10 creative DIY Christmas gift ideas on a budget

If your finances are not on track and you still don’t want to give up gifts, how about betting on a handmade Christmas gift? This idea helps you save money, exercise creativity and the gifts even gain a special value for being handmade. Check out suggestions for handmade gifts that are creative and that are sure to please those who receive them!

1. Dream Vault, by Jessyka Taynara

This idea is very cool to gift someone who needs to save money to make a big dream come true, whether it’s a trip or even a wedding party.

2. Gift in the pot, by Paula Stephânia

You can use the pots to put different things according to the taste of the person you want to gift. Just let your imagination run wild!

3. Customized comics, by Bruna Lima

If you want to gift someone who loves decoration, this idea is perfect! Bruna teaches how to make comics in different formats that are a charm!

4. Panda case, by Alessandra – DIY Project

You don’t have to be a child or teenager to love school supplies, do you? This panda case idea is super cute and can be used as a toiletry bag to store any object.

5. Mermaid Mug, by Isabelle Verona

Who doesn’t love mugs? They can be used for coffee, tea or even to decorate some environment. But what if it’s mermaid-themed? Even more amazing right? This tutorial is very simple and uses bisquit to shape the mermaid’s tail.

6. Tic-tac-toe pillow and felt baskets, by Nina Braz

These two gifts are amazing! The pillow, in addition to serving as a decoration object, can be used as a form of fun. With velcro, you can stick and unstick the pieces and play tic-tac-toe. Baskets are versatile and very easy to make, in addition to having a thousand and one uses.

7. Crate Backlight, by Erika Karpuk

For the design of this lamp, which seems complicated but is simple and easy, you will need very few items. Doesn’t it look like it was bought in a store? It is perfect for decorating environments and can be used as a lamp in the children’s room, for example.

8. Glitter pots for candles, by Karol Pinheiro

Candles always give a charm to the environment, don’t they? How about gifting someone with cute little candles, made without spending a lot? You will basically need empty baby food jars (or any glass jar you prefer), glue and glitter. The result is incredible!

9. Candy pillows, by Paula Stephânia

In this video you will learn how to make three types of candy pillows: marshmallow, cookie and ice cream. You need to have a basic notion of sewing (it doesn’t have to be on the machine), but the result is very cute and is a great gift idea.

9. Decorative lamps, by Niimakeup

These lamps with different shapes are super hot and you can easily find them to buy around, but they are not usually very cheap. To help you save some money, check out this tutorial with few materials and make a beautiful lamp to give as a gift. The coolest thing is that you can unleash your imagination and create the lamp with any design or even with the initial letter of the person who will receive the gift.

10. Decorative unicorn head, by Pricilla Calaça

Animal heads to hang on the wall are seen a lot on Pinterest and surely if you like DIY you’ve found them somewhere on the internet. It seems to be a very difficult object to make, but the truth is that it takes more time than it does. Can you imagine gifting that special person with this modern and different object?

See how you can do a lot of things with little money, but without saving on creativity? Also check out these 50 Christmas phrases for friends and wish them only good things!