Recently the lovely folks at CartridgeSave have produced a great range of ‘How To’ guides to help you get crafty this Christmas. Head over here to find instructions and templates for making your own Christmas crackers or angels, tree decorations or wreaths and see what you can rustle up with the kids now school is out. They are also running a competition to win £500 of Amazon vouchers for sharing your homemade crackers so I thought I’d take you through the ones I have made this year.
The first step is to cut your toilet rolls to size. I suggest a whole one for the middle and one cut in half for each end. Lay them on the edge of your paper (I suggest Christmas wrapping paper as it is thin enough to tear easily) and secure with a little sticky tape.
they came out so well! looks like a fun craft, i have never tried making my own!
Thanks Anna, it was fun. I’d definitely recommend giving it a go as I think they’ll be a lovely personal touch on the dinner table.
You wouldn’t believe the moaning I was doing about crackers the other day. Why do they come with complete tat inside? These look so straightforward to make I must give them a go this weekend.
Absolutley, so much nicer to pick some little treats and sweets yourself.
They are lovely… A useful post for those of us that can’t buy them where they live! We made them one year, but couldn’t find any snaps, so just had to shout bang when we pulled them. Not quite the same… 😀
Ha ha, but full marks for effort Emma!
Love these – get so fed up of all the tat that comes out of crackers – I’d much rather fill them myself
Yes much nicer than a pile of random bits of plastic bits that just hang around the house afterwards. Making them means you can make the gift fit the person as well. I notice miniature bottles of spirits fit nicely…just a thought…
Oooh! Will get the kids on this next week!
Great, it’s a fab way to pass a chilly winter afternoon.
fab post. where are the snaps from?
Thanks Becky, mine came in a craft pack I was sent but there are lots here: Snaps