Christmas in July: 30 Craft Projects to Start Right Now

These mini gilded frames with vintage sheet music and crushed ivory velvet ribbons are a super easy and super fabulous DIY to throw together super fast. They add nostalgic vibes to your Christmas tree or as decor accents around your home. Vintage sheet music can be easily found at thrifts for pennies.

This decoupaged toile design has all the pretty French vintage vibes. The tag ornament can grace your tree, adorn a special gift or simply hang on a knob for a touch of special. The tinsel adds a bit of old fashion Christmas with vintage vibes. Any paper napkin design can be used to create different aesthetics.

Another decoupage treatment transforms plastic ornaments. You can find inexpensive books at thrift stores, garage sales or at the Dollar Tree. I added some inking and glittering techniques for distressed vintage flair. These ornaments also look great as bowl fillers and inside a cloche. 

Another Glass glitter ornament application, using plastic Dollar Tree snow flakes. Gotta love a super easy and inexpensive project that looks high end. I have used these snow flake glitter ornaments in different ways, including napkin rings, and mug charms.

A faux tin tile Christmas tree with a peek-a-boo feature has all the pretty vintage vibes. The embossed faux tin tiles from the Dollar Tree are a favorite craft medium of mine, which provide vintage vibes to any project. I share the graphic I created for this project.

Silver tinsel trees create a nostalgic magical Christmastime mood. Unfortunately real tinsel trees can be spendy whether vintage or not, but let me share with you a super easy DIY hack to create a tabletop tinsel tree with jadeite reproduction ornaments for all the retro vibes. The mixture of the two provides a mid century feel.

This pearl loopy yarn Christmas tree DIY looks totally luxurious and expensive, yet it’s easy and economical to make. In less than an hour and with a few simple supplies you can whip up one of these fabulous trees too. 

The nostalgic, rustic vibes that old pages give off in craft projects is everything. Pages antiqued with rips, inks and glitter create creative and unique Christmas tree options. Inexpensive books can be found at thrifts, garage sales and dollar stores.

Although I would not recommend to make this wreath in July for Christmas time since the materials are all natural and mostly perishable, it can inspire another creation using faux materials. The latter allows you to use the wreath year after year rather than just for one season. If you prefer the fresh version simply pin this for later in then year.

A simple grapevine wreath is dressed up with a pretty bow, fresh greenery and other organic elements to create a simple rustic Christmas wreath. This wreath DIY is a simple project, which comes together in no time, welcoming your guests with understated holiday cheer.

Pine cones come in so many different colors, shapes and sizes, making them so fun to work with in different projects. This square wreath is a fairly simple craft with great organic texture. I kept it simple but you can dress it up with a ribbon or with other decor accents. Always make it yours.

This DIY faux gingerbread snowflake wreath is incredibly festive in an understated way. The wreath is winter inspired, which can be displayed past the Christmas holiday into the New Year without missing a beat. I love the layered textures of the piece with the homespun charm gingerbread always brings to the party.

Are you team gingerbread? Gingerbread decor has been trending for Christmas the last few years and these faux tile gingerbread men are a great DIY. They are easy to make, very inexpensive and incredibly fabulous! There’s nothing better than creating your own seasonal decor.

These faux gingerbread houses provide all then charm of a homespun Christmas. The little houses started out as Dollar Tree pieces, which looked drastically different before. You could also find little houses at thrift stores to transform into sweet gingerbread creations.

The gingerbread decor trend is a festive way to embrace the spirit of the holidays. It takes inspiration from the classic gingerbread houses and treats, creating a whimsical, cozy vibe in home decor. This easy hack from a thrifted mug creates an easy DIY gingerbread decor accent a la Pottery Barn style.

This is an easy up-cycle creating an old fashioned inspired gingerbread canister from a recycled piece. I rescued an old cookie tin from heading to the landfill, and transformed it into a gingerbread decor accent. By using a recycled item for the project also makes it environmentally conscious.

Learn how to make a Christmas candle which not only smells divine, but looks magical. This magical Christmas candle DIY is an easy project, but has a huge wow factor. These candles look so pretty you won’t want to burn them, but once you do they smell heavenly!

These holiday stained candle holders add all the sparkle and shimmer for the holiday season. Thrifted glass candlestick holders are transformed into festive and beautiful decor accents. This easy thrifted glassware glow up turns everyday pieces into trend forward decorations.

This is an easy project, which can be used through the end of winter. I actually use this from November through the end of January. It can be used as a burlap leaf mini wreath in the fall, easily transformed into a holiday candle ring. 

This Dollar Tree stag canvas is easily transformed into a rustic holiday decoration. It’s super easy to embellish this mini canvas, giving it rustic and festive vibes. It’s not only super easy but also super affordable. This canvas glow-up becomes a rustic and stylish piece of holiday decor.

Frames in all sorts of shapes and sizes are a favorite thrift find of mine. I talked about it in length in this post {thrifted goodies installment {How to Use Thrifted Frames}. In the post I shared many seasonal decor ideas through the year. Simple seasonal images in pretty frames makes an easy and instant decor accent.

I’m all about easy and affordable seasonal decor. This is the easiest Dollar Tree Christmas decor hack ever! Seriously. I think a kindergartener could pull this one off. These wired garland pieces make the perfect circle ring. The garland formed in a circle makes the ideal napkin ring and mini wreath place card. 

This is probably one of my oldest crafts. German glass glitter on the tops, plus bottle brushes are also a favorite of mine. These mini glass globes are fun pieces, which can be as great decor pieces for your Christmas kitchen or dining room, also they make great accents for a table styling, and are perfect accents for a hostess gift. 

Festive ribbon dresses up simple napkin rings. I used thrifted silver rings and attached Noel ribbon, making the napkin rings holiday pieces. Once the holidays pass, get ribbon can easily be removed. this can be applied fr different holiday and events.

These ornament glass charms are a super festive way to dress up glassware during the holidays. I always did this for our annual Christmas parties and it set a happy vibe for each guest. All you need are mini ornaments and pretty ribbon and voila! you have unique drink charms with all the holiday cheer.

These crown napkin rings were inspired by the three wisemen for the Epiphany. They could also be easily used for Christmas in honor of our King born on Christmas Day. I love all kinds of napkin rings but they can get expensive; making your own helps in that department.

A simple craft which is not only easy, but fast and super affordable. A plain Jane Christmas stocking is transformed with Dollar tree supplies into a trend forward piece. A plain burlap Christmas stocking glow-up doesn’t require any sewing and looks like a million bucks worthy of Pottery Barn or Anthropologie.

This is another super versatile piece you can use from September all the way through the end of the winter months. You could actually use it more depending on where you live and your decor style. I love the rustic feels which can be paired with so many decor styles, allowing for different looks.