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CraftingChristmas

…to this special edition of Christmas

Crafting. Inside you’ll find some fantastic

festive projects to help decorate your homefor the holiday season. From a charming

reindeer head for your wall to simple tree

decorations, you’ll find something to get your

teeth into.

I’m particularly fond of our cover stars – the

gingerbread men soaps on p24. They’ll add a

welcome novelty touch to the bathroom but will also make a lovely gift.

Alongside our traditional craft projects we’ve

also included ideas for hunter gatherers.

Use collected driftwood to make a simple

Christmas tree wall decoration, p26, or look

out for moss-covered branches to create a

rustic hanging star, p28.

Enjoy!

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HOUSEOF FUN

Cardboard Tubes, £2 for 10; Brown Paper, £2 for 8m; White Self Adhesive Felt, 80p; Glitter Number Stickers, £2, all Hobbycraft (0330

026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk). Craft Planet Bright Number Stickers, £1, The Range (0845 026 7598, therange.co.uk). Pink & Orange

Wooden Decorations, £10 for 3, The Contemporary Home (tch.net). Glass Bird Clip, Dunelm (0345 165 6565, dunelm.com). Large

Honeycomb Bauble, £11 for 3, and Decadent Decs Mini Fans, £10 for 12, all Talking Tables (020 7627 6767, talkingtables.co.uk).

1

Measure andcut somecardboard

tubes into 24pieces, eachone measuring 5cmin length.

2With apencil, drawaround theend of oneof the tubes

on some brownpaper. Draw a secondcircle around itmeasuring 1cm

larger, then cut it outto make a template.Use this to make 24brown paper circles.Stick each circle overone end of each ofthe 24 tubes with aglue stick. Next, cutout 24 5x10cm piecesof brown paper andstick around thecircumference ofeach tube.

3

Using a hotmelt gluegun, stick

the tubesside byside in 6 rows of 4.Then glue the rowstogether in a tower.

4Cut 2piecesof cardmeasuring18x8cm

and cover with whitefelt. Glue to the topof the tube tower for

a roof. Measure andcut a triangular pieceof card to fit insidethe top of the roof,and glue in place.

5Number thefront of thetubes withstickers,then pop

a treat in the openback end of each.

STEP-BY-STEP

Countdown to Christmas with this treat-filled advent calendar with a difference

●Cardboard tubes

●Pencil

●Ruler

●Craft knife

●Brown paper

●Scissors

●Glue stick

●Hot melt glue gun

●Cardboard

●White felt

●Number stickers

YOU WILL NEED:



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RING THECHANGES

250mm Polystyrene Ring, £2.50; Women’s Institute Yarn, from £2.20 a ball; Pom Pom Makers, £6.50 for 2; Red Satin Ribbon, from a

selection, all Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk). Marseille Metal Dining Chair, £49; Snowflake Cushion, £8, both Tesco (0800

505555, tesco.com).

1

Take a ball ofblue wool and

bind all theway aroundthe polystyrene

ring, until the wholering is completelycovered with no whiteshowing. Knot or gluethe ends to hold themin place.

2Cut a lengthof ribbon andwrap aroundthe top of the

wreath. Gluein place if you like.

3Makedifferentsized andcolouredpom poms

using the pom pommakers. Trim any looseends with scissors, thenglue the pom pomsaround the wreathusing a hot meltglue gun.

STEP-BY-STEP

Colour up a plain door with this bright and beautiful pom pom wreath

●250mm Polystyrene

ring

●Bright coloured

wool

●Red ribbon

●Different sized pom

pom makers

●Scissors


YOU WILL NEED:



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DEER

HELLO

Craft Planet Red Pom Pom, £1 for an assorted pack, The Range (0845 026 7598, therange.co.uk). Festive Jingle Bells Garland, £8.95,

Dotcomgiftshop (020 8746 2473, dotcomgiftshop). Nutcracker Soldier, £4, Tesco (0800 505555, tesco.com). Red Present, 99p, and Brush

& Bead Tree, from £2.99, both Dunelm (0345 165 6565, dunelm.com). 3M Command Picture Hanging Strips, £3.99 for 4 sets, Homebase

(0345 077 8888, homebase.co.uk).

1

Print thetemplatesonto an A3

sheet of paperand cut themout – you will needtwo head-shapedpieces, one oval backpiece and a set ofantler pieces.

2Flatten thecardboardbox, andplace thetemplates

on top. Draw around

them, then cut out.

3Apply alittle gluealong theedge ofthe nose

sections of the twohead pieces, and stickthem firmly together.When the glue is dry,carefully slot the headinto the slits in the

oval cardboard piece,adding a little glueonce it’s in to hold it

in place.

4Next, slotthe antlerpiecestogether,and hold in

place with some glue.When the glue is dry,fix them to the topof the head and stickin place.

5Finally, glue

a largered pompom to thereindeer’s

nose, and draw aneye either side of thehead with your blackfelt tip pen. Whenthe ink and glueis dry, hang thereindeer trophy onthe wall with picturehanging strips.

STEP-BY-STEP

Add a touch of grandeur to your home with our cruelty-free cardboard reindeer trophy

●Large cardboard

box

●Templates

●Pencil

●Scissors or craft

knife

●Strong glue

●Black felt tip pen

●Large red pom pom

YOU WILL NEED:



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See p32FOR HANDY

TEMPLATES TO HELP

YOU GET THE LOOK

JUST RIGHT!



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SNOW SCENE

Craft Planet Pom Poms, from £1 for an assorted pack, The Range (0845 026 7598, therange.co.uk). Felt, 50p a sheet; Round Wiggle

Eyes, £1 a pack; Salix Clear Beading Thread, £2.50 for 50m, all Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk). Small Bristle Christmas

Tree, £1.49 for two, Bents (01942 266310, bents.co.uk). Fake Snow, 99p, 99p Stores (99pstoresltd.com). Brush & Bead Trees, from £2.99,

Dunelm (0345 165 6565, dunelm.com).

1

To make thesnowman,

glue the smallwhite pompom to the

large white pompom. Cut and roll asmall strip of blackfelt into a solidcylinder, then glue inplace. Stick to themiddle of a smallcircle of felt, thenglue to his head. Cuta thin strip of red feltand glue around his

neck, then add somesmall wiggle eyes anda mini orange pompom nose.

2Thread aneedle witha lengthof clearbeading

thread and knot atthe end. Push theneedle through themiddle of a mini

white pom pom, andpull it down to the

knotted end of thethread. Tie a secondknot about 2cmalong from the firstpom pom, then adda second pom pom.Continue until youhave created a stringof pom poms. Makeas many as you wish,then glue the looseends to the inside lidof the jar with thehot melt glue gun.

3Make somefake snowfollowingthe packetinstructions,

then spoon into thebottom of the jar.Place the Christmastree and snowmaninside. Place the lidwith the hangingpom poms on the jarand screw shut.

STEP-BY-STEP

Keep the kids busy over the holidays with this fun idea

●Old jam jar & lid

●Large and small

white pom poms

●Mini orange and

white pom poms

●Black and red felt

●Small wiggle eyes

●Strong glue●Clear beading thread

●Needle


●Small Christmas tree

●Fake snow

●Scissors

YOU WILL NEED:



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LIGHTFANTASTIC

8” Mache Letters, £2 each; Red Acrylic Paint, £2 for 75ml; all Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk). Party Animal Cards, £1.99,

Dunelm (0345 165 6565, dunelm.com). Robin Card, £3 for 5, Caroline Gardner (020 8288 9700, carolinegardner.com). Christmas Tag, £4

for 8, Talking Tables (020 7627 6767, talkingtables.co.uk). Paper Chain Kit, £6.95, Dotcomgiftshop (020 8746 2473, dotcomgiftshop.com).

Create a set of circus-style lights to add some festive fun to a fireplace

●Mache letters

●Craft knife

●Fine sandpaper

●Pencil

●Ruler

●Metal skewer or

bradawl

●Red paint

●White fairy lights

YOU WILL NEED:

1

Use the craftknife tocarefully cut

round thetop of eachmache letter. Removethe top piece andthe cardboard insertsinside. Lightly sand anyrough edges.

2Turn theletters overand measureand markwhere you

want the fairy lights

to go. Then carefullypunch holes witha metal skewer orbradawl.

3Paint theletters withred acrylicpaint, leaveto dry then

apply a second coat.When dry, insert thefairy lights throughthe holes.

STEP-BY-STEP



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Great tip!If you want to hide

the wire, simply stickto the back of the

letters withsome tape.



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O’ CHRISTMAS

Red Spotty Cupcake Cases, £2.03 for 54; Green Cupcake Cases, £2.20 for 60; both Cake Craft Shop (01732 463 573, cakecraftshop.

co.uk). Craft Planet Star Stickers, £1, The Range (0845 026 7598, therange.co.uk). 6ft Aspen Flocked Tree, £45; LED Glitter Star, £10;

decorations, from a selection, all Tesco (0800 505555, tesco.com).

Kids will love crafting these cute tree decorations, made from paper cupcake cases

●Red and green

cupcake cases

●Glue

●String●Scissors

●Gold star sticker

YOU WILL NEED:

TREE

1

For the topsection, flattena red cupcakecase and fold in

half. Then foldin half again, and stickwith glue. For the nextsection, take a greencupcake case and foldin half. Then fold justunder a half, so thatit is slightly biggerthan the first section.Continue making twomore sections, withthe bottom beingthe largest.

2Glue the fourtree sectionstogether,with eachoverlapping

the one below.

3Cut a pieceof string andglue to theback of thetree. Leave

to dry, then add a starsticker to the top.

STEP-BY-STEP



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Great tip!You could add morebling to your trees

with stick-ongem stones and

sequins



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Wooden Dolly Pegs, £2 for 12; Felt, 50p a sheet; Women’s Institute Yarn, from £2.20 a ball; Pom Pom Maker, £6.50 for 2, all Hobbycraft

(0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk).

1

Paint or drawthe characters’

faces on thewooden dollypegs, and

then paint or colourin their feet.

2For thesnowman’shat, roll asmall stripof black felt

into a solid cylinder,then glue in place.Stick to the middle

of a small circle offelt, then glue tohis head.

3To makean elf andsanta hat,roll a smallsemi-

circular piece of feltinto a cone and gluein place. Then stickonto their heads,adding a white felttrim and beardto santa.

4

For thefairy, cut

some whitefelt wingsand glue to

the back of the peg.Glue white wool toher head, then bendgold wire into a halo,and glue to the backof her head.

5For thereindeer,cut somesmall brown

felt antlersand glue to his head.

6Follow theinstructionson the pompom makerto make

the pom poms.

7Pop the pegsthroughthe middleof the pompoms and

glue to hold in place.

STEP-BY-STEP

Create these adorable peg people using a time-saving pom pom maker

●Wooden dolly pegs

●Red, brown, pink,

black and orange

paint or marker pens

●Red, green, brown

and black felt

●Gold wire

●Strong glue●65mm pom pom

maker

●Red, white, green,

pink and brown wool

●Sharp scissors

YOU WILL NEED:

CUTIES

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Wallpaper, from a selection, B&Q (0845 609 6688, diy.com). Cardboard Tubes, £2 for 10, Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk).

Cracker Snaps, £2.40 for 24, Fred Aldous (0161 236 4224, fredaldous.co.uk).

Use leftover wrapping paper or pretty wallpaper samples to craft your own Christmas crackers

●Paper

●Pencil

●Ruler

●Scissors

●Cardboard tubes

●Tape

●Glue

●Cracker snaps

●Ribbon

●Small gift & motto/

joke

YOU WILL NEED:

SNAPPY

MAKE IT

1

Cut the paperto measure

30x20cm andplace it pattern-side down.

2Put a card rollin the middleof the longedge of thepaper. Secure

with tape. Thread acracker snap throughand tape at one end.

3Roll the tube

across thepaper, thensecure withtape along

the seam, in the centreand at the ends. Twistthe paper around thecard roll at one end. Tiea ribbon at the neck.

4Pop a giftand joke inthe openedend, thentwist and tie.

STEP-BY-STEP



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SWEETTREATS

0.5L Mason Jar, 59p; Red Star Light, £3, both Home Bargains (homebargains.co.uk). Felt, 50p a sheet; Round Wiggle Eyes, £1 a pack;

Red Gingham Ribbon, £2 for 3m, all Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk). Craft Planet Red Pom Pom, £1 for an assorted pack,

The Range (0845 026 7598, therange.co.uk). Wooden Sleigh, £4; Merry Christmas Garland, £10.50, both The Contemporary Home (0845

130 8229, tch.net). Christmas Carnival Tree Crackers, £4.95 for six, Dotcomgiftshop (020 8746 2473, dotcomgiftshop.com).

Little ones will love to help make – and receive – this gorgeous Rudolph jar full of goodies

●Jam jar

●Brown felt

●Pencil

●Ruler

●Glue

●Wiggle eyes

●Red pom pom

●Brown twigs or pipe

cleaners

●Red gingham ribbon


●Chocolate sweets

YOU WILL NEED:

1

Remove thelid from the jar

and set aside.Measure andcut a piece of

brown felt to wraparound the middle ofthe jar. Glue in placeand leave to dry. Thenstick some wiggle eyesto the felt and a redpom pom ‘nose’.

2

Using a hotmelt gluegun, stick

some smalltwig or pipecleaner ‘antlers’ to thelid. Trim the side of thelid with a piece of redgingham ribbon.

3Fill the

jar withchocolatesweets,then replace

the lid and screw shut.

STEP-BY-STEP



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SUGAR AND SPICE

Silicone Worx Gingerbread Man Cake Mould, £8.99, Amazon (amazon.co.uk). White Soap Base, £5.99 for 1kg; Almond Milk

Fragrance Oil, £4.29 for 25ml, both Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400, hobbycraft.co.uk). Christmas Tag, £4 for 8; Ribbon, £4 for 4x1.5m; both

Talking Tables (020 7627 6767, talkingtables.co.uk). Candy Cane, £1.50 for six; Red & White Dinner Plate, £20 for a 12-piece set; LED

Glitter Star, £10; all Tesco (0800 505555, tesco.com).

Our gingerbread man soaps look good enough to eat and family & friends will love them too!

●500g White soap

base

●500g Brown sugar

●2 tsp Almond

fragrance oil

●Large plastic jug●Spoon

●Gingerbread man

mould

●Gift boxes

YOU WILL NEED:

1

Cut the soapbase into smallpieces and put

in a large plastic jug. Melt in amicrowave at 20second intervals,stirring between each.When melted, allow tocool for a few minutes.

2Stir in thebrown sugarand almondoil, thenpour into the

mould. Carefully tap

the mould to allow anyair bubbles to cometo the surface, thenallow to set overnightin the fridge.

3Pop thesoaps out ofthe mouldand presenton a bed of

shredded tissue insidegift boxes.

STEP-BY-STEP



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DRIFTWOODCHRISTMAS TREE

Use beach finds to create this simple seasonal decoration, designed by Shore Cottage Studio

●An old belt (one per

tree)

●Driftwood in

varying sizes

●Hot glue gun

●Pair of scissors or a

craft knife

●Shells to decorate

●Star for the top of

your tree

●Mince pies and a

nice cup of tea

YOU WILL NEED:

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHS SHORE COTTAGE STUDIO

W hen you’re

walkingalong ablustery

shore out of season, it’salmost impossible not tocome home with asea-worn stick or a tactilepiece of wood in yourpocket – and thesematerials seem all themore plentiful after a goodstorm. Here at ShoreCottage Studio, on theWirral Peninsula, we have

long grasses on the sandbanks which ensnare andentangle driftwood. So, ifyou know where to look,you can always find one ortwo small pieces, whichare ideal for creatingcoastal Christmas trees.We make them every yearbut try to come up with anew variation each time.Last year we decoratedlarge trees with all thesmall Christmas cards we

received. We love upcyclingand when clearing out ourwardrobes inspirationstruck: driftwoodChristmas trees on belts.When making yours, picka belt to suit your theme– a glittery child’s beltlooks fabulously festive,while a chunky leather beltadds a rustic edge. If youcan’t bear to part with oneof your own, they can bebought for less than apound in charity shops.Using a belt also meansthat you can have a largestatement decorationwhich will roll up for easystorage until next year.

1 If you have a skinny-style or child’s belt,use smaller, thinner driftwood to createa small tree. A wider, chunky belt lends

itself to supporting big pieces and makes a bigtree that could be hung on a door. Lay yourbelt out with the buckle nearest to you (torepresent the pot), start with bigger pieces atthe bottom and get smaller as you go up.

3Use the glue gun to glue on the centre ofthe back of your first piece of driftwoodand quickly press it in to position. Don’t

add too much or the glue will squeeze outfrom behind and spoil the neat finish. Continueuntil all the driftwood has been added. Makesure you use the stand on your glue gun toprotect your work surface from the hot tip.

2Trim any excess length off your belt. Aplain leather belt can simply be cut tolength but a braided one like the one

pictured needs to be cut about an inch longerthan the finished tree. This inch is then foldedover and a blob of hot glue from the glue gunwill secure the braid. Squeeze the folded endtogether until the glue has cooled.

4Decorate with the shells. When addingours we took into account the designrule that odd numbers are more pleasing

to the eye. We also kept our trees minimal bydecorating only every other branch. We finishedthem with a star – the smaller one with a slateand chalk star and the larger with a porcelainstarfish from a charity shop.



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ABOUT SHORE COTTAGE STUDIOShore Cottage Studio consists of three generations

of artists living and working in a stunning coastal

location on the Wirral Peninsula. We run short creative

courses in fused glass, photography, textiles and

laser etching. We also exhibit our work and produce

commissions. Oh, and there is usually cake. Find out

more at ShoreCottageStudio.com (e-mail [email protected] or call 0151 648 6581).



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LICHEN

STAR Give a rustic, home-spun feel to your home this season

T

his lichen star wouldlook lovely hanging ona wall or from a door.Small ones could be

suspended from atree. They are an incredibly thriftyand easy decoration to assemble.Their creation provides the perfectexcuse to get out for a winter’swalk and gather some inspiringobjects from your local woods.Collect a selection of pretty

windfall branches covered in lichenor moss; try to find ones that arerelatively straight, as this will givemore definition to the final shape.

If you store your lichen star in anold shoebox it will last for years, oryou could just leave it in place inyour house. Mine has been hangingon my kitchen door for severalyears. And when it starts lookingshabby I will remove the wire andpop the star on the compost heap.

MAKING A LICHEN STAR

Cut the branches into six equal lengths. The twigs for this star measured23cm/9in, but you can make them larger or smaller. Arrange thebranches into two equilateral triangles and secure each corner withbrown stub wire. You can then bind each side with hemp cord, fora neater finish. Place one triangle on top of the other and, using hempcord, secure the triangles together at the points where they cross. Hangwith natural twine or hemp cord.



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●Secateurs

●Pretty lichen- or

moss-coveredbranches

●Brown stub wire or

fine-gauge florists’

wire

●Hemp cord●Natural twine

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LARCH CONEMINI WREATH This sweet design is so easy to make and makes a

lovely gift for visitors to take home with them

●Compass and pencil

●Cardboard

●Scissors

●Twine or ribbon

●PVA glue and a

spatula or old butter

knife

●Newspaper

●Hot glue gun

●Foraged goodies

such as larch cones

and acorns

YOU WILL NEED:

I

f you enjoyed makingpapier mâché as a child

you will have fun creatingthese simple decorations.Take inspiration from the

seed heads you have stored fromthe summer and autumn andcollect pine cones and acorns fromyour local wood or park. Hangthese from your Christmas tree or

combine a few to decorate a dooror wall. You can scale up your

design to make larger decorations,but you may need a base ofstronger cardboard than the cerealpacket used here. The newspaperballs will create a curved profile soyour finished decoration will havea fuller appearance and there willbe no gaps between the cones.

3FINISHING THE

BASE

Continue makingand glueing balls untilyou have covered thering. Coat all the ballswith a layer of PVAglue. This will hardento form a base on towhich you will secureyour foraged finds.

1FORMING THE

RING SHAPE

Using a compassdraw a circle 5.5cm/2inin diameter on the

card. Then pencil asmaller circle inside thefirst about 2.5cm/1in indiameter. Do this twicethen cut out the rings.Take a piece of twineand double it over,glueing the two endstogether on the backof one ring, then takethe second ring andglue in place, making acardboard sandwich.

4ATTACHING

THE CONES

Leave the ringto dry for a day orso. Then, using ahot glue gun, attachlarch cones, acorns orpoppy heads to thenewspaper balls.

2PADDING THE

BASE

Tear off piecesof newspaper and rollup into small balls.

Use a dab of the PVAglue to stop the ballsunravelling and thenglue them to thecardboard ring.



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Great tip!Try using sweet

chestnuts or the seed

heads of poppies orlove-in-a-mist for adifferent look.

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CANDY CANE WRAPPINGGift wrapping expert Jane Means uses

Scotch Pop-Up Tape Handband Dispenser to beautifully decorate a simple gift.

●Your gift

●A sheet of seasonal

wrapping paper

●A length of ribbon

●Candy Cane

adornment

●Scotch Scissors

●Scotch Pop-Up

Tape Handband

Dispenser

YOU WILLNEED:

1Wrap the giftand secureusing ScotchPop-Up Tapefrom 3M.

2Fold in thesides neatlyand securewith thetape.

3Position yourcandy caneon the top ofthe box andsecure across

the centre of the cane.

4

Cut a lengthof Christmasribbon totie in a bowaround the

box and trim the endsfor a neat finish.

STEP-BY-STEP

The Scotch Pop-Up Tape Handband Dispenser is an easy way to create a perfectly wrapped present. Filled with

neat, pre-cut strips of tape it sits on the back of your hand, putting an end to the inevitable sticky tape tangle. It

comes in three colours – pink, silver and blue – and costs £2.95.For more great wrapping ideas using Scotch Pop-Up Tape visit nationalwrappingday.co.uk



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