Make your season with holiday how-tos

22 December 2025

Cozy up with some cocoa, grab your favorite materials, power on your Cricut machines, and get ready to make memorable homemade gifts this season with delightful holiday how-tos.

The holidays are the perfect time to get creative, and your Cricut is about to become your favorite seasonal sidekick. Whether you’re crafting custom gifts, festive home décor, or party-ready details, this holiday how-to series will walk you through everything you need to make magic with ease. From beginner-friendly projects to next-level ideas, we’re sharing step-by-step guidance, tips, and inspiration to help you create meaningful, handmade moments all season long.

Recipe cutting board décor

Have a cookie recipe that you make every season with your kiddos? Does great-grandma have a special casserole passed down from generation to generation? Always forget where you put that phenomenal stuffing recipe? This holiday how-to can’t be missed! Using the Automatic Background Remover tool in Cricut Design Space, turn that handwritten recipe into a literal work of art as we apply an iron-on recipe onto a wooden cutting board. Yup, you read that right. Iron-on…on wood! This sentimental gift is sure to bring tears of joy.

What you’ll need:

Smart Iron-on, black
An image of a loved one’s handwriting
Weeder
EasyPress machine
Cricut machine + standardgrip mat
Wooden cutting board (or any other blank of your choice)

Sweater mug

Warm up the season by making a festive mug for all your hot cocoa sipping pleasure. Gift it to someone or gift it to yourself! We will share some of our top tips for working with Infusible Ink Transfer Sheets and your Cricut Mug Press.

What you’ll need:

Infusible Ink Transfer Sheets, cherry
Cardstock
Cricut mug blank (12oz)
Cricut Mug Press
Cricut machine + lightgrip mat
Lint roller
Heat resistant tape
Paper adhesive
Ribbon or twine for gift tag
Hot chocolate packets/other treat to fill

Stuffed paper stocking

This paper stocking is ready to fill all your last-minute gifting needs. Need to make gifts for a classroom? Want to impress your coworkers at this year’s company party? Need some great last minute favors for your family get-together? This holiday how-to is just what you need! Using cardstock and iron-on, we will show you how to customize projects in Design Space and make these personalized gifts in no time!

What you’ll need

Everyday Iron-On, white
Everyday Iron-On, cherry
Cardstock
Single scoring wheel + QuickSwap housing OR scoring stylus
EasyPress machine
Cricut machine + lightgrip mat
Weeder
Paper adhesive
Fun things to fill your stocking (tissue paper, candy, treats, gift cards, etc.)

Gingerbread Meemaw With Recipe Card

One of our favorites is this charming Gingerbread Meemaw with Recipe Card. It’s a sweet, nostalgic touch perfect for gifting homemade treats. In this project, you’ll use cardstock to create a gingerbread tag and paper to print a recipe card.

What you’ll need