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Dollar Tree Christmas Gift In A Mug Ideas

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I love putting together Dollar Tree Christmas gift mugs to give to caregivers, nursing home residents, teachers, friends, and holiday visitors. The mugs arenโ€™t always mugs. Glasses, bowls, plastic cups, and more can be filled with all kinds of goodies

Take these ideas and make personalized gifts for friends and loved ones with inexpensive yet fun items that will make your recipient feel special. 

Dollar Tree bags

Shopping may be more fun than putting the gift sets together. I try to have a plan when I go into the store, but you know how plans go. I sometimes get carried away.

Dollar Tree items to make gift mugs and bags

My plan was to make mug or bowl gift sets with manicure items, special chocolate foods, and pamper-yourself items. I ended up just buying what caught my eye, and now itโ€™s time to put a gift glass together.

Making gift mugs from Dollar Tree

The little Christmas gift glass was on one of the displays in the front of the store, so I picked it up and decided to make it my manicure glass gift set.

holiday glass for holding small gifts

The first thing I did was add a little shredded paper to the glass. I forgot to get paper on this shopping trip, but I had plenty left over from my last Dollar Tree gift-making episode.

making a Dollar Tree gift glass filled with goodies

Then I started filling the glass with the little gifts. You should always put the taller items in the back and build forward or up. The nail files were the first thing to go in the glass.

gift glasses and mugs for Christmas giving DIY present

Then, I added the nail polish, decorative paint polish, and candy! To finish off the gift glass, I wrapped it in clear cellophane paper, also from Dollar Tree.

Dollar Tree glass filled with manicure items for Christmas gift 1

You may have to work with the cellophane a bit to make it look all nice and neat. Once it looks good, tie it up at the top with some curly ribbon. 

When you are selecting items for your gift mugs or baskets, remember to color-coordinate your items!

Dollar Tree Christmas gift idea for baker or coffee drinker 4

Next up is the gift-filled bowl. This one is for the coffee and chocolate lover. It contains a bag of chocolate cookie mix, coffee, a candle, a red pot holder, and several pieces of chocolate candy. The Christmas bowl can hold the cookiesโ€ฆ.once the gift recipient bakes them!

 

Dollar Tree gift idea for baker or coffee drinker 3

I wrapped it in cellophane also.

gifts from Dollar Tree

Now to make the Dollar Tree Gift in a Mug filled with snacks.

holiday gift mugs from Dollar Tree

Are you catching on to the idea that these gifts can be made cheaply but are actually nice gifts and nice-looking gifts?

how to make a gift mug from Dollar Tree 2

And thatโ€™s a wrap on another gift.

gift mug from Dollar Tree

This gift is great for a Mom who wants to refresh her face with a face mask, enjoy the scent of a candle, and jot down notes on family happenings.

green cups from Dollar Tree

Do you see the set of green plastic glasses in the middle of all the Dollar Tree bounty? It contains 10 glasses and costs $1.25.

gift glasses made with Dollar Tree finds

Fill the cute glasses with goodies for neighbor kids, nursing home residents, your Amazon delivery guy or gal, or whoever. You donโ€™t have to wrap them up, but if you want, you could slip them into a clear Christmas goodie bag.

Dollar Tree filled gift cups

The larger gift-filled containers consisted of 5 or 6 items, including the โ€œcontainer,โ€ meaning that even at $1.25 for each item, the filled gift โ€œmugsโ€ cost less than $8. The small gift-filled green plastic glasses cost from $1 to $1.50 each to make. How can you beat that?

Dollar Tree gift filled mugs

These ideas are just for inspiration. There are so many gifts you can make with inexpensive items, and the gift recipient will be so touched.

As always, thanks for being here, Kathy

Kathy Owen founder of Petticoat Junktion

Author:ย Kathy Owen
Kathy Owen is the founder of the home decor blog Petticoat Junktion where she shares tutorials on painting furniture and upcycling thrifty finds into unique home dรฉcor. Her DIY projects have been featured on the Home Depot Blog, Plaid Crafts, Behr Designer Series, and in numerous magazines.

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