Handmade Christmas Ornaments to Make
30 tutorials published
Embroider a six-spoke snowflake design on a felt circle with backstitch, V stitches and French knots, then back it and blanket stitch the edge. Includes a glued no-stitch version.
Sew a stuffed felt tree with three scalloped tiers, bead or French-knot baubles, a brown trunk and a ribbon loop, using running stitch and blanket stitch.
The foundation skills behind every stuffed felt ornament: choosing felt, cutting two matching pieces, picking floss and a needle, sewing the edge, stuffing lightly and securing the loop.
Roll a half or quarter circle of paper into a cone, add a thread loop through the tip, then dress it with fringed tiers, a punched dot garland and a tiny star.
Build sturdy six-point snowflakes from three crossed cardstock strips and small glued details, using a simple drawn guide to keep the arms evenly spaced.
Learn to score and pleat a paper strip, then turn it into three ornaments: a round rosette, a half fan and a small tiered tree, using only paper, glue and thread.
Cut ten equal cardstock strips, punch a hole at each end, pin them with paper fasteners or thread and beads, and fan them out into a round ornament. Includes a strip length and ball size chart.
Draw an even five-point star with a circle and five marks, cut three sizes from cardstock, score each one into ridges and stack them into a layered ornament with a hidden loop.
Pack paper, felt, natural and painted ornaments the way each material needs, using divided boxes, egg cartons, tissue and clear labels, then check and repair them when you unpack.
Tidy threads, glue and edges, choose between matte, satin and gloss brush-on sealer, add a neat backing and dry everything properly so your handmade ornaments look complete and last.
Decorate handmade ornaments with buttons, beads, sequins, four easy embroidery stitches and flat trims, and learn three placement rules that stop a design from looking cluttered.
Choose the right ribbon, twine, thread or wire hook for a handmade ornament, cut it to a sensible length, attach it five different ways and find the balance point so it hangs straight.
