Christmas Crafts to Make

Are you looking for Christmas crafts to make? This page features a variety of homemade Christmas ornaments and other winter arts and crafts projects that are beautiful, unusual, and fun.

Take a look at these great christmas craft projects! Make something special for yourself or to give away. Crafts make wonderful, treasured gifts.

Homemade Crafts for Christmas

Wow! How's this for a Christmas craft decoration that's out of the ordinary?

These beauties started out as plain white toddler shoes from a thrift store! Click the link or photo for instructions for these charming painted baby shoes.

To see a similar winter arts and crafts project that I currently am working on, take a look at these hockey skates painted in an alpine motif.

Easy candle making is a fun family crafts project. How about making these bees wax candles and beeswax taper candles in Christmas colors?

All you need to do is roll a sheet of bees wax around a wick! This no melt, no mess method is safe enough for your younger children to join in the fun.

For more Christmas crafts to make, feast your eyes on these great handmade ornaments.

I just love these festive Christmas spider ornaments. Use different colors and create countless variations of these sparkly rascals!

Frogs make unusual but fabulous Christmas ornaments too! This handmade fellow is green like a real frog. But you can be even more imaginative and make these frog Christmas ornaments any color you choose!

Here's one of my favorites. I sure do think this clever glass Santa ornament is mighty cute. Click the link or photo for instructions and photos on how to make him.

Are you looking for snowman crafts? You can make many variations of the versatile glass snowman ornament. Use a clear glass ball instead of a frosted one. Or use chenille pompons instead of glittery ones. The list of possibilities is endless!

This sugar plum tree ornament is very easy to make -- and you will love the way this handmade Christmas ornament looks hanging on your tree.

Here are two different types of dough ornaments. The bear ornament is made with cornstarch dough. The train engine ornament is made of salt dough. I used cookie cutters for these ornaments. If you prefer, you can hand mold the dough instead.

Here are some very easy Christmas crafts to make. Buy ready-to-paint plaster Christmas ornaments like the two below. Crafts supply stores carry a wide assortment during the months preceding Christmas. Choose your own colors and add your own creative touches!

Make personalized Christmas party favors from plaster ornaments and use them as place cards. After the party your guests take them home to display on their trees! Easy and inexpensive.

Making Christmas ornaments using craft kits is another great idea. I made the adorable snowman and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer ornaments shown in these photos using kits.

For more information, see the Christmas ornament craft kit page.

For more Christmas ornaments to make with kits, see this lovely sapphire-colored satin ball ornament.

For another Christmas arts and crafts idea, take a look at this beautiful and clever angel ornament made with beads, pearls, and safety pins!

For more homemade Christmas crafts, see the instructions for these sweet safety pin bell ornaments.

Below are two Christmas dragonfly craft ornaments made with stone beads and wire. Many variations of this beautiful ornament are possible. Making these ornaments takes time and patience, especially assembling the wings, but they are well worth the effort!

Want more Christmas crafts to make? Check out other ornaments featured on the Handmade Ornaments page. Make them as shown or adapt them by using Christmas colors!

Thinking outside the box is fun when making Christmas craft. Handmade ornaments of just about anything can look great on the tree. For example, I bet the Halloween bat ornament would look darling in sparkly red or green!

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