31 Days of Handmade Gifts for Christmas, Birthdays & More

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