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Hey, the holiday spirit is starting to hit me and I’ve been thinking about ideas for handmade Christmas gifts.

We have fun coming up with new holiday creations every year and I always love getting handmade gifts.  If you have some more ideas, please share them with us.

Gifts in a jar

These are great for cookies and brownies. Put ingredients like nuts, cocoa, brown sugar and flour in layers so it looks like pretty sand art. Attach a decorative holiday tag with instructions.

Pressed Flower Candles

These look so elegant and yet they’re so easy. Arrange and place your dried flowers on your candle attaching with a bit of melted wax. Dip the entire candle a couple times in hot melted wax to seal it.

Beaded Jewelry

I love beaded jewelry and you can string them with hemp, wire, string or stretchy cord. The stretchy type of elasticized cord is my favorite for bracelets and anklets because you simply tie it off when it’s complete and it stretches to fit just about anyone. You don’t have to worry about adding a clasp.

Picture Frame

Paint a plain wooden frame for a friend or relative and add their name or another personalized touch. Add stickers or sparkles if desired. Your children can make ornaments or magnet picture frames easily out of colorful Popsicle sticks, cardboard or foam.

Sparkly Beeswax Candles

These are super easy to make, they smell sweet and look beautiful. All you do is cut across from corner to corner and roll tightly around a wick. Roll completed candle in festive sparkles if desired. You can find them at most craft stores.

Handprint Apron

Get your little ones to put colorful painted handprints all over an apron. For an even more personalized touch, get them to paint their name onto it. This would also work for t-shirts or tote bags. It would make a fun present for a mom from her young children.

Decorated Coffee Mugs

We did this last year and it was so much fun. My son made one for my husband that said “World’s Greatest Dad”. Even the youngest children can get in on this because parents would still treasure their little scribbles. Get special mugs and/or markers from a craft store.

Decorated Laptop Tray

I grabbed a plain wooden laptop tray from the craft store, printed a few favorite pictures off the computer, and slapped a few coats of Mod Podge on to seal it. You could also add some decorative scrap book stickers if you wanted.

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