Making your own Christmas decorations doesn’t just save you money, it can add character, charm and a personal touch that makes Christmas even more special. Here are some ways to deck your halls with homemade Christmas decorations.
- Pinecone wreath: gather pinecones from outdoors and glue them onto a foam wreath form to create a natural-looking wreath.
- Create a centerpiece using a vase or jar filled with cranberries, pinecones, and a few sprigs of evergreen branches.
- Popcorn and cranberry garland: string together popcorn and cranberries with a needle and thread to create a colorful garland.
- Paper snowflakes: cut out snowflake shapes from white paper and hang them from the ceiling or windows.
- Ornaments from recycled materials: use old newspaper, magazines, or cardboard to create unique ornaments.
- Cinnamon stick candles: place cinnamon sticks in a jar or votive holder and add a candle for a festive and fragrant decoration.
- Paper lanterns: cut out lantern shapes from colorful paper and hang them with string or ribbon.
- Yarn balls: wrap yarn around a foam ball to create a colorful and texture-rich decoration.
- Tin can luminaries: decorate tin cans with paint or wrapping paper and place a candle inside for a rustic and cozy atmosphere.
- Salt dough ornaments: mix together salt, flour, and water to create a dough and use cookie cutters to cut out ornament shapes. Bake the ornaments in the oven until they harden, then paint and decorate them.
- Felt stockings: cut out stocking shapes from felt and decorate with embroidery, sequins, or other embellishments.
- Twig stars: gather twigs from outdoors and use hot glue to attach them in the shape of a star.
- Fabric bunting: cut triangles from colorful fabric and string them together to create a banner.
- Clay pot snowmen: paint clay pots white and stack them in the shape of a snowman, adding facial features and accessories with paint or markers.
- Wire and bead garland: bend wire into festive shapes and string beads onto the wire to create a sparkling garland.
- Handprint wreath: trace and cut out handprints from green paper and glue them onto a wreath form to create a personalized decoration.
- Milk jug lanterns: cut out patterns or shapes from milk jugs and place a candle inside for a unique and eco-friendly lantern.
- Felt gingerbread houses: cut out gingerbread house shapes from felt and decorate with buttons, beads, or other embellishments.
- Wine cork reindeer: glue wine corks together to create the shape of a reindeer, then add features and accessories with paint or markers.
- Sock snowmen: stuff socks with rice or beans to create a snowman shape, then add facial features and accessories with fabric, buttons, and markers.
- Snowflake garland: cut out snowflake shapes from white paper and string them together to create a simple but elegant garland.
- Popsicle stick ornaments: glue popsicle sticks together in festive shapes and paint them to create unique ornaments.
- Burlap and lace tree skirt: cut out a circle from burlap and a smaller circle from lace, then glue them together to create a rustic and chic tree skirt.
- Candy cane candle holders: glue candy canes together in a circle and place a votive candle in the center for a sweet and festive decoration.
- String art Christmas tree: hammer nails into a board in the shape of a Christmas tree and wrap string or yarn around the nails to create a colorful and textured tree.
- Orange pomander balls: stud oranges with cloves and tie ribbon around the middle to create