Craft Gossip Editors Exclusive Christmas Gift Guide

We asked out Editors to send in their top 2017 Craft picks for the Ultimate Christmas gift guide.

My gadget is a battery-powered Taylor Digital Measuring Cup and Scale Measures. It also can convert both the weight and volume for dry and liquid ingredients. It is also around $19 which works well for those that are on a budget for gift giving.

Bath and Body Blog

I am often asked what is the key to a great bath bomb, it’s all in the mold! Loves bath bomb molds come in different sizes and are affordable.

Katie from our Indie Crafts Blog

We R Memory Keepers®Typecast Typewriter – I think this modern version of the old-school typewriters is really neat and would be so fun to add words and journaling to projects.

Shellie Wilson from our Crochet Crafts Blog

The Yarnit- Crystal Clear yarn bowl resembles a hamster ball but it’s purpose is perfect. It not only allows my yarn to run free it keeps it clean too.

Stefanie Girard – Recycled Crafts Blog

The OttLight I would totally recommend it as having good lighting when crafting puts less strain on your eyes and makes for good color choices.
I have been using planners since 1990 for sketching, writing quotes, saving bits of memorabilia like ticket stubs and clippings from magazines and generally keeping track of my life. A planner makes a great gift especially for a creative person to combine their ideas with their life organizing in one place. Next year I will be using The Badass Planner by Susie Shubert. It had fun graphics and quotes on each page.

Another great gift idea may seem a bit unusual but I can’t tell you how much a grid ruler changed my crafting world.
I was first introduced them when I began quilting but I now use it for paper crafting and even when I am doing construction projects. Once you use a grid ruler you will never go back to a standard ruler again.

Sarah White – Knitting Blog

I love the needle gauge pendants from Debras Garden. They come in an array of colors and can be worn as a necklace or kept on a keychain so you can measure your knitting needles wherever you are and slyly let people know you’re a knitter. The gauge runs from US size 0 to 17 and numbers are lasered on so they can’t rub off.

If you love simple handmade gifts that still feel festive and special, this DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub from CraftBits is such a fun little project. It is bright, pretty, and has that sweet cherry scent that makes it feel perfect for Christmas gifting.

What I like about this tutorial is how easy it is to pull together. The scrub uses granulated sugar, sweet almond oil or another carrier oil, red cherry fragrance oil, and a touch of mica powder for color, so it feels like one of those projects you can make quickly but still package up beautifully.

It is the kind of bath and body recipe that works really well for teacher gifts, stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or just a little festive treat for yourself. The pretty pink-red color and cherry fragrance give it a cheerful Christmas feel without needing anything too complicated.

The tutorial itself is wonderfully straightforward too. You simply combine the ingredients well and store the finished scrub in an airtight container, which makes this a lovely beginner-friendly project for holiday crafting.

If you are looking for a quick Christmas body scrub recipe that feels handmade, giftable, and easy to recreate, this one is a sweet little pick.

Featured Project: DIY Christmas Cherry Body Scrub

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