2025 DIY Gift Guide + Free Herb-Inspired Gift Tag Template

Gift basket filled with homemade gifts.

Each year, when I make my holiday gift list, I aim to meet a set of criteria. Offerings that are thoughtful, personal, and useful are amongst the most important to me. I have generally found that homemade gifts are more appreciated than things I can find in mass quantities at any big box store. Small-batch DIY gifts also allow customization, making them personalized for your beloved recipient. It can also help to keep waste out of landfills.

Here are some of my favorite recipe ideas that hail from a variety of different masterminds on the Mountain Rose Herbs team. These team members bring unique expertise to the arts of cooking, baking, natural body care, or aromatherapy and translate their craftsmanship into the wide variety of expertly crafted recipes on this gift list. I hope this helps to inspire some fun and healthful gift-giving!

 

Floral Bath Bombs  Coffee Cardamom Lip Balm  Fizzy Bath Bomb Powder Hot Cocoa Lip Balm Again

 

DIY Holiday Gift Ideas to Encourage Self-Care

  1. Warming Bath Bombs with Ginger & Oatmeal
  2. Sunshine & Moonbeam Bath Bomb Set
  3. Floral Bath Bomb
  4. Grounding Bath Bomb
  5. Mint Chocolate Chip Lip Balm Recipe
  6. Fizzy Lavender Bath Powder
  7. Floral Lip Balm
  8. Coffee Cardamom Lip Balm
  9. Ginger Cookie Lip Balm
  10. Hot Cocoa Lip Balm
  11. Sweet Basil Lip Scrub
  12. Merry and Bright Exfoliating Scrub
  13. Chai Spice Whipped Body Scrub 
  14. Moisturizing Skin Serum
  15. Rosehip Face Moisturizer for a Radiant Complexion
  16. Whipped Facial Cream with Rose
  17. Warming Lotion Bars
  18. Mint Chocolate Body Butter
  19. Arnica Gardener's Salve
  20. Tattoo Balm 
  21. Homemade Beard Oil Recipes
  22. Herbal Hair Rinses
  23. Dry Shampoo for Dark & Light Hair
  24. 2 DIY Body Care Recipes for Pickle Lovers (Gag Gift)

Oakmoss Candles Vertical Herbal Fire Starters Spiced Cream Candles Herbal Potpourri

DIY Crafts for the Holidays

  1. Botanically Dyed Gift Bags
  2. Lush Earth Candle Recipe
  3. Winter Bloom Candle
  4. Acorn Spice Candle
  5. Autumn Stroll Candle & Wax Melt
  6. Spiced Cream Candle Recipe
  7. DIY Wax Melts + Pumpkin Spice Essential Oil Blend
  8. Autumn Breeze Wax Melt
  9. How to Make Homemade Potpourri + Winter Spice Blend
  10. Herbal Simmer Pot Kits
  11. Homemade Fire Starters with Aromatic Herbs
  12. DIY Holiday Decor Ideas for the Home
  13. 3 Holiday-Themed Diffuser Blend Recipes
  14. How to Make Beeswax Wraps for Leftovers
  15. Winter Spice Dish Soap Bar

Floral Essential oil Roll On Perfumes Cloud Perfume Essential Oil Blends for Sleep Full Moon Roll-On Application

DIY Gifts for the Essential Oil Enthusiasts

  1. New Moon Roll-On Perfume
  2. Waxing Moon Perfume Spray
  3. Waning Moon Incense Blend
  4. Full Moon Roll-On Perfume
  5. Floral Roll-On Perfumes
  6. Roll-On Perfume Blends for Autumn Lovers
  7. Sweater Weather Perfume Roll-On
  8. Air Zodiac: Head in the Clouds Perfume Roll-On 
  9. Earth Zodiac: Goddess Perfume Roll-On
  10. Water Zodiac: Mermaid Perfume Roll-On
  11. Fire Zodiac: Transformation Perfume Roll-On
  12. Solid Perfume Recipe  
  13. Sultry Perfume Recipe
  14. Essential Oil Blend for Sleep
  15. 3 Holiday Diffuser Blend Recipes
  16. Invigorating Essential Oil Blends
  17. Sunshine-Inspired Essential Oil Blends
  18. Homemade Linen Spray Recipe
  19. Ginger Citrus Body Spray
  20. Boot & Shoe Deodorizers

Orange Skillet Cookie-Slice Homemade Mixed Nut Recipe 3 Ways Mexican Hot Choco Recipe Hot Honey Recipe

Homemade Gifts to Nibble and Sip

  1. Colorful Herbal Finishing Salts
  2. Vegan Matcha Sugar Cookies
  3. Olive Oil Orange Chocolate Skillet Cookies
  4. Chai Spice Oatmeal Cookies
  5. Carrot Cake Energy Bars
  6. Pinwheel Cookies with Herbal Powders
  7. German Spice Cookies
  8. Rosehip Jelly Recipe
  9. Mixed Nut Recipes (3 Ways)
  10. Sweet and Spicy Caramel Corn Recipe
  11. Hot Honey Recipe
  12. Homemade Chocolate Bars
  13. Goodnight Kiss Herbal Tea Recipe
  14. 6 Non-Caffeinated Tea Blends with Rooibos
  15. Stargazing Tea Blend
  16. Traditional Mexican Hot Chocolate with Chocolate de Mesa Recipe
  17. DIY World Spice Blends
  18. Homemade Vanilla Extract 

You may enjoy these gifts to pair with your DIY crafts:

 

 


Topics: Culinary, Aromatherapy, Natural Body Care, Herbal Gift Ideas, Recipes, Herbalism, Tea & Herbal Drinks, Green Living

Jessicka

Written by Jessicka on December 10, 2024

Jessicka Nebesni is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.


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