It is that time of the year again, and our ears will soon be filled with the never ending cacophony of Christmas music and toy commercials.  If you find yourself less than enthusiastic about heading out to go Christmas shopping in a packed store full of plastic goodies, consider making this a crafty Christmas and make most of your gifts at home this year.

Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen

Featuring delicious recipes such as ginger-molasses cookies, lemon-spice olives and candied grapefruit peel, Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen gives you great tips, recipes and ideas for making your Christmas gifts at home.  It also has ideas to creatively package those gifts for an extra special touch.

It's Christmas! - Homemade Decorations And Gift Ideas For The Whole Family

Learn to make calendars, wreaths, ornaments, gift baskets, gingerbread houses, candles and many more Christmas gifts in this Kindle book.  Selling for only $2.99, this is a great way to get some quick ideas for your Christmas shopping list.

Gifts in a Jar - Gift Giving Made Simple & Easy

This one is on my list to buy because I have been struggling with ideas for homemade food gifts this year and already planned to make an instant potato soup mix.  This book has 20 handpicked recipes for mixes you can gift jars, including chocolate chip cookies, Viennese coffee balls, Texas cornbread mix and potato soup mix.  In Kindle format, it is just $3.99 and looks to be well worth the money.

Whether you want to save money or avoid the crowds at big box stores, making your own Christmas gifts is sure to be a satisfying experience that really ups the appreciation factor at the next Christmas gift exchange.