Homemade Christmas Gifts

- Handmade gifts can take longer to create
- DIY Christmas gifts typically cost less than store-bought presents
- Require a certain amount of planning
- Easily customized to the recipient

Homemade Christmas gifts add a personal touch and can be created on any budget. From gift baskets assembled by hand to knitting or crocheting a personalized Christmas stocking to making a custom mix CD, homemade Christmas gifts can be as unique as the gift giver. Since every aspect of the homemade Christmas gift can be customized, it's a great option for people who are difficult to shop for or deserving of something special.
A Green Option

Movements like Buy Nothing Christmas support the idea of homemade gifts, suggesting handmade recipe books, books on tape, and baked goods as alternatives to store-bought presents.Buy Nothing Christmas: Alternatives The idea of lowering consumer consumption during the busiest buying time of the year runs contrary to many people's instincts, but creating a gift from items on hand is a great way of recycling.
No Time To Make It By Hand?
Check out Mahalo's Last Minute Gifts guide for ideas to whip together on the fly.

Cheap Christmas Present Ideas

This video asks, "Why not give presents that give the gift of time?"

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Home Made Christmas Presents

This video shows some very nice home made embroidered Christmas presents.

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robbrown added a comment October 30, 2009 03:09 PM
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Wow, some great idea in this video. Does anyone know of any other great homemade Christmas presents that I can make?

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