Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Crafts

Holiday Crafts contains holiday crafts of all mediums and for all skill levels. A balance of autumn, Halloween, and Christmas projects, it’s a must-have for every crafter!The digital issue includes the pattern pieces found in the corresponding print version. To access pattern pieces, simply click on the underlined text in each project.

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BH&G Holiday Crafts

bundles of joy • For a newborn passion or a longtime love, crafts kits pack everything you need into a handy container. With all the materials in all the right colors, you can make magic.

BEWITCHING Harvest • Pumpkins galore, friendly ghosts, and magical accessories make this a bountiful season. Conjure up a cornucopia of winsome and welcoming fall and Halloween treats.

Sarah Berry • When Sarah Berry isn’t crafting, she’s coaching others to take a leap of faith as she did when she started Sarah Berry & Company a decade ago. Between making wreaths and other crafts, the Rock Springs, Wyoming, creative entrepreneur talks small-business shops in podcasts, blogs, and personal sessions.

MAKE the Season Bright • Packed with vivid color, these charmers will spread smiles. Made from clay, fabric, or wood, each piece highlights the joy in a celebration of hues.

BEADS into Baubles • A handful of beads starts as chaos but can become unexpected delights. Paint custom designs or combine white and metallic beads to make textural shapes.

Kristie Bessert • Kristie Bessert blends farmhouse and boho styles in her wooden-bead candy canes and macramé gnomes (see her Santa gnome, page 88). The Albany, Wisconsin, crafter, designer, and gnome collector came up with her hanging Santa gnomes after teaching herself how to do macramé.

WINTER Frolic • Romping and playing games with well-dressed reindeer friends, this clay snowman lets the good times roll. A jumble of red-capped mushrooms—a match for the snowman’s top hat—bursts through new-fallen snow, adding whimsy to the forest antics.

WARM & COZY • Capture farmhouse comfort using wood, canvas, fabric, and clay. Holiday emblems and nature-inspired accents finish the alluring adornments.

Lovely BRANCHES • The centerpiece of holiday celebrations—the Christmas tree—shines bright on ornaments, decor, and gifts that warm hearts.

GOING Rustic • Rough-hewn textures and natural materials saturate spaces with woodsy appeal. Indoors or out, pops of color accentuate the iconic shapes.

RED-CARPET Charm • Sporting a celebrity-friendly palette as simple as black and white—with plenty of red for emphasis—these ornaments and home accents bring classic characters into the spotlight.

Soft TOUCHES • Muted hues let retro vibes shine. Yarn trees, velvet mushrooms, bottle-brush wreaths, and cheeky figures create standout style dressed in pastels.

Jill Burgess • Jill Burgess, a crafter and artist from Rancho Palos Verdes, California, says she inherited her “dabbling gene” from her creative parents. “There was a studio in our house full of art supplies, so as soon as I knew how to use scissors and Scotch tape, I was off and running,” she says. Leaf and Lavender, started 20 years ago to sell sachets, has grown to include pincushions, lavender-filled Christmas ornaments, oil paintings, and the velvet mushroom ornaments, left.

TIED UP with STRINGS • These will become a few of your favorite things. The fun starts with basic techniques. Woven in bright patterns and surprising forms, the ornaments and decor pull at heartstrings.

embroidery stitches • Use these stitch diagrams and instructions to complete projects in this issue.

sources • Many of the materials and items used in this magazine are available at fabrics, crafts, and art stores.