10 Holiday Gift Ideas for The DIYer

Here it is, my ultimate holiday gift guide for the DIY'er.  If you have a DIY'er on your gift list I guarantee any one of these tools will be greatly appreciated.  These are my top 10 must have tools, I have every single one of them (except the heated jacket (wink, wink)) and I use them on a regular basis.

 

Gorilla wood glue works like a charm and fits in a stocking too!  And The Home Depot travel mug, almost everyone needs coffee and most importantly this mug has a lid!  Any DIY'er will tell you drinking coffee with a thin layer of sawdust is not fun.

This candle!!!!  Technically I don't use this candle in my workshop but I do use it at my desk and the smell is amazing.  I highly recommend this candle and be sure to check out everything in their shop!

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Handbuilt Holiday Series 2015 Giveaway

Are you ready to get your build on for the holidays? 

Ana White and I are back for our third annual Handbuilt Holiday series starting this Friday, October 2nd!  Hang on to your hats folks because this year we have some really fun, useful and DIY friendly builds that you are going to love building and giving!

Whos in?  Lets hashtag this series up too! 

#handbuiltholiday2015 

Add the hashtag to your social media pictures so we can see all the handbuilt gifts youre making.  

Weve got 12 weeks to go, thats 12 awesome free gift plans for you to make just in time for the holiday season.  Each week we will post a new gift plan on Friday, every Friday starting 10/2 until Christmas.

To entice you to get building for this holiday season we have an awesome giveaway.

One lucky reader will win:

1 - autographed copy of Anas book The Handbuilt Home

1 - $50 gift card to The Home Depot

1 - Kreg Tools Kreg Jig K4

1 - Ana-s new t-shirt: Woodworking is my cardio (see it here)

Enter the giveaway here.

*Giveaway is only open to US residents 18 and older.

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For a quick refresher below are the past two years Handbuilt Holiday gift build plans:

(Click on the photo for links to plans.) 

2014:

2013:

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Easy Personalized Holiday Cards

Who is sending holiday cards this year?  It's a tradition I have loved ever since I got married and if you share that tradition then let's make personalized holiday cards today!

TIP #1: Start now and you'll have more time for gift making later!

I'm working with Minted to create this year's holiday card.  Minted is a design marketplace of independent artists from around the globe and they offer a bazillion design options!  It feels great knowing I'm supporting the independent artist community.

Let's start:

Step One: Sign in to minted.com to create an account.  You'll want an account to save all your options and keep your uploaded photos for easy access.  Once signed in then select the category for your card  - I've selected Holiday: Christmas Cards.

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