Beat the heat this July by planning ahead for the coolest months of the year, and get started on your early Christmas spree by browsing the 7 Secrets of Holiday Crafting, Part 1 and Part 2! While you’re getting ready, you can fuel your creative fire by checking out the Christmas Crafting Guide for some preliminary DIY Christmas planning.
Ready to get started on an early Christmas?
Deck the Halls: DIY Christmas Decor 
There’s so much more to Christmas decorating than paper chains. Spruce up your dinner table with a cranberry tree, or put your stockings in a twist with this Advent calendar. Cooking will be a cinch in this adorable Holiday Apron, and these Beaded Wine Charms render any vintage exquisite.
Check out these posts for even more DIY Christmas house-trimming ideas!
1. Crafts For Entertaining
2. Make Festive Christmas House Crafts
3. Link Love: The Best Christmas House Crafts
4. How To: Easy Holiday Entertaining Ideas
5: Christmas Countdown: Festive Decorations
6. Dress Up Your Home: Holiday Entertaining Ideas
7. Table Setting Ideas With Flameless Candles
Oh, DIY Christmas Tree
Start off with the basics of what you’ll need for your tree, such as a cute quilted Christmas Tree Skirt. You could whip up a few smaller Christmas projects like the Silver Bell Tree, and then whip up an adorable Faux Candy Garland for your full-size tree.
There are endless possibilities for a DIY Christmas tree, such as these ones.
1. Christmas Mini Trees
2. Under The Tree
3. Link Love: Christmas Ornament Crafts
4. Adorable Christmas Craft Ornaments
5. Budget Friendly Ornaments
6. FaveCrafts Dream Tree
7. Planning Your Christmas Tree Theme With Pintrest
Christmas With The Kids
We’ve got plenty of Christmas projects for kids. Children will love making their mark with Five-Finger Snowman Ornaments, and they might stay away from the candy canes long enough to make the Elf Candy Cane Holder.
Here are some Christmas projects for kids of all ages:
1. Involve The Kids This Christmas
2. Kids’ Saturday Christmas Crafts
3. For The Kids: Reindeer, Snowmen, and Santa, Oh My!
4. Homemade Christmas Ornaments Kids Can Make
5. 117 Homemade Christmas Crafts Kids Love
6. Kid Gifts For Grandparents
7. 8 Christmas Crafts for Kids To Make
Give What You Make With DIY Christmas Presents
Handmade Christmas gifts will leave lasting memories, and making gifts ensures that you’ll be able to craft exactly what your loved ones want. This elegant Slouchy Cowl is perfect for the winter months, and any comic book lover will relish the Comic Strip Bracelet.
Find all the gifts you’ll need in these posts!
1. Homemade Christmas Jewelry
2. Something For Everyone
3. Easy-To-Make Christmas Gifts For Guys
4. Christmas Crafts: Take A Breather
5. Cheap Gifts That Save The World
6. Give The Gifts They’ll Love
7. 4 Super Last-Minute DIY Christmas Gifts
What’s your favorite thing to make at Christmastime?
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