45+ Creative DIY Gift Basket Ideas for Christmas

Gift baskets are a great gift idea for Christmas and any other special occasions. Create your own gift baskets are a great way to showcase your creativity for giving gifts. A homemade basket makes a great gift not only because you can personalize it for the recipient, adding little touches or major gifts that suit her exactly, but also the time you put into making a gift basket will mean a lot to the receivers.

This year, instead of buying one in a store, you can create and design your very own personalized gift basket for someone special in your life this holiday season. Today in this post we’ve rounded up tons of unique, thoughtful gift basket ideas for your inspiration. All of them are a crafty and handmade type, including many themes, like a spa gift basket, gift basket for coffee or tea lovers, for new babies and more. Take time to browse through these collections and create your very own personalized ones for someone special in your life.

Easy Paper Plate Basket for Muffins

Easy Paper Plate Basket for Muffins.

Create this easy paper plate basket and fill in with some homemade muffins. All you need to do is cut and fold. Super easy and quick to make and make great handmade holiday gifts with a printable tag for your loved ones this holiday! Tutorial via its always autumn.

Christmas Pop Bottle Gift Set

Christmas Pop Bottle Gift Set.

Put all the Christmas or Christmas-colored candies in the pop bottles and finish with Christmas themed labels and scrapbook paper. This will be the perfect gifts for friends who were travelling home for the holidays. DIY tutorial and details via lil luna.

Spa Day Gifts in a Tin

Spa Day Gifts in a Tin.

Create this easy spa day gift basket with some nail clippers, nail polish, body lotion or lip balm. This would be so perfect for a busy mom to take a relax! Details via the diy mommy.

The Ultimate Father’s Day Grill Gift Basket

The Ultimate Father’s Day  Grill Gift Basket.

Fill a basket with all the stuffs for grilling. Perfect holiday gifts for fathers who are the Grillmaster! Details via a girl in paradise.

New Baby Gift Basket

New Baby Gift Basket.

A unique baby gift basket with an assortment of essentials for baby! Details via fantabulosity.

Laundry Basket Baby Shower Gift

Laundry Basket Baby Shower Gift.

Another girly and fun baby gift basket with all goodies for newborns. Perfect go-to gifts for a baby shower! Tutorial via the inspired hive.

The Gift Basket Of Coffee

The Gift Basket Of Coffee.

A basket of the coffee and treats collection is definitely a crowd pleaser! Sweet gift basket for the coffee lover in your life! Tutorial via happy go lucky blog.

Handmade Spa Gift Basket for under $20

Handmade Spa Gift Basket for under $20.

Create a simple spa gift basket for under $20. This will be a great gift for busy moms to have a relax after working. Details via honey bear lane.

Guest Bathroom Welcome Gift Basket

Guest Bathroom Welcome Gift Basket.

Create this Guest Bathroom Welcome Basket to help your guests feel more at home. It can also be a great holiday gift for friends in your life! See the details via love pasta tool belt.

Food Gift Basket

Food Gift Basket.

Repurpose an old slow cooker to create this unique and creative food gift basket for moms or friends this holiday! See the instructions and suppliers via tonyastaab.

DIY Baking Gift Basket

DIY Baking Gift Basket.

A Christmas Baking Kit in a Tin! A personalized food-themed gift for every person in your life. See the details via sweet haute.

“Let’s Stay In” Gift Basket with Personalized Popcorn Tubs

“Let’s Stay In” Gift Basket with Personalized Popcorn Tubs.

Another cute gift idea! Create your own one for someone you care about inspired by the tutorial via unoriginal mom.

Holiday Cupcake Baking Kit

Holiday Cupcake Baking Kit.

Holiday Cupcake Baking Kit! Perfect for any baker on your list! See the DIY tutorial via the tomkat studio.

DIY Housewarming Gift Basket

DIY Housewarming Gift Basket.

Fill a basket with useful pieces that will give your friend or family member even more reason to celebrate those first few days in their new home. Amazing gift basket for housewarming gift all from Dollar Store! See the details via curbly.

DIY Coffee Lover’s Gift Basket

DIY Coffee Lover's Gift Basket.

The gift basket costs less than $50 and can be put together in just one afternoon! A thoughtful gift for coffee lovers in your life this holiday season! Details via the tomkat studio.

Pancake Breakfast Gift Basket

Pancake Breakfast Gift Basket.

Make this sweet little basket for your neighbors this holiday season. Super easy and fun to mix with a whole lot of pre-made. See the instructions via curly q paper.

Frozen Elsa Easter Gift Basket

Frozen Elsa Easter Gift Basket.

Making a personalized Frozen-inspired gift basket for your kids who are the FROZEN fans this Easter morning. See DIY instruction via sisters suitcase blog.

Christmas Morning Coffee Gift Basket

Christmas Morning Coffee Gift Basket.

A coffee gift basket is great for an office gift. Give the gift of coffee with this adorable one to your office friends or your children’s teachers this Christmas season. See the DIY instructions via a night owl blog.

DIY Manicure Gift Basket

DIY Manicure Gift Basket.

DIY Manicure Gift Basket makes a great present every female friend in your life. Learn how to make this one with the tutorial via jolynne shane.

New Mama Gift Basket

New Mama Gift Basket.

choose items that will also be useful tools for the new mom- and dad-to-be. An excellent way to give a personalized and functional baby shower gift. See the supplies and tutorial via mommy like whoa.

Pedicure Gift Basket

Pedicure Gift Basket.

The perfect gifts for friends who loves to paint her nails this Christmas! Super easy and quick to put together! See the instructions via honey bear lane.

DIY Peppermint Soap Gift Basket

DIY Peppermint Soap Gift Basket.

Homemade bath products always make perfect and thoughtful gifts for your loved ones for any occasion, Christmas, birthday….DIY tutorial via a pumpkin and a princess.

Warm and Cozy Gift Basket

Warm and Cozy Gift Basket.

Warm and cozy gift basket ideas for the holidays. Easy to put together and can be used all year. See the tutorial via tater tots and jello.

Gift Basket for the Book Lover

Gift Basket for the Book Lover.

Create a gift basket with a couple of books that the person might enjoy, as well as other gifts associated with reading, such as tea and gift cards for more books. This will be a great gift idea for people who like to read! See the tutorial via woods of bell trees.

The Perfect Hot Cocoa Gift Basket

The Perfect Hot Cocoa Gift Basket.

This sweet gift is complete with all of the must haves for a making hot chocolate for the whole family! Another easy gift basket idea that you can make! See the tutorial via the tomkat studio.

A Housewarming Gift Basket

A Housewarming Gift Basket.

Create a thoughtful and practical gift basket with essentials to help make moving day easier. Perfect gift idea for friends who purchase a first home or move into a first apartment. See the details via ebay.

DIY Cookie Basket Made from a Paper Plate

DIY Cookie Basket Made from a Paper Plate.

Create this easy paper plate basket and fill in with some homemade cookies. All you need to do is cut and fold. Super easy and quick to make and make great handmade holiday gifts with a decorated gift bow for your loved ones this holiday season! See the tutorial via its always autumn.

New “Pop” Gift Basket

New “Pop” Gift Basket.

A unique and creative gift basket with a lot of things that have “pop”. Check out the list in the gift basket via pretty providence.

Coffee Holiday Gift Basket

Coffee Holiday Gift Basket.

A thoughtful and practical gift for everyone who likes coffee in your life! Check out the supplies via the tomkat studio.

Mother’s Day Gift Idea – Spa Gift Basket

Mother’s Day Gift Idea – Spa Gift Basket.

Forgoing the usual flowers and considering giving your mom a Spa Basket that she can really use to relax this Mother’s Day! See the details via mom 4 real.

Moscow Mule Gift Basket

Moscow Mule Gift Basket.

It is so fun to create a gift basket featuring the very popular copper mugs. The basket was so easy to make. See the tutorial via tonality designs.

House Guest Gift Basket

House Guest Gift Basket.

Fill the basket with gum, snacks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, body wash, lotions, water bottles and some cute Virginia Beach koozies and anything you think your guests will like. Great gift ideas for your family this holiday season. See the details via happy go lucky blog.

Snow Day Survival Kit Christmas Gift

Snow Day Survival Kit Christmas Gift.

A snow day survival kit gift basket packed with hot cocoa mix and everything you need to make sugar cookies. It makes perfect and thoughtful gift for families or friends this Christmas! See the tutorial via the diy mommy.

Coconut-Curry Popcorn Seasoning

Coconut-Curry Popcorn Seasoning.

This sweet but savory popcorn seasoning makes a great gift for a movie buff. Tutorial via country living.

Perfect Kitchen Gift Basket

Perfect Gift Basket.

Love the ceramic mason jar & timer…This gift basket is so cute and adorable! What a perfect basket for a mother, mentor, or someone special in your life. See the DIY instructions via design dining and diapers.

Candy Cane Hot Cocoa Bar in a Basket

Candy Cane Hot Cocoa Bar.

Nothing reminds more of Christmas than candy cane hot chocolate! Everyone will love receiving this candy cane hot cocoa bar as the Christmas gifts! See the details via clean and scentsible.

Lemon Lime Coconut Scrub Gift Basket

Lemon Lime Coconut Scrub + Gift Basket.

This spa themed gift basket is filled with fun pedicure goodies and a homemade lemon, lime, and coconut sugar scrub that’s guaranteed to chase your stress after all day working. See DIY instructions via happiness is homemade.

Christmas Breakfast Gift Basket

Christmas Breakfast Gift Basket.

This basket is full gourmet foods, like pancake mix and pure maple syrup, for a gift … On Christmas morning. See the details via snap creativity.

Beauty Themed Gift Basket Ideas

Beauty Themed Gift Basket Ideas.

This beauty themed gift basket would make any 20 something girl or just about any girl or woman happy! See the details via your home based mom.

Warm Breakfast Basket Gift Idea

Warm Breakfast Basket Gift Idea.

Nothing says “we’re thinking of you” better than a breakfast gift basket for this gift giving season! See how to make this fun and warm breakfast gift basket via wit and wander.

School Auction Basket – Movie Night

School Auction Basket - Movie Night.

Thinking about treats, abundant quantities of popcorn for popping to fill the basket and organizing those goodies around themes provide you with as much fun in making the basket as the fun your recipient will have receiving the surprises. Perfect gifts for movie night whether for adults or children. See the DIY details via keeping my cents.

‘Thinking Of You’ Gift Basket

'Thinking Of You' Gift Basket.

‘Thinking Of You’ Gift Basket. See the details via our mini family.

Edible Gift Basket

Edible Gift Basket.

Another special gift whether for Mother’s Day, an engagement, a bridal shower, or just a friend for fun! See the details via martha stewart.

A Gift Basket For The Woman Who Loves Morning Quiet Time

A Gift Basket For The Woman Who Loves Morning Quiet Time.

A Perfect gift basket for the woman who loves morning quiet time in your life! Details via lynnae mccoy.

At Home Date Night Gift Basket

At Home Date Night Gift Basket.

When create a date-night basket, you can include the small items that will add up to a night of enjoyment, choose a theme for the basket and select a few quality items to make the night sparkle, and a coupon offer if the couple has kids. Perfect gifts for your partner or give this special kind of gift to a friend or family member. DIY details via handmade mood.

I Scream You Scream Ice Cream Gift Basket

I Scream You Scream Ice Cream Gift Basket.

Scream Ice Cream Gift Basket is perfect for someone who love ice cream or gelato. See the DIY instructions via play party plan.

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