Why not try your hand at crafting for Christmas this year? It’s a great way of learning new skills or honing old ones.
And you will be able to gift loved ones unique, handmade gifts and also save on money, too.
There are many retailers that sell crafting kits and equipment. National chain stores, Etsy stores, Amazon (where many people selling crafting items are in reality “Mom and Pop” operations working from home) and local retailers from your own town also sell crafting items. Large chain stores and some supermarkets also have crafting departments so they are worth checking out, too.
What can you make? If you have never crafted before you can check out crafting videos on YouTube and see what other people have made or are making. (Unfortunately some TikTok channels carry "faked" crafting videos so are best treated with caution, in our experience, as you might never be able to achieve the results they claim to have achieved.) Incidentally, some crafting supply stores and crafting kit manufacturers have videos on their websites to show what you can do with their products.
They also sometimes have demonstrations and classes at their local branches with experts displaying their skills or teaching crafting techniques, so these are worth looking out for, too. Some local colleges also have arts and craft courses, so check with them to learn what they have to offer the aspiring artist or budding crafter.
What can you try your hand at? What about Knitting, crochet, painting, glass or ceramic painting, woodworking, sewing, baking, cheese making, wine and beer making (obviously checking on the legality of this where you live) upcycling furniture, resin crafting including embedding items such as flowers, etc, origami, air dry clay crafting, embroidery, tie dying, cyanotype printing, upcycling clothing, paper crafting, DIY wall art, macrame, quilting, sewing, woodworking, gluing, etc, etc.
If you start now, in late August, you’ll be able to learn new techniques and to perfect them well before Christmas when you will be able to gift your perfected handmade presents.
You can also buy crafting kits as gifts for people in your family and your group of friends who you know will appreciate such a “crafty” gift.
That’s Christmas has already covered the innovative company Sugru who offers a wide range of crafting items for you to use to create fantastic gifts, or for you to give out as Christmas presents for other people.
There’s their Kintsugi Repair Kit in Gold or Silver, Multicolour Wool Clothing Repair Kit, Fix & Create Kit by Sugru all of which you’ll be able to learn about at this post, here:
https://thatschristmas.blogspot.com/2022/10/gift-them-art-of-repair-with-sugru.html
The following retailers/companies sell craft and crafting items, so why not check them out?
https://www.poundland.co.uk
https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk
https://www.theworks.co.uk/c/art-and-craft/craft-supplies
https://www.craftyarts.co.uk
https://www.fredaldous.co.uk
https://www.madarches.co.uk
https://www.coltoncrafts.co.uk
https://www.bakerross.co.uk/craft-supplies
https://www.etsy.com/uk/c/craft-supplies-and-tools
https://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/craft-supplies.html
https://www.craft-supplies.co.uk
https://home.bargains
https://www.therange.co.uk
https://sugru.com
https://www.daler-rowney.com
