You may have heard of small items called stocking stuffers. Their size make them ideal to be placed inside a Christmas stocking.
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Too often, a lot of people end up giving kitschy white elephants, or stocking stuffers that may truly have been practical and even very attractive, but for which the recipients have no use.
As a crafter with your own Christmas list, you probably know the people on your list better than anyone else.
Why not DIY your own stocking stuffers for the upcoming holiday season?
Giving Away DIY Stocking Stuffers for Christmas: The Advantages
There's a certain charm in the uniqueness of DIY stocking stuffers.
Stocking stuffers may be small, inexpensive gifts. But imagine the delight your recipients will feel upon getting something uniquely handcrafted.
As a crafter, you can DIY a bunch of these stocking stuffers even on a tight budget.
Buying craft materials in bulk can be cheaper. And there's no telling how many items you can make for stocking stuffers.
Stay away from arts and crafts stores or hobby shops that sell top-tier brands. Instead, consider any leftover items in your craft stash.
You can also explore smaller crafts stores and shops that operate independently, or look for craft materials from various online stores from the shopping app Shopee.
There are stocking stuffers for recipients of all ages in this list.
Never go into a panic again because you can't think of anything suitable for your child's favorite teacher, or your niece or nephew, or that newlywed couple who just moved in next door.
A crafter can customize and personalize DIY stocking stuffers.
To illustrate, if you know the recipient's favorite colors or theme, you can buy craft materials with colors and designs that align to the recipient's favorites.
Some of these stocking stuffers also make excellent gifts for Secret Santa.
If you and your relatives, friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc. have resolved to do a Secret Santa for your Christmas parties to cut on costs, you can pick a couple of stocking stuffers from this list and turn them into gifts.
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Sanrio-inspired keychains
(1.) Keychain
A keychain can jazz up a plain handbag, belt bag, or backpack.
And if the recipient you have in mind drives a vehicle, he can use the keychain to keep him from forgetting his keys. u can tailor the keychain according to his tastes.
Keychains are also appreciated by boys and girls, and men and women alike.
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| Pendants of Sanrio characters from pulongys.ph |
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| The Avengers pendants by DIY Handmade Jewelry |
The key is to look for pendants that are appropriate for boys and girls, men and women.
(2.) Phone strap
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| Kirby-inspired phone straps |
There are many types of pendants as well as beads being sold online these days -- in different colors, sizes, and textures.
(3.) Scrunchies
Scrunchies sown from fabric with fun prints or other eye-catching patterns can easily amp up your girl friend's chic-ness factor.
(4.) DIY tassels
Tassels are highly decorative and versatile. You can use them as a bag charm or even as a phone strap.
The best part is tassels are one of the most frugal stocking stuffers in this list because they can be made from leftover embroidery thread.
(5.) Framed pet caricature
If you're a decent artist, you can draw a caricature version of the recipient's pet and mount it inside an inexpensive frame.
(6.) Crocheted items
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| Photo from freepik |
You can give a matching set of crocheted coasters (look for a pattern with a snowman, reindeer, Santa Claus, or an elf), a beanie or scarf, or a pot holder.
Amigurumi is also one of the hottest things in modern crochet.
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