So I have decided that this year for the Holiday’s I’m going to try to be more crafty. I want to fill my home and my life with things I have made, even if they look like they were created by a 2-year-old (I seriously am terrible with the technical side of things). I will try though and maybe even post some of my ventures here or on Instagram…maybe (see note above lol).
For todays post, I wanted to share some fun kitschy Christmas Craft ideas that I have found from other creators, that you can make this holiday season.
So lets get crafty friends!
I have created a collection on Etsy for Christmas Craft Ideas if you need a bit of help getting started. Happy Crafting!
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10 Awesome Kitschy Christmas Craft Ideas
1. How to make a Rainbow Ornament Mantel. I love this look! So Colourful!
Source: Martha Stewart
2. How to make Winter Village Jars/or Kitschy Christmas Scenes
My friend created these last year and I am madly in love with them and would love to recreate one for myself. Unfortunately this year I dropped the ball on it as I have no vintage Christmas decor to use, but I will start collecting for next year.
3. Here is another one: ‘Car in Jar Snow Globe‘
4. Pastel Christmas Bottlebrush Trees by Saturday Finds
5 & 6. Another Bottlebrush Tree Craft idea PLUS Snowfall Garland & Snowball Lights (love this!) by Mod Vintage Life.
7. Vintage Christmas Ornament Wreath by Retro Renovation
8. Festive Felt Trees by Allsorts Makery. I love how colourful these are.
9. Christmas Garland by Creative Breathing
This one has multiple steps but I was really intrigued with just one part, the skate pictured below.
Here is the full garland if you are feeling really crafty.
10. Now this is cool! Twinkle Lights Shadow Box by The Glamorous Housewife
Oct 2023 Note: It appears that you can no longer purchase this handy little resource. I will update the link below if this changes.
Lastly, Fellow blogger Brittany at Va-Voom Vintage has actually written an E-Book on Kitschmas Crafting which you can purchase HERE. Fantastic! More Kitschmas Crafting for everyone!!
So I have been thinking…can someone make all of these for me instead? lol! Happy Crafting..everyone else.
Further Reading: Collection of Vintage Christmas Blog Posts from the 1920s-1960s
Liz 🙂
This all reminds me of my mom’s house, filled to the hilt with campy, retro Christmas items, all around her all-white Christmas tree. Felt surely does give that vintage vibe. And of course, Martha Stewart makes EVERYTHING look gorgeous, so don’t feel bad if you can’t mimic her crafts perfectly. I couldn’t wait any longer; we bought a Christmas village over summer (all Coke) so I set them up on the mantle and cabinet tops, and now we can see the little town with the glowing amber light inside the windows, and it’s cute as all get out. That’s as crafty as I get, plugging those in and finding power strips for all the plugs. I hope you make some really neat stuff!
I like the way you work..lol! powerstrips and plugs, awesome 🙂 I could not wait any longer either and put up my Xmas lights on my balcony. Close enough.
These are so festively fun and fabulous! I love how doable they feel – in the sense of that one wouldn’t have to be a master craftsman (woman) or have Martha Stewart’s staff on hand to whip them up. Terrific seasonal list, lovely Liz. Thank you!
Big hugs & happy Christmas countdown wishes,
♥ Jessica
that was my point! I’m not at all crafty so I tried to chose ones that would of been easy for non crafters like many of us are 🙂
Thanks Jessica!
So cute to bad I’m not at all crafty
Retro rover
me neither! But i’m going to try….have not started yet but I will! lol..maybe 🙂
Some lovely things to make here. I think lots of them wouldn’t be so hard to do. I love making felt Christmas decorations, I made gingerbread men and embroidered baubles last year.
Oh embroidered baubles that would of been lovely. I’m going with the brooch at the top as that seems the easiest for a non crafter like me. Fingers crossed! lol
Yay! Crafts! This is awesome especially because I was just working on a holly brooch and felt it was missing something – that crease in the middle! Thanks Martha!
The skate is my favourite though. Everything about it – the soft pastel colours, the little pompoms – is so perfect.
Yay! I’m glad that that martha was able to help you out. Funny a friend of mine, said the crease was the most important and reminded me like 10 times about this lol!
The skate is so lovely, I agree 🙂