21 DIY Christmas Ornaments To Start Making Now
DIY Christmas Ornaments are the most meaningful way to capture Christmas memories you can cherish and hang onto. They can be passed down through the generations or given as gifts.
Plan your DIY Christmas Ornament crafts now so you can have all of your supplies on hand when you gather the kids for an ornament-making time.
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Many of these 21 DIY Christmas Ornament Ideas are for any skill level. The whole family can make easy Christmas ornaments for the tree or to give as gifts.
Visit each one for instructions on how to make your own ornament.
21 DIY Christmas Ornaments To Start Making Now
21 DIY Christmas Ornaments you can make at home. Common craft supplies and minimal skills need to make most of these Handmade ornaments for your Christmas tree. Start now and you will have a tree full by Christmas. Give for gifts too!
Easy Painted Wood Slice Ornaments In Bright Colors
Easy Farmhouse Chalk Paint Ornaments
Create a Farmhouse style look to your old Christmas ornaments. Easy method to giving old ornaments an updated new look.
Simple And Easy Nativity Christmas Ornaments
Easy DIY Nativity ornaments you can paint to match your Christmas tree color scheme.
Baking Soda Dough Gingerbread Glitter Ornaments
These DIY Ornaments turn out beautiful. They look hard to make but they are really simple. Step by step tutorial included. Classic Homemade Christmas ornaments.
Red & White Pom Pom Mini Wreath Ornament
How to make this Mini Wreath Ornament for your Christmas tree decorations this year. Only a few craft supplies needed and ready in minutes. Easy kids Christmas craft project.
DIY Christmas Ornaments Snowman Star
Make this Snowman Star glittery ornament for your tree. Easy step by step instructions included.
Mini Terracotta Pot Snowman Kids Christmas Craft
Kids Christmas Ornament craft to do with the family. This adorable mini flower pot snowman hangs on the Christmas tree.
DIY Christmas Trees Ornaments
How to make these Scandinavian Style felt Christmas tree ornaments. Add a little pop of color to your neutral Scandinavian decor.
Make This Easy Breast Cancer Awareness Ornament
A Cricut craft Christmas ornament using see through balls for the Christmas tree. Another quick and easy Christmas ornament craft to make. This one is my Breast Cancer Christmas ornament in remembrance of my Mom.
Woodland Ornament DIY
A creative idea for filling clean plastic balls for your Woodland theme Christmas tree.
How To Make A Felt Poinsettia Christmas Ornament
Easy step by step instructions to make this pretty Poinsettia Christmas ornament for the tree. made of felt and adorned with flowers for the center. Give these as gifts and keep some for your own tree.
Make Your Own Christmas Tree Birdhouses
How to make these little birdhouse ornaments with a rustic farmhouse look. Use simple supplies and repurpose items for a very affordable DIY ornament.
Easy To Make Christmas Bell Fabric Ornament
Sew a Bell Ornament for your Christmas tree. Mine is made of a brocade fabric using a simple pattern. You can make these in any color you like. It's a puffy little bell for your Christmas tree.
DIY Book Page Star Ornaments
How to make these Book page Star Paper Ornaments for your Christmas tree. Video included showing you how to fold the creases in the paper. Super simple Christmas ornament craft with paper and glue.
Red Plaid Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament
How to make these Tartan plaid embroidery hoop ornaments for the Christmas tree. These are made with mini hoops from the craft store.
How to Make Easy Christmas Pinecone Gnome Ornaments
How to make these adorable no-sew, no-fur gnome ornaments for your Christmas tree.
Mason Jar Lid Santa Ornament
This DIY Mason jar lid Santa ornament looks a bit complicated but it's a simple DIY ornament anyone can make. He is made mostly of felt, glue and paint. A fun Christmas craft for the kids.
Easy Felt Christmas Ornaments
These homemade felt Christmas tree decorations with a traditional Nordic style. The ornaments are made out of craft felt, embroidery floss, and a wee bit of fiberfill—however, a few added yarn, buttons, bells, rick rack, and glass beads.
DIY Chilly The Snowman Ornament
How to make an authentic looking Snowman ornament for your Christmas tree. My Chilly The Snowman looks like he is freezing but he has a top hat and scarf to keep him warm.
Easy DIY Buffalo Check Farmhouse Ornaments
How to make Buffalo Check Farmhouse Ornaments for your tree using Dollar Tree supplies. These beautiful black and white ornaments are a quick and easy Christmas craft.
How To Make This Elf Entrance Sign Christmas Tree Ornament
Make an Elf Entrance ornament for your Elf Theme Christmas tree. I made this whimsical tree ornament a little oversized for added emphasis on the tree. Easy tutorial, Dollar Tree Christmas craft.
DIY Christmas Ornaments
A great way to save money and create memories during the holidays is to plan homemade Christmas ornament crafting time.
Reflect on those Christmas crafting together memories with every ornament you hang on your family Christmas tree.
This list includes ways to fill clear ornaments, paper ornaments, fabric ornaments, felt ornaments, wood slice ornaments, snowman ornaments, Tartan plaid and Buffalo plaid ornaments.
How To Hang Heavy Ornaments on the Tree
Hang your heaviest ornaments toward the inside of the tree where the branches are more sturdy. This is part of the layering process we recommend for decorating your tree.
One more tip for hanging heavy ornaments is to invest in these Ornament Anchor heavy-duty ornament hooks which say they hold up to 8 lbs. I found them on Amazon.
Hanging heavy ornaments is more of a problem with a live tree rather than artificial trees. Wood slice ornaments can be heavy. I hang my wood ornaments with ribbon on my artificial tree and they look very pretty.
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