Holiday Article and Project Roundup

The holiday gift giving season is getting closer and closer, and for those of you who want to make DIY gifts for your friends and family, it’s time to get started. Getting organized for holiday crafting can be such a challenge, though. Fortunately we’re here to help. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorite holiday articles and projects, perfect to get you inspired to start on your holiday crafting!

How to throw a holiday craft party

One way to get you started out on your DIY holiday gifts is to throw a holiday craft party. Just pick a project (and we have a lot of them!), get your supplies and tools, and then invite some pals over to make things with you! Having someone there helping you get started can give you the moral support to get you over that hump of starting. Having some company is fun, too.

Our article, How to Throw a Holiday Craft Party provides you with a few ideas, plus some tips to help you plan a crafting get together.

Lingonberry bath bombs project

Speaking of holiday craft parties, bath bombs are a wonderful project for get togethers. They’re relatively easy to make, and appropriate for beginners. They’re also easy to do with a crowd; just mix up your ingredients, pass out molds, and everyone can get packing! This Lingonberry Bath Bomb project is perfect for the holidays. Painted with a festive holly design and scented with our Lingonberry Spice Fragrance Oil, they’ll also make good gifts or stocking stuffers! You’ll find all of the supplies and equipment you need at the Lingonberry Bath Bombs Project page.

What makers gift for the holidays

If you’re making your own DIY bath and body products for holiday gifts, the most important first step is to figure out what you want to give! We consulted several of our makers to see What Makers Gift for the Holidays. They’re experts in bath and body products (and other crafts, too) and seeing what they like to give can provide you with both guidance and inspiration! 

Gingerbread candle project

Candles are fantastic gifts for the holidays. It’s traditional to use candles to light the darkest nights of the year. This Gingerbread Candle Project makes sweet candles in beautiful hexagon glass jars, scented with our homey Gingerbread Cookie Fragrance Oil. The candles themselves are wonderful stocking stuffers, and this project is great for both beginners and advanced crafters.

Gifts for soap makers

If you have a soap maker on your holiday gift list, you might find it difficult to choose a gift for them. This is especially true if you don’t make soap yourself! There are a dizzying array of oils, additives, fragrances, and more that can get confusing. Fortunately we have a list of Gifts for Soap Makers that will help you get that soap fanatic on your list the perfect gift.

Snowflake soap kit

If you’re buying for a soap maker, or even an aspiring soap maker, our Snowflake Soap Kit is a holiday delight. Clean white bars of soap with a beautiful blue snowflake on the top, and even better, they smell like candy canes! This is a melt-and-pour soap, so it’s relatively quick and easy to make, too. The kit makes 8 bars of soap perfect for winter, and comes with easy to follow, step by step instructions.

Scented candle making kits

If you know a clever crafter that would love to get started on a new craft, or even an experienced candle aficionado who would enjoy a project they haven’t made before, our Scented Candle Making Kits might be just the right thing. This article includes some information on how we formulate our candle kits and how we choose the ingredients that we do. It will also give you a few tips and tricks for making scented candles to help make your or someone else’s candle making project a success.

Lingonberry spice candle kit

If you’re thinking about giving a candle making kit as a holiday gift, this Lingonberry Spice Candle Kit is perfect for the winter season. These wonderful candles light up dark evenings with a warm glow and the soft crackle of a wooden wick. It scents the air with the comforting scent of winter fruit and warming spices. It comes with clear glass jars to pour the candles in, and the jars even have lids for hassle free storage and gifting. Our kits come with everything you need to complete the project, and they ship free to the lower 48 states!

The difference between kits and projects

While we’re on the subject of our kits and gift giving, you might find the fact that we have both projects and kits on our website a little confusing. We have an article about The Difference Between Kits and Projects that will help clear up some of that confusion. This article spells out what our Kits and our Projects include to help you select which is best for that person on your holiday gift list, or for yourself.

Cranberry sugar scrub cubes project

If you’re interested in a project, this Cranberry Sugar Scrub Cubes Project are great. They’re scented with our Cranberry Fig Fragrance Oil, with notes of sweet and tart winter fruits. One of the things that’s great about sugar scrub cubes is that they are a little easier to handle than a jar of scrub, and a little tidier too. The cubes are made with a melt and pour soap base so they lather up, too! Since the cubes are small, they make fantastic stocking stuffers, too.

How to upcycle our packaging

Maybe you’ve got your big Bramble Berry box and you’ve got all the supplies you need. You get to crafting and you find yourself with packaging from your ingredients and supplies leftover. Well, this article has some tips on How to Upcycle Our Packaging to help you reduce waste, and to get a little extra value out of your purchases. Some of these tips are even perfect for packaging your DIY holiday gifts!

Goblet candle project

Speaking of upcycling, If you have some mismatched stem glasses hanging around that you’ve wanted to get rid of but can’t bear to throw away, you can turn them into gorgeous candles with our Goblet Candle Project! If you don’t have spare glassware, you can often find really fun and interesting stem glasses at your local thrift store, too. Glasses of different heights and shapes can be combined to create a stunning centerpiece that’s customizable to any holiday or event. These are scented with our Wild Rose Fragrance Oil, but you can choose a different fragrance oil if you’d like, or leave them unscented.

There you have it; some of our favorite projects and articles to help you get started on your holiday crafting projects. We hope they inspire you to exercise your creativity and make your holiday gift giving unforgettable. If you make these, we’d love to see them online. Be sure to hashtag them #brambleon when you post to social so we can all be inspired by your creativity.