Easy Homemade Gifts for Christmas
Coming up with personal gifts at Christmas time is always a challenge. Everyone has everything they could ever need, so why buy some useless gift!
Homemade gifts are thoughtful and out of the ordinary.
It would be great to give an assortment of jars of homemade canned items in a basket. Possibly with a nice pitcher, bowl, cheese, crackers or other items. Something that people will not expect, but will really appreciate.
My list of DIY Christmas ideas and recipes include more than canning recipes, but also include herbal salts, salt scrubs, body butters, pickled eggs, muffins and cookies in a jar, and lip balm recipes! Great thoughtful homemade gifts that everyone will love!
The following are great recipe articles from my website which give you all you need to make perfect Christmas gifts this year!
Perfect Christmas Gift – Delicious Homemade Canned Soup Recipes
See this article for wonderful homemade soup and stew canning recipes for Christmas Gifts!
These canning recipes for homemade soups and stews are easy to make and they turn out delicious. It is a great way to have home-canned soup on your pantry shelf for a quick meal anytime, especially on those busy weeknights. But also for a great Christmas gift or any time gift. Also great for a friend or family member that is under the weather!
Would be great to give a home canned delicious soup in a basket with a pretty bowl, crackers and other special items! Even paired with a bottle of wine!
Perfect Christmas Gift – Delicious Lemonade/Limeade Concentrate Canning Recipes
See this article for wonderful lemonade/limeade concentrate canning recipes for Christmas gifts!
This fruit lemonade/limeade concentrate canning recipe is such an easy way to have a refreshing fruity drink ready to go at any time. Who doesn’t love lemonade/limeade paired with nourishing fruits! It sounds so delicious and it is!
This takes just 3 ingredients and you can have this refreshing lemonade/limeade with the wonderful taste of whatever fruit you choose ready to make for wonderful Christmas gifts.
It would be great to give an assortment of jars of homemade delicious fruit lemonade or limeade concentrates in a basket, possibly with a pretty pitcher and other special items!
Perfect Christmas Gift – Delicious Sweet & Spicy Jalapeno Jellies
See this article for wonderful homemade jalapeno jelly recipes for perfect Christmas Gifts!
These sweet and spicy jalapeno jelly recipes are easy recipes for making and canning such a delicious homemade jelly. The jalapeno jellies are wonderful to serve at any get-together. When paired with cream cheese and crackers, no one can resist!
Perfect Christmas Gifts – DIY Easy Lip Balm
These extremely easy DIY lip balms are the perfect easy Christmas gift that everyone will love! I made several batches of six in about 30 minutes. Each batch makes 6 lip balms in cute little .5 oz tins.
Learn how to make this easy natural 4-ingredient DIY lip balms. The moisturizing and healing lip balm recipe is made with hydrating shea butter, beeswax pellets and almond oil (or other liquid oil) to leave your lips feeling soft and supple.
Christmas Jam Recipe
I made this Christmas Jam Recipe a few years ago and gave it out as gifts and everyone loved it. It is a great gift that you can make a head of time, because it is so easy to make and can.
This simple jam is just a mix of sweet strawberries and tart cranberries and results in a flavor that is so delicious. Great for Christmas morning or any time on toast or biscuits.
So easy to make several batches of this Christmas Jam and gift to all your favorite people! Make great office and teacher gifts.
Perfect Christmas Gifts – Homemade Herbal Salts
Gifts of homemade herbal salts is thoughtful and out of the ordinary. Something that people will not expect, but will really appreciate.
Homemade fresh herb salt is easy to make and and a great way to preserve and use herbs, especially from your own herb garden.
Homemade flavored salts can add delicious flavor to many dishes in place of regular salt! All you need to make herb salt is salt and fresh herbs.
Herbal salts are also very thoughtful gifts for any occasion!
Christmas Cowboy Candy Recipe – Perfect Christmas Gift
This amazing sweet and spicy Christmas Cowboy Candy Recipe is the perfect Christmas Gift. These candied jalapenos are so delicious, it is easy to eat the whole jar in minutes.
The Christmas Cowboy Candy makes a beautiful appetizer served at a Christmas party with cream cheese and crackers.
Christmas Pepper Jelly Recipe
This Christmas Pepper Jelly makes the perfect gift at Christmas. During the holiday season, there are office parties, friend parties, family get-togethers, all usually requiring some kind of small gift. Everyone will be grateful to receive this wonderful Christmas Pepper Jelly. Also great for teacher and neighbor gifts!
Makes an awesome stocking stuffer! Just the right size!
This sweet and spicy pepper jelly recipe is an easy recipe and results in such a delightful and delicious jelly. The pepper jelly is so wonderful to serve at any Christmas get-together. Pair it with cream cheese and crackers and no one can resist!
Perfect DIY Christmas Gift – Homemade Pickled Eggs – Many Delicious Recipes
Homemade pickled eggs are so easy to make and make great Christmas gifts! There are so many different pickled eggs recipes and they are all delicious!
See this article for gift giving pickled eggs for Christmas and many different recipes.
Great DIY Christmas Gift – Hot Pepper Mustard Recipes
Step up your gift-giving game this holiday season with some homemade food gifts! These homemade pepper mustards are sure to impress your friends, family and coworkers.
These hot pepper mustard canning recipes are easy to make and really delicious. You can use any type of preferred hot peppers.
It is a wonderful condiment with many uses, but also makes a great gift, especially when paired with a bag pretzels.
Perfect DIY Christmas Gifts – Delicious BBQ Sauce Recipes
These homemade BBQ sauce canning recipes are sure to impress your friends, family and coworkers. And they are surprisingly easy to make!
Homemade gifts are very thoughtful and usually much appreciated. Place a couple jars of BBQ sauce in a Christmas basket for a lovely present!
Perfect DIY Christmas Gifts – Easy Salt Scrub Recipes
It is the time of year when you are trying to think of what to give all those neighbors, friends, cousins, teachers, coworkers for Christmas.
These extremely easy DIY salt scrubs are just the thing! Such a great recipe with just 2 ingredients. A couple more ingredients can be added for additional benefit.
These wonderful homemade salt scrub recipe results in an easy and inexpensive way to get glowing skin! Homemade salt scrubs are one of the easiest body products to DIY, yet they are still so luxurious!
Perfect DIY Christmas Gifts – Easy Homemade Whipped Body Butter Recipes
This easy recipe for the perfect DIY Christmas gift is amazing and results in a wonderful homemade whipped body butter that is easy to make. See this article for my different whipped body butter recipes that would be great for Christmas presents and so easy to make.
Christmas Muffins in a Jar
Mason jar gifts are always fun to make and to give for Christmas! Mason jars are a perfect container for homemade goodies.
These Christmas Muffins in a jar make a wonderful homemade gift and even better that they can be baked on Christmas morning to make a delicious treat to enjoy!
Christmas Cookies in a Jar
It is the time of year when you are trying to think of what to give all those neighbors, friends, cousins, teachers, coworkers for Christmas. This extremely easy DIY Christmas Cookie in a Jar is just the thing!
So easy to make! Just layer the ingredients in a jar and add a ribbon!
Great Canning Recipes and Simple Homestead Information
Home food preservation is such a great way to save at the grocery store and have shelf stable and healthy meals and other food ready to eat in your pantry.
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