10 Inexpensive DIY Christmas Tree Ornament Ideas
Yesterday, I was adding a printable to my no-bake cinnamon applesauce ornament recipe, and I started googling to find other easy DIY Christmas ornament ideas.
And lemme tell you, there are a lot of annoying websites out there that just have photos of crafty Christmas ornaments with no tutorial/pattern at all.
Not to mention the many Pinterest pins that go nowhere helpful when you click on them.
Anyway. I did find some that had instructions and patterns when necessary, so I added them to a list (along with the cinnamon ornament recipe) because I thought maybe some of you are looking for ornament ideas right about now too.
I really, really want to make some of these felt ornaments with Sonia and Zoe, especially the hot cocoa one.
Which is why I put it at the top of the list.
Enjoy!
10 DIY Christmas Tree Ornament Ideas
All 10 ideas use inexpensive supplies, and they're all easy enough to make with kids.
Winter House
This house is made of basic shapes that are simple to cut out. I love the bead "snow".
DIY Nordic-Inspired Christmas Decorations
These are pretty colorful, but if you don't do bright red, I think they'd look great in more muted tones.
DIY Iridescent Gold Splatter Painted Ornaments
You will have to buy clear glass balls, but the color comes from inexpensive acrylic paint.
No-Bake Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
Easy, two ingredient ornaments that smell fantastic!
Button and Felt DIY Christmas Ornaments
Buttons and felt are inexpensive and easy to work with!
How to Make Rustic Twig Christmas Ornaments
Three beautiful ornament designs made with twigs, hot glue, and twine.
Glittery Pine Cone Ornaments
If you have pinecones in your area, these will be super cheap to make!
Salt Dough Ornaments
Salt dough ornaments costs just pennies and can last for decades.
Wood Slice Ornaments
If you're using your own wood slices, bake them at 200 degrees F for 45 minutes on each side.
These are really neat, thank you for doing the leg work for us. Even for folk such as myself who have a specific ornament theme (mine is travel - all ornaments were purchased on vacations), these look like nice gifts.
Yes! I was thinking my girls would enjoy making some of these to give away.
I clicked on/scrolled through so many web pages yesterday looking for good tutorials, it seemed like a shame to waste it all!
Back in the day, it seemed like most things on Pinterest went to a page that actually was what the photo represented. Currently, I am surprised if anything I click on on Pinterest goes to the correct place.
What sweet ornaments!
And the best thing about making them is adjust to what you have and how you want them to look. I looked at the hot cocoa directions, which suggest pink paint for the cheeks of the marshmallows. (Don't use that phrase often). I would just use lipstick or blush that I already have, or a marker, trying it on a scrap first, instead of buying paint.
If making the little houses, match them to the colors of the recipients' homes, maybe with added house numbers or accessories, or putting something related on the back. Thanks for the ideas!
That little hot cocoa ornament is adorable!
You have some cute ideas gathered here! I'm including a link for a DIY gift bag. My daughter made these one year--it was fun, very inexpensive, and they turned out cute. A handmade ornament deserves cute wrappings! https://www.craftberrybush.com/2015/12/gingerbread-house-paper-bag-gift-wrap-idea.html
Oh, those bags are adorable!
Pet peeve on the Nordic ornaments: snowflakes only ever have six sides! Not eight as in the picture.
That hot chocolate is sooo cute though. thanks.
I made these per your suggestion, back in 2012. I did end up using a juice box straw, as I suggested in the original comments, which worked perfectly. I think this might be the year to make some more.
Whoops, that would be the Cinnamon Applesauce ornaments. I used a small heart-shaped cookie cutter. I like the air drying method because you can keep checking to make sure the dough stays flat. Sometimes cookie sheets twist in the oven when they get warm, which is not good for these.
What a great list. Thank you so much for compiling and sharing these! It's definitely frustrating when you're doing a search on Pinterest and some of the links are duds with no useful information about the how-to.
These are adorable. What great projects to do with my grands! Thanks.
Thank you this is great! And so cute. And you are so right about Pinterest. It's such a shame to see really cool projects, click on them and there is nothing helpful about how to accomplish the project.
Yes! It's so frustrating, it makes me not even want to bother with Pinterest.