8 Christmas plate gift ideas

What gift to give to your guests?

What gift to give your guests?

The spirit of Christmas extends to the plates on your festive table! In fact, during the festive season, it's becoming increasingly popular to offer guests a little gift to slip onto their plates. These are known as " plate gifts" or " guest gifts".
This thoughtful gesture is ideal for surprising and delighting your guests, but also for thanking them for coming to share a good meal. And what's more, they'll blend in perfectly with the table decor.

What gift to put on the plates?

Discover 8 DIY ideas for a small gift to put on the plates for Christmas:

• A piece of jewelry

Christmas table gifts always come in small sizes. So DIY jewelry is ideal!
Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings... Choose DIY jewelry that doesn't take too much time or trouble to make. Clack, clack, a flick of the pliers, a bit of jewelry glue... and it's done! All that's left to do is wrap.
We're sure you'll find some top Christmas table-gift ideas among our nearly 2,000 DIY jewelry designs. Your guests will be pleasantly surprised and delighted!

For those in a hurry or less experienced, you can slip ready-madefinished jewelry onto your guests' plates, in a wide range of materials: a silver ring, a Gold Filled bracelet, a gold-plated choker or gold-plated stainless steel earrings... The hardest part will be choosing!

And for the gentlemen? How about a small men's bracelet in stainless steel or paracord?

• A bag charm

What an original and elegant idea! Bag jewelry is THE trendy item of recent months. Easy to make and to personalize with a little touch for each person, the bag grigri is the clever idea for Christmas 2025 plate gifts. From pastel colors to autumn hues, they can be customized in 1000 ways!

• A scented candle

Go for a candle for a guest gift! Easy to make, you can personalize it according to your guest, by choosing a mold shape, adding the scent of your choice, decorating it with dried flowers or gemstone chips, coloring it... Buy all the candle materials you need to make handmade candles, and let your creativity run wild! Candle kits are also available, containing everything you need to make your own candles.
To wrap it, you don't need a degree in paper folding - just wrap it in a pretty ribbon or a strand of string for a natural touch.

If you'd like to start creating candles for your guests, check out our tips and tricks for making a candle.

• Homemade soaps

This Christmas, treat your guests to homemade soaps. Fragrant and colorful, they're a great gift idea. You can personalize them with the shape of the mold, with a particular scent, with dried flowers, with glitter, with coloring... On our site, you'll find all the materials you need to make handmade soaps. Can't decide? Find soap-making kits, perfect for an original gift.
Remember to wrap your homemade soaps in attractive packaging, such as a cotton pouch, kraft paper or tissue paper.

• A magnet

Give your guests a Christmas-themed magnet. Simply weave the beads together and stick a magnet on the back. And you've got an original magnet! Your guests will be amazed by your efforts and the attention to detail.

• A worry stone

This is THE gift that's both trendy and super-useful! Worry stones are polished stones that help calm stress by stimulating touch. You can create an infinite number of them and personalize them to suit the tastes of the person you're giving them to. All you need is air-hardening Fimo clay and acrylic paint for customization.

• A Christmas star

This is a gift right in the Christmas spirit. Admittedly, it takes a little time, but the result is there.
Your guests will be able to hang it on their tree as soon as they arrive home.

• A decorative object

Choose a small, trendy object like a bell with dried flowers, or a useful gift like wax melts that will diffuse their sweet fragrance throughout the house.
Or simply think of a small decorative object to tie in with the festive season, like a little Santa Claus made from Fimo clay.

Have you heard of Jesmonite? It's an ecological, non-toxic resin based on gypsum (plaster stone) and a solvent-free acrylic component. Once the ingredients have been mixed, Jesmonite can be poured into a mold to create beautiful, lightweight yet resistant objects such as candleholders and coasters. Get started by purchasing all the Jesmonite materials you'll need! And for beginners, there are even ready-to-use Jesmonite kits. You'll see how easy it is.

And if you're on a tight budget, you can also opt for little Christmas cards with a nice personalized note!