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2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Machine Embroidery: Creative Handmade Gift Ideas for Every Age and Occasion
Make the holidays special with creative projects and new DBJJ designs in our 2025 Gift Guide.
The 2025 holiday season is upon us, and we are sharing this gift guide with new product releases and blog articles from the past year to help with your holiday gift giving. Feel free to swap out designs so that they fit your project. Check out the 2024 Gift Guide for more ideas! And don’t forget to check out DBJJ team’s favorites supplies in the Designs by JuJu Amazon store for our favorite supplies, and our stabilizer and batting at Designs by JuJu+.
Projects for Your:
Babies
These adorable embroidered baby socks are fun to make.
A personalized bear lovey is a nice keepsake gift.
I don’t know if you can have too many burp cloths! Here’s a blog post on how to make some for the babies—and mamas—in your life.
A Lolly Dolly rattle is a fun gift for a little one.
Kids
Check out this blog post to make some alphabet flash cards for your young learner.
The dollhouse bag, doll, and bear patterns are fun for someone with a little imagination. Check out the blog post on how to put this set together.
An embroidered memory game is a great educational gift for young minds.
Personalize a stuffed animal with a name or year to help make the season unforgettable.
Play food is another gift for an imaginative kid. They look fun enough to eat.
A tic tac toe game can be good for travel, grandma’s house, or a quiet evening at home.
Teens
Embroidered shoelaces and charms are such a fun personalized gift.
For your concert-loving friends, a custom clear stadium bag is sure to be a hit.
Faux chenille letters are perfect to decorate just about anything. Add them to a premade gift for a personalized touch.
Every little girl would love a handmade dream catcher for her room.
Adults
I love bags. I love having a cute bag, and one that is one-of-a-kind is always fun! Check out our post on bags to find the perfect one.
Make a stylish cork tote for someone special in your life.
A monogram tote is cute and adds that personal touch that makes it unique.
A striped boxy bag can hold makeup, office supplies, or anything that you want to carry in style.
Embroidered wallets are nice to add to a bag or gift on their own.
If you have a military member, you can add these Military Word Art designs to a pillow, towel, or bag.
If you’re somewhere chilly, a personalized fleece scarf with pockets would make a cozy gift.
Family
Don’t forget family pajamas! Make them and wrap them up as a gift to be opened before the holidays so they can be enjoyed all season.
Outdoors
Do you have some outdoorsy types in your life? The ITH Northwoods Wall Hanging makes a great addition to an outdoor themed decor space.
And the In the Hoop Woodland Patchy Pillow Bean Stitch Project would look great with it.
Make some chair covers for people to enjoy all year long. Celebrate team spirit or personalize them so everyone knows which chair is theirs!
A set of seasonal garden flags would be a great gift for the outdoor lover in your life.
If you have a golfer, you can make them some personalized golf towels. Check out the blog post on how easy it is.
And if you love the pool or beach, some towels and gear for the water will always be a great gift.
Home
Our In the Hoop Christmas Holly Wreath Project will stay green all year long and for many years to come!
A Ginger Mischief Tissue Box Cover adds some holiday cheer.
Pillow wraps are fun and easy to change out for the holiday. Choose a Cozy Pillow Wrap . . .
. . . or a Boo Pillow Wrap for you to gift (because we all know that person that loves spooky stuff year round).
You can make your own fabric basket, personalize it with the design you like, and fill it with gifts to fit your theme. You could make a candy basket, a haircare basket, or kitchen gadgets. Simply change out the design and choose matching fabric! Your imagination is the limit and the basket can be reused over and over!
Our blog post on making a pocket wreath with an embroidery hoop is a fun gift in which to hide a small present.
Key fobs work for just about anyone, and they are quick to stitch up! Check out the blog post here on how to make them.
Add a design to a pillowcase that celebrates the holidays or create one from scratch that matches the room decor for a fun gift.
And don’t forget our collection of mug rugs, placemats, table runners, and wall hangings. There is always something to be found in these classic collections!
Kitchen
I love gifts for the kitchen because they get so much use that new items are always welcome. Here are a few ideas that would be welcome in my kitchen any day!
Bowl cozies are great for both hot and cold foods. We have three designs (Bowl Cozy 1, Bowl Cozy 2, and Bowl Cozy 3) and a blog post to walk you through creating one or a whole set.
We have quite a collection of utensil holders. Choose one that matches the theme of your gift.
You can never have enough coasters and hot pads, and DBJJ has so many to choose from. Check out these fruit-themed sets!
This blog post shows you how to make a Christmas Casserole Carrier. Feel free to change the design to make it work year round.
Here are some ways to embroider a bunch of different things for your kitchen. Check out the blog post for some ideas on how to design towels, hot pads, an apron, and stand mixer covers.
These simple and fruity pot holders will fit in with almost any kitchen decor.
Everyone/Neighbor Gifts/Teacher Gifts
I always want my kids' teachers to know how much I appreciate them. Here are a couple of mug rugs that show how special they are.
In the Hoop Pencil Teacher Mug Rug Project
Free In the Hoop World’s Best Teacher Mug Rug Project
Our pen holder is so nice to keep things organized. These are quick to stitch up and fun to give. You can make one for 2, 3, or 4 pens.
A striped notebook cover is a new addition this year. Check out the blog post on how to cover other notebooks in different sizes.
Some woodland stockings filled with a small treat or gift card show that you put thought, time, and love into your gift.
Check out our blog post on how to make bookmarks with organza and vinyl—great stocking stuffers!
A mason jar wrap and a jar filled with treats is a sweet gift for anyone.
A gift card holder turned into a personalized ornament would be a welcome gift!
We hope that this guide helps inspire you with gifts for your family and friends. As always we love to see the unique holiday ideas that you’ve come up with. Share your creations with us in the Designs by JuJu Embroidery Blessings Facebook Group or anywhere on social media using the hashtag #designsbyjuju so we can celebrate with you!
