Bring a little folk-art magic to Christmas with our Woodland Christmas collection. From hand-painted Christmas stockings and colourful tree decorations to a handmade garland, a beautifully dressed festive table and your own wrapping paper, there are plenty of ways to bring the Woodland Christmas theme into your home using Chalk Paint™.

Here are eight creative Christmas projects, with step-by-step instructions to help you make unique, handmade decorations for your home.

Get creative with Woodland Christmas

Use our Woodland Bird templates as a start point for and experiment with patterns and colour combinations, adding your own personal touches. You can use them to size or reduce or increase the size to fit your scheme.

“I love making things at Christmas. There’s something so special about creating decorations by hand and then seeing them become part of your Christmas traditions. I hope these projects inspire you to get crafty and make your own folk-inspired Woodland Christmas.” Annie

Woodland Christmas Tree Decorations

Bring your Christmas tree to life with a flock of colourful, hand-painted birds. Add decorative details to make each bird unique, then hang them among the branches of your tree.

Follow the step-by-step guide to Woodland Christmas Tree Decorations

Woodland Christmas Medallion Tree Decorations

Create colourful, tactile medallion decorations for your Christmas tree using air-drying clay painted in Chalk Paint and Gold Metal Leaf.

Follow the step-by-step guide to Woodland Christmas Medallion Tree Decorations

Woodland Christmas Table Decorations

Create a miniature woodland scene for your Christmas table or mantelpiece with colourful painted birds mounted on small twig stands. Experiment with different bird designs and colours to make a charming festive display.

Follow the step-by-step guide to Woodland Christmas Table Decorations

Woodland Christmas Candle Holders

Make your own colourful clay candle holders to bring a handmade touch to your Christmas table or mantelpiece. Shape air-drying clay into simple forms, press decorative patterns into the surface, then paint and embellish with Gold Metal Leaf for a little festive sparkle.

Follow the step-by-step guide to Woodland Christmas Candle Holders

Woodland Christmas Napkin Rings

Add a special handmade touch to your Christmas table with colourful napkin rings decorated with sculpted bird motifs.

Follow the step-by-step guide to Woodland Christmas Napkin Rings

Woodland Christmas Stockings

Give your Christmas stockings a colourful, handmade makeover. Using simple cotton stockings, Chalk Paint and the Woodland Bird templates, you can create a playful design combining bold backgrounds, stripes and colourful birds.

Discover how to make your own Woodland Christmas Stockings

Woodland Christmas Wrapping Paper

Make your gifts just as special as the decorations beneath the tree. Brown kraft paper or white drawing paper can be transformed into personalised Christmas wrapping using the Woodland Bird templates.

Discover how to make your own Woodland Christmas Wrapping Paper

Make it your own

Take inspiration from Annie’s Woodland Christmas palette of Burgundy, Aubusson Blue, Sandalwood Red, Barcelona Orange, Louis Blue and Old Ochre, with Amsterdam Green and Capability Green as accent colours.

Mix and match your favourite shades, experiment with patterns and embellishments, and bring in natural foliage to create a festive scheme that feels personal to you.