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Sometimes it can be hard to choose a gift for those who love DIY projects and crafts. What can you give someone who prefers to make things rather than buy them? They always have a gigantic list of ideas and tutorials, but beyond all their to-dos, there's always room for new plans. That's why we're showing you a list of gifts that will inspire the most creative people in your life.

Pom-pom blanket

A nice and inexpensive way to give a unique sofa blanket that no one else has is to personalize it with some wool pompoms. The result can be as colorful, elegant, sober or monochrome as you like. Think of your friend and make it to her liking.

Instructions: Make some wool pom poms - Choose the places where the pom poms will go on the blanket - Sew the pom poms to the blanket.

Jewelry box for necklaces with tree branches

What do you think? Bring nature into your home with this jewelry box made of branches. Your girlfriend or friend will freak out when she unwraps the gift and finds some tree branches. But as soon as you show her what they'll be used for, she'll love you.

Instructions: Go for a walk in a forest or mountain - Choose some nice branches that are fallen on the ground - Clean the branches of imperfections and remove small splinters or imperfections - Place some nails in line with a few centimeters of distance between them - Varnish the branches - Pass a rope through both ends.

Hanging photo wall mural for the wall

Now that we print few photos, a combination of them as a wall mural is a very original decoration for a room. I recommend, for example, retouching them and printing them in black and white, or choosing a series from the same trip that you can change later. It is one of the things that make the most illusion: a souvenir of a special moment you have spent together.

Instructions: Create the structure above where you will hang the mural - Hang three ropes with a certain thickness on the sides and in the middle - Create three geometric figures with FIMO type clay to hang from the end of the ropes so that the photos have a certain weight - Print a number of photos multiple of 3, all with the same size and tape them to the rope - Hang the figures you have created from the end of the ropes.

Table linen with natural fruit patterns

It used to be that our grandmothers made us all the table linen for the famous trousseau. This, except for a lucky few, is over. However, having unique table linens can be easy by stamping a few shapes with fabric paint. In the tablecloth pictured here, we used some natural halved fruit. The best part is that you won't need to sew anything.

Instructions: Cut some fruits in half (I recommend citrus fruits like lemons, tangerines or oranges) - Stamp the fruits on the tablecloth and napkins by painting them first with fabric paint - Iron the fabric to fix the paint well.

Homemade smartphone cases

You can wear your phone with or without a case, but it can make a big difference: one careless mistake can leave you with a broken screen or a scratched phone. Christmas is a typical time to change the phone, so take the opportunity and give the gift of a handmade phone case.

Instructions: there are many ways to make them, I'll tell you two of them: 1. Buy a basic transparent case and apply the transfer technique or paint it with markers or permanent paint; 2. The result will be homemade, but more fun.

Wooden word to brighten up mornings

You can't go wrong with this first gift. A wooden word looks incredibly beautiful on a shelf or on a table - how about "smile"? Getting a smile out of her every morning is already a priceless gift.

Instructions: Draw the word on the wood - Cut out the shape of the word with a scroll saw or a jigsaw - Sand the edges to make it look pretty - Paint the word with chalk paint and you can give it an aged effect with sandpaper when the paint dries - Apply decorative wax to the word to protect it.

Wooden shelf and leather strips

If you are short of space at home for cookbooks, spices, or a painting that you want to give more importance, this shelf with Nordic lines will look beautiful. It is going to bring pure elegance to the house as well as utility.

Instructions: Cut a nice wooden plank with the measurements of the shelf you want - Cut two more or less thick strips of leather that will be the supports of the shelf - Fix the leather strips to the wall.

Fridge magnets with special photos

If you are bored of having magnets bought in souvenir stores, it's time to create some magnets that you really like. Places you want to visit together, pictures of your kids, images of breathtaking skies... Choose three special images for you and her and make these magnets she's going to love.

Instructions: Cut Polaroid-shaped wooden frames - Sand the wood - Paint the wood a sober or vivid color - Print the pictures, cut them out and glue them to the back of the frames - Glue a magnet to each frame.

Decorative luminous star

With this wooden star you will fall in love and decorate any corner of your house. The simplicity of the shape and some white lights will give a relaxing atmosphere to the place where you put it.

Instructions: Measure and cut the star strips - Glue the strips with mounting adhesive or hot glue - Paint (if you want) the star with a warm tone or leave the wood exposed - Decorate your star with a strip of white lights.

DIY glasses case

Glasses cases are usually boring, they take up a lot of space in the bag and we also like to change them from time to time. The model I propose is going to be a hit among your gifts this Christmas and it's super easy to make. Use flashy colors like metallic or bright colors on white, she's going to love it.

Instructions: Cut a piece of leather or leatherette that, when folded, you calculate that fit a pair of sunglasses - Glue the side and bottom edges with contact glue and press for a few hours - Paint a stripe with a color that contrasts with the color of the material.

Floor cushion

If I told you that this trendy floor cushion can be bought in a decoration store for $150, you'd say it's a bit expensive, but you'd fall in love with it anyway. Don't worry! This cool cushion is made with a simple ethnic fabric and a bean bag. It doesn't get more low cost than that. You will make the person you give it to very happy. They're going to freak out when you tell them it's a handmade cushion.

Instructions: Cut several pieces of fabric with the size you are going to make the seat (2 for the base and seat and 4 for the sides) - Sew the fabrics together, leaving one side open - Insert the bean bag closed - Sew the last side.

Personalized cushions with sequins

Add a strip of metallic sequins to some cushions to glam up your home decor. Write a festive or fun word that will make every time your girlfriend or your friend hugs the cushion she remembers you.

Instructions: Draw the word with a pencil on the cushion - Glue the sequin strip following the word mark with your hot glue gun and hot glue.

Copper table lamp

One of the trendiest materials this year has been copper. This table lamp made of copper is ideal for a bedside table or sideboard. With copper as the structure and a large bulb you can have a handmade designer gift while spending $250 less than if you bought it in a store.

Instructions: Mark and cut the copper tubes - Join the pieces while passing the wire through the inside of the tubes - Install the electrical system and place the bulb.

Rustic coat rack with logs

Natural materials are very versatile and go well with almost any home environment. This coat rack made from branches and logs is great for the foyer. Visitors will freak out when they go to hang up their coats and scarves.

Instructions: Collect some logs and branches of a similar medium thickness in the forest, which have a protrusion that you can then use as a hanger - Create a rectangular structure with wooden planks - Cut the logs or branches with the height of the structure - Screw the logs at the top and bottom - Varnish both the structure and the logs that will be used as a coat rack.

Turquoise necklace

Jewelry doesn't have to mean spending a lot of money. This year you can give a necklace or bracelet that will leave all her friends open-mouthed when she tells them it was made by you. You can do something simple or you can get a little bit more complicated, like with this turquoise necklace.

Instructions: Find some beads in the style you like, like these gold beads and turquoise stones - Thread a gold cord through the beads - Add the clasp to close the ends.

DIY notebooks with marble look

Beautiful notebooks have become an element of distinction. Whether for work, for writing recipes, for the desktop or for anywhere, an elegant notebook is able to mark the style of a woman. Creating a unique and original notebook is going to depend exclusively on your creativity.

Instructions: Buy a basic notebook (or as many as you want) with smooth covers - Choose a nice vinyl paper like the one in the photo with marbled texture, which may or may not be adhesive - Line the covers of the notebook with the vinyl paper and glue it with glue in case it is not adhesive - Use another contrasting vinyl or adhesive paper for the spine of the notebook.

Globe with message

One of my favorites if you like to discover the world as a couple. Maps and globes are one of the most fashionable decoration elements. Of course, she will fall in love again with this gift. And even more if it is accompanied by some plane tickets to anywhere in the world.

Instructions: Get an old or unused globe - On sticker paper, draw a message in beautiful handwriting. You can also trace it from a print - Cut out the message you want to say and paste it on the globe - Paint the whole globe with dark chalk paint - When the paint is dry, remove the sticker and the map below will be visible.