Hello Holiday Shopping Season! With another year almost in the books, I’m turning to my second-favourite season – spooky Christmas!
Personally, I’m looking forward to a good chunk of very traditional holiday magic. We’re making lots of festively-themed home spells, using oranges and spices to bring prosperity and protection through the cold, dark months. I’m also planning lots of baking, lots of candles and lights, and ALL the outdoor time we can manage in this slightly damp season.
I am, of course, also very excited for delicious food, lots of fun and games, and the magically transformative time between Christmas and New Year. Oh, and exchanging gifts! Gift giving is a major love language for me, one of my favourite things to do is to pick the most perfect present for everyone on my list, something I know they’ll use and cherish and that will make a difference to the every time they see it – even if that difference is just a moment of joy and a little smile. Because if that isn’t the true essence of magic, then what is?
But at the same time, we continue to see conflict beyond anything I’ve known in my lifetime. Global heating continues, and we’ve seen how extreme weather is upending lives across the world. Here in the UK the cost of living crisis is still causing major challenges, and independent stores and eateries are going out of business left, right, and centre. There is heaviness, and a need to reflect, and an even more desperate need to double down on what we know is right and accept no less from those in power.
If you’re shopping for gifts, decorations, or cards for a spooky Christmas in 2024 (or, you know, just Christmas, or another holiday or occasion), I really really want to encourage you to shop small if and where you can. Small businesses are continuing to be hit hard, with supply costs rising and their customers’ disposable income falling. Should you be able to, shopping small this holiday season can help make sure that the independents we love so much are still here for us in January.
Thus year, I’m working with Etsy* again to put together a refreshed curated spooky Christmas guide for you. It’s full of dusty picks from UK-based businesses and creators, and I hope you can find some inspiration! My absolute favourites are showcased and linked directly below, but I’ve also included a link to collections for each category, if you’re in a mood to browse. If goth Christmas isn’t your thing, then Etsy also have an entire Holiday Hub for you to peruse at your leisure!
Magical Christmas Gifts for Witchy Ones
Obviously I had to start off this guide with a selection of gifts for your witchy friends and family. Or your own spooky self. Self-gifting should be more of a thing! Nothing good in here? You can find a few more ideas in my full Witchy Gift Collection!
- Witches Brew To Do List // the tiny toucan
- Altar Bowl // Life is a Walk Pottery
- Do Not Summon Demons in the Bathroom Print // Dead Lonely Co
- Skull Candle // Monlix Candles
- Sterling Silver Owl Pendant // Serenum Art Prints
- Snake Vase // Persephone Art
- Apothecary Art Print // The Sinister Witch
- Indoor Herb Garden // Love Rustic GB
Spooky Christmas Home Decor
Important note: I don’t think you need to buy lots of specific Creepmas decorations. Fast Homeware is just as bad as Fast Fashion and really, with a bit of commitment, your Halloween decs can work all year round. Come on, be a proper goth. Add a Santa hat to your crystal skull, glitter up the bats, teach your black cat to meow along to Mariah… you see where this is going. But I also thing there’s something nice about adding a little piece or two to your Christmas collection each year… and since I’m being ultra-susty and growing our Christmas tree in a pot (pictures to come, it’s extremely rustic), I do need to find a piece or two to add to its growing branches.
More Spooky Christmas ideas HERE!
- Christmas Ghost Print // Phantasmal Prints
- Oogie Boogie Wax Melts // Deadly Wicks
- Bat Clay Ornament // Eclectic by Katie
- Gothic Christmas Bauble // Reby Paints
- Creepmas Dish // Ramona’s Crypt
- Summoning the Holiday Spirit Print // Live Oak Prints
- Spooky Christmas Stocking // Celestial Moth Studie
- Skeleton Tree Ornaments // Yes Please by Danelle
- Ghost Cookie Cutters // Combo Cutters Shop
Creepmas Stationery
I don’t send spooky Christmas cards. Or any cards. I’d like to say that’s because I make an annual donation instead, but it’s actually just not high up enough on my list of priorities. But I get that lots of people send cards and that’s super fun! I’ve also included gift wrap, stickers, tags, and all sorts to make the gifting process extra spooky. If nothing resonates, I’ve got more saved HERE!
- Spooky Christmas Stickers // Lunaria Stickers
- Merry Christmas Tree Card // Mau Prints
- Spooky Skull Card // Neon Rainbow Goes Dark
- Summon the Christmas Spirit Card // Neon Rainbow Goes Dark
- Skeleton Christmas Gift Wrap // Groovy Gifts Online
- Raven Wrapping Paper // Cuttle Gifts
- Moth Gift Wrap // Zatsuji
