Merry little Craftmas!

If you’re looking for Christmas crafts on a budget, look no further! Here’s a list of crafts you can do with your flatmates/ friends; bring a bottle of wine, some snacks and festive tunes and have a Christmassy craft night!

Christmas window decoration

1. Grab some card/ paper and draw bubble letters that spell “MERRY CHRISTMAS”. (or you can find templates online)
2. Get some pens, pencils or paints and get decorating each letter with however your heart desires- if you’re in a group, divide the letters between you.
3. Cut out each letter and use blue tack or tape to stick them up onto your window (or wall if needs be)

Toilet roll bunting

1. Take your kitchen roll/toilet roll tube and cut down the middle so the tube opens up flat, then cut little strips out of the tube.
2. Get some acrylic paint and start coating the strips with whatever colours you like.
3. Once dried, use a stapler or some Pritt Stick to link the pieces of cardboard together in a chain
4. Hang up to display and you’re done! These are such an easy and cheap way to use up waste to create something festive and colourful to decorate with.

Bauble Christmas cards

1. [Personally I created my own stamps for this using a budget friendly lino-cutting starter kit (for less than £10) but it is easier to purchase some cheap
2. Christmas stamps or stickers from Poundland or The Works. (you could even just draw them if needs be)]
3. Fold some A4 card in halves so create a card shape.
4. Use some green paint to paint a branch at the top of the card, this can be super messy.
5. Grab your bauble stamps or stickers and place them wherever you like underneath the branch using different sizes to make the card more interesting.
6. Draw a line connected from the top of the bauble up to the tree branch to look like a string.
7. At this point you can either colour in the baubles or leave them as they are.
8. If you have coloured paper or card you could also line the inside of the card to look more professional.

Dried Oranges

If you’ve always wanted to try drying oranges, this is your sign.

1. Start by very thinly slicing your oranges horizontally and spreading them out on a baking tray.
2. Set your oven to 110C and bake the oranges for between 40-60 minutes, keep your eye on them as they make bake faster or slower depending on the oranges and how you have sliced them.
3. They should be firm and crispy to touch once finished drying.
4. The dried oranges can be used as a bunting or even on present tags to make your presents a bit more personal.