Today we're talking DIY holiday hostess gifts. I always take a gift to the hostess when invited to a dinner, a party, or any type of gathering. Since we will be celebrating the holidays for the next few weeks the Thrift Store Decor Team is sharing hostess gift ideas that fit the season.
DIY Cookie Stand Makes A Great Holiday Hostess Gift
Usually the hostess has gone to great lengths preparing food and entertainment for her (or his) guests. Taking them a small gift is a really nice thank you. Making them a gift is even better.
The cookie stand or "whatever" stand in the first photo can be customized with your hostess in mind, using her favorite colors or even using a similar piece to her dinnerware.
diy magnets make great hostess gifts
The little blue angel magnets are vintage gift tags that I turned into magnets. DIY magnets are easy to craft and you can use almost any smallish item to make a magnet. I've used vintage earrings, seashells, mini pom poms, and things I found in my junk drawer. Tell me someone who doesn't have at least one magnet in their home! (strong magnets like these from Amazon work best)
Bling Bottles Make Great Gifts
What I call my "Bling Bottles" are cute gifts for anyone. You could customize the small green bottles with miniature ornament garland or red bling for Christmas or orange bling for Thanksgiving.
I stenciled these wood coasters a few Summers ago but I made confetti tile coasters for party time and they would be the perfect hostess gift.
Moscow Mule filled with Candy and wrapped in Cellophane makes a great Holiday Hostess Gift
If you aren't into making a gift you can easily put together a mug with candy inside. Select a candy you know your hostess likes and fill the cup or Moscow Mule with the candy, a bit of paper filler, and cellophane and ribbon for the wrap.
I actually made these Moscow Mule mug gifts for my neighbors a couple of years ago. I found the mugs at Goodwill if you can believe that. You could also use plain mugs from Dollar Tree and fill them with Dollar Tree items like I did here.
How about taking the Hostess the gift of homemade chocolate candy??
DIY snow scene in a shaker." width="700" height="1050" /> Give your Holiday Hostess a DIY snow scene in a shaker.
How about making the hostess a cool little snow scene like mine in a salt....or pepper shaker? In case you missed the post with a bunch of snow scene DIY's it's here.....Snow Scene Displays In Glass Containers And Silver Plate Trays
You could also make the hostess, friend, neighbor a teacup ornament......
Teacup Ornament Video Tutorial
You can find my shopping list for entertaining friends on the Petticoat Junktion Amazon page here!
Holiday Hostess Must Haves on Amazon
See what the team members of Thrift Store Decor selected as their favorite Holiday Hostess Gifts.....
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diy gift ideas for the holiday hostess
Find all of our favorite DIY Holiday Hostess Gift Ideas from the Thrift Store Decor Team below.....
Author:Â Kathy Owen (Petticoat Junktion)
Kathy is the founder of PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, old hardware, rusty stuff, and thrifty finds into unique home décor. Kathy’s projects have been featured on the Home Depot Blog, Plaid Crafts, Behr Designer Series, and in numerous magazines. Read more about Kathy here.
