Easy handmade Christmas crafts: ideas you'll want to display
As Christmas approaches, it’s hard not to feel a little giddy, isn’t it? Here are some simple DIY Christmas craft ideas that let you fully express that excitement.
These projects use easy-to-find items like toilet paper rolls, cardboard scraps, origami paper, and pom-poms, so anyone can jump in! They’re perfect for decorating your room or giving as gifts.
Add your own twist and create one-of-a-kind Christmas goodies.
Wishing you a Christmas filled with warmth and kindness, along with your handmade creations!
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Easy handmade Christmas crafts: ideas you'll want to display (91–100)
Poinsettia made with pipe cleaners
The poinsettia is famous as a Christmas flower.
In fact, it’s easy to make using chenille stems (pipe cleaners).
Prepare one green stem that has six “gourd” sections and bring the two ends together.
Then pinch it so that two “gourds” form one leaf.
Do the same with the remaining four sections to create a total of three leaves.
For the red bracts, prepare six stems that each have two “gourds,” and layer them radially to represent the red leaves.
Stack the red leaves on top of the green leaves and fasten them with a gold stem.
Curl the tips of the red leaves to add movement, and wrap a short stem around the end of the gold stem to make a three-legged center—done! It’s great that you can make it using only pipe cleaners.
Glowing garland
This is a festive garland in Christmas colors, beautifully translucent like tracing paper.
Fold the tracing paper and shape it into cones, then glue the edges so they cover the linked LED lights.
Once you’ve arranged a pleasing color sequence and created the continuous chain, attach ribbons to each cone.
Hang it up and switch on the lights to finish.
As you decorate, consider crease placement and embellishments that won’t block the light, as well as how to arrange it alongside other decorations.
keychain
It’s exciting to make a lovely keychain that looks like a Christmas snowflake, isn’t it? Please prepare transparent origami paper, clear double-sided tape, and a keychain.
Stick thin strips of the origami onto the double-sided tape.
Then cut the double-sided tape with scissors.
Put beads and pieces of the cut double-sided tape inside the keychain, close the lid, and you’re done! It would also be cute to change the colors of the origami you stick on the tape, or swap out the beads and motifs.
It’s perfect for a Christmas craft.
Snowman made of towels
This is a soft and cute snowman mascot made using a white towel as the base.
First, roll the towel into a cylinder and tie a ribbon around the middle like a scarf to create a snowman base that looks like two stacked sections.
After that, just attach the parts like the hat and the facial features.
For the hat, it’s easy to understand if you cut a sock and add a pom-pom.
Show your originality by choosing the hat color and by using different decorations to create the expression.
Since the cylinder serves as the base, it can stand on its own, which is an important point.
To make it more stable, it might be good to glue on a circular piece of cardstock at the bottom.
Easy felt snowman
This is a simple and cute snowman ornament made just by layering and gluing cut felt.
First, create the snowman’s base by stacking two circular pieces of felt.
Then add another layer of felt, insert some stuffing inside, and close it up to give it a three-dimensional shape.
After that, just add the snowman’s facial features and decorations like a hat and scarf to finish it.
Because the steps are simple, you can make a unique snowman by choosing the amount of stuffing and the colors for the decorations to suit your style.
Mole tree and pom-pom snowman
These mascots—a tree made from chenille stems and a pom‑pom snowman—really capture the fun of winter.
Cut construction paper into a circle, snip it, roll it into a cone to form the tree, and glue on chenille stems so the paper base doesn’t show; that completes the tree base.
Then freely add beads and other decorations to create a festive tree.
The snowman is simple: shape the pom‑pom balls, stack two tiers and glue them, then use yarn to add a scarf and facial features to finish.
To help it stand beside the tree, glue a piece of thick cardstock to the bottom.
It’s best to consider the size balance depending on whether you want the tree or the snowman to stand out more.
Snowman lampshade made with shoji paper
A snowman-shaped mascot made from shoji paper has a thin, light-transmitting finish, so it can also be used as a lampshade.
The process is to attach small torn pieces of shoji paper to a balloon, then remove the balloon after the adhesive dries to create a round shape.
Make a hole at the bottom large enough to insert a lamp, combine two spheres, and add decorations using yarn or similar materials to finish.
When decorating, keep the pieces small so they don’t block the light from inside.
It could also be fun to take advantage of the light and use transparent film for decoration.
Dreamy Fluffy Christmas Tree
How about making a fluffy, cute Christmas tree that feels like something from a dream world? Prepare materials you can use for the base—such as a milk carton or cardboard—and cut them into a triangle shape like a Christmas tree.
Cover the entire base with double-sided tape, then tightly wrap and stick white string around it until the base is no longer visible.
After that, just add decorations like dreamy, fluffy yarn, pastel-colored yarn, ribbons, stars, and hearts from the top, and you’re done! Attach a string to turn it into a Christmas tree ornament, or try displaying it in different spots around your room.
Christmas tree with colored cellophane
How about a colorful Christmas tree made with cellophane? Cut a self-adhesive laminating sheet into the shape of a Christmas tree, peel off one side, and stick on small pieces of colored cellophane.
It’s recommended to combine not only green but a variety of colors for a vibrant finish.
It looks lovely as a single piece you can stick on a wall, but if you make a second identical one, cut a slit at the top of one and at the bottom of the other, then slot them together to create a three-dimensional tree for an even more charming result.
You might also enjoy making different sizes and arranging them together as decorations.
Christmas lantern
How about making lanterns to colorfully light up your Christmas party? Cut transparent sheets into shapes that will form a cone when assembled.
Draw your favorite designs on them with a pen, then apply colored cellophane over and around the drawings to match the artwork.
It’s recommended to combine different colors when sticking them on.
Once you’re done, assemble the sheets into a cone and place a light inside to finish! Choose a light color that will bring out the colors of the cellophane on the transparent sheets.