Store-bought New Year's gifts can be useful and beautiful, but sometimes you want to add a piece of your soul to the gift and somehow make it stand out from the rest. It's time to roll up your sleeves - that is, start making DIY gifts for New Year 2025. Especially for you, we have selected twenty of the best (and not too difficult) ideas for adults and children.
20. Patterned towel
What you will need:
- dye,
- stamp,
- plain towel without a pattern.
How to do: dip the stamp in paint and create! You can either buy ready-made stamps or cut them out yourself from any material – from foam to a raw potato. The main thing is to remember to fix the paint according to the instructions on the package.
Children can also take part in creating such towels, because there are few things that will touch the hearts of grandparents as much as children's drawings or prints of little hands.
19. Handmade vase
A simple vase can easily be turned into a real work of art – your recipients will definitely not have another one like it!
What you will need:
- packaging of modeling clay,
- base for a vase (we recommend buying a regular glass one in a store).
How to do: Knead the clay with damp hands until it becomes soft and elastic, cover the base with a layer of clay and start creating! You can apply textured prints from textured fabrics to the clay, or use a stack to squeeze out figures on it. By the way, clay can also be painted.
18. Giant Scarf
The perfect combination of chic and practicality. This thing not only keeps your neck warm, but also looks luxurious. And it is also a very simple DIY New Year's gift that anyone can create, even someone who is only vaguely familiar with a thread and needle.
What you will need:
- a couple of meters of warm fabric - flannel, fleece, wool fabric,
- scissors.
How to do: You don't even have to sew it - just ruffle the edges beautifully (if the fabric allows it). Perfectionists can additionally process the edges with a hem or piping, and if desired, turn the scarf into a two-layer one. We recommend making the inner layer thinner and lighter from a fabric that is pleasant to the body.
17. Key to the Heart
DIY keychains come in a variety of materials, from metal to polymer clay, but we think a leather keychain is a classic.
What you will need:
- a piece of thick natural leather,
- scissors,
- awl,
- threads with a needle.
How to do: cut and sew a figurine out of leather, weave a knot using the macrame technique from leather cords, or decorate a leather sheet with an embroidered window – there are many options.
16. Patterned tea party
Want to be remembered with kind words all 365 days a year? Give a hand-painted cup from which the recipient will drink a portion of hot tea or coffee every morning.
What you will need:
- paints for painting on porcelain or glass that do not require firing,
- cup, mug or glass.
How to do: Prepare the surface (usually it needs to be degreased, but other procedures may be required according to the paint instructions), apply the sketch and create! Don't be afraid that the drawing you've worked so hard on will fade or disappear - modern painting paints are dishwasher-safe.
15. Photo frame
Photos from a New Year's party or other family celebration will look great in a hand-made photo frame.
What you will need:
- base - a regular wooden or plastic photo frame,
- paints,
- pictures,
- glue and varnish for decoupage,
- threads, fabric, and so on – depending on the decoration method you choose.
How to do: A simple white frame can be either hand painted, or covered with gold paint and silver stars, decorated with flowers using the decoupage technique, small plastic toys strategically placed on it using a glue gun, and then covered with a layer of spray paint on top.
14. Bag of aroma
Every person wants their wardrobe to smell not of fabric and wool, but of delicate lavender, or citrus, or maybe even a light aroma of cloves with spices. Give your friends or relatives hand-sewn sachets filled with dry aromatic herbs.
What you will need:
- fabric of your choice – from silk and organza to practical cotton, cozy flannel or felt,
- sachet template,
- scissors,
- thread with a needle.
The template can be anything from simple bags on a lush ribbon to figures of birds, animals or even airplanes.
How to do: cut out the fabric according to the template, sew it not all the way, stuff it with aromatic mixture, sew it up. This is one of the easiest DIY New Year gifts – quick, simple, and at the same time useful and pleasant.
13. Hand-decorated diary
Anyone can use a notebook or a diary – especially a cute one. The secret is in decorative adhesive tape, which can add individuality to any serial product.
What you will need:
- a ready-made diary or notebook,
- decorative adhesive tape of different colors.
How to do: Tapes are applied to the cleaned surface as your creative instinct dictates.
12. To make the tree sparkle
Do your friends love baking? Give them Christmas tree decorations made from cookie cutters with a New Year theme. The decorations will look especially impressive when paired with a box of baked cookies of the same shape.
What you will need:
- ready-made cookie cutters,
- multi-colored ribbons,
- glass beads,
- beads,
- buttons and other decorations.
How to do: We wrap the cookie cutter with colorful ribbons, fix it with a glue gun, then glue or sew on various decor. Don't forget about the loop, with the help of which the new Christmas tree toy can be used for its intended purpose.
11. Waste paper basket
It's no secret that we often find various newspapers and sales offers in our mailboxes. To prevent them from scattering on the shoe rack, give your friends a homemade wastepaper basket.
What you will need:
- the base for the basket is a metal lattice, which can be purchased at a stationery store,
- cotton or jute rope from an office supply store.
How to do: Weave the lattice base with the chosen cord, fixing the ends with a glue gun. If you chose a cotton cord, you can still paint the finished basket.
10. New Year's Treasure
You may not be able to buy your friend a diamond set, but you can certainly create a lovely (and convenient) treasure trove. This is a simple and effective DIY New Year's 2025 gift idea that can serve as a room decoration in itself.
What you will need:
- a photo frame or a frame from a small mirror,
- dye,
- base – plastic canvas or decorative metal lattice,
- glue gun or screws,
- plastic or cardboard sheet for the back.
How to do: We paint the frame, cut the plastic canvas or lattice to the size of the frame, insert it, attach it with a gun or screws, and close it with a back.
9. Green spaces
Do your friends miss summer and their garden plots this winter? Give them plant tags. And so they can start a small fragrant garden right now, give them a set of pots and seed packets along with the tags.
What you will need:
- packet of seeds,
- polymer clay,
- letters - stamps for embossing,
- acrylic paint,
- paper and cardboard for packaging.
How to do: Form flat strips from clay, sharpen one end, stamp the name of the herb or flower on them, cover the end of the peg with acrylic paint. Make a separate decorative bag for each peg.
8. Set of decorative plates
Not simple ones, but ones with a New Year theme. No, we are not suggesting you start a glass-blowing furnace! We will make do with simpler tools.
What you will need:
- glass transparent plates,
- beautiful napkins,
- pictures or fabric,
- dye,
- decoupage glue,
- varnish.
How to do: glue is applied to the prepared (cleaned and degreased) surface of the plate, then a napkin or fabric is pressed tightly with the decorative side down and covered with varnish. If desired, you can liven up the picture by painting the edges of the napkin or fabric, slightly singeing them or applying an additional layer of paint.
7. For man's best friend
Do your friends or relatives have a dog? A gift for a furry pet will surely be to their liking too. It is best to give several toys at once, so that as soon as the dog wears out one, the next one is ready.
What you will need:
- cotton threads or cut strips from old T-shirts or jeans.
How to do: We twist the threads tightly together to form a rope. And we weave a braid or a column using the macrame technique from the fabric strips.
6. Cozy slide
What you will need:
- dense, easy-to-wash fabric,
- decorative elements – braid, cord,
- finished embroidery,
- thread and needle or sewing machine,
- ready-made small pillows.
How to do: Cut out two square pieces of fabric, decorate them to your taste, and sew them together. You can sew on decorative strips of cotton lace and braid (it will look especially good against the background of a large-weave linen fabric), you can decorate the edge with a cord (if the fabric is decorative tapestry), you can make an applique in the form of windows, a door, and a roof of a house - as your imagination tells you.
5. Magic Garden
One of the most original New Year gifts do it yourself - florarium. This is a closed or semi-closed mini-garden of decorative plants, and although its creation will require preparation, the result will be one of the most original handmade gifts for the New Year.
What you will need:
- Actually, a florarium can be an aquarium, a terrarium, a beautiful glass jar or a vase. The easiest way is to take a ready-made aquarium - the presence of a lid and lighting will make it easier to care for the plants.
- ready soil,
- drainage,
- activated carbon,
- decorative stones for decoration,
- the plants themselves.
We recommend using succulents the first time – they are aesthetically expressive, and the desert landscape is easier to care for.
How to do: think over the composition of the plants (it is important that they require the same care conditions - so the garden will live and prosper for a long time). Wash, dry and degrease the glass container. Put drainage on its bottom, then activated carbon - it will counteract bacteria, then soil.
We plant a set of plants at a distance of approximately 2-4 cm from each other, and spread decorative stones and sand over the surface.
4. Smartphone stand
This stand is easy and simple to make from a regular cutting board.
What you will need:
- board,
- wooden block,
- sandpaper,
- hand saw,
- if desired – varnish or paint.
How to do: a block is attached horizontally to the bottom of the board from the front, on which the bottom of the tablet will be located. A stand is cut out from the remaining part of the block and attached to the back. It is recommended to cover the finished product with stain or varnish.
3. Champagne splashes
To make sure that the wine you left unfinished on New Year's Eve retains its flavor longer, give your friends a set of decorative wine corks.
What you will need:
- ready-made corks,
- beautiful furniture handles of the right size.
How to do: just glue the handles to the corks using a glue gun. A very simple DIY New Year's gift, but it looks so cool!
2. A warm place for a cat
And if your friends, colleagues or relatives are the happy owners of a cat, give their pet a cozy house made especially for her.
What you need and how to do it: There are many different ways to create a house for a cat – from the simplest fabric sleeve house to a complex structure of cardboard tubes wrapped in jute rope or a real wooden palace. One of the simplest options is in the video below.
1. Note holders
What you will need:
- plastic animal figures,
- acrylic "metallic" paint,
- wire loop or metal latch.
How to make: screw the holder into the body of the plastic figurine, clean and degrease its surface, then cover it with acrylic gold or silver paint.
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