Baltic Christmas Day 8 - A DIY Guide to Baltic Gifts

Whether you are the crafty type who wishes to express themselves in the gifts they give, or just a little short in the budget this year, this DIY Guide to Baltic Gifts will have just what you need to bring a little dill into the lives of your favorite Balts!

Your 24 Days of a Baltic Christmas DIY Guide to Baltic Gifts

This delicious Pīrāgs Mix In-a-Jar makes a lovely and thoughtful gift! Layer the ingredients of your favorite snack into a mason jar, and give your loved ones the time-consuming gift of making their own pīrāgi!

Instead of buying the same, store-bought advent calendar, try out this DIY Meat-in-Aspic Recipe Advent Calendar! Make the countdown to Christmas pass in a flash by hiding these 24 galerts, sült, head cheese and meat jelly recipes behind the doors, camouflaged by a beautiful picture of meat-in-aspic dish. Our favorite windows include Day 4 (fish), Day 9 (muzikantu gaļa), Day 14 (with vegetables) and Day 20 (chicken)!

Everyone knows that trejdeviņi is the lucky number! Go the Baltic version of the 99 pack of PBR with our DIY guide to the Trejdeviņi Adlaris, Svyturis and Viiru pack! Extra points if you tie a prievīte around it in lieu of a bow…

For the Krišjānis Baronis in your life, these DIY Beard Puzuri are the perfect gift that will make him (or her) really get into the holiday spirit!

Making homemade candles is a fun and easy way to spend an afternoon! These DIY sauerkraut-scented candles make great gifts, or can simply be saved for personal use and enjoyment. They use a natural soy wax and are colored using organic sauerkraut, allowing the aroma of fermenting cabbage to fill your home.

Check out this site for 16 Homemade Dill Self-Care Scrubs You Can DIY in the Kitchen! Why stick to dill on your salads when you can put it in your shampoo, toothpaste and facial scrub! We think the dill cologne is the kaķa pidžāmas…

…and while on the topic of DIY facial rubs, make this mushroom and sour cream face mask to tighten up your pores in preparation for that big holiday party you have this weekend!

Bring the smell of kaņepsviests into your home with this DIY Essential Oil Reed Diffuser! There is nothing quite like waking up to the smell of marijuana butter filling the house on Christmas morning!

Last year we featured the DIY pine cone birdfeeder ornaments… This year go big with the blood sausage Christmas tree garland outdoor ornament! The verivorstid links really pop against a snowy background, and just imagine the animal-watching once the critters discover this holiday bounty!

Baltic Way mittens; bring history to life with these commemorative mittens. Each pair features a left-hand and right-hand mitten already joined at the tip! Perfect for the two lovebirds on your list who can’t bear to be apart – they will literally be joined hand-to-hand with these traditional knits!

Know someone tired of rolling out their piparkūkas dough? This cookie extruder in the shape of the morning star auseklis makes baking piparkūkas a snap; just load all the ingredients into one end, and push the button for the dough to come out the end. Then simply slice thinly and place on a pan to bake!

Hand knit toilet seat covers with traditional patterns! Using a tube knitting tool is a handy way to make one of these… to warm your Baltic heart and your bum.

Check out this journal, designed especially for writing down the Latvian insults of your ancestors such as “šļūc pa diegu” and “ej bekot,” now also with Lithuanian and Estonian editions! We were particularly impressed that you could log in to register your genealogical insults to be linked to similar ethnic insults around the world!

Last, but not least, follow this easy 67 step tutorial to make your own authentic linen shirt! Your purchase includes the flax seeds needed to grow the fibers, the steel to forge your needles, and of course the pattern. Especially for those already planning Christmas 2030!

Disclaimer: the content of this post is intended for general humor purposes only. The author assumes no responsibility for whether or not you ‘get it,’ nor any aromas that may result in attempting any of the above mentioned projects. No beards were harmed in the making of this post, and materials mentioned may be illegal in some states – check your local statutes on galerts.  

We hope you had a fantastic weekend at the dozens of Baltic markets and other events, and hope you’ll join us tomorrow for a Latvian Christmas sauerkraut recipe!