DIY Christmas decorations: our ideas for DIY decorations

How to make a beautiful Christmas decoration?

Christmas is getting ready earlier and earlier! By mid-November, Christmas decorations are already appearing in towns and cities, much to our delight!Every year, just thinking about decorating the house and the table, the gifts, the festive menu... brings back the soul of a child, and sparks fly in our eyes.

How about some DIY Christmas decorations? Making homemade Christmas decorations takes time, so you might as well make the most of it! So it's time to take matters into your own hands before the big day arrives. Traditional, Scandinavian or modern Christmas? Are you still hesitating? This year, don't leave anything to chance.

We've got plenty of ideas to share with you for a successful DIY Christmas. From Christmas tree decorations to nativity scenes to wreaths, we've got it all! It's time to get into the festive spirit and get ready for the festive season. Bring the magic of Christmas into your home!

Christmas trends 2025

As in fashion, every year Christmas has its own color. What are the colors of Christmas 2025?

• Red and green for a traditional Christmas. Red is a Christmas classic, symbolizing festivity. Green is the other color of this special holiday, but don't reserve it just for the tree. Incorporate it into your decor, and if it's in natural materials, all the better! Go for deep greens like sage or forest green.
• White. For even more originality, why not opt for a monochrome Christmas this year? Polar white is just the thing. It's reminiscent of purity, cold and the snow dotting the treetops. Perfect for a Christmas atmosphere, don't you think?
• Soft pink. Combined with gold, different varieties of pink such as old rose, powder pink and lilac create a refined, romantic atmosphere.
• The icy blue we like to marry with white or silver to evoke snowy landscapes. Ideal for a refreshing Christmas.
• Browns. Coffee, copper, brown, mocha, camel... they bring a touch of comforting warmth and are perfect with green or golden hues.
• Silver and gold are two of the most essential colors for a successful Christmas. In small touches, they brighten up your decor.

It's up to you to choose your colors! The most important thing is to create a decoration that reflects your personality.

Outdoor Christmas decorations

A Christmas decoration worthy of the name starts with the outside. What better way to welcome guests than with a sense of wonder? There's no need to overdo it: just place a wreath on the door, a DIY string of lights and a few lanterns, and the magic of Christmas is yours.
This year, create your own Christmas wreath. Don't hesitate to use natural materials picked up on your walks in the woods, such as pine cones, foliage, twigs, acorn shells and branches...

How to decorate the interior of your home for Christmas?

Every year, the same question comes up: how do you decorate your home for Christmas?
Get into the cocooning, cosy spirit. On the sofas, we throw soft cushions and warm plaids to snuggle up by the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate.
It's ideal to slip the Christmas spirit into every corner of the house, so that the whole house goes into festive mode. Hang decorative elements from your curtain rods to decorate your curtains. a beautiful Christmas table decoration, hang a Christmas garland on the wall, create Christmas decorations under a bell...

1. An advent calendar

The advent calendar is a must-have for getting into the Christmas spirit right away. It helps us wait until the big day. There are ready-made advent calendars to give or treat yourself, but it's even better to make your own.
There's something for every taste: calendars made from recycled materials, fabric or wood, to hang up or place on a piece of furniture. Swap traditional sweets for jewelry, beads, pendants, small objects in polymer clay... All handmade, of course.

2. A Christmas wreath

A Christmas must-have. The wreath is easy to make and adds a touch of magic to your home. Hang it on your walls or place it on a shelf or sideboard, it's sure to make an impression.
With fir or eucalyptus branches, bohemian or traditional style, with beads and ribbons... Everyone can add their own personal touch to their wreath. Designers will love it!

3. Candle holders and candles

You can never have enough! There's no better way to create a cosy atmosphere... Customize your candle holders as you like, with branches, pine cones, sequins, string, paint, ribbon, pieces of fabric... Arrange several candles on a wooden log for a rustic-chic feel, or a single candle in a large transparent vase for a refined look.
Our tip for creating beautiful candleholders? Make them yourself with Jesmonite! Take a ready-made kit and follow the instructions. You can personalize them with pigments, glitter and more!

4. The Christmas tree

The king of festivities. No Christmas is complete without a Christmas tree, whether natural or artificial (or a figment of your imagination), whether you like it green, red or white, or even pink or black (why not?). How to decorate your Christmas tree? This year, we're opting for homemade baubles with beads and sequins, wooden garlands and hangers, polymer clay figurinesdecorate it from head to toe, or rather from top to bottom. To finish it off, add a pretty fabric, burlap or wrap a garland around its base.
If you have a cat, be sure to keep an eye on it, as your furry friend will also appreciate your decorations. They're like tempting new toys for him!

What's the alternative to the Christmas tree? For a more eco-responsible Christmas (i.e. without a tree, whether natural or artificial), make a wooden tree, create a hanging tree with circles, or draw one on a wall with masking tape or a string of lights.
You can also use all kinds of supports to hang your decorations: a ladder, hanging branches or against a wall, a stepladder, a cardboard structure... Another idea: hang your decorations directly on the wall, forming an irregular pyramid to imitate the tree.
Make your own DIY Christmas tree!

5. Christmas baubles

Christmas ornaments are an essential part of your decorating scheme. And the possibilities are endless: a Christmas bauble in glass, beads or natural materials, gilded for a chic Christmas, colored for a pop Christmas, pompons to make with the kids... Only used to decorate the Christmas tree a few years ago, they're now everywhere in the home.
To impress your guests, make personalized baubles: slip a photo into a transparent bauble or candy, engrave a first name on a wooden bauble or write it with a pretty felt-tip pen on a white bauble.

6. Hanging lights

Hanging lights are another essential element of any Christmas decoration. They come in all shapes and sizes, and can be hung from the branches of the tree, on a wall or from the ceiling. Use your imagination to create beaded stars, garlands or medallions. You can also get your children involved by inviting them to make Christmas decorations from iron-on beads. It's a great family activity to look forward to at Christmas.
For the more adventurous, you can imagine a homemade Christmas hanging above your festive table, with garlands of lights, coloured baubles like stars in the sky, or branches topped with Christmas ornaments...
Seamstresses can make socks to hang over the mantelpiece or tartan hearts in shades of red and green to hang from the tree, door handles or windows for a traditional vintage Christmas.

7. Decorations to hang

Thanks to these small decorative objects, Christmas can be enjoyed in every room of the house. And with just a few materials, the creative possibilities are endless: characters in beads or polymer clay, lots of miniature gifts in Miyuki Delica beads, frosted or colorful Christmas trees, snowy fairytale landscapes encased in cloche... They'll bring joy and cheer to any buffet or coffee table. And don't forget the Christmas ornaments you can use to decorate your festive table.

Ready to go? Let's get started! It's up to you to dream, imagine and create for an exceptional Christmas!