20 Handmade, Affordable DIY Gifts For Mum (That Could Be Storebought!)

November 9, 2019November 9, 2019christmas, DIYblogmas, christmas, DIY, diy gifts, lifestyle, lifestyle blogger35 Comments

Merry Christmas, bitches.

Okay, so I acknowledge that I may be a tad overeager with my yuletide spirit considering that it is, in fact, November*. However, this year I am attempting the mammoth challenge that I’ve set myself for the past few years and not managed to achieve: an at least 50% DIY Christmas.** So we need to get into the holiday spirit early.

*And not even late November; Mia, you bloody animal.

**Yes, because if you couldn’t achieve it when you were at home, with a house full of resources and Next Day Amazon supply deliveries, you’re definitely going to be able to achieve it when you’re the other side of the world with no supplies and no workspace. This is gonna go great, I can already tell.

Here’s the thing – I love a good DIY gift, but finding them online is like finding “the one” in a club at 3am. “The one” is far more dignified than that, he’s reading classic literature in his tastefully chic apartment in Paris; that weirdo trying to do the robot is Jeremy and his friends have all abandoned him out of shame. Likewise, the perfect DIY is not sitting on the generic first page of Pinterest search results. It’s better than that, have some class.

So we had three pieces of criteria that these ideal DIY gifts would meet:

1. Being affordable – there’s no point having to spend $80 on supplies to make a candle that would’ve cost you $10 to buy from the store.

2. Being easy to make – if you need to go to school to learn how to bloody weld to create the DIY, it’s not a DIY; it’s a trade tutorial.

3. Being something people would actually like to receive – DIY gifts are fun because it shows you put time and effort into them, but they’re not fun if they’re shit.

Fortunately for you, you don’t have to trawl through tacky Pinterest crafts your mum would not-so-secretly hate – because I’ve done it for you. So welcome to today’s post where I’m going to share 20 easy, affordable DIY gifts for your mother this Christmas season. And, even better, I’ve shared them nice and early on so you have time to gather the supplies and test them out!

1 – Vintage Teacup Candle

Okay, sure, this is massively stereotypical and you all knew it was coming – but it’s done a lot for good reason. I actually made this as part of my mother’s day gift to my mother back in 2018 and she absolutely loved it, so I can confirm it’ll be well received!

(Plus, this is one of my DIYs and I naturally have to plug it.)

1. Being affordable – there’s no point having to spend $80 on supplies to make a candle that would’ve cost you $10 to buy from the store.

2. Being easy to make – if you need to go to school to learn how to bloody weld to create the DIY, it’s not a DIY; it’s a trade tutorial.

3. Being something people would actually like to receive – DIY gifts are fun because it shows you put time and effort into them, but they’re not fun if they’re shit.

1 – Vintage Teacup Candle

2. Marble Dish Rings

3 – 20 Things Jar

4 – Chocolate Bark

5 – Tub Tea

6 – Chunky Knit Blanket

7 – Hanging Memory Boxes

8 – Clay Garden Markers

9 – Resin Quote Board

10 – Happy Pills

11 – Soup Ornament

12 – Bath Salts

13 – Pallet Photo Frame

14 – Book Planter

15 – Shabby Chic Memo Board

16 – Cake Tier Planter

17 – Crystal Earrings

18 – Hot Chocolate Mug

19 – Jewellery Holder

20 – Clay Ring Holders

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