It’s a great idea to turn this year’s Christmas into a DIY one, especially when it comes to making ornaments. There are many DIY ornaments you can make at home. Making these together as a family is a unique bonding experience. When creating DIY ornaments all you need is a creative mind and some materials you may already have at home. To help you get started, here are a few DIY ornament ideas that will look fantastic with your prelit Christmas tree.
1. Clothespin ornaments
You can decorate your Christmas tree with ornaments made from clothespins. They definitely give a rustic, country vibe. All you need is a set of mini clothespins, and create a lovely snowflake with it. Just remove the spring from the pin, and attach all the pins together in a circle using glue. You can paint the pins and even add glitter for a charming look.
2. Walnut Rudolph
Walnuts are a Christmas essential and you can now use them to create some cute ornaments. One such fun idea is to create Rudolph’s face using a walnut. All you need to do is make a tiny hole on the top half of the walnut shell. Through that, put in a string or ribbon, and decorate the walnut by gluing fake eyes and a small red ball for a nose.
3. Transparent Confetti Ornaments
If you have a few extra transparent ball ornaments around the house, you can turn them into sparkling Christmas ornaments. Just add confetti inside the ball and add hang the ornaments on your prelit Christmas tree. You can also make these from scratch if you have empty transparent balls because the rest of the materials are easy to add.
4. Card paper ornaments
If you want to involve your kids in making ornaments at home, then paper ornaments are the best way to start them off. Paper is a fantastic material to work with because you can easily cut out loads of shapes. A cute activity to do with your kids is to cut out some cardboard in the shape of a little house. Then, paint or color so it looks like a home decorated on Christmas. Unlike other materials that give a hard time, it’s easy to put a thread through your paper ornaments and hang them on your artificial Christmas tree. All you need is some creativity and you can create some of the best ornaments using paper.
5. Twig Ornaments
You can now create your mini Christmas trees using twigs. All you need is an ice cream stick, glue, and a few small twigs. Use the ice cream stick as a base, and glue small twigs on it to creating a triangular tree shape. You can also glue sequins on the tree so it looks like mini ornaments. Attach a thread on the top and hang them on your prelit Christmas tree.
The Takeaway
Now that you have these DIY Christmas ornament ideas in front of you, it’s time you start gathering materials to get to work. Remember, it’s not about the result, but the experience of making these ornaments. Even if they don’t turn out perfect, these will surely give your prelit Christmas tree a dazzling look.