Splurging on a splashy, expensive gift every once in a while provides a certain kind of thrill — but no one can do it all the time. Fortunately, small gifts don’t have to be short on personality or thoughtfulness. Au contraire! Even if you have a limited budget when it comes to birthday (or just-because) presents for friends, co-workers, wee relatives or your beloved, there are endless possibilities to show that you know them, love them and totally get them.
Scroll on for smart ideas for everyone you hold dear – from campers and cyclists to bookworms and cat lovers – all for less than $25.
Personalize this hardwood yo-yo with a sentimental nickname or a special date, and you’ll have the recipient wrapped around your finger.
A strikingly realistic amethyst soap will appeal to geology hobbyists and jewelry collectors alike.
A wild and whimsical paper puppet (some assembly required) is fun for all ages.
The boldest nail decals — fit for a true beauty maven.
These sleek, laser-cut bottle openers, available in eight colors, will wow beer buffs and design enthusiasts. Bonus: the tools can be engraved for a more personalized present.
Fat and the Moon’s tinted lip balm is a moisturizing dream come true.
Treat a tot to a toy top made from locally salvaged trees.
For the man with a beard or ‘stache: this set of vegan-friendly moisturizing tonics, which includes two light, natural scents.
Decorative washi tape is a welcome gift for crafters and creative types.
Music lovers and podcast devotees will rejoice over these leather headphone holders.
This notebook is a no-brainer for a foodie, home chef or hostess.
Tiny trees, tea cups and tug boats are just a few of the motifs included in this sticker set, made from illustrations hand-drawn by an artist in Tel Aviv.
Ignite a little one’s imagination with rustic rainbow crayons.
Miniature magnetic clothespins will dress up the mini-fridge in a dorm room or office space.
This iron-on patch of honor is suitable for campers of any age.
An accessory for your cat-obsessed pal.
Know a city-dwelling bike commuter? This handsome leather frame handle will help him carry his ride up flights of stairs in style.
Knot & Bow’s “Me and You” pencil set is perfect for your other half.
Treat someone special to these hand-formed ceramic spoons, which will add meaning to daily rituals like scooping sugar or folding honey into tea.
For the bibliophile friend who so generously lends out her library.
These simple, hand-stamped leather keychains come in a rainbow of covetable colors. Add a name or a short (and sweet!) message for the ultimate everyday gift.
A funny magnet for the friend with the killer smile.
Love her to the moon and back? These earrings will help you drop the hint.
This one’s for teens: because temporary tattoos are so on-trend.
Show some appreciation for your favorite talented baker with these pretty, illustrated recipe cards.
130 comments
Kalisa L. from MuchandQuick said 4 years ago
Lots of great ideas! I crochet, so I am making my family that is familiar enough for a gift but no so familiar I know their preferences each a coffee much cozy and pairing that with a bag of handmade candy from Raley's Confectionary. As for other "small gifts" I guess I am the originator for all of those! Lots of scarves, lots of amigurumi/plushes, lots of handmade ways for me to show that I love them.
Liana from WildRoseAndSparrow said 4 years ago
I am shopping for my daughters this holiday season. I got them some wonderful gifts off Etsy: some beautiful antique lithographies, old embossed leather-bound books and some beautiful vintage leather bags. I am also getting them some cruelty-free antlers (naturally shed, of course) and a broken and non-functional old violin for a work of art they want to do. :) I love the bike carrier: it's a "gift for her" as well as a "gift for him"!
Aga from AgasJourney said 4 years ago
Fab selection!
Penny Birch-Williams from PennyBirchWilliams said 4 years ago
What a great collection of ideas for little gifts and stocking stuffers. You could fill many blogs posts with all the amazing, quirky, and useful things that Etsy sellers make! I'm always running across things that make me think, wow, I've never seen anything like that! and, that's so cool! In this group I'm a fan of the washi tape, ceramic spoons, and lip balm especially. I'm looking for some new or vintage Jurassic Park things for my son, just ordered tiny vials of handmade perfumes for my daughter, and I'm thinking of a t-shirt with a bike theme for my husband. I make ornaments and usually give some as gifts to family and friends. There are so many options here, and I find it fun to discover new things while shopping. Happy Holidays to everyone :)
MJ Toops from WetDesertVintage said 4 years ago
I love that Cooking Secrets journal. I'm giving a handmade gift to my mom but I found all my other big gifts on etsy. A Dallas map for my sister-in-law, a personalized necklace for my BFF and Hipster Santa Christmas cards for my cool friends. Thanks, Etsy! I love shopping and running a shop on this great site.
Amber Hickey from BesosjewelrybyAmber said 4 years ago
I LOVE the leather keychains, especially the gold one... may have to treat myself!
Marta from Martasjewelry said 4 years ago
Cool amethyst soap!! Definitely a great pick for jewelry lover, like myself! My shop has other great ideas for less than $25! Enjoy shopping!
IKA PARIS from ikabags said 4 years ago
Great small items :)
Erica xo from SakaoCo said 4 years ago
I love the spoons! thanks for sharing this gorgeous selection ! xo
LivingVintage from LivingVintage said 4 years ago
Awesome picks. Love them all.
Juliet Matthews from FabulousLittleGifts said 4 years ago
Fat and the Moon’s tinted lip balm - yum! Stocking Stuffers - we call them Stocking Fillers here in England - you learn new stuff on Etsy all the time...
Josefina Marambio Márquez from BotonDeFlor said 4 years ago
Love this gifts! Specially the notebook for write cooking secrets :)
Lena Dor from LemonWedding said 4 years ago
Great selection! Thanks for sharing :-)
Marcy Langworthy from ManhattanHippy said 4 years ago
Wonderful selection, spotted some possible gifts for my hubby! My handmade button earrings make awesome stocking stuffers/ gifts too! If I do say so myself! ;)
Megan from MegansMenagerie said 4 years ago
Oh wow! I love that soap! Great selections!
Cor Garcia-Held from CorPottery said 4 years ago
Great selection of goodies. Thank you so much for sharing! Cor
Elizabeth Veres from CoralHome said 4 years ago
Love the selections!! I am looking for stocking stuffers and this will definitely help!
Zygopsyche from Fuzziggles said 4 years ago
lots of great little stocking stuffers!
accentonvintage from accentonvintage said 4 years ago
Fantastic treasury!
ACR from WoodsyWools said 4 years ago
Great finds! I love stocking stuffers !!
Rhonda Sayles from IowaGirl1973 said 4 years ago
Love the temporary tattoos!
ACR from IntoTheBluePaintShop said 4 years ago
Terrific and fun finds here :-)
bm from MackinacIslandInk said 4 years ago
Great finds, several I would like to find in my stocking!
Betty Somelar from Kriips said 4 years ago
Such a graet picks! Loving the spoons:) Just got to love shopping in etsy :)
melodieperfumes from melodieperfumes said 4 years ago
We are gifting friends and family with stocking stuffers and aromatics from our shop - handmade is especially appreciated this time of year.
Joy D. from RetroRosiesBasement said 4 years ago
I LOVE the shark pin! I think we all could use more smiles in our life!
lydia from FashionBridalShop said 4 years ago
I love the hand-stamped leather key chains! they are beautiful!
Pebble Ripearls from RIPEARLS said 4 years ago
so many great ideas! very inspirational!
Janine from IndependentReign said 4 years ago
super cute picks (love the sleek bottle opener!)
Itchy Allcott from ahemahem said 4 years ago
that rock hound soap- really had me fooled! very cool. i want to stuff my pockets with all of this booty!
Renata and Jonathan from RenataandJonathan said 4 years ago
Creative and fun collection!
TropicalGarden from TropicalGarden said 4 years ago
Wonderful selections, especially love the leather keychains!
Ann Cosgrove from acbcDesign said 4 years ago
Great finds - love that little kitty pin!
Zoie from ThatWashiTapeGirl said 4 years ago
Thank you so much for including my washi tape in his collection of stocking stuffers! I absolutely LOVE those spoons!
June from isewcute said 4 years ago
Fun finds... there's something for everyone here!
Fishcouple from fishcouple said 4 years ago
Can't have enough Washi tapes! Love your collection!
Natalia B. from NataBurgos said 4 years ago
Lovely selection of stocking stuffers! Really cute!!
Fertile Gems from FertileGems said 4 years ago
Love the key chain and washi tape!
Priscilla from Gardenmis said 4 years ago
So many fabulous unique small gift ideas here! Thanks for sharing :)
Sister Butterfly from MyButterflySister said 4 years ago
Rediculasly creative peeps on Etsy!
aquariusdan from HeartStreet said 4 years ago
I love the library stamp! Thanks for sharing those fab finds:)
Candy from GrayKeyDesigns said 4 years ago
Wow! Super fun ideas! Thank you
April Armistead from AprilNicoleArt said 4 years ago
Awesome collection! Love the clips and the earrings the mostest ♥
StillVintage from StillVintage said 4 years ago
Great finds for stocking stuffers
Kashuen Collectibles from Kashuen said 4 years ago
I love those washi tape and the yo-yo. Thanks for sharing.
Kathleen Ek from blessedbeadsbykatt said 4 years ago
I do all my shopping online and even though I have my own Etsy store it still amazes me how creative our Etsy family is. There are some fantastic ideas for stocking stuffers. Makes me proud to be what I like to call myself "an online Etsy store owner" Merry Christmas everybody <3 blessedbeadsbykatt
Vicki Charles from VickiDesignsCA said 4 years ago
Fun. I am only shopping on Etsy for Christmas!
Fields Of Vintage from FieldsOfVintage said 4 years ago
Wow! some really spiffy gift ideas for the holidays.
Matejka Max from NattyMatty said 4 years ago
All so pretty!!!
Bridget Miller from astronette said 4 years ago
OMG...I don't know if I can live without that wavy cat pin for myself. Really, this is an awesome collection of x-mas gift ideas. Lots of neat stuff here!
Georgia from JewelMeShop said 4 years ago
Great ideas! Butterfly yo-yo and amethyst soap are gorgeous!
Francesca Belotti from TheArtofMakeDo said 4 years ago
The keychains are sooooo beautiful! Very simple, but a nice and usefull gift!
Francesca from SettembrinaShop said 4 years ago
OMG I love the sticker set and the cat brooch ♥♥ These two items are adorable. But everything that is displayed in this post is really nice and useful!
Marlous P from Lousje said 4 years ago
Great picks! Love the rustic crayons :) :) :)
Velvet Posters from VelvetPosters said 4 years ago
Very beautiful little things, I liked the spoons and the stickers:) good luck!
Gari Anne from beadloverskorner said 4 years ago
LOVE that soap!! Great finds for gift ideas!
R. Anne from LnRworks said 4 years ago
lovely ideas for a gift!
Laura Henry from LuluBelleDesign1182 said 4 years ago
LOVE that beautiful Amethyst soap! Amazing!
BluewaterStudio from CzechBeadBoutique said 4 years ago
Some GREAT picks here, thank you!
Melissa Francis from LilMissGraceJewelry said 4 years ago
Incredible Gift ideas!! So Unique and all top quality, lets not forget handmade! Etsy is the place to buy this holiday season!!
Marta DQ from tribomo said 4 years ago
Great finds! I love the amethyst soap and the notebook!
Wendy from frenchiesfinds said 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing! There are some great gifts here! I'm giving earrings and bracelets that I make to my female friends. This gives me some great male gifts since they don't wear my items! Merry Christmas!
Lorena from ZephyrhillsVintage said 4 years ago
Awesome ! Great finds .
aressa from OriginalBridalHanger said 4 years ago
Loving the selections for the stocking stuffers...
Troy Argenbright from ArgenbrightArtStudio said 4 years ago
I got a set of the twig colored pencils last year. I like to sometimes take them with me when I go to art festivals. Sometimes people really think I create my artwork with them. I can usually keep them going for a few before really telling them how I make my art.
Mo and Ki from MokiMinis said 4 years ago
Cute picks!
Mary Robertson from MaggiesInn said 4 years ago
Great collection of great gifts!!
Alex Markus from HominiGiftsforMen said 4 years ago
Nice collection! I loved the sleek design of the bottle opener and the practicality of the bike handle!
Melissa Beshore from GingerGreySoaps said 4 years ago
I really love those leather keychains!
Jessica from CreativeDollCrafts said 4 years ago
So many great ideas!! Love them!!!!
HelloShoes from HelloShoes said 4 years ago
Great items. I love so many and they are the perfect stocking stuffer size.
Cristy Ramos from ArtisanBathandBody said 4 years ago
Love, love, love!
Michal Nir from KERENVEMICHAL said 4 years ago
Perfect ! i love it :)
Hady-Surowiec from HadySurowiec said 4 years ago
Nails are awesome !
AGORAA from AGORAA said 4 years ago
Great finds!
Aleona from AleonasTreasury said 4 years ago
Cute small items.
Zita from silkstory said 4 years ago
Great finds! Thanks for sharing!
Leda Design from LedaDesign said 4 years ago
Wonderful gift ideas!
Jasna from JasnaIllustrations said 4 years ago
Great ideas. Thank you for sharing. Happy Holidays!
Amy D from PartsbyNC said 4 years ago
Neat finds!
Irene from PetHair2KnitWear said 4 years ago
Wonderful gifts! Thank you for sharing!
Koren Kwan from GarasuWonderland said 4 years ago
lovely selection~
Elizabeth Knaus from FreshRetroGallery said 4 years ago
Family tree charts have been the most popular item I've been shipping. My toy motorcycles make a fun gift for guys.
Jeanne from MinniesFlea said 4 years ago
Cool finds
Jeanne from MinniesFlea said 4 years ago
Love the soap, I would be hard pressed to use it....it is so pretty.
Nancy from HerMajestysPug said 4 years ago
Tres unique and fun ideas!!! Bravo!!! Pugs & kisses
Rivazi from RiVazi said 4 years ago
Great ideas!!! Love every single one...
Monica from ThreeBarDGifts said 4 years ago
So many wonderful ideas! I love them all!
TJ Carls from BloomgoDesignStudio said 4 years ago
This looks like a stellar product.
Galia in a box from pineconeinabox said 4 years ago
Very nice finds. Cool ideas, thanks.
Gwynne Collins from DaysLongGone said 4 years ago
Great ideas!
Avianti Jewelry from AviantiJewelry said 4 years ago
Love the idea that they are all under $25. I loved the keychains with a personal note and the weird shaped beer opener! That was cool!
MCatherine from HideaHeart said 4 years ago
I find what fills my stocking the most appreciated among gifts received.
Nicole from Crackerjackarma said 4 years ago
these are great little gifts !
christelpaola from ConstellationKnits said 4 years ago
Great ideas! those nail decals are really great
Liz Hutnick from LizHutnick said 4 years ago
Great finds!
Dorota Kozakiewicz-Lejderman from RoyalHandicrafts said 4 years ago
Awesome articel:)
Stacey from GraphixLLC said 4 years ago
Great gift ideas! thanks!
Judy from handjstarcreations said 4 years ago
very pretty and special choices!
Karla from karlasdesign said 4 years ago
great for xmas gift giving! :)
Susan from LiseVintageLighting said 4 years ago
Love these ideas! Our large family has great fun with a $25 and under gift exchange. The "awesome and unique" bar is raised each year and I see several great gifts here! For our vintage decor enthusiast pals, we are gifting vintage lamp finials from our shop.
leizel from flowerpecker said 4 years ago
Love the soap and key ring.Brilliant blog
Basics Clothing from BasicsClothing said 4 years ago
Cool, great gifts! :)
Dig Deep Vintage from digdeepvintage said 4 years ago
such an eclectic mix of ideas-fun
Brooke from HopeAndHealingWraps said 4 years ago
Awesome ideas!! The amethyst soap looks e a try like the one sitting next to my bed. Wash your hands while remembering to meditate for a quick 2 minutes. Perfect!!! I also have wraps under $25 for all ages for my daughters and their friends last minute gifts, to their dad and aunt, sister, even my Grammy loves the comfortable soft leather and sparkly crystals and gorgeous gemstones this year - will be fun !!!! I hung some from our Christmas tree for some ads and am planning on doing that for each on one Christmas morning.
riverhts from riverhts said 4 years ago
Great for stocking stuffers!
Twinklefluff from Twinklefluff said 4 years ago
Lots of cool ideas! My shop has lots of gifts for less than 25$ too! Going to go check out some of these choices now!
Alyssa Kaplan from LunaAzelea said 4 years ago
Love it! So many original ideas!!
Shea Kreations from SheaKreations said 4 years ago
Nice collection!!
Carol from HummingawaysGlassArt said 4 years ago
Really great stocking stuffers - love the kid's tats!
Julia K Walton from JuliaKWalton said 4 years ago
Lots of gorgeous choices here. I particularly love the ceramic spoons, amethyst soap, and lip balm (just in case my husband is reading this!) ;o)
Jan MacNeill from Jazzbydesign said 4 years ago
What truly unique gift ideas, for any time of the year! Jazzbydesign Charms
MerCurios from MerCurios said 4 years ago
Lovely finds.
Emily Gillis from CVCustomPress said 4 years ago
Those temporary tattoos are so cute. The notebooks are such great stocking stuffers!
Anemone from AnemoneReadsVintage said 4 years ago
great ideas! love the leather bike strap :)
Maria from StyleGraphicDesign said 4 years ago
So great finds and ideas, very useful article!:-)
RoyalCrownHandmade from RoyalCrownHandmade said 4 years ago
Beautiful shop! Congratulations on the feature! :)
Yael Berger from TheJoyofColor said 4 years ago
Such great fun finds, love most the fox puppet and the sticker box :)
Noa Sharon from NoaSharonDesigns said 4 years ago
Great finds! Love the sticker set and long time fan of the shark !!!
Katyooshjewelry jewelry from Kattyoosh said 4 years ago
great ideas!
Kelly Black from DaisyLuDesign said 4 years ago
Love those tattoos! If anyone is looking for Seahawks jewelry, check out my shop for inexpensive gift ideas!
Indigo Canyon Soap Co. from INDIGOCANYONSOAPCO said 4 years ago
Oh my goodness what amazing gifts. I have to say as a soapmaker, I'm in love with RockHoundSoaps. Just amazing work! Congratulations on everyone whose gifts were featured! Happy Holidays!
Nicolets from ShopNicolets said 4 years ago
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Aleksandra Whittle from AWDeBijoux said 4 years ago
Thank you. Awesome!
Amber from BambuEarth said 4 years ago
Some nifty ideas ♥︎♥︎♥︎
Ozlem Borklu from Trinketmart said 4 years ago
ı love cooking secrets . good idea
JoLuxxeDesigns from JoLuxxeDesigns said 4 years ago
Very creative! Congratulations!
Rhiann Kirby from RhiannKirby said 4 years ago
Awesome stuff!
Drisain from DRISAIN said 4 years ago
I want it all! :)
Eva from JoyfulCharms said 3 years ago
So creative, great gifts :)