Best DIY Ornament Ideas
INSIDE : Learn 43 of the Best DIY Ornament Ideas to make this holiday season! Get ready Christmas trees for all this creative goodness coming your way.
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I have been a long time fan of making and creating for the holidays. I love that when you craft you can completely customize colors, patterns and even shapes to fit your home and your aesthetic perfectly.
Another wonderful perk of DIY Ornaments are how cost effective they can be! Often times places like CB2, West Elm or Pottery Barn have beautiful Christmas ornaments available for sale, but oh my do they come with a hefty price tag.
How do you make DIY Ornaments?
Making DIY ornaments is as simple as your creativity will take you.
I love using simple natural materials as the base for crafting ornaments. A few of my favorite materials to use are :
- White Plastic Ornament Balls
- Disco Ball Ornaments
- Simple Wooden Tree Ornaments
- White Ceramic Disc Ornaments
- Gold Bells
- Wooden Snowflake Ornaments
- Clear Plastic Fillable Ornaments
Once you have your base material, you can add glitter, paint, ribbon, string, buttons, greenery, pinecones, gold foil, yarn and so much more!
What can you fill an ornament with?
If you are using a clear ornament ball there are so many fun things you can fill it with.
I’ve seen people fill them with
- confetti
- shredded tissue paper
- hot chocolate mix
- candy canes
- chocolate martini mix
- buttons
- cotton balls or pom poms
- mini bottle brush trees
- miniature snowmen
- and more!
Creative and Unique DIY Ornaments
Let’s take a look at some of the most creative and unique ornament DIY ideas out there!
43 of the Most Unique DIY Ornament Ideas
Gold Leaf Christmas Ornaments
Learn how to take ceramic Christmas balls and transform them into gorgeous statement Gold Leaf Christmas Ornaments! The gold foil will shimmer and shine on your tree.
Beaded Christmas Ornaments
I love these simple brown beads used to create star ornaments!
Recycled Egg Carton Ornaments
Nothing says the holidays better than shimmer! These recyled egg carton ornaments are perfectly shimmery.
Embroidery Hoop Christmas Decor
Learn how to turn an embroidery hoop into a festive ornament!
Leather Christmas Ornament
Leather is one of my favorite materials to craft with and this Christmas ornament is such a great use of it.
Paint Dipped Ribbon Ornaments
Love the pop of color these Paint Dipped Ribbon balls add. I bet they look amazing on a tree.
How to make Clay Peace Sign Ornaments
Learn how to make Clay Peace Sign Ornaments using polymer clay and colorful embroidery floss! This fun craft project gives new life to simple clay ornaments with trendy peace signs used in a modern new way.
DIY Concrete Ornaments
Concrete ornaments with a hint of gold glitter on the edges makes for a perfect holiday statement.
Mini Pendant NOEL Christmas Ornaments
Making mini felt pendants for Christmas is a great way to add personality to your holiday tree.
DIY Leather Gemstone Ornaments
The combination of leather and copper foil are perfect on these little gemstone ornaments.
DIY Fabric Covered Tree Ornaments
Fabric comes in endless patterns and colors, so it's the perfect medium to add to your tree ornaments!
Star Crochet Ornaments
I love the handmade look of these beautiful neutral star crochet ornaments.
Evergreen Hanging Hoop
Bring in nature to your Christmas decor with this lovely Evergreen hanging Hoop!
DIY Tinted Glass Amber Ornaments
These DIY glass amber ornaments look like you bought them at a high end store! So beautiful to display in a bowl on the table or your tree.
Painted Wood Ornaments
Wooden Chrismas ornaments with beautiful blue and yellow patterns painted over top. Such a smart way to add color to your tree.
DIY Marble Tree Ornaments
Learn how to make Clay marbled tree ornaments this year!
DIY Felt Ornaments
Learn how to trim your holiday tree with brightly colored Modern DIY Felt Ornaments. You can mix and match the colors for a Modern Christmas tree.
Fabric Newsletter Ornaments
Learn how to create these fun Homemade Fabric Christmas Ornaments with a simple pattern to hang on your tree or give out as gifts to your family!
DIY Glitter Scallop Ornaments
Add glitter to these colorful scallop patterned ornaments for a fun whimsical look.
Dala Horse Salt Dough Ornaments
Add a Scandinavian touch to your tree by making these Dala Horse Salt Dough ornaments! They would look so beautiful in any color, too.
Holiday Memories with homemade ornaments
Create beautiful paper handmade ornaments!
How to dry Orange Slices for decoration
Learn how to dry Orange Slices for decoration during the winter months. They make great Holiday Ornaments, set out in a dish or strung on a garland!
How to make Cardboard Peace Sign Ornaments
Learn how to make Cardboard Peace Sign Ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree this holiday season. With the addition of the baking soda paint technique, these ornaments will be a big hit.
Recycled Distressed Ornaments
Bring new life to your old ornaments with this fun distressed paint technique.
Star and Moon Ornaments
Sew yourself some beautiful star and moon ornaments for your tree or a garland this Christmas season.
Handmade Embroidery Hoop Ornament
Learn how to create a fun Handmade Embroidery Hoop Ornament to hang on your Christmas tree this Winter season.
DIY Wood Bead Ornaments
There is nothing quite like DIY Wood Bead Ornaments! I love these star and snowflake ornaments.
DIY Yarn Wrapped Letter Ornament Stocking Tags
Personalize everyone's stocking this year with this fun Letter Ornament wrapped ornament idea!
Terracotta Clay Oranment
Create colorful terracotta clay ornaments this year!
Printed Fan Ribbon Ornaments
Learn how to make customized ribbon Fan Ornaments!
3D Paper Honeycomb Ornaments with Free Cut Files
Learn to create the most elegant 3D paper honeycomb ornaments for either a Cricut or Silhouette machine!
Large Gingerbread Christmas Ornaments using Cardboard
Add a little German flair to your Christmas season this year by making Gingerbread ornaments with cardboard.
Unique Clay Mushrooms Christmas Ornaments
How beautiful are the colors of these unique Clay Mushrooms ornaments. I adore them!
Christmas ornaments with macrame yarn
Get 5 free patterns for making Christmas ornaments with macrame yarn.
DIY Faceted Gemstone Ornaments
I love gemstones and I love clay, so this faceted air dry clay ornament idea is a favorite of mine!
DIY Indigo Marbled Ornaments
Add a little Indigo Blue color to your holiday decor this year with these marbled ornaments.
Christmas Ornament Exchange
How to make a simple Embroidery Hoop Holiday Ornament! Perfect for a gift idea or to hang on your Christmas tree. And ribbons and bells make it even better!
Botanical Ornament
Such an elegant way to capture a bit of winter in an ornament!
DIY Tiny Tree Fabric Ornament
How darling is this scrap fabric turned Christmas tree ornament?! It can be used on the tree or added to a holiday gift!
DIY Temporary Tattoo Ornaments
This is a fast update to take a simple ornament and apply a temporary tattoo to give it a whole new life!
DIY Painted Christmas Ornaments
I love these bright bold colors trimmed out with gold foil tape! Such a pretty addition to any tree.
A Trio of Felt Ornaments
Felt is always a simple material to use when making ornaments and these colors are such fun!
DIY PAINTED ORNAMENTS
I may need to make one of these painted stripe ornaments immediately! Love the bold colors she used.
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