We really don’t need to convince you that it’s never too early to get a head start on your Christmas crafts. To get you organised, we’ve included simple how-tos for some brilliantly festive home decorations, stylish gift tags and goodie bags to pep up your festive wrapping, some simple speedy cards and a 3D greeting for those who like a bit of a challenge!
1. Paper Stars
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O' star of wonder, star of night, get crafting these stylish and decorative decs to invite the festivities into your home.
2. Tassel Garland
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Add a pop of festive cheer with this cute tissue paper tassel garland. Designed by Niki Rowland, this project is really easy and simple-to-follow – phew! All you need is tissue papers in various colours and baker’s twine.
3. Scandi Gift Tags
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Give your gift wrap some added style this Christmas with this FREE Scandi style tag project from Cricut!
4. Paper Bauble
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Handcrafted baubles deserve pride of place right at the front of the tree especially when they look like this! Charm your guests this Christmas your very own handmade decorations.
5. Easy Papercut Card
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Make this easy papercut Christmas greeting that's guaranteed to wow your nearest and dearest.
6. Mitten Advent Calendar
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Don’t buy an Advent calendar, make a cute mitten Christmas countdown.
7. Speedy Christmas card duo
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Get extra prepped this year with these two speedy Christmas makes, perfect for batch-making and creating a coordinating set of greetings ready to be signed, sealed and delivered!
8. Honeycomb Decs
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There’s nothing better than being able to craft up some festive baubles, and these honeycomb variations are both seasonal and versatile!
9. Stylish Gift Bag
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Craft these Scandi-style goody bags to carry those all-important Christmas surprises. Santa's elves would be proud!
10. Paper Angel
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Top off your Christmas tree with this cute angel crafted from vintage book pages.
11. 3D Origami Card
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The festive fir is a Christmas classic, and this card gives the tradition a contemporary twist. It makes for some tricky-looking folding, but it’s really much simpler than it looks!
12. Easy quilled elves
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Create your very own elf on the shelf with Claire Willis’s quilled festive characters.
Need more inspiration for Christmas? Peruse our archive of FREE festive papers to print time and time again!
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