Comments on: Homemade Christmas Gifts: 18 Do-it Yourself Ideas

By: Isaac Yassar

Isaac Yassar — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:47:40 +0000

I love number 18, helping around the house. It’s the simplest but still meaningful. My specialty is doing the dishes every time I visit my parents.

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:14:51 +0000

I always make edible gifts to give to all the service people that make my life easier. Thanks for some good ideas!

By: HappyCampers

HappyCampers — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:01:22 +0000

Hi! What great ideas you have…

I love making sugar scrubs for gifts. It’s relatively cheap & always well received!

White sugar, superfine sugar, olive oil, safflower oil, some vitaimin E, & essential oils (I like peppermint & grapefruit together) make a delicious scrub. Add oils to sugars until it’s the consistency of damp sand..enjoy!

By: Martha S.

Martha S. — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:47:53 +0000

I love making Christmas cookies with my kids! Its so much fun and you can even make them into tons of different varities.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:59:27 +0000

That’s a really good list! I love making things for others, especially when you really have to put time and thought into it. Feel free to jump on over to my website to enter our homemade Christmas gift contest.

By: j

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:46:22 +0000

I love to stuff stockings! You can get a really cute stocking for a buck at a dollar store. While you are there pick up some candies and items that come two or three to a pack for a buck, and you can make quite a few stockings for under $10. Last year, I gave all the nieces ones that were filled with pedicure items – polish, clippers, files, etc. Tuck a candy cane in, too. It just looked better (and more personal) than a $5 gift card….

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:40:29 +0000

Any gift involving food works for me. Nothing beats some good food around the holidays. Although I don’t celebrate Christmas, some good homemade potato latkahs hit the spot.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:16:56 +0000

I cook a lot, and a few years ago decided to make and freeze a few meals for family members for Christmas to save some money on Christmas shopping. The recipients were mostly busy people or people that don’t usually cook for themselves. I made beef stew, white chicken chili, and a soup, froze them all in individual portions, and packaged them with a homemade loaf of bread. Each person got at least five meals. They’ve been requested every year since then!