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40+ Cheap Gift Ideas You Can Make For Less Than $10

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When it comes to a budget friendly Christmas, handmade Christmas gifts are the way to go. If you’re looking for cheap gift ideas, you’re going to love all of these cheap Christmas gift ideas that you can make for less than $10. Take a stroll through some of these cheap gift ideas and hop over the blogs to read the full tutorials.

If you know me, you know I love a good DIY craft and I also love giving handmade Christmas gifts to my friends and family during the holidays. The last few years, I have made candle holders, sugar scrub, ornaments and keychains, to name a few.

This cheap gift ideas post contains affiliate links, but nothing that I wouldn’t wholeheartedly recommend anyway! Read my full disclosure here.

When it comes to keeping your Christmas budget friendly, handmade Christmas gifts are the way to go! But, chances are you probably going to be shopping for supplies for your handmade Christmas gifts and that can sure add up quickly. To make sure you’re getting a great deal on your craft supplies, you could try searching for the items on wikibuy – which does the hard part for you and searches all of the websites out there to make sure you’re getting the best deal. You can also look at all the coupons available at your favorite craft supply stories, like Michael’s! Pretty cool – right?

You better believe that I have some fun new things in the cheap gift ideas queue for this year. When I was trying to figure out what to make for my family this year, I found some great cheap gift ideas so I thought I would share them with you! Take a stroll through some of these cheap Christmas gift ideas that you can make for less than $10 and hop over the blogs to read the full tutorials.

Are you ready to see these cheap gift ideas?!

Photo collage of various DIY gifts with Christmas theme with text overlay that says 40+ easy handmade Christmas gift ideas

 

Leather tassel keychain and braided keychain laying on table

Leather Keychains from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Mason jar with kisses and candy for a Christmas gift tied with ribbon and a printable tag that says meet me under the mistletoe

Mason Jar Christmas Kiss Kit from FrugElegance 

 

Gold alex and ani copycat bracelets you can make as cheap gift ideas

Alex & Ani Inspired Bracelets from Emerald & Oak

 

coffee lip scrub sitting on wooden table with coffee beans spilled out on table

7 Delicious DIY Lip Scrub Recipes from Lydi Out Loud

 

Farmhouse style dreamcatcher with boho style hanging from door knob

Farmhouse Style Dream Catcher from Making It In The Mountains

 

4 leather bookmarks in different styles laying out over a book with text overlay that says easy handmade christmas gifts

Leather Bookmarks from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Heating pad with Christmas themed rustic fabric laying on white table with coffee cup in the background with text overlay that says make your own heating pad

Heating Pad from Living Chic on the Cheap

 

Photo collage of a baby blue binder full of printed photos of people in black and white in page protectors with dry erase pens included with text overlay that says my crazy family dry erase book

Dry Erase Book from All For The Boys

 

Candle in mason jar with rosemary tied to the top and tag that says made with love sitting in someone's hand with text overlay that says DIY homemade lavender rosemary candles

Lavender-Rosemary Candles from Living Simply

 

4 ornaments laying on a white table made with plaid homespun fabric with text overlay that says 4 tutorials DIY homespun fabric Christmas ornaments

Homespun Fabric Christmas Ornaments from Making Manzanita (that’s me)

 

Bottle of olive oil with cork in it with rosemary floating it in on a cutting board with sliced bread next to it with text overlay that says rosemary infused olive oil

Rosemary Infused Olive Oil from Pepper Design Blog

 

Row of three white mugs on white background with pink sharpie dots on them with the shape of the letter S outlined

Easy Sharpie Dot Mugs from Organized 31

 

Stack of fabric sachets with photos on them and tied with a pink ribbon, twine, scissors and fabric shown in the background

DIY Scented Photo Sachet from Dazzle While Frazzled

 

recycled yellow jar with a lego face drawn on it to store legos with a few legos laying nearby with text overlay that says DIY lego head

DIY Lego Head from Organized 31

 

Soap laying on a purple background tied with brown paper, purple ribbon and a spring of lavender attached

Easy Lavender Goats Milk Soap from Confessions of a Plate Addict

 

Potted rosemary plant cut in the shape of a christmas tree in terracotta jar on kitchen counter tied with red ribbon and ho ho ho written on the top of the pot

Potted Rosemary Plant Decor from FrugElegance

 

4 mini jars of spices laying open on a white table, the names of the spice rubs are written on the top of the lids and say blacken, herb, spicy chicken and steak

DIY Spice Rubs from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Fabric wrapped around wooden signs in the shape of crosses

Fabric Wood Cross from DIY Danielle

 

three pretty bath bombs with crushed rose petals in them sitting on a gray background

Rose Bath Bombs from Craving Some Creativity

 

Close up shot of wreath made from coffee filters

Coffee Filter Wreath from DIY Beautify

 

Gift basket with magazine, loofah, candle in a basket with a tag that says relax and be merry next to a relax bath tub tray made from wood laying in front of a decorated Christmas tree

Relaxing Bath Gift Basket with Free Printable Tags from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Red plaid fabric oven mitts stuffed with tissue paper and tied with black ribbon and a christmas ornament in a basket with bottle brush trees sitting next to it

5 Minute Holiday Hostess Gift from The Is Our Bliss

 

three tiles with maps glued to them for coasters sitting on a wooden table

DIY Custom Coasters From Maps  from Heathered Nest

 

Sheet of thin plywood turned into hair bow holder for little girls hanging on a wall

Hair Bow Holder from A Crafted Passion

 

Farmhouse sign with shiplap and painted quote that says something about marriage sitting on a white table with a white pitcher full of cotton stems next to it

DIY Farmhouse Sign with Shiplap from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Wooden frame with hooks to hold instagram pictures

Instagram Picture Frame from Small Stuff Counts

 

Tile scraps made into DIY trivets laying on a black kitchen counter

DIY Trivets from Love Create Celebrate

 

Christmas tree ornament made from recycled wine corks hanging in a decorated christmas tree

Wine Cork Christmas Ornaments from Green with Decor

 

White spindle hanging on the wall with wooden letters attached to it with ribbon that say believe

DIY Christmas Sign with Farmhouse Style from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Mason jar full of christmas cookie ingredients tied with a red ribbon and a printed cookies for santa tag with recipe

Mason Jar Cookies from Saving Dollars and Sense

 

Cork cut in hexagon shapes and painted and hung on wall as a memo board

Easy DIY Hexagon Cork Memo Boards from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Small glass jar of DIY sugar scrub that is colored bright pink with a lemon laying next to it

Pink Lemonade Sugar Scrub from Simple in the Country

 

White mugs with a marble patterned on the bottom laying a wooden table

DIY Marbled Nail Polish Mugs from Strength and Sunshine

 

Two mason jars on a white table painted navy blue and mint green

Painted Mason Jars from Making Manzanita

 

DIY felt breakfast play food in the shape of pancake, syrup, butter laying on plastic kids plate

DIY Felt Breakfast Play Food from Jonesin’ for Taste

 

Black mug with pink glitter decorations with text overlay that says DIY glitter travel mug

Glitter Travel Mug for $1 from Living Sweet Moments

 

Open book with ribbon bookmark laying on it adorned with decorated beads and clasp

Ribbon Bookmarks from Joyfully Treasured

Standing bottle openers made from reclaimed wood that say Cheers painted on them and text overlay that says DIY bottle opener

DIY Reclaimed Wood Bottle Openers from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Plastic dinosaur painted pastel cut to make a planter with a succulent sitting on a white background

Dinosaur Planter from Pop Shop America

 

Clothespins decorated with washi tape made into magnets on the fridge

Clothespin Magnets with Washi Tape from Making Manzanita (that’s me!)

 

Lip balm with candy cane stripes laying on marble background with a printable card that says merry christmas

Candy Cane Lip Balm with Printable Card from DIY Beauty Base

 

Baby playing with laminated picture book with family pictures

Family Picture Book For Baby from Making Manzanita

Oh my goodness, so many great handmade Christmas ideas, right? Now I just wish I had more time in the days so I could try and make them all. This round up of cheap gift ideas, had something for everyone on your holiday gift giving list!

  • Babies would love the family picture book, felt play food.
  • Kids would definitely appreciate the lego storage bucket, dinosaur planter and hair bow holders.
  • Looking for a good cheap gift for a teenager? Leather keychains, bookmarks, coasters and glitter travel mug are the way to go.
  • If you need to make a gift for a man in your life, your best bets for cheap Christmas gift ideas are the reclaimed wood bottle opener, anything with candy, spice rubs and Instagram picture frame.
  • If you’re thinking about making a gift for your mom, wife, sister or girlfriend, try the lip balm, sugar scrub, soap, candle, bracelets or any of the mugs.
  • Grandparents would love the picture frame, ribbon bookmark, mugs and candles are sure to be a big hit.

Did you get any new ideas for handmade Christmas gifts in this post?

Which of these cheap gift ideas are you going to try to make?

Let me know in the comments below!!

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