Here are some DIY gifts to make for your friend's birthday, all kinds of fun and creative things to make for your best friend, perfect as long distance best friend gifts or cheap low cost best friend birthday gift ideas - plus some extra unique gift ideas for your bff!
Best cheapest DIY best friend gifts
1. Make her a 'mug cake library'
A selection of mug cake mixes! This is such a fun and cute low cost - or no cost - gift idea they will love! Mug cakes are the perfect easy comforting dessert she will be able to make on a whim. Create some mug cake mixes (minus the milk or wet ingredient) in different flavours and colours and place each one in its own airtight container or zip lock sachet.
Your recipient only needs to add the wet ingredient to the mixture and pop it in the microwave to create their mug cake! You could even include an adorable mug as part of the gift.
2. DIY her a special explosion gift box
There is nothing cooler! You could DIY one of these and fill it with tons of cute photos of you together, their favourite sweets, candy and snacks and lovely mementos, or even order one ready made if you are short on time. You could even create a theme with the coloured card and snacks that you choose, or just choose their favourites to tailor it perfectly to your recipient.
Multiple layers photos and candy box template 👈🏻
The cutest way to gift something inexpensive, like candy or snacks, but make them look adorable and turn them into a whole gift on their own! This is a great low cost gift option that looks so exciting to receive!
Pink glamour themed exploding box (just add paper/card!) 👈🏻
Pink bow themed exploding gift box 👈🏻
Template for an exploding candy gift box (just add paper, photos candy!) 👈🏻
'Scrapbook' folding cards selection to make 👈🏻
3. DIY her a set of chocolate coated Oreos
You could theme them after something she loves - for example, decorating them afterwards with a little icing, frosting or melted chocolate to resemble her pet - or characters from her favourite tv series or franchise.
To make these, you could melt some batches of white cooking chocolate and mix in a tiny amount of food colouring to each, before encasing them in chocolate in a special tray - layer some chocolate in each of the moulds before gently pressing an Oreo in to each, then carefully cover it with a little more chocolate until the Oreo is completely submerged, then smooth over the top and pop in the fridge to set, once each mould is filled.
You could alternate colours for a colourful selection or even create a cool ombre effect! Another method is to dip half your Oreo cookie in to the chocolate, then let it set and then do the same with the other half. Repeat with your desired number of oreos before whipping up another bowl of melted chocolate in a different colour and doing the same using that batch. Pop them in the fridge to set, then decorate however you like! Then allow them to set again, before placing in a cute gift box or cupcake style box.
Chocolate covered Oreo making tray 👈🏻
4. Make her a snack bouquet gift
Why not put together a selection of their favourite sweets or snacks, arranged in bouquet formation! You could even arrange them in a letter or number shaped gift box, for a standout display and gorgeous looking gift!
Letter or number gift box (the most affordable!) 👈🏻
5. DIY her a set of beautiful magnets
You could use clay or fimo to make them and paint them yourself, then attach to magnet backings with some strong invisible glue. You could theme them after her pet, or make mini models of both of you - or of all the things she likes. They will be perfectly tailored to her! Arrange them in a beautiful box with tissue paper and voila!
6. Bake her a bento cake
These are so cute! These mini scale cakes are perfect to gift your bestie and you can get so creative with the decor and message you choose to give.
7. A novelty shaped cupcake pullapart
This looks amazing and is so much fun to eat! Simply arrange your plain cupcakes in a desired shape or formation - for example, a heart shape or the number representing their age - then ice them all together as one, creating one whole shape, like joining the dots.
You could even shape the cupcake pullapart to look like your recipient's face - shape and decorate it with finer details to look exactly like your recipient - so much fun! Even if it goes wrong, it will sure to elicit a lot of laughs and bring joy to your recipient.
8. DIY her some custom chocolates
You can have so much fun with this! Why not craft your own chocolates to make them perfectly match your recipient's tastes. You could make them heart shaped - or any novelty shape - and infuse them with popping candy and fun candy pieces.
9. DIY her a snack bouquet with photo flags
A low cost gift of her favourites that looks so special to receive! Compile a bunch of snacks, treats and candy bars in bouquet formation, then craft some paper flags with special photos on and attach them to skewers, to then pop in the bouquet to decorate!
You're a star printable pennant flag 👈🏻
Pennant flag printable templates bundle 👈🏻
10. Bake her a life size cookie face portrait
Nothing is cooler or more special! You could even try to make it life size, it's such a funny and creative gift idea they are sure to love!
11. Bake them a letterbox brownie
This gift will never not be appreciated and makes for the loveliest surprise, plus it makes for the perfect long distance best friend gift idea as will fit through their letterbox! It's the perfect little pick me up gift you can make with ingredients in your cupboard and you only have to spend on postage!
Personalised message cookie slab 👈🏻
12. DIY a sugar cookie flower bouquet
A bouquet of sugar cookie flowers! Bake the sticks in to the cookies in the oven, then ice them to look like flowers and arrange them in a beautiful bouquet formation, tied with a ribbon! Alternatively arrange them in an adorable jar.
13. Bake her a huge cookie
Just like the giant 'Millie's Cookies' gifts that are all over social media, but it will mean so much more as you have made it yourself!
14. Paint her portrait
You could even create a piece of beautiful line drawing style artwork, that looks modern and contemporary and super stylish! To do this, challenge yourself to draw her picture, using a photo of her as reference, without taking your pen off the paper! It might take a while to get in to the swing of it, but try to keep it as simple and minimalist as possible to create the effect.
15. Make her a pet portrait
Create a beautiful portrait of their pet, a special gift they are sure to treasure always! You could use any medium or materials for this, opting for paint, magazine cutouts or even crafting it out of colorful sweets or candy!
16. Make a funny photoshopped picture
Make them a funny photoshopped picture with all their favourite things, you could print, frame and set it in a place they have always dreamed of visiting! Add in all their favourite things and people - even fictional characters! You could stage them winning a nobel prize - in front of an audience of cats! This is such a unique and creative gift idea and they are sure to love it. You could print and frame the final result for them to keep safely in their room or space, it will be sure to make them smile whenever they see it! Picmonkey is amazing to use for this and is much easier than Photoshop to use!
17. Write her a special poem or rap
So creative and special, this is the funniest way to honour your recipient and make them smile and chuckle!
18. Make a special scrapbook or book of memories for her
All you need is some papers and a needle and thread to create the binding - you could even craft a pretty cover from free wallpaper or fabric samples you can find at DIY stores. For photos to put inside, you can get 50 free prints from apps such as Snapfish or Photobox. This is a really cute gift idea that is very low cost to make but she will treasure!
19. A gift of macarons
There is nothing quite as special as a box of pretty macarons, they are such a beautiful and charming multisensory gift idea! You could bake some yourself, pertaining to a special theme for your recipient, or order some ready made if short on time.
20. Bake her a box of love
A box of love heart shaped sugar cookies! This is a sweet way to show your love for your recipient.
Sparkle heart emoji shaped cookie cutter 👈🏻
21. Craft her some 3D letters for her room
These look amazing and all you need is some pretty paper samples (you can often find free wallpaper samples at DIY stores) and some thick paper or cardstock, plus some pva or craft glue.
3D alphabet letters template guide (just add paper!) 👈🏻
22. Create some kusudama origami decor to hang in her space
The most gorgeous home decor! It looks so beautiful and barely costs a thing - you only need some pretty coloured paper, or paper in her favourite colour!
These are so beautiful and feature an assortment of origami shapes formed together to make a ball like shape. There are so many different beautiful designs to try - our favourite cherry blossom style kusudama guide is here!
23. Make her a bouquet of realistic paper flowers
You could even create a little booklet or language of flowers guide, so you recipient can decode the meaning behind each flower - you could code a special message for them!
24. Make her some 'we go together like' sugar cookies
This could be milk and cookies, peanut butter and jelly - or create your own funny combination based on their fave food!
25. Craft an amazing gift box for your bestie 👈🏻
This will turn plain candy or snacks into an adorable looking gift! All you will need is some colourful paper and cardstock, plus some glue and some of their favourite snacks, or some cute stationery pieces.
26. Make her some notebooks with pretty covers
Or a beautiful diary! To do this, you will need some paper, scissors, glue and a needle and thread. Make the blank notebooks by folding the paper in half and stitching them together, down the middle, to create the binding. To create a beautiful cover, head to a DIY store or similar and see if they offer free wallpaper samples or fabric samples. This is an adorable no cost gift idea that she can treasure!
27. Bake some cupcakes with DIY toppers
Find a funny picture (or lots), print them out and back them on to sturdy paper or card, then stick them to mini skewers or cocktail sticks to make hilarious cupcake toppers! This is an amazing DIY birthday gift idea that your recipient will be sure to love and will result in a lot of hilarity at the same time!
Personalised photo 'tini bit older' cupcake toppers 👈🏻
28. Make her some candy bark
With her favourite pick and mix sweets or candy! This is such a fun gift to DIY as you can get super creative with the colours you can combine and it's an easy and quick gift idea as involves no cooking or baking, just pop in a gift box and tie with a ribbon when done!
29. Bake some cupcakes with special photo edible toppers 👈🏻
This is such a great inexpensive gift for your recipient and ticks all the boxes... something delicious they can eat, check! Something you can DIY for your recipient, check! Something inexpensive, yet stands out and makes them chuckle at the same time, check! This is the best way to share memories and cake with your recipient.
30. Put together a sunflower growing competition box
A sunflower growing contest is always the most fun and nostalgic activity to share with friends - why not gift them a sunflower growing competition in a box! This is super easy to put together, with some seeds, a bag of compost and some wooden lolly sticks to pop names on.
More unique and creative bestie gifts ideas
1. Some personalised colouring pages from special photos 👈🏻
Colouring is one of the most soothing and therapeutic activities to try - tailor it to your recipient by creating some colouring pages based on photos of you both together and happy memories you both share!
2. Send them a box of personalised sugar cookies of their face!
Using a personalised face cookie cutter, these are so cool! 👈🏻
3. Make them a pet portrait
Create a beautiful portrait of their pet, a special gift they are sure to treasure always! You could use any medium or materials for this, even crafting it out of colourful sweets or candy!
4. Create a retro USB mixtape for them 👈🏻
This is an adorable way to show you care! Why not make them a playlist and store it on this adorable USB stick for them!
5. Put together a funny photoshopped picture
Get it printed nice and large and even frame it for your recipient! You could turn everyone in to Avengers by photoshopped her colleagues faces on to superhero bodies - or if she is an animal lover, you could turn all her colleagues in to dogs, cats, or any kind of animal! Picmonkey is amazing to use for this and is much easier than Photoshop to use!
6. Matching outfits for them and their pet
This gift idea is perfect for a pet lover, you could opt for matching jumpers or even matching costumes they can cosplay in or wear for Halloween! You could also DIY this gift idea if you are handy at knitting, it's bound to be a gift they will never forget!
7. A personalised photo car freshener 👈🏻
These are absolutely brilliant and so affordable! You could personalise one with a hilarious photo or special memory for your recipient.
8. Create a custom birthday news page for your recipient 👈🏻
This also makes for a standout party table display and is perfectly tailored to your recipient! You could DIY this yourself or order ready made if short on time.
9. Make them a friendship bracelet
A really cute DIY gift idea for your best friend that brings all the nostalgia!
10. Gift them a cake in a jar 👈🏻
This concept is so cool! This makes for an amazing DIY thank you gift idea that your recipient will adore - if you are short on time you can also order one straight to their door!
11. Make them some shower steamers 👈🏻
These are really fun and easy to make! These are so affordable and you can even DIY them from ingredients such as essential oils, baking soda and constarch. There are so many varieties and scents to choose from and they make your shower smell amazing, the shower equivalent of bath bombs for the busy person on the go!
12. Make them a custom piece of clothing
Personalise a piece of clothing and make it unique to them - use iron on or sew on patches to adorn a basic piece of clothing, making it in to something totally different and amazing! You can find all kinds of creative iron on/sew on patches, for every franchise, tv series, anime, movie - there are so many to choose from and there are bound to be loads that will match your best friend's personality perfectly! This is such a special gift idea as it will be a unique piece of clothing she can wear, that totally represents her, plus it is selfmade too!
13. A novelty shaped candle
A really special and unique gift idea that you can even DIY yourself to tailor to your recipient!
14. Put together a 'sip and paint' box for her 👈🏻
This is a super unique and creative gift idea that is perfect for her birthday. You could fill it with her favourites, plus some art materials, or even order one ready made if short on time!
15. Make them a pretty wreath
They can pop on their door! This is one of the cutest DIY gifts ideas and are perfect for every season or occasion, you could even send them a new one with every changing season, or every upcoming holiday, to make it a cute little tradition! You could use different flowers, leaves and foliage and even add some glitter to finish.
16. A memo board filled with cute mementos
A really special sight sense gift for your best friend that they will want to keep forever. A memo board is incredibly practical and you could embed some cute memories on there too, to make your recipient smile and to make the gift extra special.
17. Some adorable realistic cosy foods wax melts
Mini cinnamon buns shaped wax melts 👈🏻
Mini blueberry pancakes shaped wax melts 👈🏻
Adorable toasted smores shaped wax melts 👈🏻
Mini brownie bites shaped wax melts 👈🏻
18. Create a funny game to play together
This is something fun to DIY for your best friend, that gives the gift of spending time together and creating happy memories! You could make your own version of What Do you Meme, based on funny photos that you have both collected together or found funny in the past, or your own version of Cards Against Humanity, tailored to your best friend's interests!
19. A cardboard cut out of her favourite person
Whether it's her favourite celeb or fictional character, this is such a fun surprise idea that will be sure to make her laugh!
20. A surprise message mug! 👈🏻
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This is such an amazing gift to give! You could present the gift with foil wrapped sweets or candy inside and wait until they finish it to reveal the surprise at the bottom of the mug.
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