Ready to craft festive decorations that bring your home alive with Christmas spirit? As an experienced crafter and mom, I've gathered inspiration for fun, family-friendly projects this season. Weekends mean quality time at the dining table with my daughter Lotte, sipping cappuccinos to the sounds of holiday tunes—unless my husband Frank is practicing piano 😉.
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It's a yearly debate in our house. I prefer waiting past December 5, but Frank gets the itch by late November, eager for the artificial tree and his beloved Christmas village as days darken. This year, with Sinterklaas behind us and holiday coziness taking center stage, we're diving in earlier. Boxes of decorations fill the living room even before the feast ends.
Beyond the tree and village, I love elegant styling with warm touches—a sleek contrast to the village kitsch. A wooden tree would be practical and eco-friendly, minus the needles, but I lost that round again. Pick your battles! Crafting lets me add personal flair with Lotte, pulling together trusted ideas for you.
Lotte adores making poinsettias, and this one from KARWEI's inspiration page is perfect—simple steps, stunning results. Use green pine branches for a natural look, or add glitter or battery-powered fairy lights.
This stylish newspaper tree fits my aesthetic and is straightforward, though it involves cutting. Lotte handles that!
These canvas deer are adorable. I'll use black, white, gray, and green buttons—check my stash, then grab more locally.
No snow? No problem—we craft one yearly. Full tutorial here; for faux snow, see my other post.
This version is cute and easy. Materials:
Stuff wool in scales, add paper eyes and beak. Done!
Pinterest gem for cozy glow. Needs: baking paper, fine-tip markers (2 colors), glue. Cut paper to fit tealight height, draw Olaf faces, glue into cylinders.
Minimal effort, big impact—done in 10 minutes with gold glitter washi tape from Hema. Presses well even on stucco walls.
Effortless decor spotted here. Materials: cork, tree/garland branches, glue, pliers, awl. Assemble solo or group for simplicity.
Adorable capped peanuts! Needs: paint, iron wire, pliers, colored thread, cotton wool, fabric scraps. Shape wire for limbs, add hanging loops. Pliers set cheap at Xenos.
Action store sticks, paint, cotton wool make quick Santas. Add pompom balls for hat/belt—find craft pompoms here.
Transform pots with paper, chenille (from Hema or Bol.com), pompoms, eyes.
From thebestideasforkids.com with video tutorial. Use die-cut machine for extras like these blue flakes—Lotte and I love them for mixed media. Learn more here.
Snowmen, Santas, reindeer—easy, quick family fun.
Crinkle baking paper for poinsettia effect on ElsaRblog. Simple yet striking.
Forage cones on walks; add Baker Ross pompoms (fall colors available) and glue for tree or vase accents.
Short on crafting time? Try colleague Janske's rainbow Christmas tree.
This article originally published in 2017, updated October 2020.
