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The 12 makes of Christmas, by the staff at Country Living
Advent calendar bunting, made by Caroline Reeves - Country Living Christmas makes - allaboutyou.com
Advent calendar bunting, made by Caroline Reeves - Country Living Christmas makes - allaboutyou.com
“For me, the countdown to Christmas is as much fun as the day itself," says Caroline. "I love creating homemade advent calendars for friends and family, and filling them with specially tailored treats.”
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Crocheted Christmas star, made by Michele Jameson - Country Living Christmas makes - allaboutyou.com
Crocheted Christmas star, made by Michele Jameson - Country Living Christmas makes - allaboutyou.com
“These look beautiful hung on ribbon on the tree or displayed at a window," says Michele. "Once made, stiffen with a sugar solution or starch. This is taken from 'Learn to Crochet' (Rowan Yarns, £6.99).
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Paper roses, made by Kelly Gordon, former PA to the editor - Country Living Christmas makes - allaboutyou.com
“I love to make these from vintage-style papers and aged sheet music," says Kelly. "Arrange in a wreath for a unique centrepiece or run a little glue around the edges and ‘frost’ them with silver glitter.”
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Linocut Christmas cards, made by Chris McPhail, art editor - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“For this Christmas, I decided to have a bit of creative fun and print my own cards – each one will be unique," says Chris. "You can find all the equipment needed in good art shops, such as Cowling & Wilcox.”
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Postage-stamp gift tags, made by Emma Pritchard, deputy features editor - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“I seek out vintage postage stamps from car-boot sales and markets to create these pretty designs," says Emma. "You could also take this idea a stage further and decorate sheets of plain wrapping paper.”
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Christmas heart stockings, made by Lauren Shields, shows and events manager - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
Christmas heart stockings, made by Lauren Shields, shows and events manager - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“These will make a gift feel particularly personal," says Lauren. "I started sewing my first designs two years ago and now friends and family hang them up every year.”
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Mulled wine spice bag, made by Louise Elliot, deputy editor - - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
Mulled wine spice bag, made by Louise Elliot, deputy editor - - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“This is wonderfully simple to make and can turn a plain bottle of red wine into an individual present,” says Louise.
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Christmas crackers, made by Caroline Stacey, PA and editorial assistant - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“Homemade crackers are a wonderful addition to the Christmas table as you can choose paper to fit your scheme and hand-pick the gifts that go inside,” says Caroline.
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Iced Christmas cookies, made by Alison Walker, food and drink editor - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
Iced Christmas cookies, made by Alison Walker, food and drink editor - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“Baking a batch of these has become one of my favourite traditions," says Alison. "The recipe stays the same but I vary the shapes, then decorate the tree with them.”
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Personalised clay star decorations, made by Julie Pond, senior designer - Country Living Christmas makes - allaboutyou.com
“I came up with the idea for personalised stars as a special way to remember family members at Christmas,” says Julie
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Potato-print wrapping paper, made by Celia Stuart-Menteth, home design assistant - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
Potato-print wrapping paper, made by Celia Stuart-Menteth, home design assistant - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“I create different patterns every year using a simple potato print on brown paper," says Celia. "This design uses two star motifs in contrasting colours.”
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Decoupaged papers, made by Ben Kendrick, home design editor - Country Living Christmas makes - Craft - allaboutyou.com
“I try to come up with an idea for a different type of gift wrap every year," says Ben. "This Christmas I’m using tissue paper leaves and brown paper to create a festive, patterned effect.”
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