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12 Crafts of Christmas: Day 12! Little House & Bonus Craft!

Hello everyone! It’s Christmas Eve!!!! And it’s the last craft of the series! I feel like these 12 days went by so quickly! Today’s craft is a little painted house. I found this house in Hobbycraft, and it comes in a few different styles and sizes. It is made of cardboard/papier-mâché and the roof is…
12 Crafts of Christmas: Day 11 Decopatch Christmas Tree

Today we are back with another Decopatch craft! This time we have a Christmas tree decoration. What you will need: A Christmas tree shape (Decopatch brand, mdf, wood or papier-mâché) Decopatch papers (Like thick tissue paper) Decopatch glue (Similar to pva) A Decopatch brush (these are made from hog bristles, I use size 10) In…
12 Crafts of Christmas: Day 10 Snow Globe Decoration

Hello everybody! I love snow globes, especially at Christmas, I have a reindeer one which I won in a raffle years ago and love watching the snow fall. So, I decided to make a snow globe inspired decoration for the Christmas tree! Note: I haven’t added any water to my snow globe as I was…
12 Crafts of Christmas: Day 9 Miniature Gingerbread House

Baking is one of my favourite activities at Christmastime, although today’s craft isn’t a recipe, it’s a baking themed decoration! (If you’d like a recipe, I did a post a couple of years ago; Cute Christmassy Cupcakes 🧁😉) What you will need: The template (click here) Card (brown or corrugated is best) Scissors Pencil Ruler…
12 Crafts of Christmas: Day 8 Simple Skirt

Hello everyone! To complete the outfit, today’s craft is a simple Christmas skirt. Click here to read yesterday’s post on the knitted Christmas jumper. What you will need: Fabric Sewing machine 6mm elastic Sewing thread Bobbin Safety pin I have found that a basic rule to make any skirt is to measure around the waist,…
12 Crafts of Christmas: Day 7 Knitted Christmas Jumper

Today’s craft is a Christmassy knitted jumper, featuring a Christmas tree design. This jumper is sized to fit 14 inch dolls such as Glitter Girls and Wellie Wishers. Materials: Red 25g 4 Ply yarn Green 25g 4 Ply yarn 2.75mm (No 12) & 3.25mm (No 10) needles Note: As this jumper involves colourwork, font colour…