A 31 day handmade gifts series with ideas for Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, and more! Find links to all the projects below.
It’s October 1 and I’m adding to our regular schedule of easy DIYs, simple whole food recipes, do-able gardening tips, and Saturday’s Three Things to bring you a new 31 day series all about handmade gifts. Every day (yes, every day) during the month of October you will find one (and sometimes more) homemade gift tutorial with ideas to customize and personalize them.
They range from foods, personal items, kids gifts, ideas for men & women, and ‘family’ gifts (one item you can give to a whole family). Some use simple sewing or knitting/crocheting skills, others paint, or simply putting things together in a basket/jar – but all show the time and care you took to create a meaningful gift. So much better than just pulling something off the store shelf, right?
Long-time readers will not be surprised to hear that I love handmade gifts – both giving and receiving them – and have brought you many easy crafts, foods, and DIYs that make welcomed gifts. These are still great resources if you’re planning your holiday gifts and you’ll find them here:
- Handmade Gift Ideas for Men & Women
- Handmade Gift Ideas for Kids and Teens
- 23 Creative Handmade Gifts
- Complete Crafts & Handmade Gifts Gallery
Oh, and we even made a video where I share some of my favorite handmade gift ideas in just 6 minutes (there’s a lot more new ideas here, too):
For this 31 day series, I’m bringing you DIY ideas from both AOC and around the web that will make great gifts, so I know you’ll find something that will provide thoughtful gifts to your loved ones.
You will find all the links for the 31 days below. You can pin this image to your Pinterest boards so you can reference it and come back anytime:
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31 Days of Handmade Gifts
Day 1: Introduction + Past Handmade Gift Ideas (you’re here!)
Day 2: 2 Stash-Busting Knitted Hat Patterns
Day 3: Stenciled Pillow Cover & More Stencil Ideas
Day 4: Upcycled Glitter Vases
Day 5: Framed Recipes Kitchen Art
Day 6: Car & Farm DIY Play Mats
Day 7: Easy Envelope Pillows
Day 8: DIY Body Wash with Homemade Shower Pouf
Day 9: Quick Food & Scent Holiday Gifts with Free Printables
Day 10: Lime-Mint Sugar Scrub (+other varieties to make)
Day 11: Reclaimed Wood Box Jar Holder with Ideas for Filling
Day 12: Adorable DIY Wine Bags from Pant Legs
Day 13: Homemade Spa Gift in a Jar
Day 14: Cupcake Kit Jar Gift
Day 15: DIY Stone Birdhouse
Day 16: Easy Painted Bowls and Spoons
Day 17: DIY Photo Coasters
Day 18: Easy Homemade Candles
Day 19: Latitude & Longitude Personalized Sign
Day 20: BBQ Spice Rub Set
Day 21: DIY Glass Bead Necklace
Day 22: Succulent Terrarium Planter
Day 23: Upcycled DIY Chalkboards
Day 24: Rustic DIY Wood Toolbox
Day 25: Bobby Pin Hair Jewels
Day 26: Unusual Hypertufa Planters
Day 27: Upcycled Bottles for Kitchen & Laundry
Day 28: Paint-Dipped Spoon Sets
Day 29: Flavored Salt Sets
Day 30: DIY Washi Tape Pens & Simple Notebooks
Day 31: DIY Tote Bags
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Jami,
Great series! I’m excited to see what you highlight each week. I can’t believe it’s time to get started on homemade gifts already, but it sure is! 🙂
I know I will enjoy this series, but I will also miss your 3 things for Saturday post!
I’m so glad you enjoy the 3 Things posts, Jennifer and I WILL be continuing those for the rest of the month, I just took a break this week to “launch” the 31 days series. No worries, then. 🙂
Wonderful, thank you! And per Cherie’s comment…yes, excellent timing. 🙂
What a great idea for a series – I look forward to following along!
It is so helpful that you are starting this DIY gifts series October 1st. So many sites wait until December when we’re all so busy we don’t have time to start new projects so they end up on the back burner or don’t get made at all. Thanks Jami !!!
I’m glad, Cherie – October is when I want to think about it so I’m not all last minute and I figured most of you would, too. 🙂