Homemade Holiday Gifts Under $10

Courtesy of Brian Patrick Flynn

Season's Greetings Friends,

Designer Casey Noble shares homemade holiday gifts you can make with upcycled materials and basic craft skills.

Tic-Tac-Toe on the Go

Make It: Keep the entire family entertained on holiday road trips with on-the-go tic-tac-toe. Update a fabric bag with banding tape laid out in the center and cut into a tic-tac-toe grid. Fuse the banding to the bag with iron-on adhesive tape and an iron. Pick up wooden X's and O's, paint (if desired), then place inside the bag.

Teacup Candle

Make It: Put a fresh spin on an old teacup by turning it into a fragrant candle. Melt a block of crafting wax in a pan, and then once liquefied, pour it inside the cup, leaving a one-half-inch rim around the top. Before the wax hardens, cut wick material to size, then place in the center.

Chalkboard Serving Platter

Make It: Breathe new life into a scratched serving platter by coating it in chalkboard paint. Use chalk to identify the drink or snack being served as well as its ingredients or recipe.

Floral Filler Tags

Make It: Put floral filler to good use as organic ID or tags. Simply cut a portion of any floral filler such as baby's breath or leafy green stalks into three-inch strands, and then shape them into circles. Next, cut card stock into four-inch squares, add a holiday message along the bottom with stamps and ink, then punch a hole right below the top. Secure the floral filler to the card stock by bundling it with twine and fastening through the punched hole.

Chalkboard Drink Barrel

Make It: Turn old waste bins or washtubs into drink barrels with a can of chalkboard spray paint and painter's tape. Use chalk to add a message or identify the drinks, then fill up with ice.

Cork Christmas Tree

Make It: Put a holiday spin on wine corks with a tabletop Christmas tree structure. Secure corks directly to floral foam cones using a hot glue gun and display all season long.

Cookie-Cutter Candles

Make It: Repurpose your old cookie cutters into charming candles by melting blocks of crafting wax in a pan on a stovetop, pouring the liquefied wax inside of the cookie cutters, and then adding a wick before the wax hardens.

Your family and friends will appreciate the personal touch...

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Live well,
Yvonne