also don’t want to break the bank purchasing supplies to make them. Sometimes it’s hard to come up with ideas that people will actually like and that don’t cost an arm and a leg.
Well, I’m super excited to share these following ideas with you – I think you’ll find some great inspiration on here. Several of these DIY Christmas gifts are easily customizable – change up colors or patterns to fit others’ preferences, and add a personal touch to several of these options by adapting them to your recipients’ name, home state, or home décor.
And, several of these options are really, really easy to make in bulk, so if you’re wanting to make a bunch of the same gifts – maybe for neighbors, coworkers, or teachers – you’ll find a number of options on this list that you can easily assemble in batches.
Yay, friend! Let’s get to brainstorming what all we can make this Christmas season! ?
1. DIY Felt Home State Ornament
If you’ve got family or friends who live in another state (or maybe even in another country), what a sweet gift this DIY Felt Home State ornament makes! (And, if you’re making it to send out of state, the bonus about this gift is that it’s SUPER easy to ship – it’s very lightweight and it’s very easy to package up.)
Especially if you’re making several of these at once, the cost of making these is almost negligible. Seriously, such a cheap gift, yet it’s so thoughtful!!
Customize this with the states (and/or countries) you use to make your ornament, and you can also customize the colors. Naturally, I chose red and blue, but you could choose softer, more neutral colors like tan or grey, or you could choose colors that have a different significance – maybe ones that represent professional sports or college teams.
When I made this ornament, I made a couple versions to send to my grandparents and aunt & uncle in Wisconsin, and I also made another version for my cousins who live in California. Super sweet gift idea!
Go here to get the easy tutorial for how to make these easy DIY Felt Home State Christmas Ornaments.
2. Rustic Farmhouse-Style Christmas Cookie Platter
Similar to the felt home state ornaments, you can customize this to the recipients’ home state as well! I include other colloquialisms equivalent to “y’all” in the tutorial for this platter, so you can make a different version of this depending on who you’re making this for.
This makes such a fun Christmas gift (and a really great hostess gift, too!) – you can make it to give with the cookies on it, or perhaps just make the platter and then get a cookie cutter to go along with it.
This is a pretty easy homemade project as well, and it has a great dual purpose – when you’re not using it as a cookie platter for a Christmas party or holiday gathering, you can make it part of your Christmas décor and display it in your kitchen.
3. Easy DIY Fancy Christmas Appetizer Skewers
These appetizer skewers are SO gorgeous and SO simple to make! You can make a batch of them in about 10 minutes. Set-up and clean-up for this project is super easy, too.
Make these as a beautiful Christmas platter accessory, or perhaps customize them with different colors based on the recipients’ home décor, favorite teams, or maybe even make a few sets for someone based on different seasons.
After making these Christmas ones, I’m absolutely making myself sets for all the holidays!
These make a perfect gift for someone who enjoys parties and entertaining, and they’d make a great hostess gift!
4. Easy DIY Handwritten Recipe Christmas Flour Sack Towel
Preserve sweet family memories by making these handwritten recipe flour sack towels!
Not only are they easy to make, they’re so easy to customize – choose a recipe with a story behind it, maybe even one that really helps bring to mind special family traditions around the holidays.
These flour sack towels make great gifts for ladies in your family. What a sweet, thoughtful, and sentimental homemade Christmas gift.
Go check out the full tutorial for how to make these DIY handwritten recipe flour sack towels.
5. DIY Reusable Mason Jar Chalkboard Drink Labels
Similar to the appetizer skewers, these reusable mason jar chalkboard labels make such great DIY hostess gifts or homemade Christmas gifts for people who enjoy entertaining!
You can use these reusable chalkboard drink labels over and over again – I made my first set of these several years ago and they’re still working just fine. That elastic hasn’t worn out a bit, and the chalkboard label is just as easy to wipe clean today as it was 5 years ago!
Make Christmas versions as a gift, or use any color or elastic pattern you think your recipient would like. Or, make a few sets to give away so they can use different sets for different occasions. They’re so fun to make, and yet again, easy to customize and make in bulk.
Go here to get the full tutorial for these DIY Reusable Mason Jar Chalkboard Drink Labels.
6. DIY Welcome Sign
This DIY welcome sign makes such a fun homemade gift to give to someone who enjoys home décor.
Customize the sign any number of ways – the style of frame you choose to use, the type of scrapbook paper you use as the backing, the color you paint the “Welcome” sign, and even the vinyl words you choose to include on it.
Tip: make the frame design a bit more neutral and provide an assortment of scrapbook papers in the frame. Then your gift recipient can change out the papers and customize it to the various seasons!
Go here to get the full tutorial on how to make this DIY Welcome Sign.
7. DIY Monogram Sign
Just as with the welcome sign, you can customize this DIY monogram sign in a number of different ways. The tutorial I offer just tells you the basic steps for how to make it, but you can use your imagination and design it any way you want!
Customize it with the frame, monogram letter you use, and the scrapbook paper (or patterned fabric) you use as the backing.
Go here to get the full tutorial on how to make this DIY Monogram Sign.
8. Christmas Simmer Pot in a Mason Jar (with free printable labels)
We’re kicking off the “mason jar gift section” with this idea!
A Christmas simmer pot makes a home smell absolutely AMAZING. If you haven’t tried it, stop what you’re doing, go grab the easy ingredients to make one, and let it start simmering while you craft! I’m telling you, they’ll make your home feel cozy in an instant!
These DIY Christmas Simmer Pot Mason Jar gifts are a gorgeous homemade gift option, especially for teachers, coworkers, or neighbors. Super easy to assemble, and you can add that personal touch with the free printable label.
9. Christmas Saltine Nutcracker Toffee in a Mason Jar (with free printable labels)
Not only is this toffee mason jar gift easy to assemble, the Chocolate saltine toffee is really easy to make, too! And, it’s absolutely delicious!
Have fun making this punny (I mean, seriously…I was really excited when I was thinking about this recipe and realized I should call it Nutcracker Toffee – Christmas toffee made with nuts & crackers…hello! Can’t miss that opportunity!) and really yummy dessert!
10. Spicy Refrigerator Pickles in a Mason Jar (with free printable labels)
If you want to give a great edible treat that isn’t yet another dessert, these spicy homemade refrigerator pickles are AMAZING.
They’re packed with flavor, super easy and cheap to make, and they last forever in the fridge. Not that they need to (believe me, you and everyone else will want to eat ‘em up long before they have the ability to expire), but, that’s one of the benefits of these – you can enjoy them after all the holiday eating.
They’re so pretty in a jar, and giving these spicy refrigerator pickles this Christmas would be such a unique gift option. I’m telling you – if you’re looking for something a little different but that’s still on the cheap side and is something that people will really remember, make these pickles. Make a big ‘ole batch of ‘em to give out and then to have on hand in your own fridge!
I hope this list gives you some great inspiration! Happy crafting this Christmas! I know your homemade gifts will bring a little extra kindness and joy into someone else’s home! ?
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