The Christmas gift ideas for women that people save on Pinterest are rarely expensive. A box of tea and cozy socks, a pink retro phone handset, a doorbell for a bedroom door, slippers with a mini bottle of bubbly hidden inside. Most of them are things you can pack, wrap or make yourself in an evening.
We went through the most saved boards of Christmas gifts for women and picked 25 pins: cozy boxes, unusual gadgets, flowers and bubbles, small DIY projects, and one list worth reading for its odd finds. Seven of the pins are short videos and play right on the page. If you need the best Christmas gifts for women who say they want nothing, start with the gadgets in the middle.
Christmas gift basket ideas for women
1. You got this
Everything in this box is about slowing down. Peach tea and a honey dipper, cozy sweater socks, a grey throw, a silver candle, a small succulent, a mug that says “Relax, girl” and a devotional book called You Got This, written for hardworking women.
2. A neutral box
Nothing loud in this one. Under the satin bow sit a cream blanket, a ribbed mug, a bar of Moonstruck milk chocolate, a brown leather journal, a gold pen and a pillar candle. When you don’t know someone’s taste well, a sister-in-law, say, or a new friend, neutral colors are the safe bet.
3. Frosted vanilla in a rope bowl
Line a rope bowl with striped tea towels and fill it with things that smell of vanilla: a cozy vanilla almond hand soap, a Frosted Vanilla candle and a jar of matches to light it. An oven mitt and a sprig of greenery go in at the back. The original is an Etsy housewarming basket, so it works for anyone who moved this year.
4. A cottage basket
Use a flat wicker tray instead of a deep basket, and everything is on show: a green ribbed mug, a small framed painting of a house, a turned wooden candlestick, eucalyptus and a vintage plate. No tissue paper needed.
5. A pink Stanley box
Matching the tumbler color to everything else is what makes this look like a set. Around the pale pink Stanley: a Sol de Janeiro body mist, hair care, a body cream and a fluffy bow headband, all on a bed of pink and white confetti.
Unique Christmas gift ideas for her
6. A retro phone handset
Long phone calls, 1990s style. The pink handset sits on a curly cord and plugs straight into a smartphone; the seller mentions a Type-C plug. It gets a laugh first, and then it does its job.
7. A bedroom doorbell
Pressing the pink flower button plays a “ding dong”, and the whole thing is meant to go on an inside door. According to the box, it takes two AAA batteries (not included) and comes with a mounting screw and anchor. Think of the teenager who shuts herself in her room, or the roommate who never hears you knock.
8. A gift inside a giant ornament
Instead of a box, a clear plastic ornament the size of a grapefruit, hung from a brown ribbon. Inside are a string of fairy lights, a gingerbread man and a few small wrapped treats on a bed of white paper shred. Clear fillable ornaments come in craft stores before Christmas; pick one big enough for a lip balm or a small candle.
9. A flat LED book light
Reading in bed without waking anyone. The clear panel lies on top of the page and lights it evenly, as the cover frame of the video shows in a dark room.
10. A magic photo necklace
Plain black octagon, until it warms up against the skin. Then, according to the pin’s description, a photo appears inside the pendant. Choose the picture carefully, because she will be showing it to people at every party this season and probably explaining how it works more than once.
11. A glass tea maker
Loose dried flowers and herbs steep in the top chamber, and a button on the wooden handle lets the tea drain into the glass below. “Pov: life as a herbalist,” says the video. Add two jars of loose tea, chamomile and butterfly pea for example.
12. A bag charm with her name
HALEY, in white letter beads, hangs from a gold clasp next to amber and orange stones, freshwater pearls and a strand of blue beads. Etsy sells this one, but a clasp, a few jump rings and a bead kit will do the same in an evening.
13. Gifts for the wellness girlie
An Oura ring, a Hatch alarm clock, Loop earplugs, a silk pillowcase, a reusable eye mask, a magnesium spray, a red light therapy mask, a shower filter, a candle warmer. Pick one gadget and add one soft thing, like comfy socks or a bathrobe.
Christmas gifts for her: flowers, bubbles and treats
14. Roses and Ferrero Rocher in a heart box
Cream foam roses fill one half of a heart-shaped box and Ferrero Rocher the other, with two gold paper butterflies on top. “Difficulty: Easy,” the video promises. Foam roses don’t wilt, so the box stays on the dresser long after the chocolates are gone.
15. A skincare bouquet
Tape each beauty product to a wooden skewer and slip it in among real roses and baby’s breath. Here the “flowers” are a Garnier Hydra Bomb sheet mask, a pack of eye pads, a small Sol de Janeiro mist and a lilac claw clip shaped like a daisy, all wrapped in kraft paper.
16. A pearl-studded bottle of rosé
Glue flat-back pearls all over a bottle of La Marca Prosecco Rosé, then add a cream ribbon and a tag: “Cheers to love.” The original was a wedding gift. On New Year’s Eve it looks just as good.
17. Her initial, filled with flowers
Her initial, as a flower box. Here the letter A is packed with pink carnations, baby’s breath and fern, a bottle of Pinot Grigio lies across it, and gold number candles mark a 23rd birthday. Swap the candles for small ornaments and it becomes a Christmas gift.
18. Slippers with a surprise inside
Grey knitted slippers, tied together with a gold ribbon and a white snowflake, hide a mini bottle of sparkling wine and a Chocolove Ruby bar.
19. A lemon spritz pitcher
Fresh lemons, a small bottle of limoncello and a bottle of bubbly with a disco ball stopper, all standing in a yellow Stanley pitcher. The recipe card: a bottle of bubbly, 16 oz of limoncello and 8 oz of club soda, mixed right in the pitcher. Its tag thanks a teacher. Rewrite it for whoever hosts your New Year’s party.
20. A decoupage bottle
With decoupage, the bottle becomes its own wrapping. This champagne bottle is covered in a printed napkin with oranges and leaves, and the video tutorial is titled “DIY Decoupage Bottle”. Any napkin pattern works, from lemons to Christmas plaid.
DIY Christmas gifts for women
21. A frame of shared memories
Start collecting in January: tickets, receipts, café cards, notes, photo-booth strips. By December you have enough for a frame like this gold one, with a strip of four photos, a picture of a cat, a red heart that asks “How lucky are we?”, a cutout letter C and a little bow of red string. It is tagged for best friends, and it only works if you were there together.
22. Lip balm keychains
Lip balm tubes on keychain clasps, hung with beads and fruit charms so they clip to a bag. Maxie Elise has the how-to on her blog. Make one for every friend and you have a whole stack of stocking stuffers for women.
23. Daisies and a photo strip
Clip a paper cone of daisies and a printed photo-booth strip to the front of a black gift bag, and the outside of the bag is already the present. This card says “Mom is love”. Use your own photos and your own words.
24. Mini bags of dried flowers
Tiny paper bags made from floral paper, with twine handles, each holding a posy of dried flowers tied with satin ribbon. One sheet of patterned paper makes several.
25. A dandelion vase
“Tiny flowers delivered by tiny hands” is what this milk glass bud vase is for, according to the poem on its handwritten tag, which also suggests keeping it on the windowsill. Milk glass vases like this are easy to find secondhand, and any mother of small children will know exactly what the dandelions in it mean.
