10 DIY Ideas For Neighbor Gifts

You’re rich in friends, but tight on cash. Still, when someone comes around with an unexpected gift, you want to be prepared.

Here are a bunch of easy containers and products to help with your handmade treats. Bundle them up, and have them on hand next time someone surprises you with a poinsettia.

Kirtsy This | Posted: 21 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

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• ABC Cookie Cutters

  

  Zombie gingerbread men with bloodied limbs – a new holiday tradition is born.

  $8 at RISD Works | Buy

  Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Candy Cane Box

  

  Festive filled with caramel corn or homemade potato chips.

  $6 at Oriental Trading Company | Buy

  (For a set of 12.)

  Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Gingerbread Silicone Muffin Pan

  

  Make gingerbread men without getting flour on every flat surface in your home.

  $18 at Sur La Table | Buy

  Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Window Boxes with Handles

  

  Fill with cookies, mini muffins, or some pastries and a couple bottles of juice.

  $2 at Container Store | Buy

  Kirtsy This | Posted 20 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Square Aluminum Tins

  

  Fill a tin or two with your special recipe meat or salt rub. They’ll last for months.

  $18 at Start To Finish | Buy

  (For a set of 12.)

  Kirtsy This | Posted 20 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Poinsettia Cupcake Cuppy

  

  When the liners look this good, you don’t have to worry so much about the frosting.

  $8 at Yummy Cuppy Crafts | Buy

  (For a set of 12.)

  Kirtsy This | Posted 19 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• 3 Piece Nesting Origami Boxes

  

  These will work perfectly for small homemade candies….fudge in one, simple truffles, peppermint chocolate bark in another.

  If you have 15 neighbors (like us) it’s cool to do just a little something.

  $6 at Oh Mandie | Buy

  Kirtsy This | Posted 19 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Gift Tins

  

  These compact tins can be filled with all kinds of treats. Package up a trio of snacks and tie them with a bow. Try dried cranberries, smoked almonds, wesabe peas, chocolate-covered sunflower seeds, or tiny hard candies.

  $12 at Shop Bub | Buy

  (For a set of six.)

  Kirtsy This | Posted 19 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Half-Pint Wide Mouth Mason Jars

  

  Squat jars to house your jam, lemon curd, homemade granola, or red and green M&Ms.

  $5 at Container and Packaging Supply | Buy

  (For four jars.)

  Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Tall Goodie Boxes

  

  Party mix, cheese straws, cookies, muffin mix, mini bundt cakes, peanut brittle – just fill and seal.

  $10 at Martha Stewart Crafts | Buy

  (For a set of six.)

  Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

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