DIY Christmas Decor and Slow Living: The Recipe for a Cozy Holiday Season!
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As the end of the year always signifies a marathon of activities, from setting up decorations to finding gifts and organizing meals… It seems that in 2025, the holidays are adopting a slow living attitude, encouraging us to slow down and return to the essentials. This includes taking the time to create our own DIY Christmas decorations. With paper garlands, repoussé metal ornaments, and thousands of bows, a more authentic spirit is invited into our decorative spaces, creating beautiful moments of creative sharing with friends or family.
The Art of Slowing Down to Enjoy the Festivities
What if this year we slowed down to truly enjoy the holiday season? Because let’s face it, we look forward to this festive period for months, and once the time arrives, we run around in every direction, feeling like the holidays pass in the blink of an eye and that we’ve somewhat missed out…
Thus, with this perspective, a vision of a slow living Christmas is starting to stand out on social media. This idea reminds us of Hygge, the Scandinavian art of living that aims to ground us in the present, taking the time to do things and appreciate them. All of this is done in a cozy atmosphere, calm and simple.
Exploring Creativity with DIY Christmas Decor
This philosophy of life leads us to reconnect with our hobbies, such as knitting, patchwork, cooking, painting, reading… In continuation, it teaches us to do things ourselves and appreciate the entire process (which is slower and breaks away from our fast-paced environment and daily life).
This art of slowing down invites us this holiday season to rethink our approach to the festive period. Notably, it inspires the return of crafts – many of which we have set aside since elementary school. Thus, papers, glues, and scissors come out to take the time to create our own DIY Christmas decorations. And this recipe is appealing for many reasons!
Beyond the Little Women aesthetic that this DIY Christmas decor might bring to our home, creating homemade decorations provides an immediate sense of well-being. Additionally, these creative workshops are also conducive to beautiful moments of sharing with friends or family. And these activities are not just for the little ones!
Indeed, we see both organized DIY Christmas decoration get-togethers among multi-generational households and DIY happy hours with friends! It’s an opportunity to gather in a warm setting, escape the routine, and chat about everything and nothing while letting our artistic side shine.
Thus, this is a way to prepare for the holidays mindfully and to place sharing, creativity, and calm at the heart of the season. And we: we love it!
Create a DIY Christmas Decor That Reflects You
Making your own DIY Christmas decor allows you to create unique pieces that reflect who you are and will perfectly match your home. Additionally, these decorations will carry extra sentimental value, as they will hold cherished memories. As a result, you can look forward to finding them every year with joy and emotion.
Before revealing the DIY Christmas decor ideas that catch our eye, let’s remember that it’s possible to create multiple decorations with dried oranges, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. In addition to adding a festive touch, these also infuse your home with a delightful scent.
For those wishing to explore their artistic side further, here are some manual activity ideas that we will try ourselves. And between choices of materials, colors, and patterns, you can adjust these ideas infinitely! (All these ideas and visuals have been spotted on Pinterest or Instagram).
1 – Paper Chain Garlands
Simple and effective, they will add a joyful and festive touch to your home!
2 – Paper Star Garlands
Colorful, golden, or silver, they will add magic to your decoration. Moons, trees, or swallows can also join in.
3 – Wood Bead or Cotton Ball Garlands
Perfect for adding nuance to a collection of garlands.
4 – Bell Garland
For a charming musical detail!
5 – Embossed Decorations
Our number one favorite, to be made with repoussé metal sheets.
6 – Clay Ornaments
For a complete creative workshop!
7 – Sewn and Knitted Decor
In one word: adorable!!
8 – Cut Paper Luminaries
A bit more ambitious, but I promise the result will be worth the many knots in your brain!
9 – Bows and Ribbons
In the tree, on a wreath, a candlestick, or even as a table decoration, bows and ribbons are versatile!
We hope these DIY Christmas decor ideas have inspired you!
Photos: Pinterest
