If you've followed all of the guides in this series, you'll already know how to get your Christmas dinner growing and your halls decked with unique, homemade decorations.

Now all that's left to do is the presents. You might be surprised how many interesting gifts you can make at home - for any of your loved ones. The gift ideas here can be made for under £3*, or up to £30 if you're feeling a bit more extravagant. Read on to see how much these gifts would cost to make.

Memories

Photobook - £5.99

In an age when most photos are digital, there is something really nice about being able to look at a physical photograph. That's why your loved ones might love a photobook. The easiest way to make one could be using an online service. This may sound a bit like cheating, but you can put your own personal touch on it by choosing the photos you put in, and arranging them yourself. Try this photobook from Photoworld.co.uk (26 pages for £5.99).

Wall collage - £2.84

If you want more of a 'homemade' feel, you could buya corkboard and some drawing pins from mintprice.com for £1.96 and 88p. You can then cover it with personal touches, like photos, stickers and ticket stubs, to remind that person of the things you've shared.

Silhouette picture - £13.63

You could create a silhouette picture for a loved one - either of them or of somebody they love, like their child, partner or even pet. First you'll need to take a picture of your subject's face from the side. Then print it off at the size you want, cut it out and use it as a template to cut out a piece of black card (£1.65 for 8 pieces, from Tesco). Once you've finished your black card silhouette, stick it on a contrasting piece of A4 coloured card like one of these (for £5.99 for 50 from WHSmith). Then you can frame it in this frame for £5.99 from Amazon.

Food and drink

Retro sweet jar - £7.79

If one of your loved ones has a favourite sweet from their childhood, why not give them a jarful for Christmas? First buy a nice jar for your sweets to go in, like this one for £3.50 from House of Fraser. Until 31/12/12 there is a three-for-£2 offer on retro sweets likestrawberry bon bons,lemon sherbets and rhubarb and custard at Tesco.

You can decorate your jar with some gingham ribbon (£2.49 from Amazon).

Olive oil - £7.48

Olive oil has many uses in the kitchen and on the dinner table. If you have a friend who just loves it on their bread, pasta, salads etc., you could make them some flavoured oil for Christmas. You can infuse your oil with a number of different flavours, such as garlic, rosemary or chilli.

First you'll need a nice bottle for your oil, like this one for £2.99 from drinkstuff.com. Buy some nice olive oil (like this for £3.24 from Tesco) and whatever you want to infuse it with - fresh rosemary, for example (£1.25 for a plant from Tesco). This article suggests a few different ways you can (safely) infuse olive oil.

Flavoured vodka - £21.74

You can flavour vodka with a huge variety of fruits, vegetables, spices - and even Skittles! So you can make it to suit the taste of any adult who likes a bit of a tipple. You'll need a jar to infuse the vodka and other ingredients (£2.25 from Amazon), some vodka (£16.50 from Tesco) and the ingredients you want to infuse (for example, these organic raspberries for £2.99 from Tesco).

Follow this guide to infuse your vodka.

Cosmetics

Bath and cosmetics sets are extremely popular gifts - but they're sometimes viewed as a bit impersonal. Why not add a personal touch by making your own cosmetics and bath stuff for a friend or relative?

Soap - £30

Soapbasics.com allows you to 'build your own' soap - coming to around £30. You can choose the shape of your mould, the dyes you use and the scents (such as apricot, cherry, green apple and watermelon). The kit can produce up to 20 soaps. Instructions are included.

Bath bombs - £14.99

These are a great way to make a relaxing bath a bit more fun. This kit from presentsformen.co.uk (£14.99) lets you make your own bath bombs. It contains all the ingredients you need to make four lavender-infused bombs. You and the recipient of your gift could even make them together.

Lip balm - £14.99

Winter can dry your skin - and your lips - so you probably have friends or relatives who'll appreciate some homemade lip balms. This kit (£14.99 from presentsformen.co.uk) lets you make four pots of your own scented lip balm.

Toys and entertainment

Knitted gadget case - £11.31

Combine the old with the new - and you get a cute knitted gadget case. You can create cosy cases for smartphones, e-readers and tablets. You'll need some knitting needles (like these for £4.58 from sewandso.co.uk), a couple of balls of wool (like this black wool for £2.49 from blacksheepwools.com). You can also sew on some buttons like these red heart ones from Amazon (£1.75). You can find loads of free patterns online with a search engine.

Snow globe - £9.09

This is a good one for the kids - and it's relatively simple to do. You'll need:

• A jar, like this one from thecookskitchen.com (£1.33)
• A figurine for inside your snow globe (like this reindeer for 44p from craftcompany.co.uk)
• Some epoxy glue for sticking your figurine inside the lid of your jar (£1.44 from Amazon)
• Distilled water
• A dash of clear glycerine to thicken the water a bit (£1.99 from chemistdirect.co.uk)
• Glitter to add some sparkle to your snow globe (£3.89 from Amazon)

And of course, you'll need a guide on how to fit all these components together into a festive snow globe.

* All the offers you read here are subject to the store's own terms and conditions. They could be changed / removed at the retailer's discretion. All deals were accurate at time of writing (on 19/11/2021) and based on online prices, so the prices you see in the shops could be different. Prices shown above may not include delivery charges and VAT.

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