There are a number of sites that are dedicated to listing holiday gift ideas. It would be easier to locate a good list if one knew what type of gift was being sought but some sites that have lists are CNET, Macy's, and a great article in the Huffington Post.
You can find ideas for holiday shopping on websites that feature holiday gift guides such as Hip2Save. A great place to find unique, handmade holiday gift ideas is on Etsy.
http://www.making-greeting-cards.com/ is the website is useful for making your own ideas of holiday card and the are other wesites for making gifts too. http://www.free-homemade-gift-ideas.com/
One can find homemade holiday candy recipes on a candy recipe book, or online on food network's website. Food Network has recipes for many different holiday candies for different occasions.
You can get great ideas for homemade Christmas cards on line at the following websites...pinterest.com/genner/cardmaking-ideas/ or www.card-making-corner.com/
One can find neat ideas to spice up their holiday baking from the Country Living website. One can also find neat ideas to spice up their holiday baking from websites like Food Network, All Recipes, All Taste and many more.
An excellent place to find ideas for holiday centerpieces is on Youtube. There are a lot of videos explaining how to craft these things yourself, how to arrange them, and what materials you'll need.
There are many great sites that offer homemade Halloween mask ideas. Some of them include costumeideazone.com, 101halloweenideas.com, and halloween.com.
www.buycostumes.com has cupcake costumes to pick from. www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/homemade-halloween-costume.html also has ideas, pictures, and instructions on how to make a cupcake costume.
You can find unique Christmas door decoration ideas. To find these unique ideas, you can go to www.goodhousekeeping.com House and Home Holiday Ideas or www.free-home-decorating-ideas.com/christmas-door-decorations.html.
Walk around the store and see which gift best describes the person you are buying it to. Also, find out what they want. Dont ask them directly, just when they say, I need this! buy it for them. Also, great gifts are homemade ones. If none of these ideas work, you can make a homemade card.
pinterest.com has wonderful ideas for creating holiday centerpieces. Any craft store like a Michaels also has unique items and ideas for centerpieces.
The usual suspects such as HGTV, Martha Stewart, and Rachel Ray are always available. But Pinterest seems to be a hot bed for homemade gifts ideas, while only a picture on the site, it will lead you back to directions and many times follow along photos as well.