Holiday Gift Ideas for Any Home
This festive season give though to handmade gifts that can be tailored precisely to the person you are buying for, allowing you to be both creative and innovative at the same time.
30/09/2019
Handmade gifts are a thoughtful present because they involve your time and efforts to create a gift that may also be unique. Handmade gifts can be tailored precisely to the person you are buying for, allowing you to be both creative and innovative at the same time as strengthening your bond with those you love.
If you do not have a creative bone in your body, you can always buy a handmade gift that will be meaningful. Local artists are usually willing to take commissions so that you can have a one-of-a-kind gift, whilst it is also possible to look for multiple Christmas gift sets that may be similar, but where each is entirely unique.
Gifts in a jar
Gifts in a jar are a truly personalised and thoughtful gift. For your beloved, write quotes and lyrics that are meaningful to you both on strips of paper that can be stored in the jar and chosen each day. Using a different coloured paper add separate notes with all the reasons that you love your partner and finally, all those moments and memories together that you will treasure forever.
For those for whom a more practical gift would be more appreciated, consider a survival kit for a new mum, a housewarming gift for those who have just left home, a minibar for those who like to celebrate, a sewing kit for those taking up embroidery and more. Wrapping the gifts in a beautiful box or basket also works well.
Last-minute gifts
Last-minute gifts for friends or family can
still be meaningful, demonstrating your genuine
care for the person who will receive it.
Even if you don’t know how to sew or paint, you
can find several instructional videos online
that can teach you to make something quickly.
This could be a scrapbook, photo collage, custom
printed T-shirt, or handwritten letter detailing
your favourite things about and memories of its
receiver, to create a gift that holds
sentimental value.
Alternatively, if you really are in a time crunch, there are online companies that allow you to create fully customised gifts to be handcrafted by artisans and master crafters and express shipped directly to your gift’s recipient.
A personal note
Customised gifts are very popular as they are prepared specifically for a particular person or group of people. However, one of the most personalised gifts, which makes it one of the most significant gifts, is a personal note that shares your feelings about the person or people you are writing to. This does not need to be a literary tome, or even formal. It can be a casual, personal recollection of times spent together. Good times, challenging times. Times of laughter and significant events too. A chance to express gratitude that they are in your life. This can take a bit of time but putting pen to paper makes this even more precious a gift than a message sent via email, due to the personal touch.
Christmas decorations
Christmas decorations can be expensive, but
homemade Christmas ornaments or any other
creative decorating idea carries much more
meaning, particularly if young children are
involved in what can become a family’s annual
holiday tradition.
Wooden Christmas
decorations for indoors and outdoors can be
crafted at home and last years. Less
long-lasting, but good for young hands are
decorations made with felt. If you want ornament
patterns, it is possible to download many of
these free of charge. These include a DIY 3D
Paper Christmas Tree Tutorial or a DIY 3D
Christmas Star which can be used again next
year.