No Christmas is complete without a handmade bauble or two or your very own Olaf.
With just a few weeks until Christmas, it is time to get the trees out (if you haven’t already) and decorate. But if you’re tired of the same old hanging decorations and money is limited, make your own. And It’s a great way for the whole family, especially children, to spend time together over the holidays. Here are a few easy DIY ornaments that will add a personalised touch to your tree this year.
Felt Olaf ornament
How to: Cut body shapes from white felt and attach to a tongue depressor with hot glue. Cut buttons, mouth and eyebrows from black felt and attach to body with hot glue. Glue mini googly eyes below the eyebrows. Cut a carrot nose from orange felt and attach below the eyes with hot glue. Glue mini twig arms and a piece of twine for hanging to the tongue depressor.
Peg ornament
How to: Remove the springs from 14 wooden pegs. Turn the pieces from each peg around and glue them back to back. Glue the pins together to create a circular shape. Glue a piece of gold twine to one pin for hanging. Decorate to your desire.
Velvet-wrapped Ornament
Upcycle your old ball ornaments!
How to: Cut a square of velvet fabric. Wrap around a ball ornament, cinching it at the top. Tie a piece of ribbon around the cinch to hold it closed and create a hanger. Tie a bow from the same ribbon and attach it with hot glue. You can also attach small pearl craft beads with hot glue.
Unicorn ornament
Another way to upcycle old ball ornaments.
How to: Remove the cap from a glass or plastic ball ornament. Lightly water down a small amount of light pink or any pastel colour acrylic paint. Carefully pour the paint in the opening of the ornament. Rotate the ornament until the inside is fully covered with paint and pour out excess. Allow to dry then reattach the cap.
Press desired colour sculpting clay into a silicone unicorn mold to create ears and horn and allow it to dry completely. Attach a mini unicorn horn, ears, and fake flowers with hot glue. Draw eyelashes just below the horn with a gold paint pen.
Wooden bead snowman ornament
How to: Paint three wooden craft beads with white acrylic paint. When dry, thread a piece of twine through the holes of the beads and knot to hold together. Attach two black gem mini-crystal rhinestones for the eyes and four for the buttons with hot glue.
Snip short lengths of orange felt and attach just below the eyes with hot glue. Attach stick arms to the side of the middle bead with hot glue.
Wrap a thin length of red felt to a mini black top hat with hot glue (optional). Glue a string to the top of the hat for hanging. Glue hat to snowman’s head.
