There is a good chance you already own everything you need for Christmas decorating. Look in the back of a kitchen cupboard and you will probably find a few empty...

A snow globe is a small world you can hold in your hands. Shake it, and the snow falls over a tiny tree, a train, or a photo of someone...

A garland is the fastest way to make a room feel like Christmas. One strand across a mantel, down the stairs, or around the tree, and the whole space changes....

A store-bought stocking does the job. It holds the candy canes and the little gifts, and nobody complains. But a handmade stocking does something a store-bought one can't: it looks...

A good Christmas centerpiece does two jobs at once: it makes the table look finished, and it gives everyone something to look at while the food is still in the...

A tree covered in ornaments you made yourself looks different from a tree dressed straight from a shop. The pieces are a little uneven. The colours don't quite match. And...

A shop-bought advent calendar does the job for about a week, then the chocolate runs out and the doors feel thin. A handmade one is different. You choose what goes...

Pinecones are the easiest Christmas material to gather. They cost nothing if you collect them on a walk, they already look like tiny trees, and they hold paint, glitter, glue...

A good Christmas wreath does not have to come from a shop, and it does not have to take a whole weekend. The 20 wreaths below cover fresh evergreen, felt...

A shop-bought tag does the job. A handmade one does a little more: it shows you thought about the gift before you wrapped it, and it often stays on the...