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About Us

GiftHomemade.com was started in 2009 by me, Alissa, when I was searching for ideas for homemade gifts. I've always created gifts at home, especially for Christmas, and they've always been well received. But in 2009 I was running out of original ideas - I was hoping to find a place online with a wealth of fantastic ideas and resources, but was instead lead to beautiful craft blogs.

Although the blogs were gorgeous and very inspirational, it was sometimes difficult to navigate and find instant ideas. Quite frequently I would spend hours reading and trawling through blogs in order to find only a few helpful and interesting craft ideas to create.

I thought it would be a great idea to build a website that linked all of these ideas together in one place, and had a good resources page full of my favorite blogs and craft websites for others to sift through. That way my time spent researching was justified, and others would have a brilliant resource when they came to create their own gifts also!

I continue to make homemade gifts, if not more than ever before! I like to try out different things and experiment with inexpensive ideas (like hedgerow jam and elderflower cordial!) I definitely think that the more practical or edible an idea is the better. People do love food, and are always pleased to receive a gift they can use, that won't clutter their house, but have an actual function.

When in doubt, I always work out if I would like to receive a particular homemade gift, and if the answer is yes, it ends up on Gift Homemade!

Some of the things that have been most appreciated are: bunting for decorations, jam in different flavours, cushion covers with initials in felt, personalised reversible kitchen apron and chocolate truffles.

My first ever homemade gift was a wooden letterbox that I made in Brownies, my grandparents still use it to this day. We had pre made sides and base with holes, we had to screw it together and then decorate it ourselves. I painted on a Swedish flag, and some other objects that reminded me of my grandparents - if I was doing this now, I think I could come up with some really pretty patterns - in fact, perhaps I will!

If you are looking for something that's easy to learn, but takes some time to practice, and something that not many people know how to do, try taking up knitting. It's a skill you won't easily forget, and will come in very handy on cold evenings. Start with a simple scarf, progress to a blanket, then go for a hat, pair of socks and a cardigan. The more you practice the better you will get, and soon you'll be able to create something quite complicated, like cable stitches or a fine wool knitted dress.