“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
Christmas is approaching fast and it is the time of celebration with family and friends and a time to share Christmas gifts with family members to cherish the lovely bond with them.
And If you have no money or gift cards as a family, then you should understand that you need to start researching the perfect Christmas gift earlier. And if you tend to make the DIY Christmas gifts yourselves to give them more thoughtfulness and meaning then you would have to plan and put on your creative cap.
Are you still puzzled about choosing a perfect DIY Christmas gift for your stepmom? As maybe your stepmom is picky or she seems to have everything already or you want to make her feel special with a handmade gift. Luckily, we had collected a whole bunch of DIY Christmas gifts for stepmom which are always a good option when you’re puzzled.
“Happy Holidays, Stepmom! May you have happiness, peace, and fun during the holidays and throughout the year!”
Impressive DIY Gifts For Stepmom
Bubble Bath Bars
Make no mistake and impress your stepmom with these bubble bars as they might look yummy to her but they’re made for her soothing bath. And the fun part is that most of the ingredients are those which you can find straight in your kitchen, like cornstarch, cream of tartar, and baking soda. To customize it for your stepmom you pick the essential oils of her choice to make them more special Christmas gifts.
These bath bars are relieving for the skin, easy to make, and make for a fun and relaxing bath time for your stepmom.
Get the Bubble Bars tutorial at this link https://youtu.be/PCxrxhJePr8
“If the bubble bath soap runs out, replace it.”
Anthropologie Inspired Wall Hanging
Looks like a fabulous DIY Christmas gift found in Anthropologie’s section and this wall hanging can be made by you as per the design interest of your stepmom.
Don’t worry if you have zero experience with sewing as this is a no-sew-necessary DIY Christmas gift project for which you just need fabric glue, watercolors, ribbons, base fabric, and a few decor items to make this wonderful gift for your stepmom.
Get the Wall Hanging tutorial at this link https://youtu.be/aIvblKykfPk.
“Decorate your home with wall hangings. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it is.”
DIY Family Scrapbook
A family scrapbook is a great DIY Christmas gift for stepmoms. Fill it with pictures and stories from the whole family and make her part of your family memories and feel special. Your stepmom will love coming back to glimpse through this thoughtful scrapbook album again and again and feel bonded.
All you need is a few colored sheets, ribbons, glue, a hard card cover, binders, family photos, and other things as per your creative mind use all this to create an impressive DIY scrapbook as a Christmas gift for your stepmom and make her feel like that she is also a part of your family.
Click this link to learn the making of a beautiful scrapbook for your stepmom as a Christmas gift.
“A stepmother is not just someone who entered our lives by chance, but someone who chose to love us unconditionally.”
Chunky Arm Knit Throw Blanket
Give your stepmother the coziest DIY Christmas gift ever. Who wouldn’t like a luxury handmade blanket? This Christmas gift will remind your stepmom how much you care about her. It’s very easy to make a chunky
You can make this gorgeous chunky hand-knit blanket in just a few hours and it does not need any knitting experience.
For a small 30 x 50-inch blanket you would need 6 pounds of yarn; and for a large 40 x 60-inch blanket you’ll need 8 pounds of yarn. To achieve your desired final size, keep a loose tension.
You can get the Chunky Knit Throw blanket ready in just 45 minutes with the help of this link and can impress your stepmom with a lively DIY Christmas gift.
“I did not have any knitting needles, so I just started to knit the chunky yarn blanket with my hands.”
DIY Snow Globe
Snow globes are magical, whimsical, and fun DIY Christmas gifts for a stepmom. And they’re super easy to make at home in only a few easy steps.
Just grab an empty transparent jar of plastic or glass from your stepmom’s fridge, a few winter-themed figurines or your stepmom’s extra crap which do not use anymore, or your laminated photo alone or with her, glitters, glycerin and water mix, and hot glue to adhere all the items together.
Make a unique and impressive snow globe by using the following steps.
- Put glue on the inside of the jar’s lid. Place and stick your plastic figurine or laminated picture on it.
- Fill the jar with cold water and mix a few drops of glycerin.
- Add 1-2 teaspoons of glitter and stir.
- Screw the lid on the jar and glue it up to make it unopenable.
That’s it, now your unique snow globe is ready to give as a Christmas gift to your stepmom.
You can better understand the process using this tutorial link https://youtu.be/R5dq51TwvFs to have a gorgeous Christmas gift ready for your stepmom.
“Life is like a snow globe, often it’s prettiest After it’s been turned upside-down.”
Easy DIY Christmas Gift For Stepmom
Beaded Bracelet
You can find beautiful beads at any craft store along with the strings and closures you need to make a beautiful bracelet as a Christmas gift for your stepmom. You can use colors and customize them as per your stepmom’s preference and make her feel special.
You can follow these simple and easy steps to make a colorful beaded bracelet by using the following steps.
- Organize your materials.
- Cut the elastic to desired length.
- Prestretch the elastic cord.
- Secure the end of the cord with knots.
- Lay out your beads in desired patterns.
- String the beads onto the cord in sequence.
- Tie a knot to secure the beading cord.
- Secure the knot with glue and your bracelet is ready.
You can make a beaded bracelet in several ways and take help from this link to make a unique and easy DIY Christmas gift for your stepmom.
“We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.”
Sunburst String Art
Instead of getting Mom another picture frame or simple wall decor, make her a piece of stunning wall art that can hold her mirror in one charming and handmade place and she would adore your efforts every time she uses the mirror.
All you need to make string art is some small nails, a small hammer, a board, and strings. You can customize the pattern or shape of the art or the color of the yarn or strings as per choice to make a beautiful wall decor piece.
Get the String Art tutorial at the link
and make an easy and special DIY sunburst wall decor as a Christmas gift for your stepmom.
“If you want to give your home a pop of color, personality, and unique charm then try a string art decor.”
Mom Vinyl Decal Mug
Your stepmom will smile and think of you every time she sips her morning coffee or tea from this beautiful hand-decorated mug that says Best Mom ever.
Use your Cricut to easily craft the desired decal on a mug or cup or tumbler as a Christmas gift for your stepmom and make her feel special.
You can also take help from this link to learn the decal technique with the Cricut device and make a gorgeous DIY Christmas gift for your stepmom.
“A great decal mug if you drink coffee, tea, or even hot cocoa.”
Colorful Painted Desk Organizer
Your stepmom’s desk is where the magic happens, so it ought to be organized and pretty. Craft a bright color block organizer for her to store pens, pencils, scissors, and other tools in her workspace and help her keep it organized and look beautiful.
The material you would need to make a colorful desk organizer as a Christmas gift for your stepmom is as follows.
Bamboo Desk Organizer
Americana Acrylics 2 oz – White
Americana Acrylics 2 oz – multiple colors like Dragon Fruit, Mermaid Tail, Peacock Teal, Coral Blush, Green Apple, or any of her favorite colors
Decoart Galaxy Glitter 2 oz
Small tipped paint brush
Large flat paintbrush
Washi Tape
With all these materials ready with you, you can follow the steps given in this link https://gigglesgalore.net/diy-colorful-painted-desk-organizer to make a colorful DIY desk organizer for your stepmom as a Christmas gift.
“Declutter your desk and accessories with colorful desk organizers.”
Unique DIY Christmas Gift For Stepmom
DIY Body Scrub
You can make your stepmom a body scrub as a DIY Christmas gift with the ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
Homemade DIY body scrubs are an easy, reasonable, and economical way to give your stepmom a Christmas gift to keep her body moisturized and clean. If you make the body scrub using ingredients that are suitable to her skin type, she can use these to get rid of dead skin, unclog her pores, hydrate her skin, and leave herself with soft and glowing skin.
All body scrubs, even the store-bought ones, contain just three primary ingredients:
1. An Exfoliant- salt, sugar, oatmeal, ground coffee, or others as per her skin type like linseeds, wheat bran, rice bran, or any other.
2. A Carrier Oil: It goes without saying, but don’t use a nut oil if your stepmom has a nut allergy.
Otherwise, you can use Sunflower Oil, Jojoba oil, Sesame oil, Walnut oil, Olive oil, or any other oil which your stepmom likes.
3. Fragrance: Here are some suggested blends from the book ‘Feeding Your Skin’ according to your stepmom’s skin types:
Normal: 10 drops lavender, 6 geraniums, 4 ylang-ylang
Oily: 8 drops sandalwood, 6 lemon, 6 lavender
Dry: 8 drops sandalwood, 6 geraniums, 6 rose
Sensitive: 6 drops chamomile, 4 rose, 2 neroli
Dehydrated: 10 drops rose, 8 sandalwoods, 2 patchouli
Mature: 8 drops neroli, 6 frankincense, 6 ylang-ylang
Acne: 10 drops lemon, 10 cypresses, 5 lavender
Devitalized: 10 drops geranium, 6 rose, 4 cypress
Broken capillaries: 8 drops rose, 6 chamomile, 6 cypresses.
You can make an awesome DIY body scrub using any combination of the above ingredients according to the skin type of your stepmom also take help from this link to make many other types of DIY body scrub as a Christmas gift for your stepmom.
“We are sparks that must glow as brightly as possible. For best exfoliation use this body scrubber!”
DIY Tassel Necklace
You can easily create your DIY tassel necklace as a Christmas gift for your stepmom to jazz up her outfits.
These tassel necklaces are super easy and stylish to make by using just the colorful embroidery threads, seed beads, accent beads, 8mm jump rings, and a nylon beading string.
You can use colors and designs as per your stepmom’s choice to make it more personalized and she will love the efforts put up by you for this special DIY Christmas gift for her.
You can learn the tutorial for the tassel necklace from this link and can customize the designs and colors as per your and your stepmom’s interest.
“A DIY Tassel Necklace brings to life a forgotten piece of clothing.”
Aromatherapy Scented Candles
Consider giving a mood enhancer and stress relieving DIY Christmas gift to your stepmom. DIY Aromatherapy scented candles can help her relax, feel calm, energized, and put her mind in a more productive mode.
To make DIY aromatherapy candles at home all you need is Soy Wax Flakes, Candle Wick, Candle Dye, Essential Oil or Fragrance Oil of her choice, and a candle mason jar that she can cherish for a long time.
You can make a unique scented aromatherapy candle by following these steps.
- Melt soy wax in a pot over low-medium heat.
- Once melted, add 80-100 drops of your stepmom’s favorite essential oils.
- Anchor wicks to the bottom of mason jars using a bit of wax.
- Tape wick upright to a horizontal chopstick or pen.
- Pour the wax into a mason jar and then repeat until the jar is full.
- Let the jar stand until the wax solidifies.
- Cut the wick to the desired length and decorate the mason jar as a Christmas gift for your stepmom.
For a better understanding of the process follow the link and make a unique DIY scented aromatherapy candle as a Christmas gift for your stepmom.
Fridge Magnets
Fridge magnets can be used to display timetables, calendars, contact information, as well as photographs of loved ones in a creative and fun way.
Refrigerator magnets can be fun and easy to make as a DIY Christmas gift for your stepmom. You can turn almost anything into a refrigerator magnet with a little bit of glue and a magnet whether it’s a brooch or any other memorable item that connects you and your stepmom.
You can also make a unique fridge magnet in any design and pattern that your stepmom would cherish as a Christmas gift by using this material
∆Magnets,
∆surfaces like glass, metal, marble, wood, or more,
∆Decor items like clay, mod podge, glitter, photos, paint, stones, and more,
∆Strong adhesive.
Follow the link to get a tutorial about the making of fridge magnets for stepmom as a Christmas gift.
“There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true connections.”
Funny Gag DIY Christmas Gift For Stepmom
Shoe Or Slipper Mops
Although the slipper mop may be a funny gag Christmas gift for your stepmom, let’s be honest- why doesn’t someone invent these sooner? Watch your stepmom slip and slide like Tom Cruise and let her get the floors shiny and clean at the same time.
You need just one pair of flip-flops or shoes of her size, strong glue, and mop cloth to make this funny yet useful Christmas gift for your stepmom.
You can get the easy tutorial for making mop slippers or shoes from this link and you can choose color and design as per your stepmom’s preferences.
“The mop slippers will improve any daily floor-cleaning chores and even make them fun.”
DIY Hillbilly Hair Dryer Gag Gift
Beauty products are always a go-to when giving Christmas gifts to your stepmom. Make her laugh this Christmas with this hillbilly hair dryer. All she needs to do is blow it up and likely bop you on the head with it.
This is especially a great Christmas gift if she already spends hours in the bathroom on her hair.
All you do is put a latex balloon or two in a pleasant tic baggie and staple it on with a card that says:
Hillbilly Hair Dryer
Inflate device
Hold the inflated device near wet hair.
Release slowly in the direction of the hair.
Repeat until the hair is dry.
This funny gag Christmas gift will put a smile on her face and she will love the fact that you love and consider her just like your biological mom with whom you can do fun tricks and pranks.
“Nowadays, they have more trouble packing hair dryers than baseball equipment.”
Knitted Or Crochet Sweater Mug
What’s funnier, a mug wearing an ugly sweater, or the naked mug that lies beneath the sweater? We’re not sure, but we know that your stepmom will love this hilarious coffee mug sweater as a DIY Christmas gift.
You can knit or crochet the mug sweater using yarn or wool to make a customized design and pattern for the mug or can use your old sweater sleeve to make a unique funny Christmas gift for your stepmom.
She’ll love using this knitted cozy mug sweater while sipping her favorite hot beverage.
You can learn the tutorial from the link and make a design or pattern of your choice.
“Mug warmer sweater – No batteries needed. Just add hot tea or coffee.”
Handy Phone Stand
Give a funny yet sentimental DIY Christmas gift for your stepmom by making a concrete hand of yours as her mobile stand. It will represent if you are around her bed and have a special bond with your stepmom.
With a few readily available materials, you are going to give your stepmom’s phone your ‘hand’ which can be painted with any color of her preference.
You can make an easy holder for your stepmom’s phone out of concrete, cement, or mortar using the tutorials from the link https://youtu.be/UCgL4F3CzSc and impress your stepmom with a funny yet impressive DIY Christmas gift.
“With this phone stand, your phis always ‘handy’.”
Here in the below table we have made the list of gifts that will be easy for you to purchase.
Conclusion
A DIY Christmas gift for your stepmom shows you took the time and effort to make something truly incredible for her.
In addition, a handmade DIY Christmas gift lets your stepmom feel extra special because rather than giving her a store-bought present, you chose to put your time into creating something credible for her. Without a doubt, the stepmom who will receive it will feel nothing but good vibes about you.
So Go creative and make a unique gift for her.
“Spread joy and love, it’s the Christmas season! Glory to God, it’s Christmas here! Spread warmth and good cheer; it’s Yuletide! Let’s spread the festive spirit, it’s Christmas time!”
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a pure gift?
The pure gift is the one that is artistically given. There is no anticipation of reciprocation and the gift giver is alienated from the entity that they provide as a gift.
What can I give my stepmom for Christmas DIY?
DIY bath bombs.
DIY scrubs.
DIY tassel necklace.
DIY string Art.
DIY beaded bracelet.
DIY decal mugs.
DIY wall hanging.
DIY desk organizer
And much more
Why are DIY gifts important?
The best thing about homemade DIY gifts is that each one is unique, meaning you won’t have to worry if someone already has it or if someone else will give the same and the recipient will admire having something that no one else owns and is made by you with special efforts. Any DIY gift you make is one of the unique styles.
Bharat Suthar
I am Author and Principal Creator of Christmasgiftsjustforgirls.com. I am passionate about making people aware towards the value of gifts in life. Here I share information about different gifts for girls of different nature.