Homemade Christmas gift ideas?  

We have bought Aida cloth and little plastic hoops and stitched up Christmas ornaments for everyone.

The 12 days of Christmas etc. You can get little gold hoops for next to nothing and the fabric goes along way as does the floss. But they take time to make.

Also dig around here, there are a lot of wise ladies who do great gifts...like cake mixes or cookie mixes in a bottle...I will check my links and see what I can find.

I like to sew, so I usually make some of my gifts. My way of double-dipping is that I make the item, enter it into the local country fair (during the summer), hopefully win a ribbon and some prize money for it (nothing big, $2-5 per item), and then give it to the person for Christmas. I also use the 40% off coupons that they regularly have at Joanne's to save on fabric, thread, and trim.

I make gift baskets. I find baskets ar garage sales and yard sales or purchase inexpensive ones from craft stores. Among the themed baskets you can make are wine and cheese, Italian (fill with pasta, sauce, bread, olive oil, cloth napkins), chocolate lovers basket (bar chocolate, cocoa with cups, etc.), bath baskets with candles, romantic novel, body wash with loofah, bath salts, movie lovers basket filled with movie sized candy, popcorn, salt, movie rental coupons, cat or dog lovers basket with books, magazines, toys for their pets. The possibilities are endless!

Watch for the sales and then go buy some fleece and blanket binding and you can make everyone a lap blanket. They have been a huge hit with everyone I have made them for for the past two or three years.

You could also make a bunch of "gifts in a jar" to give out. You can find a ton of these recipes at my lens on Squidoo.com. The link is http://www.squidoo.com/le...
These were also a huge hit. I not only made them, I had to make some for my best friend for her gifts, and for my daughter to give out.

I have a few web-sites that I have saved becasue i love homemade gifts!! I will listn them and hopefully they will help give you ideas! My favorites are the theme gift baskets with homemade things in them.

Chocolate Spoons http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf707322.tip.html

Frugal Christmas Gift Ideas http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf933280.tip.html

Gel Potpourri Jars http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf664642.tip.html

Lavender Sachets http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf15044947.tip.html

S'mores Gifts http://www.hersheys.com/s...

Puzzle Ornaments http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24068511.tip.html

Cookie Cutter Gift http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75940156.tip.html

Hope those help to five you some ideas!!

what are your hobbies and interests? i make jewellery and we also do wood working...visit the library and decide what you are capable of doing...they have a plethora of ideas that you can use.

good luck :-)

Do you know how to kint or crochet? Sugar and Cream cotton yarn is super affordable and you can use it to make up some dish cloths or wash cloths. I often give people hand knit gifts...scarves, mittens, hats and the like.
Caron "pound of" acrlyic yarn is also a really good deal. A pound is a lot of yarn!!!! This is especially good if you are knitting for any kids. it's a soft, durable and importantly, machine washable yarn.

You aer so smart to be thining about this so far ahead of time. i usualy don't focus on this until October or something...that's a lot of knitting for me in a little time!

maybe you w a war cloth to spend the christmas with it

You can sometimes find photo albums inexpensively. Put some special photos in them and/or memorabilia (greeting cards, movie tickets, etc.) that have special meaning.

Also, keep an eye out at thrift stores and garage sales for craft materials and kits. It's a good idea to start early and now's the time to find bargains, before others think of Christmas.