Easy homemade christmas gifts you can make in 15 minutes

We know it's too early to think about Christmas, but we like to give home gifts, and they require a little planning in advance. Fortunately, these DIY gifts are easy to make and won't take much of your time, as well as friends, family, grandparents, and teachers are sure they love them. Now, some of these ideas may take more than 15 minutes to make just one, but if you do them in batches, you'll end up with an average of about 15 minutes per gift.

5 EASY HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS GIFTS YOU CAN MAKE IN 15 MINUTES

1. Homemade sugar scrub

Ingredients and Supplies:

• Melt & Pour soap base
• Cranberry body-safe-fragrance, or fragrance of choice
• Jojoba oil
• Sugar
• Knife
• Spoon
• Microwave safe bowl for melting soap
• Measuring cup
• Mixing bowl
• Food coloring
• 1 glass baking dish (seen in pictures)

Start by chopping up the soap base, this makes it much easier to measure. Place it in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave until the ingredients easily mix together, stirring every ten seconds. Then, pour a thin layer of sugar on the bottom of your glass baking dish. In a mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup of melted soap base, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil.

Cut the hardened sugar scrub mixture into small squares and gently lift them up from the dish. I had some leftover scraps as seen in the photo above:) You’ll notice that the layer of sugar you put into the glass dish beforehand is perfectly stuck to one side of each sugar cube.

2.  Big batch of caramel apple butter

                                                                               Ingredients

3. Christmas Stovetop Potpourri

                                                                                                 Jar  ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh canberries
• 1 orange
• 4 sinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon cloves
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg

                                                                                                        Instructions

To fill your home with a delicious holiday scent: bring 3 cups of water plus jar contents to a simmer over low heat, uncovered, in a small pot. Check the water periodically and add moreif it starts to get low.

4. Italian Barley Soup Mix in a Jar

                                                                             Ingredients

• 1 cup pearled barley
• ½ cup sundried tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon dried chopped onions
• 1 tablespoon dried minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 veggie bouillon cube

                                                                               Instructions

Remove wrapper from bouillon cube and add it, plus all remaining ingredients, plus four cups of water and one 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes to a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the barley is tender, about 20 minutes. Serve topped with grated Parmesan. Season to taste.

5. Glass Tile Pendants

                                                                           You’ll need

• a glass tile,
• a bail (that’s the hook that goes on the back),
• paper or fabric design,
• diamond glaze and a small paintbrush,
• superglue,
• and a chain to hang it on.

                                                                              Instructions

1. First take your tile, and trace it onto your paper.  Then cut it out slightly inside the lines.
2. Next squirt your diamond glaze on the back of the tile – about pea size.  Use a small paintbrush to spread it out – enough to coat the back of the tile but not so much that it’s going to ooze.
3. Then while the diamond glaze is still wet set your paper face-down onto it.  Rub the paper to get a really good seal.  That will prevent bubbles being seen through the glass.
4. Let dry for 5-10 mintues or longer.  Then squirt diamond glaze on the back of the paper and spread it out with a paintbrush to seal in your paper.  Let dry several hours.  Then using superglue, glue your bails to the back.