Here is some homemade Christmas gift ideas that save you money
Christmas Candles
Buy plain pillar candles (at least 3" wide) and decorate them up with plastic berries, ribbon, or gift tags. You can also use fabric or Christmas pushpins. More idea is to buy a small votive candle, a small votive holder and a wide glass vase. Partially fill the vase with Christmas ornaments and then place the votive in the small holder in the bottom. You can find all kinds of ornaments that will work - just use your imagination. You can spend less than twenty buck at a local dollar store and make up to ten Christmas candle gifts.
Christmas baskets
Buy a large, plain, wicker basket and 2 to 3 yards of Christmas fabric with a small print. You'll need fiber fill material and a two yard strip of elastic. Place the fiber fill material in the bottom of the basket. Sew the strip of elastic around the edge of the fabric. Place the fabric in the basket so that the edge with the elastic sewn in it's covering the outer edge of the basket.
Christmas tray
Buy a plain wooden tray and decorate it with paints and premade Christmas designs at the craft supplies store. Another idea is to paint the tray a solid color, then place a photo in the center of the tray. Cover the photo and the bottom of the tray with a thin sheet of glass to make it waterproof.
Christmas ornaments
You have a lot of choices for homemade Christmas ornaments. One of the easiest ways to make homemade ornaments is to buy the ceramic, plain wooden, or glass ornaments and then decorate them yourself. You can also make ornaments from paper, get plain glass ornaments and cover them with swirled paint or use decoupage techniques to cover them with decorative paper.
Photo ornaments
Purchase scrap booking supplies and several sheets of card stock. You can use premade scrapbooking picture frames and use the card stock as the backing for the ornaments.
Homemade Christmas gift ideas are a great way to let your creativity and thriftiness shine through during a very special season of the year. Making your Christmas gifts by hand will ensure that your gift stands out. The only thing that limits you is your budget and your imagination.