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How To: Make Christmas tree ornaments by hand out of polymer clay

This is a great craft project that you can use to make cute and festive Christmas ornaments out of polymer clay. You will also need cookie cutters, sanding paper, rubber stamps, a wavy blade, a straight blade, some makeup powders and acrylic paints.

How To: Take photographs and use special effects when taking Christmas tree pictures

If you have a DSLR, you can take some interesting photographs of Christmas trees and holiday lights this year. Here are six different ways to achieve a special effects look for your Christmas photographs by adjusting the settings on your camera.

How To: Make Christmas ornaments out of multicolored duct tape

Decorate your Christmas tree with duct tape! This tutorial shows you how to take two different colors of duct tape and turn it into a circular ornament for your Christmas tree. You'll also need a little bit of wire to hang it.

How To: Turn a plain white tablecloth into a festive Christmas tablecloth

This is a great Christmas DIY tutorial that shows you how to take a plain white tablecloth and use a star stencil, gold gel pen, glitter paint, felt scraps and a hot glue gun to add a festive holiday border.

How To: Set a stunning and elegant table for Christmas dinners

This video shows you a few quick ideas to create a stunning table setting for your Christmas hosting this season. Incorporate colored glassware, napkin rings, centerpieces and even small treats at each place setting to really get into the festive holiday spirit.

How To: Trim and decorate a festive Christmas tree

If it's your first Christmas, you might be wondering what the best way to decorate the tree is. While every tree and set of decorations will be different, this tutorial shows you a few basic principles (such as always put the Christmas lights on first) to decorating a lovely and festive Christmas tree.

How To: Add a cute little elf toe to your Christmas stocking

By adding a pointed or curled toe to your Christmas stocking instead of a rounded toe, you can turn it into an elf stocking! This tutorial shows you how to add toes with small or exaggerated points to your Christmas sewing project.

How To: Fold a simple origami Christmas tree

Get into the Christmas spirit this holiday season by crafting! But don't worry - we're not talking about super complex and time-consuming crafts like crochet scarves or those fugly Christmas sweaters your grandma used to knit for you.

How To: Fold a simple origami Santa Claus for Christmas

Whether you want to admit it or not, children tend to derive the most joy from the holidays during their Christmas present opening feeding frenzy. But if you want to engage them in something other than, well, greed, this holiday season, teach them the joy of crafting by making this origami Santa Claus.

How To: Fold a complex cookie cutter origami star for Christmas

Stars are symbols of hope and light during the holiday season, probably the reason why lots of folks dress the top of their trees with this single most important holiday emblem. So what better origami project to fold this Christmas than an origami star?

How To: Make a tiny Christmas tree out of leftover wine corks

Upcycle all your old wine corks into a cute Christmas craft! Take six wine corks, some glitter (red, green and gold), some glue and a screw top wine cap for the base of the tree. Add tiny eyelets or buttons as ornaments!

How To: Make a Christmas garland out of recycled paper stars

Have a green Christmas this year! Instead of buying more mass produced holidy decorations, make your own! This short video shows you how to make your own Christmas garland of tiny stars using recycled paper. Any festive color will do for these stars!

How To: Make hanging Christmas decorations out of recycled paper

This is a fun and easy project you can do in an afternoon. Why spend money on expensive ornaments when you can go green to decorate your Christmas tree this year? All you need is some festive paper and thread.

How To: Make a beautiful and elegant Peace on Earth Christmas card

Everyone loves getting Christmas cards, and it's even better when they're handmade. This tutorial shows you how to make an elegant card that evokes feelings of winter in a snow covered forest, and expresses the seasonal Peace on Earth message.

How To: Craft a pretty Christmas tree bow topper

If you feel your Christmas tree looks naked without some fancy schmancy star or topper on the highest of its boughs, then this pretty Christmas tree bow topper project is perfect for you.

How To: Create some steampunk and Elvis inspired Christmas ornaments

Have a steampunk Christmas this year! This tutorial shows you how to use a collection of brass and steel buttons and gears to create a series of neo-Victorian ornaments. These are great to use yourself or include in gifts to friends and loved ones.

How To: Make a calendar and seasonal themed Christmas ornament

This is a lovely idea that allows you to celebrate the whole year on your Christmas tree! These cute handmade paper ornaments feature a tiny calendar surrounded by flowers, beads, accents and symbols of the season the month falls in.

How To: Make lovely pinwheel flowers and rosettes as Christmas ornaments

To use this tutorial, you will need the Tim Holtz Rosette Flower die, and then your favorite craft paper and maybe a few beads for accent. These can be used as hair ornaments, as gift extras and even as Christmas ornaments.

How To: Craft personalized holiday crackers for Christmas

These festive Christmas crackers serve as both party favors to hand out to guests and name plates on your dinner table. In vibrant colors of green and red, they simply scream out Christmas.

How To: Craft professional-looking Christmas papercut cards

We're not going to lie: Papercut designs take a bit of time and lots of precision to accomplish, but the results, as you can see here, are totally worth it. These gorgeous papercut cards come in any shape you desire, from intricate polar bears to Christmas trees.

How To: Craft a rustic "Noel" branch and paper wreath for Christmas

Before your guests enter the front door to your Christmas party and before they witness the beautiful swags of garland, lights, and the Christmas tree, the first thing they're going to see is your wreath.

How To: Craft a festive paper advent calendar for Christmas

The holiday season rushes by so fast that it helps to keep track of touching holiday memories with an advent calendar. Advent calendars also allow you and your family to congregate together each day and spend some quality time together counting down the days to Christmas and sometimes getting a new small gift each day.

How To: Craft an origami Christmas tree card for the holidays

There's no better symbol for Christmas than the evergreen Christmas tree. A symbol of the preserverance of life and light during the dark and short winter days when everything else is dead, the tree is a beacon of hope.

How To: Decorate glittery snowman cupcakes for Christmas

These little snowman cupcakes look so well sculpted and precise they almost resemble polymer clay. Each snowman is covered in a glittery finish (which is totally edible, FYI) and wears a cute as a button festive scarf.

How To: Decorate green glittered pinecone cupcakes for Christmas

Throwing a holiday party soon? Then we're pretty sure your guests are more than used to the traditional Christmas cupcake shapes, like a snowman, Santa, and Christmas tree. Surprise your friends and family by creating these beautiful green glittered pinecone cupcakes.

How To: Decorate swirled Christmas holly cupcakes

These cupcakes look almost too good to eat...ALMOST. These would still disappear in a heartbeat if left alone with us. But anyhow, these glittered holly berry cupcakes are so gorgeous and beautiful for the holidays.

How To: Wrap a present for Christmas

Got fudge fingers? Are you the joke of your family and friends when it comes to wrapping presents? This Christmas, make it an exceptional year by learning how to wrap your gifts the proper way. No more wrinkles and botched Scotch tape! Your gifts will look perfectly presentable.

How To: Use the Christmas Delight iPhone app to decorate your own Christmas tree

It's the most eco-friendly way to decorate a tree this holiday season - an e-tree! The iPhone or iPod Touch app Christmas Delight lets you pick out your tree and then decorate it however you want. When you're done, turn it into an e-card for friends and family!

How To: Make a festive and easy tulip arrangement for Christmas

Tulips are graceful and elegant flowers that come in a variety of colors, making them a good choice for holiday decorating. This video shows you how to make holiday arrangements using bundles of 10 and 20 tulips, as well as a few ideas for floating candles.

How To: Set up an artifical Christmas tree in your home

Some families prefer artificial Christmas trees for a variety of reasons. But how can you make an artificial tree look as nice as possible? This tutorial gives you some good tips on how to set up and decorate an artificial Christmas tree.

How To: Craft an inexpensive Santa hat, elf hat, and stockings for Christmas

What better way to get into the holiday mood than by wearing a festive Santa or elf hat around your workplace? Send your spirits soaring and get ready for Christmas by making your very on Santa hat.

How To: Make a Christmas tree ornament with your kids

You can make Christmas ornaments with your children! You will need craft sticks or popsicle sticks, crayons or markers, non toxic craft glue, yarn, tissue paper or pom poms and safety scissors. Now, make your own Christmas tree shaped holiday ornaments.

How To: Make candy Christmas trees as holiday decorations

Make some candy Christmas trees as decorations this holiday season! All you need is some Styrofoam cups and a collection of your favorite Christmas candies, like gumdrops or peppermints. You can use hot glue to attach the candies, or toothpicks if you want to eat them later.

How To: Tie a Christmas bow

Got fudgy fingers that never succeed at tying anything properly? Well, this video's for you. Watch, and follow along as you're shown the right way to tie a Christmas bow. Your Christmas gifts and presents will be the prettiest ones around.

How To: Decorate your Christmas tree properly for the season

If you're not sure where to start with the Christmas decorating, just watch this video! Remember to check your Christmas lights to make sure they work properly, and pull out all the Christmas ornaments. Use paper clips as a cheap alternative for decorative hangers, and get more great tips from this video.

How To: Make the Christmas pudding made famous by Heston (Waitrose Hidden Orange)

This recipe almost exactly replicates Heston Blumenthal's famous English recipe. Even if you can't find a candied orange, this tutorial shows you how to make one yourself. You will need, apart from the candied orange, a grated carrot, a grated green apple, three eggs, mixed dried fruit and beer or cider.

How To: Make a quick and easy Christmas stocking

Even though this method does not take very long, you can still use it to easily and quickly make a large number of Christmas stocking. You will need strong polyester thread and size 90 or 100 machine needles along with your favorite Christmas fabrics.