Christmas is slowly approaching and it’s time you decided what decorations you want to do this year. Christmas is the perfect time to get your family involved in some Do It Yourself projects and help decorate your home. Not only is Homemade Christmas Decorations a great way to save a lot of money and it also helps your kids to bond with you . If you want to make homemade christmas decorations this year for your home we have some pretty inspirations for you. You will find christmas tree, christmas tree ornaments, home decoration ideas and more.
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Homemade Christmas Decorations:
Homemade Christmas Decorations is really a nice idea to get the family busy in some Do it Yourself projects and also save money from overspending on store-bought decorations. Here’s some homemade christmas decorations for you :
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If you’re ready to make some easy ribbon christmas trees to place inside your drawing or living rooms then here’s a great idea. Use red and green patterned satin ribbons and use them to alternately circle it up to form the shape of a Christmas tree. Add a large bow from the same ribbons at the top.
This idea works great if you’re looking for homemade christmas decorations for the outdoor portion of the house. Instead of just using twinkle or christmas lights you can hang lanterns filled with strands of twinkle lights. The whole look of this idea is of fire flies in a lantern.
This paper craft is a great idea to make your own christmas tree out of beautiful colored paper. You can gather a certain pattern or colored paper and then fold and hot glue them to a base to form your christmas tree. Don’t forget to add the bow on top to finish the look. You can see many christmas tree decorations ideas in our posts too
Make attractive snowy mason jars to decorate your centre table or use for outdoor decoration. You can also use these for gifting. To make these you will need epsom salt, a glue-sealer-finish combination, mason jar, paintbrush and to decorate some christmas picks and twine. Use the glue-sealer-finish to coat the mason jar and then sprinkle the epsom salt on the coated part. Let it dry and you will have a snowy mason jar. Decorate it with twine and christmas picks or anything you fancy .
This creative garland can be a great decoration for indoors as well as for your outdoors. Use a plastic beaded garland in your favorite color and then take the christmas ornaments in different shapes and colors. Buy the ones which have removable metal caps and use the wires to attach the christmas ornaments to the bead garland.
If you’re thinking of what to use as the Christmas dinner table centrepiece then this idea will help you decide . All you need for this project is a few christmas decorations in any colors you like but the christmas theme certainly looks best in red and silver christmas ornaments , add some pinecones, some stringed beads and other decorative elements in a large glass jar. Here’s some Christmas Table Decorations Ideas for you to try .
You can make your own christmas tree this year with tulle. all you need for this project is tulle in a color you love and some embellishments like beads in different shapes. You can make these with tulle, a wooden base for the tree, a dowel stick, some strings and som cardboard boards.
This Holiday Poinsettia is really beautiful and looks beautiful as a decoration throughout the house. Use ribbons to make this easy and attractive flower decoration to use for the household decoration.
Use your peppermint candies as ornament for your christmas tree this year. Use the candies in large clear plastic sheets and hang them up using christmas themed twine.
Use the old books and make them into some christmas ornaments. Use strips of paper or cut strips from old books and loop the strips to make a large flower shape. Hot glue the strips together in the centre and then use chipboard ornaments in glittery colors for the centre.
You might have many candy canes from last christmas still lying there unused so use them this year and make this candle stand for your christmas dinner table. Use a few candy canes right side down and use a candle in between the candies and fix them with a bow.
If you have many grapevine wreaths from last year or seasons back lying there in your garage or basement then you can make this cute grapevine basket. Use a wrath and expand it into a basket and then use battery operated lights to decorate it. Finally place many christmas ornaments to make the look complete and hang these outdoors.
Take those pine cones lying here there and use them as great christmas decorations. Use acrylic paint in a dark green color to paint the pine cones and now use silver glitter to paint the pedals of the pine cone and use white color too to give the effect. You can paint the tips white and then sprinkle glitter. Use a christmas tree topper like a star or anything you like or simply cut out a piece from felt to go with it.
You can make these cute pom pom ball ornaments from simple pom poms, some cardstock or construction paper, glue , glitter and some embroidery yarn. First make the cone for the ice cream using cardstock or construction paper and then use glue or modge podge to stick the glitter . Use different colored glitter to make the ice cream cones look different from one another. Now use different colored pom pom balls and use glue to fix them in place. Tie embroidery string together and hang them up in a line or on your christmas tree.
Use leftover felt from previous projects or affordable felt from the craft store to make some cute DIY christmas mittens with felt. You will need a plain colored felt and a contrast patterned felt sheet and some colorful ribbons . Cut the solid colored felt sheet in the shape of small mittens and use large contrast colored stitches to fix the two layers together. Use some stuffing inside too to make them look better. Now add the contrast patterned piece to the base and add some colorful buttons. Hang them up on the tree for decoration or anywhere you’d love to use them.
Make your own christmas sequins balls as ornaments. For this you will need styrofoam balls, some pins and sequins in your favorite colors. You can take each sequin and use a pin to fix it onto the styrofoam ball. Start from the top of the ball and cover the whole ornament .
These bottle cleaner christmas globes make for perfect additions for a christmas dinner table or for indoor christmas decorations. This homemade christmas decorations can be made with bottle cleaner christmas tree and will look great as a centrepiece to your dinner table or throughout the house.
This no sew holiday garland is very attractive and is so easy to make. All you need are fabric in different colors suiting your theme, some yarn , a rotary cutter or scissors and some sheer ribbons. First you need to cut the fabric into thin strips of 1 inch width and
This is a great way to recycle your old frame which is lying there. You can take out your mirror or picture frame and take off the backing . use some paint to make the frame look new and add some glitter, some mesh, a few bows, and hang your favorite ornaments .
If you love knitting and have many woolen yarns lying arround then you can make these super easy and affordable ornaments for your christmas tree and for decoration. You will need styrofoam balls in 1 to 1.5 inch size and some colorful yarn . Hold the end on your hand and use the yarn to completely cover the styrofoam ball.
So these were the few Homemade Christmas Decorations and ideas we wanted to showcase for this post. It’s easy to make your own christmas tree and ornaments and making these projects can be super fun with kids and even friends so gather all the materials and start making your own homemade christmas decorations this year.
