10 homemade Christmas decoration ideas

Guests will love having their own homemade name place settings – even more so when they realise that they're edible! You can also package them up as thoughtful gifts for friends and family.

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2. Edible Christmas tree decorations

These Christmas cookies make a great addition to your tree – use the tip of a skewer to make a small hole in the dough before baking then thread with ribbon to easily hang. Kids will love getting creative decorating them with icing sugar and edible gold and silver balls. Try our gingerbread stained glass biscuits for a pretty alternative.

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3. Homemade Christmas wreath

Our edible Christmas wreath recipes make a stunning centrepiece for your Christmas table that look almost too good to eat, including this stollen pistachio version.

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4. Gingerbread house mug toppers

These bite-sized gingerbread houses make cute additions to steaming mugs of hot chocolate, but you could also use them to decorate shelves, tables and windowsills.

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5. How to make glitter pasta decorations

Make a plastic-free alternative to tinsel this Christmas with these pretty, budget-friendly additions to your tree. Spray farfalle pasta with gold and red glitter for an easy festive garland.

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6. Salt dough Christmas decorations

For a non-edible version that will last longer, these salt dough Christmas decorations make use of our popular salt dough guide. Use your most Christmassy biscuit cutters and decorate with acrylic paint or even felt tip pens.

7. Dried orange & lemon slices

These rather stylish dried citrus slices make great Christmas tree decorations as well as bunting to deck your home with festive cheer. It's a budget-friendly idea that you can even package up with cinnamon sticks, bay leaves and rosemary for a homemade pot pourri to gift to someone special.

8. Christmas potato stamps

Make homemade Christmas potato stamps to transform into bunting, wrapping paper, cards and more. You simply need Christmas-shaped cookie cutters, leftover spuds and paints. Young kids can get involved with the stamping side while grown-ups can do the cutting out with a knife.

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9. How to decorate a Christmas cake

Looking to apply the final flourish to your Christmas creation? Find out our different tips and ideas for Christmas cake decorating – we've got plenty of to help you make a serious showstopper like this gold drip Christmas cake centrepiece.

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10. How to make a paper snowflake

For a really easy decoration that kids of all ages will love getting involved with, discover our guide to making paper snowflakes. Most likely you will have the materials already lying around at home so it's a great one for a rainy afternoon when the kids don't want to leave the house.

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