With just over a week to go until Christmas, there's no better time to get crafting. One of our favourite festive activities, it's the perfect way to while away an afternoon – particularly if it's cold and miserable outside.
Whether you're looking to put a personal spin on your gifting this year by making your own presents, or maybe you want to start a new tradition by DIY-ing everything from your decorations to Christmas cards, Hobbycraft has revealed the top craft trends set to be popular this Christmas.
So, get the whole family involved or spend a blissful morning to yourself with some of these top trending Christmas crafts for 2024 – and how you can use them to get creative this festive season.
Seasonal ceramics
"One of the standout themes this year is the rising popularity of ceramics. Whether left plain for a minimalist aesthetic or personalised with names for a heartfelt touch, ceramics are becoming a must-have for creating stunning holiday tablescapes," says Hobbycraft’s Trading Director, Heather Robbins.
With paint, special ceramic markers, stamps, decals and decoupage all allowing you to personalise a store-bought ceramic, you can really put your own spin on them.
Crafted Christmas trees
While we love the look and smell of a real Christmas tree, it's not always the most practical, especially if you're short on space. Thankfully, crafted Christmas trees offer a small-scale solution and one that fuels festive creativity.
Ready-made paper trees, in particular, have become a popular choice in recent years, thanks to their simplicity, affordability, and eco-friendliness, however it seems creative enthusiasts are now turning to mache cones, as they offer the perfect base for crafting on top of.
Whether you choose to adorn them with pom-poms, wooden sticks, fabrics, twine or other embellishments, it's a great way to personalise a festive tree on a smaller scale. What's more, it's the kind of decoration that will be brought out again year after year to remind you of the special time.
Craft gifts
As well as people making their own Christmas decorations, Hobbycraft has also seen a big rise in craft kits, with many looking to make their own gifts for loved ones this year. And there are so many great ones to choose from, depending on who you're making them for.
From candle making to knitting, jewellery making and needle felting, it allows crafters to showcase their skills while tailoring their gift perfectly to the lucky recipient.
Candle Making Kit - Ginger Lily & Ylang Ylang
Green and red velvet
There's just something so luxurious about velvet, and green and red hues help to achieve that distinctly festive setup.
A wonderful way to get crafty with velvet leans into one of the biggest decor – and fashion trends – of the year; bows. All you need is some velvet ribbon and a little bit of patience and you'll have one of the most sophisticated Christmas trees in no time.
You can also pick up some velvet fabric to create your very own velvet stockings, with them being equally ideal for crafting some velvet baubles, gift bags and little gifts.
Woodland wonderland
The 'Mystical Enchantment' Christmas trend has some serious charm, blending magical elements with festive cheer. Think gonks – the little Nordic gnomes – as well as toadstools, mushrooms and fairy-like details.
With many of these looking rustic, even when bought from high street stores (compared to smaller businesses), why not give it a go yourself.
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The Full Six Bar Collection
Bare Bones Chocolate's single-origin bars, made in its Glasgow factory, are beloved by Rick Stein – and who are we to disagree? Treat a chocaholic to the full range, or divvy them out into Christmas stockings.
Scoops
What to give the coffee-lover who has everything? Why, a beautiful cherry-wood scoop, of course. These are hand-carved by woodworker Ambrose Vevers, and will be used in daily coffee rituals and treasured for years to come.
Inspiritus Scented Tin Candle
We celebrated this sustainable candle-maker’s 30th birthday in 2024. From its Cornish farm workshop, St. Eval now makes several million candles a year – but its festive wintery fragrances are always firm favourites.
Winnats Roll Top
The Level Collective is an outdoor lifestyle brand inspired by founder and designer Mark Musgrave's sense of adventure. Specialising in sustainable, handmade British pieces, its waxed cotton backpacks are particular favourites.
Black Meander Candle Holder Small
Jo Anna Butler and Gearoid Muldowney – aka Superfolk – craft homeware and prints inspired by the wild Irish coast. The design of this copper candle holder was based on the meanderings of the Owenmore river – a unique and special gift.
Baa-ble Hat Pattern
Why not knit a present with one of Donna Smith's charming hat patterns? Donna knits and produces naturally dyed yarn from her croft house on West Burra.
Angie Lewin 2025 Calendar
In her Speyside studio, Angie Lewin transforms sketches of the landscape into evocative prints and paintings. Her 2025 calendar showcases a seasonal botanical design each month, and comes with £20 voucher to redeem against the purchase of any of Angie's prints – sure to be well-received by any art lover.
rose + oud eau de parfum
Joan Woods, founder of organic perfumery Waters + Wild, takes her inspiration from the countryside around her in County Cork. Fragrances are created using natural ingredients from her studio overlooking the Atlantic.
Seaweed Pressing Kit
Molesworth & Bird make designs using pressed seaweed from Dorset and Cornwall – there are over 600 species in the British Isles. Spark a new hobby by gifting their seaweed pressing kit, complete with guide.
Paper Narcissi
They press blooms from the garden and produce paper using the kitchen blender... the mother and daughter behind Flint, in Sussex, take a down-to-earth approach to crafting their wares. Gift a few of these handmade crepe paper narcissi for a forever vase of flowers.
Initialled Oak Leather Flask
Jason Booth and Gemma Gilleard, of Hord, channel inspiration from the Pennine Hills into bespoke leather accessories for outdoor adventurers. Monogrammed hip flasks are amongst their most popular gifts.
Sussex Oak Fabric Cushion
This is a cushion with a story; Sarah Burns forages for plants to creates dyes from her West Sussex studio, which are then used to block print linen and hemp. Her cushions are filled with local wool and would add a dose of country charm to any sofa.
Wild Tree
Forget six-foot Norway spruces: the Arboretum's Christmas trees, made by a woodworking duo, can fit in the palm of your hand and will never drop their needles.
Cider Brandy
Anyone would be delighted to receive this tipple, from Herefordshire cider-makers Artistraw.
From Coast & Cove: An artist’s year in paint and pen
Acclaimed illustrator Anna Koska celebrates fish, fruit, shells and seaweeed collected near her Devon home in paintings that burst with life. This book is a beautiful love-letter to the natural world around her.
