12 Ways to Style your Christmas Hamper

If you know someone who has a love for all things chocolate, then a chocolate making hamper is a great gift. Fill jars and cellophane bags with Candy Melts and edible toppings and then decorate with a few embellishments. You could even have a go at making your own chocolatey sweet treat to include in the hamper to keep them going during their own chocolate making session.

You will need:

Brown Wicker Hamper

Clear Glass Jar

Clear Cellophane

Jute Twine

Raffia

Toppers

Black and Kraft Traditional Tags

Red ribbon

Red and White twine

Gold Bell Place Cards

If your craft talents cover many bases, capitalise on this and fill your hampers with lots of lovely personal handmade items. If your recipient loves a certain colour or colour palette why not theme your hampers content around this? Ice blues and silvers are a big trend this Christmas so I decided to create lots of different makes within this colour palette for my hamper below.

You Will Need:

White Wicker Hamper

Snowflake Toppers

Fillable Crackers

Glitter Paper Pad

White Crepe Paper

Silver Jingle Bells

Blue Yarn

Pom Pom Makers

It's easy to personalise your gift wrap by adding twines, ribbons, brush lettered gift tags, and festive components. There's a huge selection available online and in store at Hobbycraft!

You Will Need:

Kraft Wrapping Paper

Natural and Gold Twine

Ceramic Tags

Glitter Gift Tags

Cinnamon Sticks

Pine Cones

Dried Orange Slices

It can often be tricky when it comes to buying a Christmas gift for couples- do you buy them something individually? What if you spend more on one than the other? Well, why not gift a hamper for two? Problem solved! Simply fill with two of everything, two mice pies, two handmade crackers, two delicious hot chocolate lollipops to settle down with on Boxing day and so on…the list is endless!

You Will Need:

Willow Wicker Hamper 45cm

Clear Cellophane

Raffia

Fillable Crackers

White Crepe Paper

Christmas Icon Wooden Toppers

Kraft Luggage Tags

Green Ribbon

By Christmas Eve the excitement for the big day has reached it's peak, as every child up and down the country anticipates what Santa will be leaving under the tree.

This Christmas eve hamper is full of goodies to help keep the kids occupied and also help with the decorating too! There are some carrots for Santa's Reindeer, a mince pie for the man himself, a few pre-Christmas sweet treats, and as a small gift to open Christmas eve night. If you're struggling to find the perfect stocking, why not get the kids to make their own, simply grab a selection of craft essentials and a blank stocking base to make up a stocking craft pack.

You Will Need:

Natural Paper Storage Basket

Clear Cellophane

Raffia

Seal your hamper gift with a proud red bow, sure to look gorgeous under any tree. Hampers are a great way of reducing waste at Christmas, as they are reusable year to year and easily customisable. How about using chalkboard paint to decorate hanging ceramic decorations, that will then be reusable in themselves?

You Will Need:

Willow Wicker Hamper 45cm

Raffia

Go for a trendy look with DIY crochet reindeer, star and Christmas tree tags, tied on with raffia. Afterwards, the recipient can use the crochet tags as Christmas decorations! Two gifts in one!

You Will Need:

Willow Wicker Hamper

Clear Cellophane

Raffia

Yarn

Crochet hook

For Scandinavian style, stamp red designs onto tags and ribbon. You can use conventional Christmas stamps or alphabet stamps to make your messages more personal.

You Will Need:

Willow Wicker Hamper

Clear Cellophane

Raffia

Jute Twine

Hessian Natural Fat Quarter Pack

Cream Luggage Tags

Frozen Wishes Wooden Stamp Set

Christmas Red Ink Pad

Red and White Twine

Use papercraft techniques to create custom made gift tags and gift boxes to go a step further with your handcrafted presentation. The efforts you've gone to will be clear to see by the lucky recipient!

You Will Need:

Willow Wicker Hamper

Raffia

Jute Twine

Cardstock

Glitter Cardstock

Christmas Dies

Felt toppers and chalkboard gift tags tied with twine give hampers a rustic look. Using the same toppers and tags throughout ties your gifts together as a set and shows the love and effort put into arranging and packing it all. Best of all, the tags and toppers can be re-used afterwards for other crafty projects!

You Will Need:

Willow Wicker Hamper

Raffia

Holly Felt Toppers

Robin Felt Toppers

Clear Jar

Black and Kraft Traditional Tags

Find the perfect way to present your Christmas gifts with our range of gift bags and boxes, ideal for wrapping up your thoughtful treats for a lucky loved one. The festive designs makes them ideal for any gift you're giving for the holiday season!

Why not add a brush lettered gift tag or dried orange, cinnamon, or berry sprigs to add a personal touch to these pre-made bags and boxes?

You Will Need:

Decorative Cinnamon Sticks

Red Berry Stem

Linen Pouch

Red and White Twine

Kraft Scalloped Luggage Tags