Last Minute Homemade Gift Ideas Under $50
Are you looking for easy and inexpensive last minute gift ideas? Today I have 35+ ideas to check everyone off your list! These are all DIY Christmas gifts and under $50! These last minute gift ideas are perfect for teachers, service workers, friends, and colleagues.
Snow Globe Mason Jar Toppers
These DIY Snow Globe Mason Jar Toppers For Candy Holders only take minutes to make. If you’re making a bunch of them, you can make a whole assembly line of them and make a gifts for a bunch of friends at once. Plus, these mason jar snow globe toppers are really the cutest thing when you’re done.
Wooden Coasters
These wooden coasters are soooo easy to make and they make the perfect gift idea. Who can’t use a set of coasters?
DIY Marbled Nail Polish Mugs
Easy DIY marbled nail polish mugs make the perfect homemade gift! A simple craft done in a few minutes that looks like it took hours of work!
DIY Lavender Sugar Scrub
The exfoliating properties of sugar combined with the calming fragrance of lavender will have you feeling rejuvenated and relaxed all at once.
Simple and Delightful DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
This sugar scrub for the lips is made with less than a handful of natural ingredients, you only need 3 ingredients for this super simple home made beauty recipe.
DIY Snow Globe Candle
This cute DIY photo gift has personal touches everywhere…from the photo inside the snow globe to the personal message on the candle itself.
Rolled Beeswax Candles
Learn how to make your own rolled beeswax candles and decorate them too! These rolled beeswax candles are made with sheets of beeswax which makes it an easy beginner candle making activity for both kids and adults!
DIY Lavender Bath Melts
This DIY Lavender Bath Melt Recipe is so easy to make! It is also simple to mix it up a bit by using your favorite scent of essential oil or essential oil blend to make your own custom DIY bath melts.
Rose Scented Pillow
An easy tutorial for how to make a rose scented pillow with no sewing machine needed and you can use fabric scraps!
Fabric Tissue Holder Tutorial
This is a lovely quick sewing project.. They make a lovely handmade gift and are an easy way of making sure you can find your tissues in your handbag.
Peppermint Foot Scrub Recipe
Making a peppermint foot scrub at home is an easy and sweet treatment for dry skin and tired feet. Learn to create a refreshing DIY foot scrub scrub that keeps your feet smooth and invigorated.
4 Ingredient Epsom Salt Mix
This simple Epsom salt mix is perfect for an aching body, sore muscles, and just anyone who needs to relax. Homemade bath salts make a great gift and can be tailored to whatever scent you prefer!
Car Survival Kit
A perfect gift for moms and dads alike, this car survival kit has everything you need to be comfortable while far from home.
DIY Christmas Crackers
Christmas crackers are a fun, holiday tradition popular in England. However; they have been gaining popularity in this US. These can be made using a free Cricut file or assembled the old fashioned way. The tube is filled with a small gift or treat and “pops” when snapped open.
Whiskey Maple Syrup Recipe
Need something for those hard to shop for men in your life? This copycat whiskey maple syrup recipe is perfect!
Fiesta Dip Mix
This Fiesta Dip Mix not only makes a thoughtful gift for those hard-to-buy people, stocking it in your pantry means making dips at the last minute for unexpected guests.
Homemade Vegan Peppermint Bark (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)
That favorite classic holiday treat that’s fun to gift and delicious to eat! Homemade Vegan Peppermint Bark that’s gluten-free and allergy-free too! All the festive sweet chocolate and mint flavor only takes 4 ingredients for this dairy-free recipe remake!
Candy Cane Hot Chocolate (in a jar)
This Candy Cane Hot Chocolate (in a Jar) is a great last-minute edible Christmas gift and tastes delicious! The best part is that it’s also very easy for the receiver of this lovely homemade handmade edible Christmas gift to make.
Fudgy Red Velvet Cake Mix Brownies
These fudgy red velvet cake mix brownies are so easy to make with only 4 ingredients. A perfect gift for a friend, neighbor, or co-worker!
Hot Cocoa In a Jar
This hot cocoa in a jar gift idea, is a fun and simple thing to make and give as gifts all winter long! They’re easy to make with simple ingredients, and everyone loves them!
Chocolate Covered Candied Orange Slices
These candied orange slices are dipped in dark chocolate for a super easy, impressive, festive gift idea.
Gingerbread Caramel Corn Recipe
Enjoy this perfectly sweet and crunchy snack time favorite all holiday season and share your very own gingerbread caramel corn with family and friends for an easy, homemade, edible gift.
DIY Hand Scrub
Will leave your hands clean and moisturized for those over-worked hands!
DIY Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix (Without Refined Sugar or Powdered Milk)
My homemade hot chocolate mix is made without white, refined sugar and milk powder. The simple, healthier-than-store-bought ingredients come together in just seconds, making enough hot chocolate mix to enjoy over and over again on busy, cold days.
Easy Chocolate Raspberry 3 Ingredient Fudge
Squares of fudge placed in festive boxes make great affordable, thoughtful homemade gifts for teachers, neighbors, coworkers, and friends. Or take them to a holiday party as a hostess gift!
Biscoff Fudge
This recipe for biscoff fudge makes a dreamy and creamy sweet treat that only uses 4 ingredients!
Chocolate Covered Cranberries
This recipe only requires two ingredients and is a great alternative for sugary candies and chocolates especially around the holidays when we’re overloaded with sweet options.
Strawberry Sugar
This flavored sugar is perfect to sprinkle over your sugar cookies, cupcakes and other baked goodies, and has the beautiful strawberry flavor you’re looking for.
Easy Chocolate Almond Bark
This is a fab recipe to get the kids involved in, plus it makes a wonderful gift and is so easy!
Free Vintage Christmas Gift Tags
Why not give your gifts a timeless allure with these beautiful, printable vintage Christmas gift tags?
Free Printable Frugal Candy Bar Gift Tags for Husbands
These candy bars aren’t only a fun present for your boyfriend, fiancé, or husband, but they can point out the special relationship the two of you share.
Lemon Coconut Sugar Scrub
This is easy to make, pretty to look at, it helps make your skin soft and healthy, and it smells so lovely!
Hot Honey Butter
You’ll need just 4 basic ingredients to make this spicy honey butter. If you’re like my husband and his family, food gifts are always a win. Spicy food gifts are even better!
Sugar Free Candied Orange Peels
Got someone in your life on a sugar free or keto diet? Made with natural sweeteners, it’s a wonderful treat to satisfy a sweet tooth.
Mulled Wine Syrup
This mulled wine syrup recipe is more of a mixer than a syrup, but it makes a wonderful Christmas gift when paired with a lovely bottle of red wine and some festive decorations.
Easy Bean Bag Tablet Holder
This is a 15-minute sewing project that can hold your tablet or phone.
Instant Pot Apple Butter with Orange Liqueur
Turn fresh, sweet apples into delicious homemade apple butter in a fraction of the usual time with this easy instant pot apple butter recipe.
These are all great ideas! I love making homemade gifts! Thanks for sharing!
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