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Upcycle Your Stuff! 10 Easiest DIY Christmas Gifts Here

Upcycle Your Stuff! 10 Easiest DIY Christmas Gifts Here

Want to make your Christmas gifts this year but don't want to attempt anything too hard? Preserve your time (+ the planet) by upcycling items you already have into easy DIY Christmas gifts. 10 ideas here!


10 of the easiest DIY Christmas gifts

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Want to make your holiday gifts this year but don’t want to tackle anything too hard? Upcycle items you already have into 10 of the easiest DIY Christmas gifts, below:

 


1. Birdseed Ornaments

Got birdseed? Make an easy DIY gift.

 


2. Handprint Ornaments

Create a heartfelt keepsake with very little effort using ingredients in your kitchen.

 


 

Want to make your Christmas gifts this year but don't want to attempt anything too hard? Preserve your time (+ the planet) by upcycling items you already have into the easiest DIY Christmas gifts. 10 ideas here!

3. Wooden Sled Ornaments

All you need are popsicle sticks + paint. Add a bit of glue + voila! One of the easiest DIY Christmas gifts designed to adorn the tree.

 


 

4. Puzzle Piece Ornaments

Finding unique ways to repurpose puzzles is always a humdinger. Here’s a solution.



5. Wrapping Paper

Use up those paper bags from the grocery store (or excessive Amazon packaging!) + make your own DIY Christmas gift wrapping paper that’s heavy on festivity + light on environmental impact.

 


Want to make your Christmas gifts this year but don't want to attempt anything too hard? Preserve your time (+ the planet) by upcycling items you already have into the easiest DIY Christmas gifts. 10 ideas here!

6.  Paper Snowflakes

Rip up old magazines and reserve the most colorful pages. Then get cutting! Here’s a helpful tutorial to create unique snowflake patterns.

 


7. Holiday Greeting Cards

Forgotten buttons become adorable baubles on this seasonal card.

If you’re hosting a dinner party, consider creating seating cards.

 


8. Christmas Tree Ornaments

Handy with a sewing machine? Clean out your closet and repurpose your old clothes into DIY Christmas ornaments.

 


Want to make your Christmas gifts this year but don't want to attempt anything too hard? Preserve your time (+ the planet) by upcycling items you already have into the easiest DIY Christmas gifts. 10 ideas here!

9. Reindeer Decor

There are many ways to create reindeer from discarded toilet paper rolls; this one’s the cutest.

 


10. Speckled Baubles

Use up those stubby old crayons with this easy-peasy tutorial.

 


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