I like to buy one special decoration each year to add to the box of treasures that gets unpacked every Christmas I’ve been looking through what’s out there to find ideas for myself, so I thought I’d share my findings with you. Handmade Christmas decorations feel more precious somehow, so I’ve focussed my search on this.
I hope you find something you love too in my edited pick of handmade Christmas decorations!
Handmade brass wreaths by Debbie Fairbrass
How stunning are these handcrafted brass wreaths made by Debbie in her Kent studio? I’ve never seen anything else quite like them and they are just so beautiful. I’ve got a bit of thing for brass just now too, so these are definitely high up on my list. Actually, these wreaths could be hung throughout the year, not just at Christmas, so they’re a really great find.
Fused glass tree decoration by Becky of Damson & Stars
I love how Becky works. She starts the process with her own drawings which she then cuts out from copper sheet and fuses inside glass to produce magical decorations.
Mice decorating the tree decoration
How gorgeous is this hand-made wooden decoration?
Recycled glass decorations
I love that these beautiful decorations are crafted using recycled glass and that they come in a range of jewel colours. Just lovely.
Painted robin decoration
I love a robin and this one’s a particularly cheery one..
Pigs in blankets decorations
If it’s cute you’re after – how about these handmade pigs in blankets?
Seagull with Mistletoe decoration by Cornish Homemade
A cute handmade, embroidered fabric Cornish seagull Christmas tree decoration.
Love the gold crown and sprig of mistletoe. The decoration is made using free motion embroidery with hand embroidery embellishments. Definitely a special addition to the decoration box – particularly for anyone who loves the coast and Cornwall in particular.
Peg doll on horse painted wooden decoration
I love Elizabeth Harbour wooden Christmas decorations. It’s hard to pick out just one to share here, but I do love this peg doll riding a toy horse…
Golden Retriever hand felted tree ornament
As a dog lover myself, these hand felted decorations are a great find for anyone of a similar disposition. Find huskies, poodles, corgis, spaniels and more here.
Handmade sea glass and wood Christmas robin decoration
What I love about these handmade Christmas decorations is that each one is different. The robins are made from pieces of sea glass, each one painted individually before being positioned on a branch hand painted on to a simple white wooden heart.
Wooden Robin wreath decoration
Whilst we’re on the subject of robins how about this beautiful robin and rowan berries made by Bea Baranowska on FSC poplar wood?
Robin and Trees Christmas bunting
Hand printed in red and green ink on unbleached cotton, by Rowan Tree Print this is the nicest Christmas bunting I’ve found.
Embroidery kit advent calendar
This is a great new creative take on the advent calendar. Before December, you’ll embroider the calendar outline and then for each day in December you can take your pick of different outlines to embroider to make your calendar totally unique to you. The image shows last year’s kit – this year’s will obviously be updated to December 2025 not 2024!
Embroidered snowflake decorations
There’s an understated beauty to these decorations that I love. Buy the set of 5 patterns on Etsy and make your own super-simple and very special decorations.
Make your own Christmas tree candles
I love this Christmas tree candle mould – you could make a whole forest of them to bring some festive twinkle to proceedings…
DIY mini embroidered decorations
This is a great pattern bundle to embroider a set of 6 festive hanging decorations including this cheery robin, a Christmas tree, wreath, snowman, snowflake and Christmas pudding. A really fun Christmas DIY project.
DIY embroidery initial decorations
This is a great idea – why not order initials for everyone in your family and make a decoration for each of them? The stickers are water soluble so they wash away once you’ve finished embroidering.
Preserved Eucapyptus and Dried Flower wreath kit
This lovely kit by The Danes in East Sussex contains everything you need to make this tasteful wreath to last throughout Christmas, winter and beyond. Combining preserved eucalyptus with dried flowers and seed heads in white and natural shades, it’s a lovely seasonal craft project or gift idea.
Tilda Scrap Angels Garland – free pattern
If you fancy having a go at some handmade Christmas decorations yourself, how about this easy garland idea from Tilda? It uses the Angel Scraps fabric from the Old Rose collection which you can buy on Etsy. You can also buy an Angel Garland Kit from Fabric and Ribbon here.
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