Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2023 saw the crafty fave return as part of the Christmas TV line-up for a one-off festive special.
This time around, the show focused on the great outdoors. Talking about the theme, Kirstie said: "Christmas is about sharing and community, so why not share your crafting with friends and neighbours by putting it outside or on display?"
The Handmade Christmas team was inspired to try and make some decorations to help transform our outdoor spaces into winter wonderlands, producing a special featuring plenty of festive makes. They also crammed in another Christmas competition!
Here's everything you need to know about Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2023...
Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2023: how to watch and release date
Kirstie's Handmade Christmas has now aired. The special original premiered on Sunday, December 10 at 8 pm on Channel 4.
Past episodes of the show are available to stream on the Channel 4 website.
How many episodes of Kirstie's Handmade Christmas are there?
Unlike previous years, Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2023 was just a one-off special, rather than a full series of daily episodes in the run-up to Christmas.
Whilst fans were disappointed that the series had been curtailed, it's far from over" Allsopp has promised that the show is merely "resting", and promised to be "back next year with bells on".
Not cancelled, just resting. We’ll be back next year with bells on.November 28, 2023
What kind of crafts featured in Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2023?
The outdoor theme for the show came from a visit from fellow craft, Lucy Reeves Khan. When we spoke to her, Allsopp explained: "We were visited by a lovely lady called Lucy, who made the most amazing window decorations using paper silhouettes of reindeer and baubles.
"She put them in the window and the lights from inside the house shone on them, looking magical from the outside. So we decided to see if things we make of the show could be put outside. It works!"
The special also featured a Christmassy competition that sees four crafting champs heading to the studio to decorate a tree that would look good inside or out, and they do not disappoint! The handmade decorations range from needle-felted woodland animals and stained-glass snowflakes to ceramics.
One crafter even made a "riot of colour" (as Kirstie calls it) that was inspired by the major events from 2023, which featured a Barbie and a crown for the coronation of King Charles III!
Along with the competition, the special also saw Kirstie upcycling a classic Christmas wreath and learning basket-making with a community crafting group from Portsmouth.
