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  Candy Sticks

  Dip these Christmas standbys in white chocolate and nonpareils for something extra-sweet.

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  Next: Handmade Votives

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  Handmade Votives

  Handmade votive candles are wonderful small gifts -- the perfect size for filling a stocking -- and making them is a good way to use up beeswax left over from other candle-making projects.

  How to Make Handmade Votives

  Next: Needle-Felted Polar Bear

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  Needle-Felted Polar Bear

  This incredibly soft polar bear was made by needle-felting. The technique involves sculpting shapes from unspun wool called roving, by manipulating the fibers with a special needle until they interlock and become dense.

  How to Make the Polar Bear

  Next: Wool-Wrapped Bangles

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  Wool-Wrapped Bangles

  Even if you can't knit, you can make this craft. It's a unique and stylish bracelet decorated with wool yarn. It's simple to make and a great gift idea.

  Make Wool-Wrapped Bangles

  Next: Custom Cufflinks

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  Custom Cufflinks

  A pair of custom cufflinks are the perfect gift for a special man, and just the right size for tucking into a stocking.

  How to Make Custom Cufflinks

  Next: Stuffed Pig

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  Stuffed Pig

  This petite argyle pig is so cuddly, you'll want to produce a whole pen's worth. Wrap up a woolly creature to give to your favorite tot, or use one as a stocking stuffer.

  Stuffed Pig How-To

  Next: Velvet-Ribbon Belts

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  Velvet-Ribbon Belts

  When coiled, these luxurious, stylish belts are just the right size and shape to fit in a Christmas stocking.

  Make Velvet-Ribbon Belts

  Next: Moisturizing Body Oils and Bath Salts

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  Moisturizing Body Oils and Bath Salts

  Treat someone you love to these wonderful body oils and bath salts this holiday season.

  Make Moisturizing Body Oils and Bath Salts

  Next: Personalized Necktie

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  Personalized Necktie

  A monogrammed tie makes a beautiful, practical stocking stuffer for a special man.

  Make a Personalized Necktie

  Next: Body Scrub

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  Body Scrub

  You need only four ingredients to make these moisturizing exfoliants, and once they're inside little glass jars, they'll easily slip into the toe of a Christmas stocking.

  How to Make Body Scrub

  Next: Patterned Sachets

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  Patterned Sachets

  Tuck a few of these sweet-smelling prints into a stocking for a treat that will delight well beyond the holiday.

  How to Make Patterned Sachets

  Next: Felted Finger Puppets

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  Felted Finger Puppets

  These felted finger puppets are sure to entertain children of all ages.

  Make Felted Finger Puppets

  Next: Tassel Earrings

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  Tassel Earrings

  You won't find these earrings at the mall. That's because you create them yourself -- in five minutes, and for less than $10.

  How to Make Tassel Earrings

  Next: Tooth Bear

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  Tooth Bear

  These little hand-stitched felt bears have an important duty: safely guarding teeth awaiting pickup by the Tooth Fairy.

  How to Make a Tooth Bear

  Next: Scented Sugar

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  Scented Sugar

  Scented sugar adds a subtle perfume and flavor to coffee, tea, fruit desserts, or baked goods. Mix a small batch in a pretty jar for a creative and aromatic stocking stuffer.

  How to Make Scented Sugar

  Next: Heart-Shaped Soaps

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  Heart-Shaped Soaps

  These handmade soaps can be stamped with any message, or made in a variety of shapes to suit your gift-giving needs this season.

  How to Make Heart-Shaped Soaps

  Next: Monogrammed Woolens

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  Monogrammed Woolens

  Give plain winter hats, mittens, and other items a decorative touch with a simple technique called needle felting.

  Make Monogrammed Woolens

  Next: Quilted Coaster Set

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  Quilted Coaster Set

  These coasters make a great holiday gift. Each takes about 15 minutes to complete, so it's easy to plan on making a set of four or six for a generous gift.

  How to Make a Quilted Coaster Set

  Next: Plaster Dinosaurs

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  Plaster Dinosaurs

  Surprise a child with these easy-to-make plaster dinosaurs that they can use to decorate their walls.

  How to Make Plaster Dinosaurs

  Next: Strawberry Pincushions

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  Strawberry Pincushions

  You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box. Our version is made from scraps of ribbon and just right for tucking into the stocking of your favorite sewing enthusiast.

  Make Strawberry Pincushions

  Next: Fish in a Bag Soap

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  Fish in a Bag Soap

  Washing up has never been this much fun! These adorable soaps make great gifts for friends of all ages.

  How to Make Fish in a Bag Soap

  Next: Lavender Sachets

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  Lavender Sachets

  Lavender sachets can be placed anywhere in the home and make beautifully scented gifts.

  Make Lavender Sachets

  Next: Candy Coins

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  Candy Coins

  Quarters come in handy at the newsstand, campus laundries, and video arcades; cover their utilitarian wrappers with candy cane hues.

  How to Make Candy Coins

  Next: Japanese-Motif Soaps

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  Japanese-Motif Soaps

  Create extra sets of these pretty soaps to have on hand as gifts for unexpected guests.

  Make Japanese-Motif Soaps

  Next: Crazy Crayons

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  Crazy Crayons

  Heat makes a crayon a little loopy; it may melt into a swirl or pool into a whirl. With this in mind, we chopped up crayons and baked them in shaped mini cake tins, making large blocks that are easy for toddlers to hold and will surely inspire older artists.

  How to Make Crazy Crayons

  Next: Striped Soaps

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  Striped Soaps

  These festive peppermint-scented soaps are made in a mini loaf pan -- each "loaf" yields six bars of soap.

  How to Make Striped Soaps

  Next: Monster Mittens

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  Monster Mittens

  On chilly days, slip kids' hands into mittens you've decorated to look like ferocious beasts.

  Make Monster Mittens

  Next: Lip Balm

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  Lip Balm

  This spa-inspired gift can be created from basic kitchen ingredients and craft materials.

  How to Make Lip Balm

  Next: Tissue Cases

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  Tissue Cases

  These felt cases hold travel packs of tissues to be stashed in a purse or attached to a stroller or car seat with double-sided mounting tabs.

  Make Tissue Cases

  Next: Black Apple Dolls

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  Black Apple Dolls

  A one-of-a-kind doll peeking out of a stocking on Christmas morning is a sight that's sure to please children and adults alike.

  How to Make Black Apple Dolls

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