12 Classic Christmas DIY Ornaments
Get a jump start on the holiday season with these classic DIY ornaments and Christmas decor. Links to step by step tutorials and supplies so you can get crafty quick!
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Hi friends and welcome to the Christmas in July Blog Hop hosted by
Kristy at Kristy Mastrandonas. Can you believe Christmas is only 5 months away!
It's true that the early bird gets the worm, and especially true with the
product shortages most stores have experienced! Now is the time to get your
hands on the supplies you'll need to make your Christmas truly festive! If you
hopped over here from
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Easy Christmas ornaments and decor to make
I love Christmas! I can't get enough of the decorating, crafting and baking.
Creating a magical home during the holidays doesn't have to be stressful,
expensive or overly difficult! I hope you enjoy these easy and thrifty holiday
ornaments and decor. I share step by step tutorials for each project below;
just click the links to see more!
1. How to Upcycle Old Ornaments
Don't throw out those old ornaments, recycle them! You can easily transform
all those old ornaments
(or those ones that no longer match your decor or style) with very
little effort. I'm sharing all my tips for making over old, ugly or even
cheapie ornaments and making them look amazing, as well as tips for easily
spray painting multiple ornaments at one time!
2. Elegant Dining Room in Green and Gold
I'm sharing lots of ideas for how I inexpensively created most of the holiday
decor in my elegant Christmas dining room, including an easy hack for standing
your tree in a basket or crate, setting a gorgeous table, decorating with
vintage dishes, an inexpensive banner for your tree and more!
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3. Easy Drop Cloth Napkins with Plaid Trim
Make these easy Christmas napkins to match your decor this year! A set of
these would also make a wonderful gift and they're so inexpensive to make
using
canvas drop cloth! And there's an option for this to be a no-sew project!
4. Decorating a Porch with Plaid and DIY Plaid Ribbon
I fell in love with
this traditional plaid
last year and wanted to use it everywhere! But the wide ribbon can be so
expensive! This post includes links to the inexpensive items I found and an
easy ribbon hack using fabric! You'll be able to decorate your porch on the
cheap and make it look extra festive, sparkly and welcoming on a budget!
5. Easy Christmas Banister Garland with Ornaments
Decorating a banister with a beautiful garland can really add to the Christmas
spirit as it's one of the first things you often see when you enter a home!
I've broken down the steps and shown you exactly how to make a beautiful
lighted garland for your banister, including the addition of dollar store
ornaments! You'll find my tips for how to attach the garland to your banister,
how to swag it, how to make it look lush and full and more! Such a pretty
addition for the holidays!
6. Thrifty High Gloss Gingerbread Cottages
I used clearance Halloween houses to create these adorable gingerbread
cottages! Find out my favorite products to add the drippy snow as well as get
that high gloss look and how I transformed these little houses, step by step.
7. DIY Wood Finial Ornaments
These high end ornaments started life as curtain finials and wood beads! I'm
showing you how to bring all those elements together into one beautiful
Christmas ornament that will look beautiful on your tree! I'm also sharing my
source for these finials (for only $1.50 ea!) You can make them any color to
work with your Christmas decor.
8. DIY Clay Gingerbread Man Sign
Super cute and so lifelike, this clay gingerbread man is painted and then tied
onto a canvas for the cutest little sign! Brighten up your hot cocoa bar or
make as a gift for someone who loves gingerbread men. This is one gift that
will last!
9. Naughty and Nice Christmas Pillow Wraps
My pillow closet is already stuffed to the max! so I've had to come up with
other ideas! These fun pillows are really temporary wraps that you tack on to
existing pillows for low commitment Christmas decor! I'll break it down for
ya, they're super easy to create, especially if you own a
Silhouette machine and an
Easy Press (currently 50% off!)
10. Clay and Wood Bead Christmas Ornaments
Once you start crafting with
air dry clay, you will be hooked! I've made so many items for my home, and now is a great
time to get ahead and make some Christmas ornaments like these easy clay and
bead ornies!
11. Easy Sharpie Ornaments
These ornaments are a great project to get the kids involved! Use any color
Sharpie you want to create beautiful and one-of-a-kind ornaments! Make them to
match your holiday decor or give as Christmas gifts! See how I used these on
my
Blue and White French Farmhouse Christmas tree!
12. Make Designer Holiday Pillows on the Cheap!
These pillows are one of my most popular Christmas crafts! Created from
holiday placemats, they're a cinch to make and you don't want to miss my tip for easily and
effortlessly adding filling to a DIY pillow! It's a game changer, I promise!
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These are all so beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteCindy - all these ideas!!! I am absolutely enjoying and soaking in each one! Love your post and will definitely be coming back again and again to get inspired. So happy to hop along with you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Crystal, so glad to hop with you and celebrate Christmas in July!
DeleteOh my goodness Cindy, I love all of your beautiful Christmas decorations! Everything looks so lush and perfectly styled! I’m excited to delve into your other posts too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kristy, I appreciate your sweet comments and am so happy to have inspired you today!
DeleteOh my goodness, I love ALL of your Christmas decorating ideas, but I still want to try the blue Sharpie ornaments, even it they don't turn out as cute as yours! Thanks for the inspiration my friend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle, I'll bet they turn out even better!!
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