Christmas

Gifts made by hand come from the heart. Make your DIY Christmas special with decorations, ornaments and other craft ideas you can make at home. Unique handmade ornaments and homemade Christmas cards become future keepsakes. Treasured homemade gift ideas can be simple, yet meaningful. Personalize DIY Christmas stockings for each family member and hang them where Santa can find them!

Browse our Christmas crafts to make for a wonderful holiday!

Deck the Halls! DIY Christmas Decorations

10 Projects to Button Up Your Christmas Tree

Get out the button box and get your Christmas tree craft on! You can make button ornaments, button garlands or little button trees that are super cute and super easy....

DIY Tree Skirts (and Alternatives) for Everyone!

Many of the functional Christmas tree (or Hanukkah bush) stands I've tried over the years do a great job of supporting the tree. But it's hard to find one that...

Handmade Holidays

Handmade Gift Guide

Handmade gifts - and gifts for hand makers - come from the heart. It's lovely to think about the recipient when putting our own hands to work on a unique...

Quilt Gift Guide

We've rounded up some of our favorite quilt gift ideas -- whether you quilt the projects to give as gifts, or give a little joy to the favorite quilters in...

Embroidery Gift Guide

Stitchers love to stitch, and they love to receive handmade gifts. We have put together an embroidery gift guide with projects, tools and supplies that are good for the embroiderers...

Gift Ideas for Makers

Quick Beaded Gifts

If you have beads and some basic tools, you can be ready with a unique and personal gift in minutes. I made all of these projects with beginner-level beading skills...

Gift Guide for Makers

Is there an artist on your gift list? Are you a maker looking for suggestions for your own Santa list? Out of ideas for gifts to make yourself? Sometimes it’s...

Cute Christmas Gifts for Teachers

Your kids’ teachers create a love for learning while giving every day. Shouldn’t gifts for them show how much you appreciate creativity? Here are some handmade for the holidays gift...

DIY Gift Wrap Ideas

Creative Gift Wrap Ideas

I put a lot of thought and effort into making a gift. I like to find a creative way to present it, too. (“Present” it? Get it? Ha!) These fun...

How to Make a Furoshiki Bag with Kraft-Tex

I love look of furoshiki wraps that take a simple square of fabric, then wrap and tie it creatively to turn any object into a pretty package. But most often,...

Handmade Tree Ornaments

How to Make an EPP Wreath Ornament with Hexies

A large English Paper Piecing (EPP) project can seem daunting. But a small project, such as an ornament, lets you try the technique on something easy. And it's something that...

Handmade Bird Ornaments

There is something about little handmade bird ornaments that suggest spring, but also are great for a Christmas ornament. I have a year-round tree, and now have a variety of...

How to Make Sashiko Ornaments

Making Sashiko ornaments is a great way to see what the slow-stitch movement is all about. It's slow stitch, to be sure, but the projects are so small you can...