Holiday Guide Part 1 : DIY gift ideas for Christmas

Take some time this year and make your own Christmas gifts for your friends and family! DIY gifts are perfect for anyone, and they’re very special because they show lots of thought and love. Here are 5 easy to make DIY gift ideas by our favorite YouTubers, ideal for all arts and crafts enthusiasts.

© Tanya Burr

© Tanya Burr

Custom made mugs

DIY coffee mugs can be an awesome gift for Christmas, a birthday, or any other occasion. Sarah shows us how creative you can get with the designs : you can write some funny or inspiring quotes, draw pictures of anything and everything. Oh, and don’t forget to have fun creating these awesome DIY gifts!

© Sarah Beauty Corner

© Sarah Beauty Corner

Cute DIY keychains

In the category of easy and affordable Christmas presents, there’s these homemade keychains. All you need : Some plastic animals (that you can find at any dollar store), cute and colorful paint (here, Sierra chose some great pastel shades) and little split hoops. It’s also a good way to reach the next level in your relationship by giving your boyfriend the keys to your apartment (awww)!

© Sierra Furtado

© Sierra Furtado

Scented candles

Some wax, a jar, a few heat-friendly containers and crayons for a pop of color : These are what you’ll need to create cool candles like this one by the beautiful Jennifer Zhang. In her DIY Christmas Gifts for Friends, Mom, Teachers, Boyfriends / Birthday gifts video, Jennifer says that even if they may seem like they’re for girls only, you can really customize them to be perfect for him, too.

© Jennifer Zhang

© Jennifer Zhang

Homemade gingerbread cookies

Who doesn’t love cookies, especially gingerbread cookies? And who doesn’t like getting food as a Christmas gift? Tanya Burr, multi-talented vlogging expert, shows us how to bake the perfect gingerbread cookies in this cute and simple DIY Christmas Gifts video

© Tanya Burr

© Tanya Burr

A personalized phone case

In her video called Holiday Gift Guide 2015, Alexa Mae creates super easy DIY gifts such as this adorable personalized phone case. And this project will cost you less than a few dollars/euros! All you need is a plain white case (you can get one from Amazon for 99 cents) and any decorations that inspire you! Just glue them on and there you have it : the perfect personalized phone case, just girly enough !

© Alexa Mae

© Alexa Mae

Don’t forget to tell us what classic DIY Christmas gifts you like to place under the tree every year!

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