I’m having a hard time believing that December is really here. Which means, time to start brainstorming ideas for Christmas presents. So I put together a quick list of easy crafts and gifts you can make yourself. Many of these are my own tutorials, others are tutorials by others that I’ve personally tried and tested. Almost all of these are relatively simple projects that don’t need a lot of past sewing experience.
Sometimes these gifts were born of lean years where I needed to use my available resources (i.e. fabric) to create gifts for not only friends, but my kids. And nothing shows real love like a gift you’ve made with your own hands. I’ve got a few new ones up my sleeve this year. Good luck with your own creating!
Christmas Projects
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| Felt Snowflake Tutorial |
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| Felt Circle Pillow Tutorial |
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| Peppermint Pinwheel Easy Dresden block |
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Easy Stocking Tutorial
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Simple Gifts:
Oilcloth Zippered Pouch by Sachiko Aldous
Quilted Tablerunner or Placemats Tutorial
Covered Notebook Cover by Jedi Craft Girl
Zippered Pouch tutorial by Noodlehead
Simple Superhero Cape Tutorial
Jedi Robes by Degraeve.com
And my favorite non-sewing quick gift is Make-it-Do’s stove-top potpourri mix. It’s effortlessly pretty and easy to assemble in mass quantities.
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| image from Make It Do |
If you’re looking for more ideas and inspiration, you may want to check out HGTV’s 31 Countdown to Christmas projects.
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| image from A Glimpse Inside |
Good luck and happy gift-giving!
PS If you have links to other great go-to gift ideas and tutorials, leave the links in the comments!
18 Comments
Margaret
December 3, 2012 at 7:32 amthanks for the gift ideas, Amy!<br />Did you know that HGTV has used your mini-stockings in their Countdown to Christmas? It's on Dec. 18th, I think. Congratulations! I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas season.
Cindy
December 3, 2012 at 7:44 amThanks for sharing, Amy!! Love your tuts!!:) I love the stove-top potpourri and made it as gifts for a few people last year. Thinking of doing it again this year. Love the smell!! Now heading over to HGTV's website – thanks!
Cindy
December 3, 2012 at 7:44 amHappy Holidays!!:)
Sarah_L_N
December 3, 2012 at 7:51 amWhat great ideas, thank you! Especially liking the idea of a magnetic pin bowl!
Nedra
December 3, 2012 at 8:02 amIt's nice to see so many of your ideas in one place. Thanks for all of the suggestions!
Little Lady Patchwork
December 3, 2012 at 9:30 amThank for sharing all of your ideas in one place! <br />Stefanie<br /><br />BTW-I am also in Christmas denial!…I mean how could it possibly be December already because I don't know what happened to November.
Anna
December 3, 2012 at 11:11 amthanks amy for including my tutorial. 🙂 And I love the roundup!!! your projects always make such cute gifts!!
Unknown
December 3, 2012 at 11:11 amThank you, Amy, so many great ideas!<br />Leslie
Becky
December 3, 2012 at 7:45 pmLots of great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
CathyK
December 3, 2012 at 8:45 pmThank you so much for the ideas! You are awesome!
Sarahendipity
December 3, 2012 at 10:27 pmThese are great! Thank you, thank you for the quick and easy ideas! 🙂
Katy Cameron
December 4, 2012 at 1:13 pmSome great ideas there, thanks :o)
Donna
December 5, 2012 at 1:49 pmI love your quilted table runner. I have made and given away so many of them (and kept a few for myself)! Everyone loves them. Thanks
Lizzie Saito
October 6, 2013 at 3:55 amYour notebook cover is awesome! And, I am about to create one tomorrow. Please feature great classical artworks as gifts like paintings, figurines, sculptures, etc. I've been giving them as gifts on all occasions but I think I've run out of idea. 🙂 I buy my gifts online like ebay, <a href="http://www.glasslilies.com/" rel="nofollow">Glasslilies</a> and in art and street galleries.
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