DIY watercolor Christmas: easy painting ideas and techniques for cards, gifts and décor

Materials and equipment

Understanding color

Basics and beyond: Washes and textures ; Lines and shapes ; Experimental watercolor ; Project preparation

Projects on paper: Creative Christmas cards ; Winter landscape ; Traditional wreath ; Evergreen reindeer ; Robin red-breast ; Supercool snowflakes

DIY projects: Little stockings ; Festive letters ; Party crackers ; Keepsake boxes ; Patterned garlands ; Galaxy ornaments ; Kirigami decorations

Motif gallery.