Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but let’s be real: it’s stressful as hell. If you’re looking for something super easy, cheap but still says that you put thought into your gift, this post is for you! I gathered some things from Hobby Lobby and Target AKA the motherships and came up with a few easy DIY presents! I suggest looking up which sales are which days at Hobby Lobby because everything I purchased was half off that day!
1. Double Sided Painted Plant Holder!
This is one of my favorite DIY projects that I did! Initially, I just did one side with the eyes, but I felt like someone might want to show a different side or just have more to it. It’s extremely simple but it’s so cute and perfect for that person in your life that loves plants! I got this little terra-cotta pot for $1.99, the plant I put in is fake but you can obviously use something else, it was $2.99. The chalkboard paint can be found at any craft store, I got this one from Target for $2.49 and I used a chalkboard pen from Target that was $2.00. Totaling at $9.47. You can really make this your own, with any design of your choice!
2. Christmas Body Scrub
Body scrubs are allll the rage it seems. But, you walk into a store to buy them and they’re SO overpriced. I went with a Eucalyptus scrub and some green food coloring and called it Grinch scrub! There are a lot of things you could do with this one. You could make a candy cane scrub with red coloring and peppermint essential oil, a vanilla body scrub with vanilla extract or any kind of scrub! The jar I bought for this was $1.99, and I had all the rest of the ingredients already but you can use any oil for this and any salt or sugar that you have already to make it easy! This one comes out to about $6.
I used:
1/2 cup of white sugar
2 Teaspoons Coconut oil (room temp)
1 Teaspoon Coconut oil, melted
2 Drops Eucalyptus Essential oil
1 Drop Peppermint Essential oil
1 Tiny drop of green coloring (optional)
3. Christmas Cookies In a Jar!
How stinkin cute! I love to bake but hate to measure out all the stuff. I know this is a popular gift idea but I thought it was too cute not to put in here! This mason jar was $2.99 and I had all the other ingredients also but I will leave the recipe down here! I just did simple chocolate chip cookies but you can obviously put anything in there. Make sure to layer the white ingredients at the bottom so it doesn’t look like a hodgepodge of stuff. I made this tag from a print out online and some colored paper! **Make sure to add on the back what they’ll need.
In the jar:
2 1/4 cups unsifted flour
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 cups chocolate chips
What they’ll need:
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butter, softened
4. Minimal Christmas Wreath
I kept seeing these trending on pinterest and instagram and I wanted to make a simple decoration for my room and I loved how this turned out! All I did was take these fake plant stems found at Hobby Lobby (each was 2.99 on sale) and intertwine them with this wire (I found it for $3.00) I tied some raffia at the bottom and that’s it! This one totals at $8.98.
5. Bath Salts
Seriously how stinking cute is this jar?! I found this at Hobby Lobby for $2.00 and made my own bath salts to go in! Here’s what I used:
- 1 Cup epsom salt- $2.89
- 3 drops juniper berry essential oil
- 2 drops rosemary oil
- 1 drop lemon essential oil
- 1/2 cup sea salt
6. Wall Hangs
Okay, so I wish I could take credit for this one but my talented friend, Haillie made this one! There are several ways to go about a wall hang but its such a cute gift for the trendy girl in your life that needs a cute room decoration! She really has a keen eye for creativity and if you visit her IG page: @handmades_byhays you could get one yourself! DM her for any interest!!
7. Homemade Kahlua
My mom did this one year and everyone went NUTS. This is a super cute gift for the host of your Christmas gathering or your neighbor or whoever likes a good cordial! And yes there’s more raffia, if you couldn’t tell I really enjoy me some raffia…
Ingredients:
- 2 Cups water
- 1-1/2 Cups sugar
- 2 Tablespoons instant coffee
- 2 Cups vodka
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
So that is it for my DIY Christmas gifts! I’m not the craftiest person in the world and I managed to pull off some pretty cute gifts. Christmas doesn’t have to be about the most expensive gifts you can buy for each other or how much money you spent, I’m sure you’re all well aware of it but the stress we put on ourselves to outdo the past years and really go the extra mile for the people we love can be done a thousand other ways that don’t even require money. Thanks for reading, happy happy holidays !!
XOXO,
Hobby Lobby Enthusiast.
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