Christmas Crafts

Design Christmas Greeting Card

Christmas Day is one of happiest times in our life, and everything that most of us do every year is to prepare gifts and Christmas greeting cards, but, sometimes a greeting card that made from an old photo would mean a lot more than any gift to those who you love, because it is not just a card with colorful pictures and warming words, it may remind those happy times that spent togther, refresh those good old memeries, strenthen the relationship with each other and so on.

North Pole Party Craft Ideas

Make Jingle Bell Necklaces:
In bright bowls, have an assortment of jingle bells for the kids to thread onto thin satin ribbon. Help the kids tie a tight knot to hold the jingles on the necklace. The kids can wear these throughout the party and take home as a goody.

Make Snowmen:
You will need:

• Styrofoam balls in three shapes- large, medium and small.
• Toothpicks, puff paints or paint pens, fake snow, orange and black construction paper, black buttons, and glue.

Directions:

• Stick the Styrofoam balls together with the toothpicks and then decorate them like snowmen. They can glue the buttons on as eyes or they can just decorate their snowmen with puff paints and paint pens.
• Give the snowmen top hats made out of the black construction paper, and a nose using the orange construction paper.

Draw winter scenes. Using construction paper, markers, glitter glue, cotton (for fake snow), etc. the kids can make their own wintry scene to hang around the party room and to take home with them.

Reindeer Food to Sprinkle on the Lawn (non-edible)

There are many variations of "Reindeer Food." This non-edible version comes with a little instructional poem to sprinkle the glittery, oaten mixture on the front lawn as a sparkling signal for Santa to stop!

Reindeer Food Poem

Sprinkle this mix on the lawn at night,
The moon will make it sparkle bright,
As Santa's reindeer fly and roam,
The sparkles will guide them to your home!

Homemade Holiday Soap

Making soap is probably the most advanced craft in this line up of homemade Christmas gifts. There are plenty of soap-making kits available that make the process creative and fun.

I find that the easiest way to make soap is the "melt and pour" method where you melt bars of a soap base by heating them, mix in fragrances and color, then pour the liquid into a mold to solidify.

To Make Homemade Soap:

• Search online and in craft stores for kits that contained pre-measured ingredients along with the fragrances and colors that appeal to you. Also pick up some holiday supplies to personalize your soap.
• Read the soap-making manufacturers instructions carefully for best results!
• One way to give your soap a holiday touch is by using seasonal soap molds from the craft store to make small guest soaps.
• For another gift idea, embed a small holiday trinket such as a miniature plastic candy cane in clear glycerin soap.
• Or you can color the soap red and green and layer it in a loaf pan then cut it into festive bars when it solidifies.
• Wrap your soap in a clear plastic or Cellophane and tie decorative ribbon around it. Slip small soaps into a small Christmas stocking to give as a gift.

Decoupage Treasure Box

The art of paper collage is simple if you have an all-in-one glue and glaze medium. All you have to do is chose images that appeal to your gift recipient and decoupage your design on to an item such as a small wood treasure box.

To Make A Decoupage Treasure Box:

• Shop at craft store, online, or rediscover a wooden box that will be the base for your decoupage design.
• Pick up a container of Mode Podge or a similar all-in-one decoupage medium along with foam brushes from a craft store.
• Prepare the box by painting or simply cleaning it.
• Find images suit the style of the item you want to decorate and cut them out. If necessary, scan images into a computer program and scale them to the size of the item that they will be applied to.
• Use the all-in-one decoupage medium to glue the images on to the box. After it dries, apply a coat over the images. Follow the manufacturer instructions regarding the application of coats and drying time for best results.
• For a bonus prize, include a handmade necklace or piece of jewelry in the treasure box for the gift recipient.

Handmade Jeweled Ornament

Decorating Styrofoam balls by inserting pins, beads, and sequins into them was a holiday craft I loved when I was little. With all the gorgeous ribbons and jewelry accents available at most craft stores, you can turn a glass or nice plastic ball into your own Faberge-inspired ornament as a handmade gift.

To Make Handmade Jeweled Ornaments:

• Select glass or plastic ball balls as the ornament base that you will decorate.
• Shop at a craft store with a jewelry-making section to find items to accent the ornament such as: rhinestones, delicate pearl chains, jewelry findings, hooks, clasps, jump rings, embroidered ribbon, beads, tassels, and embellishments.
• Pick up a tube of jewelry glue and gather materials like tweezers, needle nose pliers, toothpicks, and the like to aid you in crafting the ornament.
• Glue ribbon, jewelry findings with attachment hooks and jump rings on to the ornament with jewelry glue.
• Glue rhinestones, pearls, and spakly items on to the ball in a decorative design.
• Use jump rings to dangle jeweled strands and a tassel to the ornament.
• Place the ornament in a nice gift box with a bed of tissue paper to give as a gift.

Season's Greetings Gift Tags

What you'll need:

• All your holiday cards that were about to go in the trash.
• Scissors (If you have specially scissors that cut zigzags or waves, like pinking shears)
• Hole Puncher
• Glue or Tape
• Left over Ribbon from opened gifts
• Used wrapping paper and gift bags

Go green and save paper by reusing your Christmas cards and making them into labels for your gifts next year.

Store your gift tags in Tupperware containers or Zip Lock bags to keep them pretty for next year.

Snow Dome

The magic of Christmas under one little dome! Snow domes are a fabulous holiday craft with many types of kits available for purchase.

Most of these kits are plastic making them very affordable so every one in the family can create their own holiday keepsake.

Santa Stars

Did you know that a five-point star can easily be transformed into a Santa craft?

All you need is a little red, white and black paint and any accents you can find at the craft store, such as googly eyes or white furry trim, to create a St. Nick star.

Cookie Ornaments

Baking a batch of cookie ornaments is a popular Christmas craft.

You can hang your cookie ornaments from a pretty ribbon on the Christmas tree and designate them as "decor only."

Or keep the cookies fresh by wrapping them with clear cellophane and then dangling them from the tree. Give the wrapped cookies to guests that visit your home during the holiday season. Keep cookies on the tree for a maximum of 1 week and then discard them.

Christmas Tree Stamped Gift Wrap

Not only is this craft useful as gift-wrap, it makes great use of brown paper grocery store bags.

The design on the bag is made using a kitchen sponge, which you cut into the shape of a Christmas tree. Or mix it up a bit and cut sponges into a variety of holiday shapes.

Handmade Caroling Books

Even though we may have sung "The Little Drummer Boy" for years, the exact lyrics may escape us. Provide songbooks for guests to refer to when caroling.

Paint Marker Candle Holders

Great for a kid's craft, use paint markers to dress up a plain glass candle votive.

Tea Cup Candles

Got a bunch of mismatched tea cups lying around? Transform them into elegant candleholders!

Baby Food Jar Votive Holders

Re-purpose all those empty baby food jars lying around into pretty candle holders. Tie them up in cellophane and give them away as party favors or last-minute gifts.

Tissue Paper Candle Holders

All it takes to transform ordinary drinking glasses into pretty candle holders is a bit of tissue paper and glue.

Window Winter Scene Gift Wrap

Do you find yourself with small sheets of plastic that manufacturers use in their packaging? Rather than tossing it out, recycle packaging into a window on a gift.

Santa Suit Shoebox

Get the little ones giddy by giving them a gift in a shoebox that looks like the front of Santa's suit. Or make this St. Nick shoebox as a craft with the kids and use it as a secret stash for Christmas cookies!

Personalized Ribbon Rub-Ons on a Cookie Jar

Here is a simply stunning way to turn a batch of baked goods into a boutique holiday gift.

Luxe Pink and Black Hat Box

Both elegant and edgy, this luxe-look hatbox with patent leather and rhinestone letter stickers is a fab way to wrap up a gift for a teenage girl.

Candy Covered Christmas Gift

Go for a sweet retro look by dotting a gift with candy circles in holiday colors.

Cork Wine Sleeve

Give the wine enthusiast in your group a bottle of their favorite vintage wrapped up in cork.

Jingle Bells Take-Out Box

Revamp an ordinary take-out box into an adorable holiday gift box with a musical touch.

Snowflake Flocked Ring Box

As if the contents inside a little velvet box weren't enough to wow your gift recipient, take the box over-the-top by adding a little holiday bling on the outside.

Art from the Attic Gift Wrap

As sentiments run high during the holiday season, create a gift with a note of nostalgia by using art from your attic and desk drawer trinkets.

Gift Card in a Child's Mitten

Here's a cute, quick way to give someone a gift card.

Fun with Finger Paint and Tag

Have your kids help dress up plain wrapping paper with a little finger painting.

Take-Out Menus and Tag

Perfect for food-based gifts or just the foodie on your list, take-out menus are an unexpected way to wrap up a gift!

Nature's Beauty and Tag

Make use of fresh decorations like pinecones, evergreens and cinnamon sticks to dress up packages.

Wrapped in Scraps and Tag

If you've recently took on a home decorating project this is a great way to use up your leftovers and samples.

Cookie Decorating Party Invitation

We love the idea of sending an invite that's cute and useful!

Christmas Crafts

Get creative this holiday season with craft ideas from our experts. From gingerbread houses to Christmas stockings, you and your family will have plenty of fun projects to decorate your home in a unique and personalized way.

A White Christmas Craft Idea

Since the underlying theme in White Christmas is SNOW, have your kids make paper snow flakes. Adorn all of the windows in your home with these easy-to-make, authentic holiday decorations.

Candle Craft for the Kids

Instead of setting the table or straightening up the play room, make the little ones in your family feel extra involved in the Christmas decorating this year with home-made candles.

Home-made Candle Gifts

Easy ways to make a simple candel into a personalized gift.

Sewing Candle - great for grandmas. Wrap it in mult-colored yarn or thread. Glue saftey pins and sewing needles to the sides.

Toolshed Candle - Great for dads. Stick extra screws, nails, nuts and bolts and spray paint silver.

Photo Candle - great for aunts and uncles. Cut out adorable photos of the kids and paste them on square shaped candles. "Frame" them with rhinestones. For decoration only!

Southwest Beach House

Incredible Edible Ornaments

It doesn't get much better than candy on cupcakes.

This cute idea from the new book Kids in the Holiday Kitchen has an incredibly easy way to make cupcakes look like Christmas ornaments.

Also, in the book are recipes for these cupcakes and instructions for Marshmallow Snowmen, Ice Cream Treewitches and more to inspire kids of all ages to get into the kitchen and get creative!

Fairy Tale Castle

Traditional Gingerbread House

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Here's a super simple way to turn cupcakes into a Christmas tree display!

Gingerbread Man Cupcakes

Host a gingerbread house decorating party and serve gingerbread man cupcakes for the kids to enjoy!

You can embellish on this idea from Wilton by using sliced gumdrops or colorful mini candies around the rim of the cupcake.

Snowflake Fondant Cupcakes

For those who've chosen a winter theme for their holiday party, these Snowflake Fondant Cupcakes will add an elegant touch to your dessert display.