Decorating for Christmas is always a blast! I’ve gathered a few…well, maybe more than a few holiday tutorials for you to create a festive handmade holiday.
I love handmade decorations! There seems to always be some new and creative idea to add to my list each year. You’ll find something for everyone in this collection of tutorials…from book page trees to subway art pillows.
- Ribbon Christmas Tree – WhipperBerry
- Christmas Subway Art Pillow – Tatertots & Jello
- Winter White Willow Wreath – Centsational Girl
- Book Trees – Creative “Try”als
- Ruffle Christmas Trees – Shanty2Chic
- Festive Napkin Rings – The Lettered Cottage
- Santa Hat Decor – Thrifty Decor Chick
- Crepe Paper Tree – Creative Chaos
- Felted Holiday Garland – Papernstitch
- Present Topiary – That Village House
- Santa Mantel Art – Bower Power Blog
- Milk Glass Christmas Trees – Madigan Made
- Pottery Barn Inspired Advent Calender – The Feminist Housewife
- Beeswax Tree Candles – Martha Stewart
- Thread Christmas Tree – Trade Line
- Fabric Santa Bag – Skip to my Lou
- Mod Paper Snowflake Garland – Curbly
- Jingle Bells Shadow Box – Blue Eyed Blessings
- Simple Holiday Cards – amy a la mode
- Invisible Christmas Tree – Not Martha
- Elf Boot Stoking – Family Fun
- Fresh Cedar Monogram Wreath – Dittle Dattle
- Gift Wrapping Toolbox – Ana White
- Christmas Applique Tea Towels – Little Birdie Secrets
- Amy Butler’s Felt Stocking – Amy Butler Design
- Christmas Advent Matchbox Jar – Just a Girl
- Christmas Planner Tutorial – Eighteen25
- Ornament Wreath – Matt & Becky
- Snowflake Pillows – Noodlehead
- Vintage Christmas Village – Ally Scraps
- Poinsettia Garland – Wee Folk Art
- Mini Fabric Christmas Trees – Lemon Tree Creations
- Solar Powered Wreath – Not Martha
- Ribbon Christmas Tree – She’s {kinda} Crafty
- Faux Fabric Paper Snowmen – Whipperberry
- Christmas Tree Canvas – Cleverly Inspired
- Quilted Christmas Tree Skirt – Sew4Home
- Frosted Wine Bottle Display – Cleverly Inspired
- Recycled Sweater Trees {or hats} – Sweater Surgery
- Modern Christmas Village – Tiny Apartment Crafts
- Tissue Paper & Yarn Christmas Trees – Cathie Filian
- Reindeer Rootbeer/Beer – Life of a Modern Mom
- Rudolph Sock Dogs – Martha Stewart
- Pinecone Elves – Martha Stewart
- Scalloped Felt Tree Skirt – Martha Stewart
- Christmas Tree Pillow – Dittle Dattle
- Matchbox Advent Tree – Country Living
- Popsicle Stick Snowflake – The Ballard Bunch
- Stenciled Noel Napkins – Pickles and Cheese
- Wine Cork Wreath – Good Housekeeping
- Wood Christmas Trees – Young and Crafty
- North Pole Sign – Krylon
- Christmas Card Wreath – Martha Stewart
- Winter Holiday Birch Houses – Getting Stitched on the Farm
- Hoopie the Snowman – Betz White
- Sparkle Candle Holders – Better Homes and Gardens
- Peppermint Pillow – Sewing.org
- Vintage Book Page Garland – Living the Swell Life
- Glitter Starburst – Her Beautiful Mess
- Illuminating Holiday Jar Candles – Better Homes and Gardens
- Glam Holiday Wreath – A Blonde’s DIY Life
- March of the Penguins – Craftberry Bush
- Yarn Ball Wreath – All Things Heart & Home
- Under the Mistletoe Silhouettes – Welcome Sunshine Home
- Simple Mantle Trees – Making Lemonade
- Coffee Filter Wreath – Decor Chick
- Santa Key – Organize and Decorate Everything
- Jute Christmas Trees – Thrifty and Chic
- Epson Salt Candles – Thrifty Parsonage Living
- Crochet Snowflake Table Runner – All Free Crochet
- Christmas Wall Tree – Red Red Completely Red
- Paper Holiday Village – Claudine Hellmuth
- Wooden Snowman – Crafty Chic Mommy
- Paper Christmas Tree Set – Glue Arts
- Snow Globe – Little Birdie Secrets
- Noel Stocking Hanger – Craftberry Bush
- Block Nativity – Learning to be Me
- Elf Hat – Craftyminx
- Snowflake Chandelier – Make Grow Gather
- Felted Christmas Tree – Purl Bee
- Christmas Sampler Embroidery Patterns – Red Brolly
- Paper Gingerbread Houses – Twelve22
- Fake Snow – About.com
- Altered Wooden Spool Tree – Sei Lifestyle
- Clothes Pin Countdown Wreath – Kristy Wiseman
- Christmas Apron – Phyliss Dobbs
- Candy Cane Scrunch Scarf – Fleece Fun
- Holiday Soap Pumps – Brown Paper Packages
- Stenciled Holiday Pillows – My Backyard Eden
- Crochet Christmas Stockings – Sugar’n Cream
- Wood Nativity Set – Sugardoodle
- Tomorrowland Trees – Wise Craft
- Framed Ornaments – According to Kelly
- Christmas Subway Art Download – Eighteen25
- Holiday Shadow Box Art – Allison Waken
- Holiday Planner – The Project Girl
- Reindeer Art – Unnecessary Necessities
- Cookie Cutter Christmas Wreath – Better Homes and Gardens
- Light Up Holiday Cards – Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- Embroidered Tea Towel – Needle in a Haystack
- Santa Claus Can – Sew Many Ways
That should seriously keep you busy for awhile!
Hey, if you use all of these I’m sure you could charge admission to your home this year. It might even help to pay for your craft supply bill…ha!
If you are looking for beautiful holiday ornament tutorials you’ll love this list of 101 Handmade Ornaments!!
Other posts you might enjoy:
- 101 Free Christmas Printables
- 101 Handmade Gifts Tutorials
- 101 Pretty Printables {free}
- 101 Sewing Tutorials
- 101 Festive Fall Tutorials
I really appreciate all your tweets, stumbles, Facebook likes and pins on my previous 101 posts…you rock!!!
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I usually decorate the day after Thanksgiving. How about you? Do you wait a bit or do you try and stretch out the holidays by decorating early?
~Kim
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Yes! The weekend of Thanksgiving. We usually celebrate Thursday with my husband’s family and either Friday or Saturday with my family, so after that is done, we get out the Christmas decor. I love Christmas, but it makes me nuts when people skip over Thanksgiving.
Thanks to my sister, I just discovered your site. I can’t wait to delve in and start discovering things. I have an Etsy shop and am always looking for way to grow and improve it. This is awesome! Thanks for being there to lend a helping hand!
@kudoskitchenart
Hello Kim,
I love these posts!
janet xox
I just shared this with my readers! http://whimsycoutureboutique.blogspot.com/2011/10/101-handmade-holiday-tutorials-found-at.html
Thank you for posting this!
Another awesome 101 tutorial. Thanks. Pinned it – of course.
Oooh lots of fab new things to try out this year!x
What a collection!! You are truly amazing… I am so honored to have the top spot. Totally made my day!!
kisses
heather
Thanks for putting your “hunting & gathering” skills to work for us! I’ve had a great time looking and am not even halfway thru the list yet!
Thanks for linking to my Holiday Birch Tutorial. They are so much fun to make and totally easy! I have lots of needlework and knitting tutorials and videos on my blog too. Take a look if you have a minute.
Happy Crafting. My best, Kristin Nicholas
First off, thanks for including us in this awesome list. So much to do, so little time, but there is sooooo many inspiring people and projects!
In our family, the holidays seem to begin in October, although I’ve been banned from listening to Christmas music until after Halloween! Thanksgiving weekend is when we start decorating. With lots of family around for the Thanksgiving weekend, it’s always fun to decorate with a group.
Thanks so much for the mention! What a great list of projects!
Wow! What a great collection! Thanks for including my Santa Key.
Thanks for adding me to your list of holiday crafts. I can’t wait till nap time to check out the others you posted!
Looks like I need to take a look around your site to get some ideas on etsy sales…
Thanks again! I am very honored!
Thanks so much for including me on this fabulous list. So many great ideas!
Hi there, thanks for the links!
We usually decorate the day after Halloween. Well, this year, the tree’s already up & trimmed and it’s only October 23rd.
Couldn’t figure out why my traffic spiked this week, so I checked Google analytics and saw my little paper trees were featured here. THANK YOU, that was a wonderful treat and I can’t wait to check out the other projects!
Thank you so much for the shout out! Really put a lot of time and effort in this list and we appreciate it!!!
Yeah! What a fun list! Thanks so much for putting my Reindeer Rootbeer/Beer on there.
Thank you for such a wonderful list!
Tonight I’m going to get a nice cup of hot chocolate (maybe with a little Bailey’s) and come back and cruise through the links.
gertie
Wow, Im going to be sooo busy. Thanks for putting this together.
Honored to be a part of your list! Thanks so much!!! Happy Holidays!
Thanks for featuring the present topiary! We are thrilled to have made it to this list.
Thanks so much for posting a link to my Christmas apron! The holidays will soon be here so happy holidays!
Thanks for mentioning my popscicle stick snowflake wreath on your list! I can’t wait to check the rest out – great list!
Thanks so much for the mention! What a fun list!!
~Whitney
What a great list – thank you so much
Nice crafty collection.However, some handmade cards can also be added!
I do love your posts and appreciate the tut groupings!,
Yes, I start after Thanksgiving. We head to the hills to cut a tree on Friday after Thanksgiving. With college kids, that is our chance to carry out this tradition before the kids head back to college!