Not only are mason jar crafts among the easiest DIY gifts to make, but just about everyone loves to receive them.

Thankfully, you don’t have to be a pro to make this peppermint mason jar candle. All you need is peppermint essential oil, some soy candle flakes (hello, Amazon), a couple of mason jars to make Christmas extra special this year.

Check out this DIY here for more info.

Extracts add an extra bit of zing to baked goods like cookies and cakes. But, the ones you buy at the store are are oftentimes “imitation” or fake. It’s easy to make the real thing at home, and the baking connoisseur in your life will love that you took the extra step to make it from scratch.

To make the extracts, you’ll need some vodka as the base, and then mint, vanilla, etc. to flavor it. Find out more about how to make DIY extracts right here.

You can buy Christmas ornaments just about anywhere during the holiday season, but nothing says “I love you” like a handmade ornament.

When you’re ready to make this easy project, grab your favorite pictures, find a couple of round wooden pieces, and get a hold of some matte Mod Podge. Then follow the step-by-step instructions here to learn how to make this keepsake ornament.

Sewing anything with a zipper always seems super complicated, but this DIY clutch is so easy to make, you’ll probably want to make more than just one or two. But, that’s no problem, because what gal doesn’t love having extra clutches on hand? And of course, they make extra spectacular gifts!

The instructions provided here show you how to use a sewing machine to make this clutch, but if you like to take your time and sew things by hand, that should work too.

If someone you know has the opposite of a green thumb, then giving succulents as a gift is always a safe bet. That’s because they’re low maintenance and pretty much take care of themselves.

But, why give someone a succulent in a boring planter, when you can spruce it up? A tall mason jar that’s been painted with some pretty colors makes the perfect DIY gift!

Just add some river rocks, gently place a succulent in the pot into the jar, and paint the outside with some fun colors. Find out more about this project here.

Want to impress your friends and family this year? Give them some gold! This 5-minute mug looks like an expensive and time-consuming project, but it only takes minutes to make and it won’t break the bank!

All it takes to make this super fab gift are some plain white mugs, gold spray paint, masking tape, and a clear ceramic sealer. For all the DIY info, check out this site right here.

Even though we now live in the digital age where pretty much all of our photos are stored online, nothing says home sweet home like real pictures of our loved ones.

Picture frames come in all sorts of fancy designs, but there’s no need to splurge when you can jazz it up yourself for a mere $3. All it takes to make this cute picture frame is a wooden block, burlap ribbon, metal clip, and gorilla glue.

Check out this blog for more info on how to make one, or dozens, of these bow picture frames for Christmas gifts this year!

Have you ever wondered how to upcycle those oddly shaped jars of salsa? Well, if you wrap it up like a burrito with some yarn, you can make this cool tealight candle masterpiece!

Just grab some fuzzy yarn and white spray paint, and when you’re done having a blast, wrap a bow around it to turn it into a unique gift. You can find all the instructions on this fun DIY right here.

Did someone say no-sew? I’m in! If you’re short on time like me, this adorable flamingo pillow can be made in a flash with iron-on transfers and a pillow case. Get all the DIY instructions right here.

Candles are among the most popular gifts for a reason, but the decorative ones always seem to cost an arm and a leg when you buy them at the store.

Thankfully, there’s a way around that. Just buy plain white ones on the cheap, and dress them up yourself with washi tape.

Find out more about this fun little project right here.

These Rudolph coasters are so adorable, you’ll probably want to make some extra to keep for yourself at home.

All you need are some slate coasters, white and red paint, and all the glitter you can handle. Check out the instructions on this red-nosed holiday gift right here.

If you thought it was pretty hard to make wooden kitchen utensils look nice, then you just haven’t found the right DIY. This one will knock your socks off with its adorable homemade flair! It also makes a great gift for the chef in your life.

Cook up this cool little craft by following the instructions on this blog here.

Pumpkin spice everything takes center stage as soon as the fall season gets underway, but hot apple cider is still a classic that many of turn to as a comfort food during the colder months.

If you want to go old school with gifts this year, then look no further than this hot apple cider cinnamon spice mix. You can find all the spices you need, and a downloadable label for the jar, on this blog here.

Potpourri is always a hit when it comes to gifts, but you can make it even better by making it from scratch. You can’t go wrong with ingredients like fresh cranberries, oranges, and cinnamon. Not only does it look fabulous, but it smells absolutely divine, too!

Check out this blog for more info on how to make the perfect pot of potpourri for your loved ones.

Scarves always make a great gift, but if you don’t know how to knit or crochet, this this no-sew blanket scarf DIY is what you need! No one will ever know that you “cheated”!

Just follow the instructions provided right here and you’ll be making fabulous blanket scarves in no time flat.

Lip balms are a must-have during cold weather, and just everyone has one in their purse, car, or pocket to prevent chapped lips during the winter season.

If you’re looking for ideas on fun stocking stuffers this year, then look no further than this homemade lip balm. It’ll only takes ten minutes to make, and the gift recipient will probably kiss you for it!

If you want to learn more, check out this kissable lip balm recipe right here.

Salt is everyone’s favorite go-to seasoning when it comes to spicing up bland dishes. But, even salt can get boring sometimes. No problem – you can just spice up the salt!

Foodies love to receive edible gifts, and they’ll absolutely adore handcrafted flavored salt mixes like lemon rub or curry! Check out some of the different flavors you can make right here.

Why not add some heat to your Christmas gifts this year? A cute heating pad like this will come in handy once the winter season gets into full swing!

Check out these DIY instructions right here to make the perfect gift for family and friends.

I bet you can’t say “tea trees” five times fast without fumbling! It may be hard to say, but this festive holiday topiary will be an instant hit with all your tea diva friends.

This is one time that you don’t want to skimp out – the tea bags are what makes this look so pretty. Since everything else you need to make this tree is inexpensive, go for the gold and buy the good tea.

This blog here has all the info you need to make your holiday tea party shine!

You can’t go wrong with this one. This clever DIY combines three of the most popular gift ideas out there – mason jars, flower vases, and picture frames!

To make this adorable gift, follow the instructions right here.

Love it or hate it, you can’t celebrate the holidays without at having least one snow globe in the picture. Thankfully, this homemade snow globe is anything but tacky. In fact, it’s actually pretty sweet!

You can be old fashioned and use trees and deer as the focal point. Or, you could use some fun little spacemen if you’re gifting this to a little boy or girl! This blog here has instructions on how to make this adorable snow globe.

If you shied away from soapmaking because you thought it was too complicated, then you’ll love this easy handcrafted soap DIY. All you need is plain glycerine soap as your base, and all the extra add-ins are totally up to you!

Check out this blog for chamomile, honey oatmeal, and aloe vera soap recipes. They make wonderful gifts!

Cookies always make a great gift, but if you’re short on time, just make the mix! You can sweeten it up by placing it in this cute little gift sack with some measuring spoons and baking instructions. Find out more about this fun DIY right here.

Hershey’s Kisses are a staple any time of the year, but you can really bring on the holiday cheer with these cute holiday edition Santa kisses.

Presentation is everything, though. If you pop them in a treat bag and add some glitter tape, you can pass it off as a gift! Get all the instructions and a printable gift tag from this blog right here.

Who doesn’t love a cup of hot chocolate? This hot chocolate gift basket has all the things a family needs to keep them toasty warm on a cold, wintry day. Not only is it easy to put together, but it’s super inexpensive, too!

Find out more about how to make this gift basket right here.

If you want to gift something a little bit different this year, check out this adorable Christmas tree wall hanging.

You’ll need some card stock and green yarn to make this homemade masterpiece, but it’s a lot easier than it looks. You can find the printable templates and all the instructions you need right here.

If you never took basket weaving in college, don’t worry! As long as you know how to crochet, then you’re all set.

This makes a great gift for all the coffee or tea drinkers in your life, and as an extra added bonus, it’ll even fit Starbucks cups! All the step-by-step instructions on how to make this basketweave cozy can be found right here.

This DIY is so elegant, it’s hard to believe that you don’t need hardly anything but a few leaves and strings to make it!

To whip this beauty into shape, grab some birch bark, a few leaves, a leather string, and of course, a candle and some glue. To be on the safe side, you should probably wrap this around a flameless LED candle rather than a real one. It can easily catch fire!

Find out more about this gorgeous gift idea here.

Want t

o give a personalized gift this year? This tea towel might be just the thing you’re looking for.

A flour sack towel, a Sharpie, and some free downloadable printables are pretty much all you need to make this tea towel. Check out this blog for more info on this cute holiday gift idea.

Carrying around a photo on a pendant is nothing new. But these mini photo pendants are an upgrade from those antique clasps that your grandparents wore! You can attach them to charm bracelets, pendants, or even make magnets out of them. The possibilities are endless!

This blog right here has all the instructions you need to make this cute holiday gift idea.

The dollar store might seem like an extremely cheap place to go shopping for the holidays, but not if you flip those inexpensive finds into something fabulous!

These red oven mitts look plain and drab all on their own, but when you add some ruffles and applique hearts, it looks like you spent some big bucks. Learn how to make this perfect hostess gift right here.

Bath bombs are always a winner, but these peppermint scented ones are perfect for this time of year.

If peppermint isn’t your thing, you can tailor it to your liking by adding rosemary, lemon, eucalyptus, or lavender. It’s all up to you!

Follow these instructions here to learn how to make these DIY bath bomb gifts. Your family and friends will explode with gratitude!

Sugar scrubs are one of the easiest DIY gifts to make, and this is no different. But what sets this apart is the holiday theme – it’s green and minty! Check out this blog for the how-to recipe.

If you want gift something more personalized than a gold-dipped mug, this monogram mug fits the bill. It’ll take a little bit of extra work, but it’s so worth the effort. Just look at how nice it looks!

Check out this blog for more info on how to make this mug and spruce it up with some herbs, too.

This would make a great gift for the budding home chef who is tired of answering the “What’s for dinner” question over and over. Dinner is whatever is on the menu!

This wipe-off menu board is probably easier to make than dinner, since all you need is a glass picture frame, dry erase markers, and patterned scrapbook paper.

Check out this blog for more tips on how to make this cute gift. If you’re bold, you could even write out your dream dinner menu on it before you wrap it up!

These clay garden markers make a great holiday gift for people that love to get their hands dirty in the backyard. It’s certainly a step up from cheap-looking Popsicle stick markers, but thankfully they’re just as easy to make. In fact, it’s the oven that does most of the work!

Check out this blog for instructions on how to make this easy DIY gift.

This mini spa is just what every gal needs to relax at the end of the day. If you fill it with things like lip balm, sugar scrubs, and bath salts, you’ll be at the top of her Christmas BFF list!

Check out this blog here for more ideas on how to pamper your friend.

Crystals and gemstones are all the rage right now, but if you can’t afford to give your friend an emerald or ruby, then this DIY gemstone soap still makes a great gift. Although you’ll need a few basic soap making supplies, it’s not difficult at all to make.

Just follow this tutorial here for instructions on how to make fun gemstone-shaped soap.

Why settle for a regular picture frame, when you can give your face a fabulous glow? This cute photo luminary mixes formal and fun, and it’s a lot easier to make than it looks. All you need is a glass jar, a photo, and some tea light candles.

This blog here has all the details on this very illuminating DIY gift.

We’ve seen lots of mason jar DIY’s out there, but until now it’s been much ado about nothing when it comes to the lids. If you have a stack of lonely lids lying around, this crafty lid magnet project is exactly what you need!

Check out this blog for more info on how to make these adorable photo magnet lids. They make great gifts!

If you’re stumped for unique gift ideas, look no further than this pop-up photo box. It’s like a Jack-in-the-Box, but instead of scary clowns or equally scary taco meat, there’s just an endless stream of beautiful photos!

All the DIY instructions can be found right here.

If you need some fun stocking stuffer ideas, these aromatic lavender sachets make lovely little gifts. You can use them as eye pillows during meditation or sleep, put them in a linen closet, or just leave them out in the open to add a breath of fresh air to a stale room.

You can use a combination of rice, essential oil, and lavender buds to make these sachets, but if you don’t have any lavender buds lying around, the essential oil will work just fine. For more info on this DIY, check out this blog here.

If you want to give the gift of glitter and glam this holiday season, but don’t want to take a huge hit to your pocket book, then these copper vanity bowls may fit the bill. Not only do they look classy and elegant, but they’re deceptively simple to make. What more could you want in a DIY?

Grab some ceramic bowls and metallic spray paint, then follow the tutorial on this blog here to get started.

Sweaters and pillows are two of the coziest things you can cuddle up with. So, why not go all out and combine the two when you’re thinking about DIY gifts this year?

Check out this blog for instructions on how to make a sweater pillow that’s worth curling up with.

Even grown-ups need to have some fun, and this cute reindeer 6-pack is cheap and quick to make. Just add cute googly eyes and pipe cleaner antlers, and you’re all set! You can easily adapt this for kids by using regular root beer.

For a quick rundown on how to make reindeer beer, check out this site for more info.

Don’t know what to give the picky guy in your life? Keep it simple and just gift him a jar of this homemade rosemary mint shaving cream. His baby smooth skin will thank you for it!

Check out this blog here for instructions and the recipe.

Men need to keep their hair moisturized, but regular old hair conditioner won’t cut it when it comes to facial hair. So, if your guy has ditched the razor in favor of growing a gorgeous full beard, then this woodsy beard oil may be more to his liking.

Get all the details on how to make this lush DIY beard oil right here.

Most guys aren’t picky when it comes to gifts. As long as it’s something they can play with or eat, then they’re happy. That’s why this pork rub in a jar makes a perfect dad gift! He can play with his food and eat it, too!

Check out this blog here for both the recipe and the cute printable label.

If you’re looking for another way to use mason jar lids, then this lid coaster DIY is a great one to try. Be sure to make a few of them to give away as gifts. Once your friends see them, they’ll be begging to take one home!

Check out this blog here for a step-by-step tutorial.

Beer, snacks, and something to carry them in. What more could a dad ask for?

For printable labels and other fun gift ideas for dad’s toolbox, check out this blog here.

Cozy slippers are great all around gifts for any gender or age group. But, you can personalize for her it by stuffing it full of little extras, like nail polish and truffles. Check out this blog here for more ideas.

Instead of nail polish, give the guy in your life some manly stuff like beef jerky, nuts, and a gift card to his favorite store. This blog here has more fabulous slipper-stuffing ideas!

If you want give a gift that’s both glitzy and practical, then this rose gold cup holder is just the ticket! It looks expensive but you can make it on the cheap with just foil, paint, and tape.

Check out this blog for the full DIY tutorial.

You can never have too many magnets on your fridge, especially when they’re as glitzy and fab as these glitter magnets. If you don’t want your friends popping them off your fridge and into their purses, then you better make as many of these as you can and give them as gifts!

Check out this blog here for a tutorial on how to make this fun DIY project.

This gorgeous galaxy in a jar serves no other purpose than being pretty to look at, which is why the teen in your life will love it! It looks stunning when you move the jar around and look at it from different angles.

Check out this tutorial here for instructions on how to make this galaxy jar really shine.

Need another quick stocking stuffer idea? Then check out this DIY sugar scrub for lips. It’s perfect for all the people in your life that are deserving of sweet kisses!

You can find instructions and a simple recipe right here.

Bath and Body Works has nothing on this heavenly gingerbread body butter! It’s made with all natural ingredients that you can literally eat!

Check out the recipe and how-to instructions on this blog here.

Since we’re on a roll with the gingerbread, here’s another great gift idea – gingerbread play-dough! Just make sure you watch the kids around this one. It looks and smells like real gingerbread cookie dough, and even if it didn’t, they’ll still try to eat it!

Get the recipe for this fun play-dough DIY right here.

Most people with a sweet tooth love candy no matter how it comes wrapped. But, you can make the gift even sweeter by turning candle into this cute candy sleigh. Kids will absolutely love this!

Check out this blog for an easy to follow tutorial.

Want to make people smile this year? Then dress up a bar of soap with a washcloth, reindeer antlers, and some googly eyes. It’ll make them laugh and want to get clean all at the same time!

This blog here has more details on how to make this adorable reindeer soap DIY.

I’m not going to lie, I’d love to have one of these superhero jar banks. Of course, your kids will love it even more. Plus, they look cool just chillin’ on top of a dresser drawer.

For more info, check out this quick and easy tutorial on this blog right here.

It goes without saying that kids just love to play with icky, goopy, sticky things. But, slime that glows when the lights are out is even better!

You can find a good recipe for glow-in-the-dark slime on this blog here. Make several of them and put them into tiny mason jars – they make great stocking stuffers!

Dip mix ornaments are a great gifts that, depending on the timing, might give right back to you! If you present this gift during an office holiday party and bring a tub of sour cream, who knows, maybe you’ll get to dig right in.

Check out the recipes and how-to on this blog right here.

Cinnamon honey butter makes a great hostess gift for Christmas. It pales in comparison to regular butter when you slather it on homemade dinner rolls!

You can find the recipe and full instructions on this blog here.

If you have a little boy that loves cars, then it’s probably safe to say that he’s the proud owner of dozens of different Hot Wheels! Why not make him feel special this year by building him a garage to house all his toy cars?

Just follow this tutorial right here to learn how to build a toy car garage with a wooden crate and mailing tubes.

This clever idea is both a gift and Christmas card all wrapped in one! Just pop a round EOS lip blam into one of three different card stock printables to make this very festive stocking stuffer.

You can download the free printables and get all the instructions on this blog here.

If you really want to start some fireworks this holiday season, then chuck these cool pinecones into the firepace. It’ll make the night even more fun and memorable!

This blog right here has all the DIY details for making these pinecone fire starter favors. Everyone you gift them to will adore them!

Now this is my kind of Christmas gift! The gigantic marshamallow and chocolate has all the makings of a happy after dinner toothache.

Check out this blog here for the exact recipe.

Here’s another two-gifts-in-one idea. If you hide a couple of bottles of wine inside a scarf, it’ll be hard to guess what the gift actually is.

This blog here will show you how to wrap the wine bottles in the scarf so that it doesn’t break.

It’s said that Cleopatra bathed in milk as part of her beauty routine, but for modern day queens, chocolate is where it’s at. This bath soak, which is made with epsom salt, sea salt, and cocoa powder, will leave your skin feeling soft and silky.

Check out this blog right here for the recipe and some printable labels that make gifting this to friends super easy.

Want to give your man a gift he can actually use this holiday season? Upcycle 6-pack beer carriers and turn them into coasters!

Check out this tutorial right here, which will show you how to use tile squares as the base for this coaster DIY project.

Want to give the young ladies in your life the perfect girly girl gift? Then check this out – Mod Podge + patterned paper + hair clips. That’s all you need to make this fun and thrifty DIY!

You can probably guess how to make this, but in case you get stuck, check out this blog here for some quick and easy directions.

This dip-dyed DIY is a great way to turn a plain white tote into something that’s worthy of taking out on a shopping trip with you. Use the leftover dye water to make several totes at once. You can use them in place of wrapping paper or gift bags, and of course they make great gifts all on their own.

Be sure to check out this blog here for a tutorial on how to make this dip-dyed ombre bag.

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make jewelry, this is an easy project to start with. This entire bangle is made from jewelry wire, which you can find at most craft stores. An entire roll of wire can make several bangles, which means one thing – stocking stuffers!

Check out this tutorial right here to learn how to to make this cute heart bracelet.

Reindeer and hot cocoa? Say no more! This fun little treat is as simple to make as it is to drink.

If you’re ready to make people smile, then check out this blog for instructions on how to make this cute DIY.