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Text reads: gift ideas, gifts to make (end text). I’ve pulled together 35 homemade gifts you can make between now and Hanukkah, which is the first of the 3 holidays.
in Lifestyle &middot December 16, 2022

Homemade Gifts

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in Lifestyle &middot December 16, 2022

Homemade Gifts

Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa are super close! They’re so close that, if you still have to do some shopping, it might be too late to order them online. That being said, I’ve pulled together 35 homemade gifts you can make between now and Hanukkah, which is the first of the 3 holidays.

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Text reads: gift ideas, gifts to make (end text). I’ve pulled together 35 homemade gifts you can make between now and Hanukkah, which is the first of the 3 holidays.
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Homemade Gifts: Beauty
Homemade Gifts: for the Home
Homemade Gifts: Food + Drink
Homemade Gifts: Ornaments

Homemade Gifts: Beauty

Mistletoes Pedicure in A Jar Gift Idea (Growing Up Gabel)

Easy Spa in a Jar Gift Idea (Growing Up Gabel)

Candy Cane Peppermint Bath Salts (Growing Up Gable)

Take It Easy Gift Basket (Fantabulosity)

Heart-Shaped Bath Bombs (Suburban Simplicity)

Easy Peppermint Foot Scrub (Suburban Simplicity)

Simple Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub (Suburban Simplicity)

Cheap Custom Gifts (All Under $50!)

DIY Lavender Bath Salts (Suburban Simplicity)

DIY Candy Cane Body Wash (Happy Home Happy Heart)

DIY Self Care Gift Basket (The Rising Spoon)

DIY Peppermint Snowflake Bath Bombs (A Pumpkin & A Princess)

Gift Ideas: Chronic Illness Must-Haves

Homemade Gifts: for the Home

DIY Simmering Potpourri (Chica and Jo)

DIY Mason Jar Snowglobes (The Crafted Sparrow)

DIY Snowy Mason Jars (A Pumpkin & A Princess)

Personalized Gift Ideas

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Homemade Gifts: Food + Drink

Cookies for Santa Jar Gift (The Crafted Sparrow)

Homemade Salsa Gifts (The Crafted Sparrow)

Mason Jar Cocktail Kit (Growing Up Gabel)

Cookies in a Jar (Bake Play Smile)

Hot Cocoa Snowmen Gifts (Crafty Morning)

Frozen Candy Cane Sleigh Gift Idea (Crafty Morning)

Silent Night Movie Night Gift Box (Fantabulosity)

DIY Beverage Chocolate Melts (Fantabulosity)

Gift Ideas for Chronically Ill People

DIY Hot Chocolate Gift (Fantabulosity)

6 DIY Cocktail Kits for Easy Gifting (Wholefully)

DIY Breakfast Gift Basket (The Rising Spoon)

Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Basket (The Rising Spoon)

Rosemary, Orange, and Thyme Flavored Herb Salt (The Rising Spoon)

Hot Chocolate Gift Basket (A Pumpkin & A Princess)

Christmas Coffee Mug Gift (A Pumpkin & A Princess)

Holiday Gift Ideas: Holiday Gifts To Make

Homemade Gifts: Ornaments

Ping Pong Snowman Ornaments (Growing Up Gabel)

Easy and Cute Mug of Hot Cocoa Christmas Ornament (Growing Up Gable)

Marshmallow Sheep Christmas Ornament (Crafty Morning)

Let It Snow Ornament (Fantabulosity)

DIY Book Page Ornament (Suburban Simplicity)

Pine Cone Ornaments (A Pumpkin and a Princess)

Great Gifts for Mom

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    December 19, 2022 at 8:28 am

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