I love making things homemade. There is just something about taking the time to think of the perfect present for your friends and family and then putting it together with your own hands!

The beauty of our online world now is that you can make amazing gift baskets that are perfect for the homemakers in your life with a few simple items and an eBook!

The Basics of Making Homemade Gift Baskets

Homemade gift basics can be one of the most thoughtful and fun presents to give! Here are a few steps to get you started.

1) Head to your local thrift store and look for cute baskets and boxes that you can put your presents into. Get things fun and creative. For example, find a vintage watering can to put the gift basket items for a gardening basket.

2) Put some thought into it and really select a gift basket that is perfect for the person you are making it for. My sister loves baking and is always trying to figure out how to make healthier treats, so a baking and tea gift basket is perfect for her!

3) Make it personal! Make sure to include a hand written note telling that person who much they mean to you! Pick out the perfect tea pot with their favorite color. Print out the pregnancy journal and make a personalized binder to put it in.

4) Don’t break the bank. Something wonderful about making homemade gifts is that you can often make meaningful and fun gifts that are not very expensive! Get creative with how you give the present and remember – you don’t have to spend a lot of money to tell that person you care.

5) Have fun and get started!!

For the Homemaker who loves to bake

1) A basket of homemade cookies and a copy of Nourishing Cookies ~ For a Healthy Holiday.

2) A beautiful tea pot, some great tea (my tea place is Bulk Herb Store), and a copy of the amazing book Steeped ~ Simple Nourishing Teas and Treats.

For the Homemaker who wants to learn how to create a healthy kitchen

3)  A calculator and a small notebook, wrapped up nice and cute with a copy of Real Food on a Real Budget.

4) A copy of Real Food for the Real Homemaker which comes complete with beautiful recipe cards for all 75+ recipes, meal planning and shopping lists, and the kindle file! This is the ultimate tool for learning how to create a healthy kitchen.

5) A few common essential oils (such as the lavender, lemon, and peppermint intro pack from DoTerra) and a copy of the fantastic book: Essential Chefs ~ A Beginner’s Guide to Using Essential Oils in Your Kitchen.

6) A small bag of dried beans, steel cut oats, and whole wheat flour packaged with a copy of A Practical Guide to Real Food for Women.

7) A four-month membership to Plan To Eat (an online menu planner that uses your recipes to make a shopping list) and a three-month membership to List Planit (both of these are FREE with the bundle)!!

For the Pregnant Mama

8) A baby name book, some chocolate (or pickles and ice cream if that is what she is craving), and a copy of the beautifully designed My Pregnancy Journal.

9) A motion sickness salve which I suspect will work wonders for morning sickness with a copy of Salve Made Simple.

10) A cute hospital gown and a copy of the massive resource: Natural Birth Stories ~ The Real Mom’s Guide to an Empowering Natural Birth. (This book has been such a blessing to me)

For the Mama of little ones

11) A cloth diaper (my favorite store is Sweet Little Blessings), some wipes, and a copy of Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert.

12) A cute bib, some baby spoons, and a copy of Warning: I Throw Food ~ A Comprehensive Guide to Natural, Homemade Baby Food!

13) For the fussy baby (and tired Mama): some magnesium lotion and a copy of Creative Ways to Calm Your Baby.

14) A potty seat, some “big kid” underwear and a copy of Early Potty Teaching. {This might seem like an odd Christmas present…but the mom will thank you for this one!!}

For the Homemaker who is interest in natural healthy & home remedies

15) A batch of homemade lotion bars wrapped up all cute and a copy of Wellness Mama’s Natural Beauty Guide.

16) A natural beauty gift basket complete with homemade shampoo, conditioner, face wash, and liquid hand soap with a copy of Homemade Health & Beauty: 21 Simple Do-It-Yourself Recipes for Products You Use Everyday.

17) A welcome new baby gift basket complete with homemade natural diaper cream, baby oil, baby powder, and baby wipes and a copy of Wellness Mama’s Natural Beauty Guide.

18) A stick of homemade deodorant, homemade toothpaste and a copy of My Buttered Life ~ Personal Care.

For the Homemaker who wants to get back into shape

19) A pair of super cute sneakers and a copy of the amazing book 42 Days to Fit (I’m just starting this exercise program and I’m so excited)!

20)  A cute new water bottle and a two month membership to Fit2Be Studios (FREE with the bundle)

For the Homemaker who wants to grow a garden

21) A few planting boxes, some seeds and a copy of Apartment Gardening ~ A Practical Guide to Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces.

22) A set of baby herbs or herb seeds, a few planters, and a copy of Growing and Using Culinary Herbs.

23) Gardening tools and the video series Making Herbs Simple Volume 1 (FREE with the bundle)!