Homemade Christmas Gifts 2011

A smart person knows that one need not break the bank to get great gifts for the loved ones. You can delight your friends and family with wonderful homemade gifts too when you are cash-crunched. Wow your family and friends with homemade Christmas gifts that are fast, frugal and festive. Homemade gifts are not only easy on your pocket, but also give you plenty of scope to experiment with, making the entire ordeal of gift giving a pleasure for you. Best gifts are those that are personalized and these wonderful DIY gift ideas clearly justify that. To make your life easy, here are some homemade Christmas gift ideas that are quick, easy, fun to make and are also expected to garner excellent compliments from your friends and family. This guide presents a few exciting DIY gift ideas that your family and friends will love to see under the tree. Read on for details.

Homemade Christmas Present Ideas 2011

Chocolate Hampers
No matter what the time or occasion is, homemade chocolates are always a delight to gift and a treat to receive, more so when they are prettily packaged. Load a gift basket with creamy fudge, chocolate, candies, truffles, toffees and marshmallows, tie a ribbon and add a tag and voila! Your homemade chocolate gift hamper is all set to woo.

Goodie Baskets
Celebrations always call for loads of yummy goodies and sweet treats. Spread the Christmas cheer with a food basket stuffed with pinecone cakes, gingerbread cookies, fruit tart, fig roll, cookie sticks, peppermint barks and loads more. These yummy delights are not only a treat to receive, but simple to make and/or arrange as well.

Felted Sweaters
Never mind if you do not know how to knit, for you do not really need to be a nifty knitter to make this homemade gift. All you need is a few, old woolen sweaters and you are good to go. Just toss in old, outgrown, wool sweaters in the wash and then dry them on high heat until they are felted. You can use these felted woolens to make cup cuffs, swing bags, under arm purses, off-the-cuff bracelets and anything that tickles your fancy.

Handy Coasters
Nothing makes for a more personalized Christmas gift than customized coasters, cut and shaped after your child's palms. Fun to make and great to gift, these open-handed impressions of your kids' palms can be craftily embellished with colors, motifs and different fabrics to make a great homemade gift.

Greetings Cards
Nothing beats the delight of gifting and receiving handmade cards. Not only is it a great money saver, but can also be made easily using a few basic supplies. You do not really need tons of fancy stuff to make your Christmas card stand out and look stunning. Just a theme, a few paper rolls, scissors, glue and maybe clip arts, and you are good to go. And yes, do not forget to inscribe a cheerful Christmas message to add more dazzle to your celebrations.

Spice Kits
A spice sampler could make for yet another great homemade Christmas gift option. Just fill a few jars with exotic spices, tie them with ribbons, string a few tags and present these jars to your gormandizer friend. He or she would simply adore you for this. You can also gift a customize spice blends for meat rubs, marinade mixes, salad dressings, dips and seasonings etc.

Stuffed Toys
What could be cuter Christmas gift than a stuffed snowman, Santa Claus, Rudolph, penguins and elves? For those who are handy with needlework, creating a cute stuffed toy using felted wool, cotton fill and other supplies would be a breeze. Gift your son, daughter, niece or nephew a stuffed Christmas toy this holiday and see their face beam with delight. A win-win homemade gift for sure!

Nothing beats the joy of receiving customized homemade gifts. This festive season, add cheer to your yuletide celebrations with these latest homemade Christmas gift ideas and double up the joy of giving and receiving.