12 Laptop Sleeves & Cases: Free Tutorials & Patterns: Here are a dozen different sewing, knit & felting tutorials and patterns for laptop sleeves and cases. These are my favorite picks of what I found available online for freebies. List posted on Tipnut.com.

30 Pampering Beauty & Spa Gifts To Make: List of spa recipes found on Tipnut for Bath & Shower Treats, Gift Soaps, Pampering Gifts, Crafty Pleasers.

5 Homemade Bath Salts & Soaks: Here are five different recipes for making homemade bath salts and soaks. You can mix the recipes and package them in nice jars to give as gifts. Posted on Tipnut.com.

5 Homemade Foot Soak Recipes: Know someone that works on their feet all day? These foot soak recipes are the perfect gift idea. Easy to make and economical too, a total of five different recipes provided. Posted on Tipnut.com.

50 Plus Fabric Scraps & Remnant Ideas & Free Patterns: An incredibly large and useful list of items to make using small pieces of fabric and fabric remnants. Loaded with great ideas, most (if not all) could easily be made into wonderful homemade gifts. Very frugral helper this one! Posted at Tipnut.com.

56 Free Apron Patterns: Large list of apron patterns you can make to give away as gifts. You’ll find aprons for children, men as well as vintage styles, full aprons, half aprons, and more. If you sew, aprons are a great gift to make and give away. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Appliqué Pillows: Simple and easy project to make, perfect as a gift for that hard to buy for teenager on your list. Make these especially cozy for lounging and movie watching. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Baking Gifts: Creative Container & Filler Ideas: A list of ideas and resources for baking gift containers, gift boxes, liners & wraps and filler ideas. Listed at Tipnut.com.

Basket Purse: This is a nice project to make, it’s more like a tote than a purse (to me) but can definitely be used as a purse. The bottom is made from a plastic woven place mat and the rest is fabric. Very nice! Posted on The Monkey Basket.

Bath Bomb Fizzies: Bath bombs soften the skin, they are an emollient and they’re lots of fun–they start to fizz when they hit the water. Video & details posted at Tipnut.com.

Bath Snowballs: These fragrant spheres for the bath (scented with peppermint oil or whatever fragrance you like) are made by packing Epsom salts into a plastic mold. The bath “snowballs” can be tinted any color. Project found at MarthaStewart.com.

Bath Spa Headwrap: Here’s a pattern for a headwrap just like those found in the spas. Nice gift for teenagers and adults alike. Easy to make, and economical too. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Bed Caddy: Here’s a nice pattern for a bed caddy you can make. Great gift idea for those who like to read in bed. Can also be used to hold tissues, glasses, remote controls, whatever the person likes. This one tucks underneath the mattress. Posted on Joann.com.

Bottle Cap Pincushions: These are too cute! And would make a nice gift for your favorite sewer. Nice stocking stuffer too. Posted on Flickr.

Bottled Body Scrub: Ingredients for a homemade body scrub that you can package in a bottle, printable gift tag included (via pdf download). Found at Purple Lemon Designs.

Buckwheat Hull Pillows: These are a nice gift idea for someone who may suffer from headaches, a sore back or shoulders on a regular basis. These take a little getting used to, but those who use them swear by the healing powers. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Candy Cane Sugar Scrub Recipe: A free recipe for Candy Cane Sugar Scrub, plus tips on scrubbing and preservation. Feature post on Tipnut.com.

Canvas Photos: These make interesting photo blocks on canvas that can then be displayed on shelves or wherever you like. Use your printer to print out photos on the canvas, then staple onto a wood frame. Posted on One Hour Craft.

Cell Phone Charms: These are especially popular with teenagers and young adults plus they make great stocking stuffers too. Also see this technique for making shrinky dinks to make your own charms out of melted plastic. Posted on Made By Kali.

Chocolate Dipped Spoons: This is a very easy gift to make for the coffee lover on your list and they’ll love them too. Nice stocking stuffer idea. These chocolate spoons will melt chocolate in the hot coffee as they stir it. Economical gift! Posted on Tipnut.com.

Christmas Package With Caramels: Make homemade caramels and package in a festive cardstock cone. Easy handmade gift idea! Found at The Sassy Mom Shoppe.

Cinnamon Votives: Very easy project to do (and frugal too!). There’s also a tip to add cloves at the bottom of the votive for added fragrance. Feature project on Tipnut.com.

Coffee Sleeve (pdf): Have a coffee lover on your gift list? Here’s a very nice fabric coffee sleeve lined with Insul-Brite. Download and pattern from Sewing Ideas.

Concrete Lightbulbs: Instructions for how to make concrete lightbulbs, this can be a great gift for that hard-to-buy-for person on your list. Great piece to use as a paper weight or desktop item. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Crafty DIY iPod Cases: Here are different patterns and styles to make an iPod case, the first is an easy sewn felt case found here: DIY iPod MP3 case. The second pattern is a cute and cozy one: Knitted iPod Cozy With Armband. The third pattern is DIY iPod socks that you knit and they include a pocket for the earphones, very nice! Next is a pattern from Martha Stewart with Suede iPod nano cover. Great gift idea for anyone who has an iPod. Here’s a Pouch For iPod Nano tutorial from Made by Petchy. Here’s an Easy Ipod or Camera Cover by JCaroline Creative. Finally, Crafty Daisies has this very sweet felt pouch: iPod Cozy.