49 Easy To Make dIY christmas gifts for coworkers They Will Love

Are you looking for DIY gift ideas that will delight your coworkers but won’t take you ages to make and cost you a small fortune?

Well, I’ve been there many a time and decided to put all my knowledge of easy to make gifts into one useful list to share with you.

These are the gifts that will help you stick to a tight budget, won’t take up all your spare time to make, but will still delight their recipient.

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Whether you just need to come up with a little something to wow whoever receives it as a Secret Santa gift, or you need to make gifts for a whole bunch of workplace friends, there is something on this list for you.

49 Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas For Coworkers

1. Homemade preserves

Homemade preserves are so hipster!

Who doesn’t love a farmer’s market shop?

But what’s even better than buying handmade preserves is making them yourself. 

And the big secret is… it’s actually really quite easy.

Inspired to make some preserves as gifts? Here are some easy recipes you can use: 

1. Fruit jam really easy jam with small amounts of fruit
2. Savoury jams & jellies such as green pepper jelly
3. Preserved fruit which could be anything from peaches to lemons
4. Pickled vegetables – such as onions or garlic
5. Preserved roasted vegetables – like red peppers or eggplant
6. Chutney all that Christmas food shouts out for great chutney
7. Preserved lemons with rosemary … Melangery

2. Cookies and sweet treats

Homemade cookies, sweets and candy really do knock the socks off anything shop-bought.

Plus they are a fabulous present for kids or anyone who doesn’t have the time to bake for themselves. 

Ready to get baking? Here are some brilliant recipes and ideas to inspire you:

1. Mason jars of cookies – gingerbread (my fave recipe) and shortbread are always popular
2. Mince pies – spray paint an old biscuit or container & fill it with mince pies
3. Biscuit making kit – put together a biscuit making kit in a jar
4. Jar of fudge Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a jar of fudge
5. Truffles there are loads of great simple truffles recipes including these gluten-free truffles
6. Nougat like this recipe with lovely seasonal cranberries
7. Polish spiced cookies from Ren Behan
8. Homemade chocolate stirring spoons for a cocoa fix
9. Choose from one of these delicious homemade fudge recipes

You might also like to browse through some of the sweets and candy recipes roundups that are super popular on Mums Make Lists. 

• Christmas candy recipes
• Peppermint candy recipes
• Easy slow-cooker candy recipes

3. Homemade Alcoholic drinks

Making your own drinks might seem daunting, but it’s really just a question of soaking fruits of various sorts in your alcohol of choice.

1. Limoncello – I adore Limoncello but had no idea it was so simple
2. Infused vodka you can infuse vodka with just about anything including pomegranate & vanilla
3. Fruit gin – such as damson or sloe
4. Fruit rum such as blackberry

4. Bathtime and scented gifts

Everyone loves to stock up on beautifully scented goodies at Christmas.

They can create really WOW moments when they are opened but they are very simple to make.

Here are some great ideas for really easy to make homemade gift ideas. 

1. Lavender bags – lavender bags are super simple to sew and just need a little dried lavender … if you haven’t got your own, it’s easy to buy
2. Rosemary bags – as an alternative rosemary bags smell lovely, calm sleep & see of moths!
3. Lotion bars – you can make simple lotion bars with coconut oil and essential oils
4. Peppermint bath salts in a jar
5. Body scrubs – and you can make all sorts of fab body scrubs with sugar and essential oils
6. Bath bombs – and fizzing bath bombs with Epsom salts and stuff you’ve almost certainly got in the kitchen
7. DIY Thyme Candles for scenting a bathroom
8. Lip balm and finally natural lip balm with coconut oil, honey and beeswax
9. A Spa Kit in a jar
10. A pedicure in a jar – for coworkers you know really well!

5. Plants and gardening gifts

Garden gifts are great for avid gardeners and those less green fingered who need a little help.

1. Spring bulbs presented in a pretty container particularly bulbs that are more expensive to buy as plants, for example, hyacinths
2. Kitchen herb garden you can plant a simple kitchen herb garden in mason or jam jars
3. Cuttings of any great plants in your garden that you know a coworker would love
4. Wind chimes you can make gorgeous wind chimes from all sorts of stuff you’ve got lying around the house and the garden
5. Bird feeders beautiful bird feeders can be made from a wide range of cheap or vintage finds
6. A Mason jar terrarium, this tutorial makes it so easy!
7. Twine dispenser make a handy twine dispenser with a mason jar
8. Painted can planters upcyle and paint old cans to create simple planters planters

6. Kitchen And Foodie gifts

There are lots of easy ways to personalise gifts for foodies and wannabe chefs …

1. Personalised mugs – write your personal message personalised mugs with a sharpie and glaze
2. Jar of utensils – for the foodies package up a set of lovely wooden kitchen utensils in a mason jar
3. Chopping boards make your own chopping boards carved from salvaged wood or log cuts and treated with mineral oil
4. Tea towels personalise tea towels with kids’ art or your own!
5. Homemade Vanilla Sugar for keen bakers to use in their baking
6. How about Friendship Soup ingredients in a jar?
7. Mug cake ingredients in a jar

7. HOMEMADE ORNAMENTS

Even if you’re not a great crafter it is easy to make super thrifty ornaments that look great …

1. Mason jar vases – painted mason jar vases
2. Upcycle old vase – chalkboard paint a cheap or old tarnished glass vase
3. Soup can vases – simple soup can & twine vase
4. Mason jar lamps – lamps made from mason jars
5. Shabby chic vase – paint a cheap glass vase with acrylic paint & sand for shabby chic effect
6. Mason jar soap dispenser – make simple soap dispensers from mason jars

Well I hope that this list of 49 easy homemade Christmas gift ideas helps you to get a plan together for some DIY gift making this festive season. 

Finding time to quietly sit and make some homemade gifts can also be a great way to take some time out and do something relaxing at a time that can be really stressful. 

Good luck with whatever creations you decide to make, I’m sure the recipients will be most appreciative. 

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