Christmas crafts for adults: stylish project ideas you'll want to display

Christmas swag

How to make a Christmas swag

A swag is an arrangement of flowers or plants bundled together and hung on a wall or door; the word comes from German and means wall decoration.

Let’s make a swag that’s perfect for creating a Christmas atmosphere.

First, place gold branches on top of fir branches and gather them together with poinsettias.

Then tie a wide ribbon with wire and attach it below the poinsettias.

Use a glue gun to attach ball-shaped ornaments to the fir branches, and add natural materials such as small pinecones to finish.

For the handle area, wrapping it neatly with a ribbon backed with double-sided tape gives a clean look.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Nebelspalte

How to Make Scandinavian-Style Christmas Ornaments [Näväsloyd] — How to Make a Simple Christmas Ornament

Let’s make Nebel sloyd-style ornaments that use birch, a material beloved in Scandinavia.

In Japan, we’ll use easy-to-find wood shavings (kyogi).

There are various Nebel sloyd designs.

For Type A, cut the kyogi into 7 mm wide strips, mark the center, and assemble them in sets of four.

Use a glue gun for the joints and adhesive points.

Make two identical pieces and combine them to finish.

For Type B, prepare twelve 7 mm wide strips, assemble them in sets of six using a glue gun, then join the two sets together to complete it.

The pale wood look gives it a stylish Scandinavian feel.

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Patchwork Christmas tree

Use Fabric Scraps! How to Make a Patchwork Christmas Tree

Here’s a patchwork tree made by joining six square parts.

Layer batting onto six rectangular fabric scraps, sew them with a machine, turn them right-side out, and make six square pieces.

Then fold the edges into triangles and layer them.

As you stitch the overlapped sections, sew on buttons at the same time.

Attach a hanging string to finish.

For colors, it might be nice to alternate red and green for a Christmas feel.

You could also make it using a pack of Christmas-themed fabric scraps.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Felt Christmas stocking

How to Make “Christmas Stockings”! Handmade Christmas Decorations with Felt [Small Items Made of Felt] | DIY Christmas Stocking Ornaments – Felt Decorations

When it comes to fabrics that are easy for sewing beginners to handle, felt is the go-to.

This time, let’s make a Christmas stocking using felt.

First, create patterns for the main stocking body, the cuff decoration pieces, and the heel and toe overlay pieces.

Cut the felt according to the patterns and sew the pieces together to finish.

If you want a slightly more elaborate stocking, try embroidering snowflakes.

You can make it larger to use as a wall decoration, or add a looped ribbon to turn it into an ornament.

Feel free to use the finished piece in whatever way you like.

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Froebel star

Let's make a Christmas ornament with 100-yen items [Froebel Star] How to Make a Simple Christmas Ornament

A Froebel star is a three-dimensional star ornament woven from narrow strips of paper, with a cute, candy-like shape reminiscent of konpeitō.

It was named after the German educator Friedrich Fröbel, who devised it.

In countries like Denmark, it’s popular as a Christmas ornament.

Prepare four craft bands cut to 35 cm, arrange them like a windmill, and fold them together.

Using various colors makes it vibrant, and you can also make it in two-tone.

Give it a try!

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