DIY Links: Last-Minute Christmas Gifts and Decorations

If you saved holiday shopping and decorating for the last minute, you're in luck. Here are easy last-minute gifts and decorations you can whip up from items in your home, courtesy of our friends from around the web!

Quick & Easy Movie Gift Basket
A gift basket with a movie theme is a cinch to pull together. Wrap cellophane around DVDs, microwave popcorn, candy, movie ticket coupons or theater gift certificates, and top off with ribbon. If you don't have cellophane handy, simply package items in an inexpensive wicker basket that you can get from the dollar store or your local Home Goods. Finish with a pretty bow and you have a top-notch gift -- thrown together in a flash. In addition to a movies, you can make last-minute gift baskets out of your beauty and grocery stockpile, such as pampering and coffee baskets. [For the Mommas]

Creative Christmas Cookies
If they're good enough for Santa, trust a batch of delicious cookies will make for excellent gifts or treats to liven up a plain table. From Peppermint Meringues to Candy-Striped Cookie Sticks, spice up the holidays with these unique recipes. [Holidash]

Coupon Book
Give the gift of savings with a homemade coupon book with clipped coupons the recipient can use for groceries, restaurant meals, travel, gasoline and more. Or you can fill the book with customized IOU coupons offering to shovel snow, make breakfast, pay for a dinner -- whatever you can dream up. [The Nate Berkus Show]

Decorate with Food
From orange pomanders to glitter pears and candy cane treats, CasaSugar has rounded up chic, last-minute decorations you can make with items from the supermarket. For super-easy displays, accent floral arrangements with berries (pictured) or fill a glass bowl with festive ribbon candy. [CasaSugar]

Simple Holiday Crafts
Do you have a pair of tube socks? If so, you're well on your way to creating an adorable snowman family. Check out four holiday crafts that don't require special skills or materials. [Ohdeedoh]

Holiday Candles
A winter wonderland doesn't have to call for a lavish display. Create a snowy look by filling mason jars with Epsom salt and adding votive candles. Line a walkway or mantle with the jars for a special holiday glow. [HGTV]

Design*Sponge

Downloadable Holiday Tags
Forgot to buy gift tags? Head online to download and print these tags for all your gifts. Attach with ribbon or use sticker paper for adhesive labels. [Design*Sponge]

ReadyMade

Wreath Wrapped With String
Use everyday items like yarn and steel wool scrubbing pads to great an easy winter wreath. [ReadyMade]

Easy Gift Wrapping
Should you run out of wrapping paper or gift boxes, look no further than your recycling bin for an easy solution. A shoe box lined with shredded paper and wrapped with a paper bag provides for eco-friendly gift wrap. (You're saving money and the planet!) [MyHomeIdeas]

Notepad Gift
Embellish a plain notepad with decorative paper, ribbon and buttons for an inexpensive DIY gift. Opt for faux croc paper for a touch of luxury. [Instructables]