About the projects
This series features craft projects for Christmas-time fun. The
series includes gift boxes specially designed for Christmas, a variety
of ornament crafts, gift wrapping techniques, loads of Christmas cards
to make, and seasonal decorating ideas—plus more! Also, checkout
the
Christmas and wintertime digital
papers.
The projects range in difficulty from VERY EASY to
DIFFICULT.
Browse down this page for descriptions and illustrations of the projects, then select a project and have
some crafting fun! Or jump to the category index for a listing of all crafts.
Description ↓
Create charming Christmas gift
boxes with lids using one of the four free patterns in traditional
red or green. Follow the easy instructions in the
Rectangular Box
craft project to assemble the boxes and then decorate the box tops
with Christmas Quilling
or your favorite crafting supplies. These versatile rectangular
boxes are perfect for party favors, sweets, candies, and small
gifts.
EASY
A simple cone of paper can be made into an ornament
in the form of a Christmas tree that everyone will
enjoy. With just a few standard supplies, you and your children can make
and decorate these
little paper Christmas trees. Make cones from other colors of
paper to create bell and Santa hat ornaments.
EASY
Description ↓
This recipe makes a sweet
smelling dough that can be made into ornaments or package
decorations. Just mix together applesauce, cinnamon, and a bit
of glue to create a clay that is perfect
for rolling out and cutting shapes with cookie cutters.
EASY
Description ↓
Quilling, the art of rolling narrow strips of paper into coils or
scrolls, is a wonderful way to decorate boxes, tags, and cards. It
can also turn a simple craft item into an elegant gift. This project
includes Christmas quilling designs and examples of how to combine
quilling with handcrafted items.
EASY
Description ↓
These adorable gift boxes
are the perfect way to add a personal touch to your holiday
gift-giving. Choose from two sizes to fit your small presents, and
unleash your creativity with your favorite colors and
embellishments. This easy DIY project even includes instructions for
creating your own unique novelty-shaped boxes!
DIFFICULT
Celebrate the
holiday season with these beautiful handmade poinsettia brooches or
ornaments. Made from pumpkin seeds and navy beans, they’re perfect
for decorating your tree or giving as unique, handcrafted gifts.
EASY
Description ↓
Transform old holiday
cards into fresh, festive designs with this Christmas-friendly
craft. The tutorial showcases simple techniques for creating cards
that are both thoughtful and thrifty, making it a perfect activity
for family or group holiday fun.
EASY
Description ↓
Make simple and fun
holiday cards in the shape of
a pine tree, Santa, or an angel. These cards are easy enough for younger children and
people with special needs to make.
While the cards are very simple to make, they are easily enhanced with
glitter, cotton balls, sequins, and other creative touches. Let your
imagination soar!
VERY EASY
Simple and durable
ornaments can be made with cookie cutters, felt and imagination. No
sewing is required! The cookie cutters are used as templates for
making the ornaments or use Aunt Annie's printable pattern with
Christmas-themed templates.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
In this project, you will learn how to make a Christmas pop-up
card with a Christmas tree or teddy bear pop-up inside. The project includes
printable patterns for cards in two styles—one being fun and easy
for children and the other being stylish and elegant for adults.
EASY
See how easy it is to
use Homemade
Modeling Dough to make Christmas-themed ornaments,
refrigerator magnets, and figurines. Use your fingers to fashion the
modeling dough in fun shapes for Christmas using the ideas in this
project, or come up with something new of your own invention!
EASY
Description ↓
Make a batch of Christmas cards in a flash, featuring a stenciled
Christmas bear holding a 3-D banner. Select from two stencil templates,
on the included printable pattern, to cut a stencil that you use to create cards for sending to friends and relatives.
EASY
Kids of all ages will have fun making these placemats that are sized
for a snack of milk and cookies. Just cut out images from old greeting
cards, calendars or magazines that relate to the theme for the
placemat and cover with clear contact paper. That's it! Simple as eating
a chocolate chip cookie. Yum!
VERY EASY
Make your holiday
season extra special with this beloved Christmas craft! Kids and
adults alike will love turning candy canes into whimsical reindeer
using simple materials. These reindeer are perfect for decorating
trees, adorning gifts, or sharing as sweet party favors.
EASY
Description ↓
Make these special snowmanand angel-shaped Christmas ornaments
that have translucent centers. These suncatchers can be hung in a
window, given as a gift, made into a mobile, or used as tree
ornaments. Suncatchers are easy to make and are a great vehicle
for creativity!
EASY
Create a chain of paper angels by cutting folded paper strips.
It's just like folding and cutting paper doll chains! The angels stand on their own and can
be used to add some sparkle anywhere you are doing some holiday decorating!
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Discover a creative technique for making six unique Christmas
cards from a single stamped sheet of cardstock. Stamp your own
design, cut it into sections, and pair with red and green papers and
holiday-theme stamps for festive, one-of-a-kind greetings. A quick
and creative way to share your holiday cheer with family and
friends.
EASY
Description ↓
Make stained glass-like medallions that can be used to decorate
windows or as ornaments on the Christmas tree. This is a great
family craft that the kids color and the adults assemble. Best
of all, these large and colorful circular hangings can be used year
after year to bring festive joy to your home!
EASY
Description ↓
'Tis the season for ribbons! Take your homemade Christmas cards up a
notch by adding a ribbon edge. In this tutorial you'll learn how to
create a decorative cut edge that is enhanced with a ribbon backing.
You'll also learn how to make a stamp from an eraser and use it make
plain and checkered backgrounds.
EASY
Description ↓
Make paper medallions to decorate
gift packages. The medallions are a nice alternative to bows and
ribbon, and when made from foil add extra elegance to your present.
There are three different medallion designs, each with two sizes. Use
each size alone or make them with contrasting colors and layer the
two sizes together.
EASY
Description ↓
Decorate your windows in festive and colorful holiday designs with
simple paper stencils. Make snowman, bell, angel, star, candle or
Christmas tree stencils to use with Aunt Annie's special paint mix. The
stencils are easy to make and use, and the paint will wash off the
windows with ease at the end of the holiday season.
EASY
Recycle greeting
cards and paper scraps into fun and unique gift tags. The whole
family can join in on the cutting and pasting to make these special
additions to your holiday gifts. The tags can even be grouped into
packages for sale at a Christmas bazaar or for a fundraiser.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
An easy to make cube-shaped
box with four choices of printable patterns—quick to make in full color, a black and white version for kids to color, or a plain
template to unleash your creativity. They are also be used are
ornaments.
EASY
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