Kim Cornelison
Spruce up your holiday home with these clever Better Homes and Gardens Christmas craft ideas.
Choose a non-traditional color like this pink and orange, or go for the classic red.
To assemble, wrap greenery bunches and flowers with florists wire.
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Next, attach the large macrame hoop with florists wire.
Once finished, wire the large and small wreaths together and hang.
Tighten the sweater pieces in 3-inch hoops, cut out, trim as needed, and hang with ribbon.
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Ornament Wreath
Jason Donnelly
Dress up a purchased greenery wreath with homemadedrip paint ornaments.
Create several ornaments and use florists wire to attach them to the wreath form.
Hang the frames with twine or ribbon in an overlapping design.
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Starting at the center and working out, hot-glue to secure.
Glue edges under the form.
To make the garland:Cut star shapes from sweater fabric using our free downloadable template.
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Adhere heavy iron-on fusible interfacing to the backs of the stars; trim.
Hot-glue a large sequin in the center of each star.
Glue stars to yarn and hang.
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Turn ends under 1 inch and hem.
Fold the edge under and secure it with hot glue.
If desired, glue miniature jingle bells to the cuff.
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If you have leftover sweater pieces, you canturn them into Christmas stockings!
Felt Poinsettia Wreath
Dress up a simple faux seeded eucalyptus wreath withhandmade felt poinsettia flowers.
Customize them with any color to fit your holiday decor.
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Simply hot glue the finished flowers to the form.
White Berry Wreath
Jay Wilde
Craft a handmade Christmas wreath that will last all season long.
This DIY white berry wreath starts with a basic grapevine form and purchased faux berry sprigs.
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Finish the project with a slate blue velvet ribbon tied into aclassic bow.
Farmhouse Sign
Even aneutral modern farmhousespace can use a little red and green during the holidays!
Make your own festive wood pallet sign decorated with pretty light green and red painted designs.
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you might create your own or use our free template to replicate ours.
Add wire or string to an empty frame and use mini clothespins to attach numbered envelopes full of surprises!
Grab a set of inexpensive wood beads and some hot-glue, and add tassels in any color you like.
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Let your imagination run wild as you style their beards, scarves, and hats.
If desired, intersperse paper tags marked with script handwriting as well as mini garland or ribbon andtwinkle lights.
DIY Swag Wreath
Create a bright and cheerfulevergreen swag wreathfor a door or above a mantel.
The figures are made from plastic gardening pots and assorted greenery, then topped with adorable fleece hats.
A wool dryer ball adds the finishing touch.
Tag-It Advent Calendar
Scott Little
This simpleadvent calendar ideacomes together with easy-to-find crafts-store supplies.
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Wrap a piece of foam core with linen and frame.
Choose a font you like and print numbers on tags.
Use little bits and baubles to decorate each tag.
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Pin tags to foam core.
Mini Wreath Ornaments
We don’t think there has ever been a more fun-to-make Christmas craft!
Pallet Christmas Tree
No room for a tree?
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Thishangable wall treeis the perfect holiday craft for small spaces.
Garlands, globe lights, and mini presents also make fun tree decorations.
Sweet Paper Tree
Raid your kitchen for simple materials to make this retro-mod non-traditional Christmas tree.
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Use adhesive dots from the crafts store for a nonpermanent stick.
Mini Holiday Forest
A teensy forest and wintry animals lendseasonal cheer to a tabletop.
To make the trees:
To create the forest:
Spray-paint a herd of miniature plastic reindeer or moose.
Insert the trees into the holes of a cribbage board and arrange animals around the trees.
Cupcake-Liner Trees
Thesecolorful Christmas treesare made using a variety of different baking cups.
Hang stockings below in coordinating hues for a bright, cheerful scene.
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Stitch letters and patterns for an extra special touch.
Use them to display a holiday sentiment or your family’s last name.
To create, simply make a tree form on your wall with push pins.
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String on yarn in a random pattern.
Attach the cards to the yarn using small clips.
Crystallized Christmas Trees
These rock candy-embellished cones are a fun and easy holiday crafts project.
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The trick is to use liquid glycerinan ingredient used to make handmade soapsavailable at crafts stores.
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