With chilly mornings and dark evenings marking our days, the sparkle and Christmas merriment upon the horizon are a welcome respite for many. So why not surround yourself and others with a little festive cheer by making homemade gifts to spread love and creativity this December. 

FESTIVE FILLABLES

An inexpensive, yet personal touch can be achieved with fillable ornaments. Whether you choose to buy these empty baubles and fill them with cute miniatures representative of important aspects of Christmas to your loved ones or upcycle a glass jar to create a snow globe, there are plenty of options to make these ornaments for the perfect festive feature to fill a nook above the fireplace. 

Follow Hobbycraft’s simple guide of Christmas inspiration, featuring aesthetic baubles and candle holders to Sugar Bee Crafts’ cute how-to for mason jar lid miniature tree decorations. With recycling becoming more and more important within modern society, repurposing household items into decorations is a great way to go!

DASHING DECOR

These charming festive planters are not only reserved for the green-fingered, but make ideal gift ‘baskets’ for sweet treats. Follow PJs and Paint’s guide to a Christmassy paint session, perfect for children to create personalised gifts for teachers at the end of term. Alternatively, gift to friends and family, adding a poinsettia or cactus to complete the look.

Reindeers are a staple of Christmas, so why not add this eco-friendly, papermache stag head to a friend’s wall this December. Hobbycraft has a quick tutorial to sparkle up your stag, but you could venture from neutral colours to Christmas tartan or a sparkly extravaganza. Add your choice of baubles to finish this fashionable decor, ideal for a small room where a traditional tree may be out of the window.

FOOD AND DRINK

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some delicious treats, so gift these festive melted snowman biscuits to the foodie in your life. This is a particularly great homemade present that you can get children involved in making to truly embrace the spirit of Christmas. Additionally, you can fill up baubles with layers of hot chocolate mix and marshmallows as a unique holiday drink or make up a cinema box with wafers, chocolate sauce and sprinkles for your giftee to enjoy alongside the traditional festive movies. Make sure to add a ‘just add ice cream’ note!

For knitters, jazz up your friends’ and families’ favourite wine (be it mulled or otherwise) with a mini Christmas jumper, a gift to be brought out for years to come or added to the Christmas tree. Follow the tutorial from Hobbycraft, fun for crafters of all abilities.

SCENT

If the smell of Christmas brings back nostalgic memories of childhood, why not gift festive potpourri to fill the house with those holiday memories using this tutorial from The Crafting Chicks.

Or if you know someone who loves all things gingerbread, why not gift gingerbread bath bombs alongside the traditional (and ever so good) gingerbread biscuits. This is an ideal treat to help your loved ones relax over the festive period.

FOR CHILDREN

Simple to make and embracing the magic of Christmas and Disney, children will love making and hanging this decoration from Adventures in the Familyhood to add to their own family home or that of others.

We hope you’ve found inspiration to make your own Christmas gifts here, and would love you to share them with us using #citygirlnetwork.

Happy crafting!

Written by Charlotte Bird who can be found at @charlotte_m_bird