Here are four ideas for handmade gifts that will please your friends and family and use up all those scraps lying around the shop. Christian Becksvoort provides directions and plans for a versatile carrier for flatware, tools, or other odds and ends; a two-piece desk set with a tray and pencil holder; a multi-level holder for tea lights; and an adjustable hanging mirror. These projects are straightforward to build, elegant to look at, and practical, too.

Skill Level — Intermediate
Finished Size — n/a
Author — Christian Becksvoort