15 of the Best Christmas Crafts and Recipes to Try This Year
15 of my favorite Christmas craft ideas and recipes to inspire you this holiday season!
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What's your favorite thing to do during the holiday season...craft or bake?
The period between Halloween and Christmas is one of my favorites! I don my
elf's hat and get busy crafting some Christmas goodies, and then I head to the
kitchen to bake up our family's favorite treats! It's fun and challenging to
come up with new and creative ideas each year. These are 15 of my favorite
(and best) Christmas crafts and yummy recipes. Check them out below!
15 of the best Christmas crafts and recipes to try this year
No.1: Easy and Impressive Almond Bark
Always a hit with family and friends, this recipe is so simple it's almost
criminal! Do yourself a favor and make this almond bark a regular Christmas
tradition in your home.
Get my almond bark recipe here.
No. 2: Christmas Tree Hack When Your Stand is Broken
You don't need to toss that tree just because your stand is broken! I'll show
you an easy hack to try. Please note: this works best on smaller and lighter
trees. I just made a brand new video with a thrifty DIY tree stand for larger,
heavier trees. You can check it out
here.
No. 3: Easy Farmhouse Merry Christmas Sign From a Canvas
One of my favorite things to discover was how easy it is to make an easy
farmhouse sign from a deconstructed canvas! I used my Silhouette machine to
create the design for this DIY sign and it was so easy!
Get the tutorial for the Christmas sign here.
No. 4: The Right Way to Make an Ornament Wreath
It's not hard to make an ornament wreath, and it will last forever if you do
it correctly! I show you what I did wrong the first time, and how to correct
my mistakes! I used vintage and new ornaments to create my wreath.
Click here for the ornament wreath tutorial.
No. 5: Cozy Christmas Trees
Adding cozy decor at Christmas is a great way to create a warm and welcoming
home. These cozy Christmas trees are so easy and inexpensive to make!
Get the tutorial for the DIY Christmas trees here. If you want to watch me make one,
click here for the video tutorial.
No. 6: DIY Glitter Ornament Nativity
You can turn a deconstructed canvas and a few inexpensive ornaments into
beautiful holiday decor like my unique ornament nativity, made with gold
glitter vinyl.
Click here for the ornament nativity tutorial.
No. 7: Thrifty DIY Buffalo Check Christmas Tree Collar
This DIY tree collar is perfect for those who love to customize their
Christmas decor! I share some great tips for success.
Get the Christmas tree collar tutorial here.
No. 8: Chocolate Peppermint Fudge Cookies
Easy drop cookies that are full of flavor, our family loves these!
Click here to get the recipe for these Christmas cookies.
No. 9: Frosted Christmas Luminaries
Magical, twinkling lights and snow (even faux snow!) are the perfect combo for
Christmas decorating! These luminaries are made from mason jars, flour and
Epsom salts! They're easy to make and easy to unmake, if you want to reuse
your mason jars after Christmas is over!
Find the easy frosted Christmas luminary tutorial here.
No. 10: Cast Iron Skillet Apple Crisp Recipe
Warm apple crisp with oats and brown sugar, topped with vanilla ice cream, is
a favorite family dessert! You'll love how easy and impressive this dessert
it.
Get my apple crisp recipe here.
No. 11: Ticking Striped Farmhouse Christmas Wreath for only $10
I love red ticking stripe fabric for Christmas decorating, and this tutorial
shows you how easy it is to make your own fabric ribbon from just 1/5 yard of
fabric!
Click here for this easy Christmas wreath tutorial.
No. 12: Easy and Cheap Designer Pillows
This is one of my most popular Christmas tutorials! I share my simple trick
for stuffing the DIY pillow, and how to make these pillows the cheapest way
possible!
Click here for the Christmas pillow tutorial. These beautiful pillows would be a great gift idea too!
No. 13: DIY Beaded Wood Tray with Crackle Finish
Make this gorgeous, large wood tray for only $20! I share all my tips and
techniques in
this video tutorial for creating the easy crackle finish (using Elmers glue!) plus putting
the entire tray together. For the step by step written directions, with links
to the supplies I used,
check out this tutorial.
No. 14: Large Framed DIY Snowflake Signs
These large wood signs with snowflakes would be beautiful displayed on your
mantel this holiday season! They're actually quite easy to make.
Click here for the Christmas snowflake sign tutorial.
No. 15: How to Make a $3 Farmhouse Tree Topper
Here's a super simple tree topper that looks amazing and is perfect if you
love that chippy paint, farmhouse style.
Click here for the farmhouse tree topper tutorial.
I hope these Christmas crafts have inspired you! I'd love to hear what you
plan to make this year! Drop me a comment below.
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