Start Early: 12 DIY Handmade Holiday Gift Ideas People Actually Want

A handmade gift works when the person would have bought something like it. Start now. Drying, curing, and second coats all take days.

Ideas to try

• Sugar scrub in a small jar.
• Cookie mix layered in a mason jar, with the tag that says how to bake it.
• A wrapped candle.
• Painted wooden-slice ornaments, two or three on a ribbon.
• A stack of the child’s art, tied as a booklet.
• Herb salt in a jar, if you cook.
• A knitted or no-knit yarn wreath for a neighbour.
• Printed place cards as a host set, bundled with twine.
• Bath salts.
• A hot cocoa kit: cocoa, marshmallows, and a cinnamon stick in a jar.
• A paper snowflake mobile.
• A coupon for one studio visit, if they have kids. Book it on the events page so the date is real.