Christmas is getting closer and the anticipation for the big family celebration is increasing. A charming decoration shortens the waiting time and is guaranteed to get the whole family in the Christmas spirit. Craft enthusiasts can particularly look forward to this: their own home will be beautified with numerous homemade accessories, Christmas tree decorations, etc. Not only materials from the craft shop, but also household items are used. Cookie cutters offer many opportunities to get creative. For example, you can use this to make beautiful gifts such as candles or soap. You can also decorate garlands, door wreaths and Christmas tree decorations as part of a festive decoration. We'll show you 15 original craft ideas with cookie cutters for Christmas.
Use cookie cutters as napkin rings
The right decoration creates a cheerful atmosphere at the Christmas table. Put in a good mood and welcome your guests in style. Scatter glittering red and gold baubles on the table, arrange fresh red roses around the candles and cut out various Christmas motifs from cardboard using the cookie cutter. Use the cookie cutters as napkin rings and add accents to the table.
Door wreath made from cookie cutters and wrapping paper
You can beautify your front door now with a door wreath - the model pictured above is guaranteed to last a long time. Simply glue different cookie cutters together in a circle using the hot glue gun. Decorate some of the cookie cutters with colorful wrapping paper and scraps of fabric. Tie a bow with a red and white check pattern at the bottom. Complete!
Make your own garland out of orange peels
When preparing for Christmas, the kitchen is usually left without decorations due to the hectic pace. We offer you an idea with which you can brighten up the wait for Christmas. Make a garland out of orange peels. Simply cut out the shells with cookie cutters, tie them together with red and white sewing thread and hang them up. Pamper the family with a wonderful scent in the morning.
Make a greeting card out of music paper
Have you bought or made Christmas presents, would you like to send a greeting card to your grandparents or have you been invited to a festive dinner at Christmas and would like to give a lovingly wrapped souvenir as a thank you? Of course, the right Christmas card should not be missing - use cookie cutters to cut out greeting cards from music paper with Christmas motifs. Tie the greeting card to cinnamon sticks with twine and decorate the gifts with them. And if you are the host at Christmas, you can simply use the greeting cards as place cards.
Make Christmas tree decorations from leftover fabric and cookie cutters
Such imaginative Christmas tree decorations look particularly good on the festive Christmas tree - the cookie cutters are decorated with scraps of fabric and covered with sparkling rhinestones. A real eye-catcher that is guaranteed to attract attention.
Make your own Christmas decorations from modeling clay
A variant for crafting with the children: You need modeling clay (air-dry) and stamps with letters from the craft shop. Simply cut out different shapes from the modeling clay, write down the children's names with the stamps and then let them harden in a ventilated room. You can also give the Christmas tree decorations to your grandparents.
Make hot chocolate with whipped cream
The cookie cutters don't just come with...Baking cookiesfor use. They also prove to be extremely helpful when decorating numerous cakes, cookies and other sweets, and even when preparing warm drinks. An example in the photo above. As we all know, hot chocolate is part of Advent and sweetens life for young and old. Treat the family to this delicious drink and serve it with whipped cream.
Edible Christmas decorations: Make a garland out of gingerbread
If there are still no gifts for the family, you can surprise them with lovingly home-baked delicacies. Gingerbread, cookies, cookies –the edible Christmas presentsare always something special. And this gesture can be flaunted - tie the candy into a garland and hang it on the Christmas tree or put it on the dining table.
Make your own floating candles
Get into the Christmas spirit with a sea of lights – you can quickly make floating candles yourself. Melt the wax, then pour it into a wide square bowl, shorten the candle wicks and immediately insert them into the wax. Let the wax cool and when it is hard, cut out the candles using cookie cutters.
The end result looks so beautiful - even complicated shapes such as flowers, Christmas trees, bells, stars and snowflakes can be easily cut out down to the last detail and bring variety to the table.
Lighted garland with cookie cutters
If you want romantic lighting not on but above the dining table, or if you want to make an illuminated window decoration yourself, then you can drill holes in the cookie cutters and slide them onto the lamps in the fairy lights.
Soap as a Christmas present
Pamper yourself this Christmas with a handmade natural soap and let the scent relax your senses. Or make the soap as a surprise for parents. First prepare the mixture of soap flakes, fragrance oils and paint.
Then let the soap flakes melt in a warm water bath and pour them into a mold or a deep baking tray. Cover the form with cling film, wait two days. Remove the foil and cut out different designs using the cookie cutters. Allow the new soaps to dry in a cool, dry room for 10 days. Then you can give them as gifts.
