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50 DIY Gift ideas for under $20
Gift a personal touch WITHOUT breaking the bank. From making candles to spice blends, hot cocoa mixes to chai, this list will inspire you! Print off your free guide HERE that has over 50 DIY ideas for under $20 and keep reading for some ideas I have that you may just be able to find in your own home and pantry.
Sustainable Gift Wrapping Ideas
Truth be told, I CANNOT rip wrapping paper. Whatever holiday or birthday it was, my grandma would tell us not to rip the paper that she could reuse it. TO THIS DAY, I cannot do it. I actually cringe at the thought. I actually smile about the situation because it makes me think of her, her thriftiness and her ability to repurpose everything! Tap this link to find sustainable gift wrapping ideas.
Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Once your gift is wrapped, you’re going to want to label or else this will make a fun gift of “that’s not yours but sister sally’s”. Print your free gift tags HERE or print these too!
Quick DIY Christmas Gifts
If you have 30 minutes or less you can make some Christmas Gifts. It takes no time at all! Check out these Ideas and then head to the comments to tell me, which of the 50 ideas inspires you the most! Mine is the memory jar!
Around the Home: Pantry Gift Ideas
The very first place to look for inspiration is in your own home. Look around, do you have any of these items to start creating?
- Flour plus Water equals a sourdough starter
- cocoa, powdered milk and sugar…diy hot cocoa mix
- Salt, dried herbs, red pepper flakes, ground pepper…spice blends
- rose petal, nettle, peppermint leaves…tea blend
- tallow in the freezer…rendered for cooking tallow
- olive oil and rosemary…olive oil infusion
- vodka and vanilla beans…vanilla extract
- plates of cookies and fudge
- meals in a jar (dried beans are added with herbs and spices)
- make a casserole to go
- power bites
- Home canned goods and preserves: jars of jam, jellys, fruit butters, pickles, dehydrated plums, fruit leather, herbs and vegetables.
- why make one loaf of bread, when you can make two? Usually I make one for now and one for later. But two loaves can easily be two gifts!
- Save and sterilize store bought jars for an even easier option for gifting!
Around the Home: Health and Wellness Gift Ideas
- olive oil and comfrey…comfrey infusion
- coconut oil and peppermint…rub for the occasional sore muscles
- flannel material and rice…microwavable rice heater/warmer
- dried herbs for teas
- go foraging for rose hips and rose petals
- tallow in the freezer? render it and create a whipped tallow balm
Handmade Holiday
I had the great pleasure of collaborating with 19 other creators to write the 2024 Edition of the Handmade Holiday. It’s filled with over 100 pages of content, diy’s recipes family stories and so much more. Grab a sneak Peak HERE or purchase a copy. It is limited edition and wont be around for long BUT you have the option o purchase a digital or digital plus hardcopy version.
The Flouring Home Resources
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Dont over think this! What homemade gifts do you love to get and start there!
Share your ideas in the comments! What are your favorite things to make and give?
Merry Christmas!
Love, Boots
