Sleigh The Holidays With Homemade Gifts

Even without the increasing frustrations of finding, buying, and giving the perfect gifts on a budget, the winter holidays are still the most expensive time of year. Shouldn’t the holiday season simply be about spending time with loved ones, making merry, and eating great food? I’ve never been one to partake in the shopping frenzy that fuels retail sales.

That said, I still love giving gifts.

Yes, it’s possible to hold both of these sentiments true. Store bought gifts, purchased for the sake of an obligatory exchange, bring me as much joy as the credit card bills to follow. Homemade gifts, thoughtfully crafted with the recipient’s wants and needs in mind, are a gift to the giver as well. Seeing someone’s face light up because of something you made is an indescribable and irreplaceable sort of joy. It doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive or complicated; the best presents simply start from scratch.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting gifts for the holidays.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to spoil the wonderful people in your life with something special. Everyone should be able to afford that basic human connection and the happiness it brings to both the giver and recipient.

Christmas cookies are in their own category; when it comes to homemade gifts, the options are endless. Sweet and savory, edible and not, there really is something for everyone on your list. There’s no need to stress over getting the hottest toys and blowing your budget when you start from scratch, too. Here are just a few of my favorite suggestions for giftable DIY goodies.

15 Best Homemade Holiday Gifts

Over budget, out of time, and can't think of holiday gift ideas? Try one
of these food proof homemade treats that everyone is sure to love.

7 thoughts on “Sleigh The Holidays With Homemade Gifts

  1. Oh my…. What a feast of delights you have given us to choose from..
    Thank you Hannah for these Holiday gifts my friend..
    Have a wonderful weekend and Holiday season xx <3 xx

  2. I’m certainly going to be checking out a number of these links, Hannah. I’ll be making homemade granola as a gift for some people but some of these sound so good too. I have to agree with your sentiments about gifts and the holidays. I love giving gifts but I don’t like having to spend a zillion dollars. One way to spread out the spending it to accumulate gifts over the year when you find something you know someone will like. You may spend as much, but it’s not all on one credit card. :-) I wish I were handier and could make more things but alas, I didn’t inherit that gene from my mom. :-) Happy holiday season.

    1. Yes, that’s exactly it! It feels better spending the money because you can put more care and thought into the gift, while also upgrading the ingredients and getting a bit more of it, hopefully. I hope you’re just as appreciated and gifted, too!

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