Homemade Gifts by Occasion

There's always a special homemade gift you can make for every important occasion of the year. Get out your glue, scissors, paints, thread, paper, stamps and all to help you create these beautiful handmade gifts.

Birthday

You'll want to create something really individual for someone's birthday, a real reflection of your relationship with them. So think through your friendship, and get creating something that is special between you; that might be a photo gift, or perhaps a craft based on an activity you once did together.

Christmas & Holiday

For Christmas, you can be very creative with all sorts of homemade holiday gift ideas. Food gifts are great this time of year, for all sorts of people in your life. Why not make some individual truffles, or a brownie mix jar, how about some jam, chutney or infused oil?

Or you could give that person a tree decoration that they can cherish forever. Homemade Christmas decorations can be very beautiful as well as easy to make, and sometimes a house can feel cosier with homemade decorations hung up all around. Make some paper snowflake chains, red felt baubles

Easter

Easter gifts are not always common, but it's lovely to give out homemade Easter treats. Hand painted eggs, or hand sewn chicks make a lovely addition to anyone's home.

Or do as they do in Scandinavia and put some twigs in a vase and attach little coloured feathers, and wooden pastel coloured eggs to create your very own Easter tree. And instead of giving out a chocolate egg, why not create a papermache egg and fill it with tiny sweeties and yummy treats.

Mother's Day

Treat your mother to a day of rest, by making her breakfast in bed or spoiling her all day with homemade cookies and cakes. Think up innovative experiential gifts, like working through the most exciting free to-do list that she will love, including her favorite walk and trying on clothes in her favourite store.

If you aren't able to spend the day with her, why not send her a personalised gift basket or homemade jewellery. Or, give her the gift of memories by creating a personalised photo gift made just for her.

Valentine's

The way to any person's heart is through their stomach, or so it is said! If this is true for your partner, then start baking in advance. Try making truffles, heart shapes cookies or heart shaped cakes. You could even freeze cookie dough in advance if you're running short of time on the actual day.

Make heart shaped decorations to hang as a surprise, and really go all-out for this once a year event. Red streamers and heart balloons, heart ice trays and of course some red roses on the dining table. Check out our homemade valentine's day gift ideas for ways to impress your loved one.

Wedding

Homemade wedding gifts are a really unique gift, that will help the couple to start their new life together in luxury. Make them some delicious jam, and label it 'Lover's Jam', or sew up a cushion and have their names inscribed.