Christmas craft ideas....please inspire me!

[Givemecaffeine21]

I've got quite a large family and want to crochet or knit some little things - sort of hamper fillers. Any good ideas? I can sew too, but I was thinking crochet.....

I thought Christmas baubles for the trees and that's about it!

[DrSeuss]

priscillascrochet.net/free%20patterns/X%20Ornaments/Stuffed%20Gingerbread%20Man.pdf
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/advent-garland

[Givemecaffeine21]

Ooh lovely! Thank you!

[DrSeuss]

www.free-crochet.com/detail.html?code=FC01110&cat_id=316

[littlewoollypervert]

Do you quilt? Quilted wine bottle covers, and tea cozies, in Christmas fabrics.

Crochet round curtain rings in red or green yarn, add a bow at the top and some thread to hang it on the tree and you've got mini wreaths.

[sausagefortea]

Littlecottonrabbits blog has a gorgeous pattern for an egg cosy and for teeny tiny little bunnies (and outfits for them). The tiny bunny one is free to download and the egg cosy is about £2 and is very clear (I hadn't knitted for about ten years and I managed to make two).

littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/knitting-patterns/

[Lifesalemon]

Oh sausage they are so cute. I'm not sure i would want to give them away though

[Givemecaffeine21]

So many great ideas! The curtain ring one is very clever! And sausage I must love little cotton rabbits....she is so neat and clever! I may have to make a bunny or two, but not sure I could part with them either!

I like the Christmas quilty ideas too! Thank you clever creative people!

[sausagefortea]

littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/free_knitting_patterns/

Just thought I'd post the itty bitty bunnies....

[AliceLidl]

Are you making a food and drink hamper?

I've been thinking of putting together small hampers with a bottle of pear cider and a jar of partridge pate and making pair of felt decorations, one partridge and one pear, to go in the hamper as well.

Similar to this picture from Pinterest.

[Givemecaffeine21]

That's a lovely idea Alice! Hmm maybe a themed hamper along the 12 days theme ...what a great idea. I was planning a couple of handmade tree decs, a chutney, a pomander...I've already started the pomanders.

[AliceLidl]

I was hoping to find something else Partridge-y to go with them instead of the pate, as not everyone likes pate, but I've been struggling.

Even something with a Partridge brand-name that wasn't actually made of Partridge would work. The only thing I've found so far is a printable Toblerone cover with Alan Partridge on it, so I might be stocking up on those as well if I can't find anything else in time