Simple Christmas Crafts to Bring Joy and Brightness to Your House in 2024

Now is the perfect time of year to turn your house into a Christmas paradise! Prepare to adorn the halls with handcrafted decorations that are vibrant, imaginative, and incredibly charming. Imagine a treasure trove of decorations fashioned from vintage Shiny Brites scattered about the house, adorable salt dough ornaments made by small hands, and stockings sewn from cherished Christmas sweaters hanging from the hearth. Have doubts about your ability to craft? Don’t worry, regardless of your level of experience, there is a magical project here for every crafter.

You can go even deeper into the realm of festive do-it-yourself projects and create a Christmas wreath, handmade ornaments, or a charming assortment of seasonal décor to scatter throughout your house in addition to the ideas listed below.

So prepare a cup of hot chocolate, turn on some festive music, and start your creating adventure. Celebrate the joyous memories created with loved ones, friends, and young elves, as well as the spirit of creation. Those times spent together—the love, the stories, the laughter—remain long after the tree has said goodbye and the tinsel has been put away. When your kids return home for the holidays, they will always appreciate their skilled work and remember these creating sessions for years to come. Check out our adorable Christmas crafts for kids gallery for more magical projects to do with the kids.

1

Yarn Trees

Deck the halls with sweet little trees crafted from yarn and swatches of felt fabric.

Get the instructions here.

2

Bottlebrush Tree Display

Now this is a craft that only takes minutes to put together. Simply remove the stumps from bottlebrush trees and place the tree in brass candlesticks. Set them on the mantel, or line them up in the center the table for a crafty centerpiece.

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3

Paper and Pipe Cleaner Candles

No flames, no worries. Paper candles with pipe cleaner flames are safe anywhere in the house and will look good, too.

To make: Cut a piece of paper into a rectangle. Roll into a tube, overlapping the edge slightly, and glue it closed with hot-glue. Trace the circumference of one of the open ends on a different, but corresponding color, paper. Cut out the circle about ¼ inch larger than what’s traced. Cut notches from the edge of the paper to the traced circle all the way around. Place the circle on one end of the open tube and glue notches to the tube with hot-glue. Cut drips from the same paper as the top and attach to the tube with hot-glue. Shape yellow and red pipe cleaners into flames, twisting the ends together. Poke a hole in the top piece of paper and insert the flame

4

Mason Jar Stovetop Potpurri

Put together jars of fragrant dried fruit and spices—including dried orange slices, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and star anise—for simmering and making the house smell wonderful. If gifting, wrap ribbon around the jar and tuck a piece of rosemary underneath it!

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5

Candy Cane Thumbprint Cards

Little fingers dipped in red and white paint will help make these cards for sending special sentiments extra special.

To make: Cut cards from brown Kraft paper. Use pinking shears to cut decorative edges, if desired. Dip the tips of your fingers in red, then white paint and dab on the front of the card making a candy cane shape. Once dry hot glue a small bow to each candy cane.

6

Holiday Headband

Be the belle of the ball with a headband that’s been decorated to the nines!

To make: Attach a putz house, small and mini bottle brush trees, mini holiday baubles, and Christmas ornaments to a wide satin hard headband with hot-glue.

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7

Personalized Socks

Whether you make these as a gift or stitch up a pair for yourself to add a little whimsy to your holiday outfit you can never go wrong with fancy socks.

To make: Thread two strands of embroidery thread on a needle. Use a backstitch to stitch initials and desired pattern on socks.

8

Craft Stick Christmas Trees

Hang these cuties from the tree, make them into a garland, or hang them same tack as the stocking for a little extra mantle bling.

To make: Shape craft sticks into a tree shape, cutting them to size as desired. Glue the sticks together using hot-glue. Paint the trees with green acrylic paint. Once dry, wrap trees with rickrack and decorate with mini ornaments, buttons, and painted wood craft bobbles.

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9

Bow Christmas Sweater

You’ve decked the halls now it’s time to deck out your holiday sweater! This super duper easy craft simply requires peeling the stickers off the back of store-bought bows and attaching them to a sweater. Self decor, done!

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Bingo Trees

Made with colorful vintage bingo cards, these trees will look great scattered on the mantel or holiday table.

To make: Cut three to five half-tree-shaped pieces from matching bingo cards (with one edge flat and the other jagged). Hot-glue the flat edges to a 3/8-inch dowel, fanning them out to create a 3D tree shape. Finish with a bingo tile topper using hot-glue. Place dowels in tall wooden spools for easy display.