One of my favorite things to make are unique Neighbor gifts for a homemade Christmas. I have a lot of fabulous people I adore, so it’s got to be a small and cheap Christmas gift that I think my neighbors will enjoy.
Here are several creative gift ideas as well as some tried and true ones that are great fall backs in a pinch. Be sure to tell these creative Ladies that the Tip Junkie sent ya! {{hugs}}
Homemade Christmas Gifts for a Neighbor
1. Homemade Sugar Scrub recipe from Tidy Mom would make a great party favor or neighbor Christmas gift.
2. Wisemen Still Seek Him candle block Christmas gift idea from Creations by Kara.
3. Holiday clothes pins created to be a mantel display for all the Photo Greeting Cards from Blue Cricket Designs.
4. How to make Christmas soaps from Tarkheena Crafts.
5. Beaded Car Freshener Tutorial. Another use for your lampwork beads from Midwest Creative Collective.
6. Personalized soap dispenser or hand sanitizer from Schlosser Desigsns.
7. Homemade bath salt recipe from Christmas Planning with Kids.
8. DIY S’more Kit from Twig & Thistle.
Yummy Inexpensive Gifts for Neighbors
9. Single Serving Pie in a Jar recipe from Our Best Bites
10. Snowman candy bar wrappers from Coley’s Corner.
11. Ho Ho Hash recipe and embellished jar containers from The Scrap Shoppe.
12. Christmas M&M Cookie Mix in a jar from These Creative Juices.
How to Make Cheap Christmas Gifts at Home with Paper Crafting
13. It doesnt matter what your baking, theres a way to paper craft the container from Paper Crafts Connection.
14. Open up a lump of coal box tutorial from Tatertos and Jello and put something yummy or small inside.
15. Note Card Holder paper craft tutorial by Scrappy Betties.
16. 2″ Post It Note Cube embellished by Cre8n’ Memories.
17. Altered candles in an embellished stamped gift box from Clearly iStamp.
18. Hot Coco packet tutorial neighbor gift from stampin’ Sunset to Sunrise.
19. A custom stamped gift box filled with Holiday tags from Jill’s Card Creations.
20. Handmade Cracker tutorial by Rachel Jakes
Ring and Run Family Christmas Traditions
21. We’ve been Jingled tradition from The Creative Homemaker.
22. You’ve Been Star’d printable from Executive Homemaker. {{printable}}
23. 17 Christmas Traditions from Executive Homemaker {{printable}}
24. 12 Days of Christmas Ring & Run activity from Executive Homemaker {{printable}}
Kara says
Thanks so much for sharing my candle block idea! Love all the other great gift ideas too! 🙂
Young Wife says
Such great ideas! I love getting a head start on Christmas gifts.
jenjen says
Thanks Laurie for the feature on my little coal boxes. I also have a fun beaded keychain which makes a stocking stuffer or great neighbor or teacher gift. Here’s the link on that — http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2009/12/last-minute-stocking-stuffer-craft.html
Thanks again!
XOX
Jen
Lynne says
I just LOVE the clothespin idea…I’ve got to get started!
Amy says
What fantastic gift ideas!