DIY Gift Basket Ideas-Tallow, Beeswax and Lard
DIY Gift Basket Ideas that are simple and beautiful! Making a DIY gift basket can be quick and easy if you choose the right projects. This post will give you several simple DIY projects yielding a beautiful and useful gift basket! I will focus on products using tallow, beeswax, and lard, but I will also give you some other ideas!
In the image above, I lined an inexpensive basket with handmade napkins, tutorial here, added some greenery from the yard, and then layered in handmade candles, lip balm, and two different tallow balms.
Handmade Candles
Candles are a wonderful gift, however, storebought candles can have ingredients that you likely don’t want to share! Adding handmade beeswax, lard, or soy candles to your gift basket will ensure you are giving a gift that anyone can enjoy!
Here are my tutorials on each type of candle. The poured candles are quick and easy to make, and so are the rolled beeswax candles. The hand-dipped beeswax candles take a bit more time but are such a great project to do with your family! I also included a guide on choosing fragrance for your candles. There are also free printable labels for your handmade candles!
- How to Make Rolled Beeswax Candles: A Simple Project
- How to Make Lard Candles | Crafting Lard and Beeswax Candles
- How to Make Natural Soy Wax Candles
- Candle Dipping | Handmade Beeswax Taper Candles
- DIY Beeswax Candles: Making and Pouring Beeswax Candles
- The Best Essential Oils for Candle Making
Tallow Balm and Tallow Body Cream
Your friends will love both of these items! The tallow body cream is positively luxurious! You can make enough to share with just one container of grass-fed tallow. Or you can learn to render your own tallow here. I also share the free printable labels in the tutorials!
Lotion Bars
I didn’t have any of these to put in my gift basket, I had given them all away! However, these make a wonderful gift and are so easy to make! Plus the labels are beautiful!
Any time I give these to a friend they are thrilled!
Tallow & Beeswax Lip Balm
I have several lip balm recipes on my blog, but this one is the best! However, I will link the others as well! This lip balm is silky smooth and so nourishing! I make a huge batch and give them to everyone I know!
- DIY Lip Balm with Beeswax: A Nourishing Recipe for Soft Lips
- Handmade Orange and Clove Lip Balm
- Udder Balm Recipe: Three Products, Plus Free Printable Labels!
DIY Gift Basket Ideas
I hope you will give these projects a try and enjoy making and giving beautiful handmade gift baskets!
Congrats on the magazine article. I may try this hand balm I sure need it. LOL
Thank you! You will definitely like it! Or the tallow balm would be great for dry hands too!