Give the gift of a meaningful Christmas this Holiday Season. Make this beautiful DIY Christmas gift and give someone some Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS
Yesterday I shared with you this simple Christmas gift idea based on the First Gifts of Christmas. Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh were given to the Jesus by the Wise men who traveled from afar to see the Christ child.
The Christmas Holiday and Season has become so commercialized and as a mom, I struggle with trying to keep the focus of Christmas on the real meaning for my children. We try to keep our Christmas presents for the kids fairly modest and reasonable…which can be difficult. Every year I try to come up with meaningful AND practical gifts. I think this one fits those parameters. As promised, I will be sharing the recipes and printables so that you can re-create these and give them this year to your loved ones.
*I do ask that…as always…not to use these for sale in your own shops, etc. Please do not share these recipes on your own sites. I appreciate you sending people back here for the recipes and printables. These are for your personal use only. I would hate to have to start charging you for these, which I have had to consider in the past due to gross misuse I have unfortunately seen with some of my creations.
ESSENTIAL OILS
Where can I buy the Frankincense and Myrrh Essential Oils (and others)?
I love DoTerra’s Essential Oils. They are food grade safe and amazing quality and I use them all of the time.
I bought my Myrrh and Frankincense Essential Oils here:
Frankincense and Myrrh DoTerra Essential Oils
You can also find them on Amazon: Frankincense here and here and Myrrh here and here.
FRANKINCENSE SUGAR SCRUB & MYRRH BATH SALTS
Go here for the Frankincense Sugar Scrub Recipe.
Go here for the Myrrh Bath Salts Recipe.
What size are my bottles? Where did I purchase them?
My Frankincense bottle was purchased at Hobby Lobby. It is 5 inches tall and 2.5 inches in diameter. It holds about 3/4 cup. The bottle I used for the Myrrh was also purchased at Hobby Lobby. It is about 5.5 inches tall and about 2.75 inches in diameter at the base. It holds about 1 cup. Both bottles came with the cork lids.
How do I make the gift crate/box?
I made the gift crate by simply cutting some old wood scraps so that they would fit my two bottles. You may need to adjust your lengths and widths to fit the bottles you are using. My finished crate measures 7 and 7/8 inch height (from base of the bottle to where the top of the bottle is in photo). From side to side it measures about 7.5 inches in width. And the box is about 3.5 inches tall (or sits up off the table at the base). I hope that makes sense!
1. Cut 2 sides one length and then cut the top and bottom (2 pieces) a little bit shorter. Cut them so that they can fit on top of the other one so that your box comes out with the right dimensions. You will have to figure this out in your head based on the width of your wood. I just eyeball it!
2. Cut 4 or so 1 inch slats to make your base (or make a solid base). 3. Glue them all together with a good wood glue. We like Gorilla Wood Glue! Throw a couple of small staples or nails in the sides to give it some extra hold. Let it dry for 24 hours. 4. Stain it or paint it. I like Early American Stain by Min-Wax. I just rub the stain on the box with an old rag (wearing gloves…sometimes). Wipe off any excess and let dry.
How did I decorate the crate?
1. I filled the crate with some dry moss. I picked it up from Michael’s originally but it was laying around in my craft supplies. If your moss is really messy you can lay a piece of cloth at the bottom of the crate. I just used a piece of canvas drop cloth…(that stuff has come in handy!)
2. Lay the bottles in the moss and situate them so there is a little on the sides and tops and bottom of the jars. They will settle in real nice like!
3. Take a linen gift sack. I found mine at Michael’s as well. Fill it with some gold foil candy coins. I purchased a large bag of Belgium chocolate from Costco as I plan to give them away to several people and wanted a nice quality chocolate. Or you can opt for the dollar store version. (If you can’t find those or they are too pricey…opt for some gold Rolos…or if you can afford it…real Gold coins…and then be sure to gift one to me ;)!
How do I get the labels and the printable Gifts of Christmas Parchment Scroll?
I print them on white cardstock (on a laser so they don’t run if wet; a copy center works great too) and then cut them out. To attach the labels to the bottle, simply glue them on with a glue stick. It works amazingly well to hold them in place and looks like they are a sticky label!
FREE PRINTABLE LABELS
Frankincense Sugar Scrub Label
*I am happy to share these with you…but please do not sell them or use them for anything other than your own personal use. It is so discouraging to me to see them misused and on other peoples websites and ETSY shops. Please keep it so that I do not have to charge for them. If you use them and/or love them…please send people to my site to get them! I always appreciate that! Your traffic is what allows me to keep doing what I do and sharing with you!
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Jill Norris says
What a wonderful gift. Thank you for sharing, Amy!
Amy says
You are so welcome! Glad you like it!
This is an absolutely wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing so freely! :)
You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
Love this idea, and followed all instructions for getting to the labels and gift tag. However, when you go to your facebook page, to downloads, and find this particular link, it says page not available! Just FYI. Is there an easier way?
Thanks! Such cute ideas!!
On my FB page on the left hand side under apps click on “get your free gift”. There should be a link to the Idea Room Printables is for all the other printables I have shared in the last 18 months. Scroll down a ways since this is a repost from last December. Hope that helps! I unfortunately have to run the downloads this way since I have found many people stealing my printables and reselling them.
I have tried this and that link is not available. I also signed up for your newletter, but no options for ‘all printables”. Can you provide updated information please?
Just emailed you.
love this idea! and love those bottles. never noticed them at hobby lobby before. now i know what get to my in-law.
:)
So glad you will be able to use this idea! Hope the in-laws love them.
What a great idea- I LOVE it!
Thank you Becca!
What a neat idea! Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome. I always appreciate a nice thank you!
Love everything you do and this is going to make the perfect gift this Christmas! Thank you for your gift of sharing.
You are so sweet! Thank you Kathy! I really appreciate it! xo
Such a fabulous IDEA!!! No wonder they call this the idea room….;)
Haha! Thank you my friend! I miss ya!
Is there any way to still get the printables? I LOVE this idea for Christmas!
Sarah- Just email you. Thanks.
What a wonderful gift idea for the ladies of our Altar Guild at church! They work hard all year keeping our Altar cloths and sacred things in tip top shape. A very fitting gift in deed! Thank you so much for sharing this.
Thank you Maureen! So glad that some deserving women will be able to receive them! xo
Such a beautiful gift, I already have some people in mind. Your attention to detail is amazing, thanks for sharing this treasure!
Thank you Crystal! What a sweet comment! xo
You probably knew that I would love this idea! One of my most favorite things you have shared of which there are many!!
Thanks momma!!
Amy thank you for sharing your beautiful idea. I’ve been trying to think of gifts for neighbors in addition to cookies and love the indirect way of sharing a little bit of the gospel. It brought tears to my eyes thinking of how special and meaningful this gift truly is.
Thank you so much Shirley! I am so glad you love it! xo
What a beautiful gift set! And…dare I say GENIUS?! Loving… thoughtful! :)
Ha! Thank you April! I really appreciate it!
Curious: what does Frankincense and Myrrh smell like?
Any chance you can send the labels if I am not on facebook? Love the ideas, just am not on FB.
Absolutely love all your ideas! This is a beautiful way to share Frankincense and Myrrh! Going to make this for my guest bathroom!
Your ideas are beautiful but I haven’t the time to do this my self! Can’t you do this for me and I’d pay you for materials and your time.. Iam sure many people fill the same,you could make this idea a business !!!
Wish I had time as well. Sorry.