Instructions & handicraft ideas

Star tea lights with Marabu Window Color

You can’t have enough candlelight during Christmas. These simple glass cubes become an atmospheric Christmas decoration with the help of Window Color stars.

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Last minute gift jars labelled with Marabu YONO Marker

Last-minute gifts are perfect with the YONO marker. Besides, the best gifts come from the heart anyway and love goes through the stomach. So get into the kitchen and fill empty jars with treats or ingredients for your favourite cookies, label them with the YONO marker and give them away.

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Tetrapack upcycling for Christmas with Marabu Colorado Gold

Tetra packs also offer wonderful upcycling ideas at Christmas. With a little metallic paint, these little all-rounders can be transformed into perfect gift bags or used as festive table decorations.

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Stars made from wooden sticks with Marabu KiDS craft paint

Twinkle, twinkle, little star – with a little craft paint, wood glue and glitter magic, simple wooden sticks become cute stars. Great creative fun for all little crafting friends at Christmas time.

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Sparkling flutes and glasses with Marabu Chalky-Chic

These chalky-chic glasses will add plenty of colour to any party! What makes this design so special is the stylish colour transition – created by stippling two pastel Marabu Chalky-Chic chalk paints – which contrasts perfectly with the sparkling drink inside. 

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Little reindeer sweater with Marabu Textil Metallic

Every year we look forward to cosy jumpers with a Christmas look. This year it may be the cute reindeer motif for the little Christmas angels. A simple jumper can be transformed into a Christmas jumper with the help of textile paints!

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Skandi Christmas pendant with Marabu easy marble

Christmas in the Scandi look. Those who live the Scandi style will love these pendants. Discreetly marbled with black, grey, white and natural tones, they create a classy, stylish Christmas atmosphere.

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Painting chestnuts effectively with Marabu YONO Marker

Chestnuts are an all-round wonderful autumn activity: not only is collecting them great fun, but also imaginative painting with the YONO marker. In no time at all, the little souvenirs become the perfect autumn decoration.

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Autumn pumpkin decoration with Marabu YONO Marker

Pumpkins are a must-have decoration in autumn. We want to combine the bright orange of the pumpkins with white motifs and therefore paint them very finely with our YONO markers. This peps up the little autumn fruits and the autumn colours come into their own perfectly.

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Little window witch, pumpkin & co. with Marabu Window Color

Spending creative time together is especially fun. Maybe mum or dad can help with the outlines. Colouring in is then very easy. For example, with Marabu KiDS Window Color. The little witch and her friends will be on your nursery window in no time.

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Glass bottle as candle holder with Marabu YONO Marker

Especially on dark evenings or grey days, candlelight helps to easily create a warm, cosy atmosphere at home. And if you don’t have any candle holders at hand, simply make some out of plain glass bottles: painted with the YONO marker and effectively filled with grasses and water.

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Vase with relief pattern and Marabu do it Colorspray

With a few simple steps, an old vase or a simple glass jar can be transformed into a small designer piece. First glue them with half-pearls and then paint them in great colours. It’s so easy and looks great even without flowers.

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