6 Wonderful Christmas Crafts and gift ideas

The holidays are a season of love, laughter, and family. What better way to fill the holidays than with some DIY authentic leather projects? Use the six festive crafts below to create a little Christmas spirit with your family. Your creations can be the perfect gift for others or hold onto them as a gift for yourself to enjoy!

Holiday Ornament

Bring in the whole family to make adorable leather Christmas ornaments. Almost every age of person can create their own leather ornament and present their masterpiece on the family tree or as a holiday gift. The steps to create this ornament are simple, but the results present a modern and artistic tree decoration. Customize your ornaments to fit your holiday color scheme by choosing specific leathers from our large selection.  Give everyone in the family the chance to choose their own design and join in on the holiday spirit and gift giving joy! 

Nifty Notebook

There is something special about keeping a note of every holiday’s happenings. From the gifts given and received, to the favorite recipes at a family celebration, use this crafty notebook to capture the memories around this celebratory time. Make more notebooks for the poets and students in your life. They will love a custom-made keepsake as they approach a new year!

Merry Mistletoe

The days of dried out mistletoe are over, but that doesn’t mean the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe has to end! Use leather to form a modern design with a traditional look of holiday mistletoe. Create this cute craft for any place in your home as well as for gifts to give away. There are not many who would deny the mistletoe tradition into their home. 

Classy Cutout Letters

Custom make your home in a tasteful and trendy way by putting your own message on display. Take the tutorial for letter Christmas garland and turn it into an even more classy design by using leather. Choose the saying or add someone’s family name and give the banner away as a gift. The gift receiver will love that the gift is custom to them. This project is a great way to spread holiday cheer in a special way!

Perfect Poinsettias

From ornaments, to gift bag embellishments, and dinner table décor, there is not much you cannot do with a leather poinsettia around the holidays. Use our bold red leather for the flower petals and accent the flower with any shade of green leather leaves in the back. The white beads work as a center accent to the flower or stick with the leather trend by using our metallic leathers.  Leave the days of dried and dead plants behind you and invite this craft that keeps on giving.

Tiny Trees

Miniature holiday decorations are not just for Santa’s elves! This Christmas tree tutorial uses felt to create the style of the tree’s layers, but our specific leathers in an assortment of colors adds even more depth and class.  Enjoy small sized Christmas decorations throughout your home or as a fun compliment to a gift. To go above and beyond in your gift giving, use the adorable tree craft as a gift bag accessory just like with the leather poinsettias above. Simply sew a thick string to the top of the Christmas tree when the project is finished. Attach the string to a gift bag handle to add the finishing touches to a perfectly presented gift!