Homemade Christmas Decorations

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Homemade Christmas Decorations

Christmas decorating has become bigger and better throughout the years. Many avid Christmas decorators begin their seasonal planning weeks before the holidays arrive. What makes Christmas decorating even more festive is when you make your own ornaments!

You Can Learn How to Make a Christmas Decoration

If you are looking to expand your decoration collection, and you would like to add some early holiday spirit to your home, why not learn how to make a Christmas decoration?

Unleash your creative spirit and have some holiday fun in spite of the hustle and bustle of the season.

How to Make a Christmas Decoration

With the huge selection of holiday decorations that you can learn how to make, it can be extremely difficult to make a decision about where to start.

The first step in learning how to make a Christmas decoration should be to figure out what type of crafts you enjoy most:

  • If you are handy with a needle and thread, perhaps Christmas stockings would be an ideal project for you to whip up on your sewing machine.
  • If you excel at finer crafts like crochet or needlepoint, you might try your hand at a delicate ornament that will showcase your skill.
  • Knitters can make mittens and stockings to hang from the mantle.
  • Woodworkers can try their hand at some hand-carved snowmen to adorn a holiday centerpiece.

Whether your skills involve wreath-making, flower-arranging or clay sculpting, there will be a new Christmas decoration that you can learn how to make.

Where To Find Craft Patterns

One great place to find new ideas in regards to how to make a Christmas decoration is in craft and hobby magazines. These publications will show you the latest trends in your favorite crafts. They will also give you some fresh ideas to spruce up many of the old favorites.

You can also head to your library to pick up a book or two on Christmas crafts. The advantage of holiday how-to books is that you can learn how to make a Christmas decoration that meets your tastes and style. For instance, country lovers can find many country Christmas decorating books, while lovers of the Victorian era will find plenty of information and patterns just for them.

No matter what type of Christmas decoration you decide to learn how to make, try to start your project as early as possible. This will help you avoid the stress of a last-minute flurry. Take your time. Enjoy your craft and do a good job on your project. The end result will be a handmade Christmas decoration that you can be proud of.

Some Homemade Christmas Tree Ornaments

A fun family project during the holidays is to make your own Christmas tree ornaments. Here are some easy crafts that will soon have you making your very own ornaments.

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Pinecone Ornaments

Supplies:

  • Pine Cone
  • Paint
  • Beads, glitter or sequins, yarn and small buttons to decorate with
  • Ribbon
  • Glue
 What to do:

  1. Cut a 6″ length of ribbon.
  2. Tie into a circle and glue the tied part to the pointy tip of the pine cone.
  3. Paint the cone green
  4. While the paint is still wet sprinkle with the glitter.
  5. Once the paint is dry you can decorate with beads and sequins to look like ornaments on the tree.
  6. You can paint the tips white to look like snow.
You can hang on your Christmas tree as an ornament or you can place it on a shelf by putting it into a small decorated clay pot.

Ice Cream Cone Ornament

These are fun to make and anyone over 3 yrs of age can make these.
Supplies:

  • Either the cake or the sugar ice cream cones
  • A solid colored ball ornament big enough to sit on the cones
  • White acrylic paint
  • Tiny glass beads
  • Glue or hot glue
  • Spray acrylic
  • Ribbon
 What to do:

  1. Hold the cone by the base
  2. Place glue all along the inside rim of the cone.
  3. Place the ball ornament on the cone with the hanging side up
  4. Make sure the ornament is dry before doing the next part. (hot glue works faster).
  5. Drizzle white paint on top of the ball
  6. Sprinkle glass beads on top of the wet white paint.
  7. Let this dry overnight
  8. Lightly spray the cone part with acrylic. DO NOT GET TOO CLOSE TO THE CONE WHILE SPRAYING as this may melt the cone. This will seal the cone.
  9. Tie a colorful ribbon through the loop of the ornament
Your ornament is done!
****NOTE*****
If you want to write the child’s name and date on the base of the cone
before spraying with acrylic, it is a nice touch.

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Balloon Tree Ornaments

Supplies:

  • Balloons that are small and round
  • Liquid Starch
  • Newspaper cut into little pieces
  • Corn Seeds
  • Glue
  • Gold paint
  • Matches
  • Lace
  • Pin
 What to do:

  1. Blow up the balloons until they are the size to fit into the palm of your hand.
  2. Smear the starch all over the balloon (you can use paper mache if you want)
  3. Put the pieces of newspaper all over the starch and then let dry
  4. Repeat this procedure until you have 3 layers.
  5. Once the newspaper is completely dry you can use a pin to pop the balloons.
  6. Decorate using the seeds and glue.
  7. Paint it with the gold paint.
  8. Tie lace onto the match
  9. Put the match inside the ornament to be the hanger.
Tie the ornament onto the Christmas tree.

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