{"id":13121,"date":"2014-12-03T06:03:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T14:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=13121"},"modified":"2014-12-03T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T20:32:07","slug":"3-easy-diy-holiday-gifts-consumable-reusable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/3-easy-diy-holiday-gifts-consumable-reusable\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Easy DIY Holiday Gifts: Consumable + Reusable"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Try these three easy DIY holiday gift ideas for all the special people\u00a0in your life. \u00a0These gifts are all either consumable or contain reusable elements so that you can feel extra-good about giving.<\/p>\n

I think there’s something really satisfying about making holiday gifts for the special people in your life, especially if the gifts you make turn out to be, ahem, pretty awesome. \u00a0Because of the build-up of the holidays, though, and the added expectation and pressure we put on ourselves, we tend to overshoot in the homemade gift department. \u00a0Which can lead to that much more disappointment if you try to spend the next \u00a0month making a\u00a0pile of Gordon Gartrelle-replicas for your loved ones.<\/p>\n

Keep it simple. \u00a0Keep it smart. \u00a0And keep the gifts usable (and preferably reusable). \u00a0Try these three easy DIY holiday gift ideas today!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This post is part of Important Media\u2019s \u201cMore About the Love, Less About the Stuff\u201d holiday series<\/a>. This year, we\u2019re talking all about redefining holiday traditions to focus on compassion over just more stuff.<\/em><\/p>\n

3 Easy DIY Holiday Gifts<\/h2>\n

1) Food!\u00a0<\/strong>And more specifically, food in a jar. \u00a0The idea behind recipes in jars is that you layer\u00a0all non-perishable, dry items in a jar and include a sweet little tag or label which includes the recipe instructions, as well as a run-down of other ingredients needed. \u00a0Any dump-and-stir cookie recipe<\/a> works really well here, as well as fancy pancakes, soup<\/a> (a vegetable soup with some cute holiday-themed pasta would also be really nice\u00a0here), or hot cocoa. \u00a0And here’s the best part about this easy DIY holiday gift: that jar is reusable for you and for your giftee. \u00a0If reusing a jar for a delectable recipe-in-a-jar, remember to wash with hot, soapy water (I like to boil them) and to dry really well.<\/p>\n

2) Body products! <\/strong>Body products are one of my absolute favorite easy DIY holiday gifts…and again with that wonderful reusable jar. \u00a0Make some lotion<\/a>. \u00a0Make some lipbalm<\/a>. \u00a0Make some body scrub<\/a>. \u00a0Make any lovely, thoughtful body product<\/a> you’d like and place in a darling, little 8-ounce canning jar for easy gift-giving.<\/p>\n

3) Accessories! \u00a0<\/strong>Try these<\/a>\u00a0on for size. \u00a0If you’re upcycling or using “found” or thrifted objects, so much the better. \u00a0Jill recently addressed fast fashion overload in secondhand stores<\/a>\u00a0and the inability for secondhand retailers to keep up with donations. \u00a0With that in mind, perhaps reusing something you have on-hand or purchasing something that can be upcycled from a secondhand store is a more thoughtful option. \u00a0I recently purchased\u00a0a\u00a0$2.00 silk scarf from a local thrift store to make this<\/a>\u00a0adorable little bag, which aside from being a purse, might also serve as a nice gift bag for all that food and those body products.<\/p>\n

Image credit:\u00a0Cookie mix<\/a>, body scrub<\/a>, and woman wrapping gift<\/a>\u00a0images courtesy of Shutterstock.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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