Christmas is upon us. It’s time to spread the joy and festivity around. There are so many things on our list – buying gifts, decorating our house, baking sugar cookies, and the list goes on. Whether you live in snow-covered peaks or tropical beaches, one non-negotiable tradition is Christmas trees and Christmas tree ornaments.
What are Christmas Ornaments?
If you have a Christmas tree, chances are, you will spend some time decorating it. Whether it is with fairy lights, tinsel, or glass ornaments, the choices are endless and ultimately yours. Christmas ornaments come in various shapes, sizes, and materials and are often hung on the branches of Christmas trees to add festive and decorative elements to your regular fir tree. The practice of hanging handmade Christmas tree ornaments dates back to 16th century Germany. The practice symbolizes the Christian faith and hope for an abundant spring. The Christmas ornament represents a juicy fruit or bounty on otherwise cold and fruitless coniferous trees.
Popular Christmas Ornaments
It’s only a few days to Christmas. We are sure that you might have started receiving Christmas cards and Christmas cheers in the mail. You might also be bombarded with social media ads for Old World Christmas ornaments. Even though you’ve got several varieties of Christmas tree ornaments, some of them will never go out of style. Those being,
- Baubles: Baubles are round glass Christmas ornaments, which also come in plastic. These are shiny and come in myriad colours.
- Fairy Lights: These are also called string lights or miniature lights. They are wrapped around the trees to light them up.
- Tinsel: Tinsels are shredded metal PVC sheets. These shiny strands add sparkle to the tree. They are sometimes added to other Christmas tree ornaments.
- Christmas Figurines: Some people like to decorate their trees with small figurines of Christmas characters or animals, such as Santa Claus, Rudolph, Jesus Christ, angels, and others.
- Snowflakes: They say each snowflake is different. You can also buy plastic or glass Christmas ornaments in the shape of an intricately detailed snowflake.
- DIY Christmas Tree Ornaments: A recent trend is DIY Christmas Ornaments. These Handmade Christmas tree ornaments can be made out of readily available materials. It is a good display of your faith, love, joy, and creativity.
How to Make Christmas Tree Ornaments At Home?
Christmas is an annual festivity. It is the time when you clean out the cobwebs off the crates of Christmas tree ornaments. A few delicate glass Christmas ornaments will be broken. Instead of buying expensive Christmas ornament sets, you must make your own. Here is how to make Christmas ornaments based on some trending DIY Christmas ornament ideas. Chances are, you will find most of the items around your house, but if not, a small trip to your nearest art and craft store will do the trick.
Item You Need to Make Handmade Christmas Tree
To DIY Christmas tree ornaments, you will require the following items. Depending on the various DIY Christmas ornament ideas, other items may become necessary.
- Acrylic paint
- Glitter
- Multi-coloured paper
- Glue
- Ribbons and string
- Paintbrushes
DIY Christmas Ornament Ideas
To make your Christmas tree even brighter, we recommend you give in to your creativity and make diverse Christmas tree ornaments. Some of the most fashionable, popular, and beautiful DIY Christmas Ornament Ideas are given below.
Christmas Hats
To make these Christmas tree ornaments, you will need paper (newspapers, coloured papers, or felt papers) and pom pom balls. Divide the papers into small rectangles. Turn these rectangles into small cones. Paint them and if you wish, add small details. Stick the pom pom balls on the bottom and the top of the cone. Tie a string to the top of the cone.
Photo Frames
You can also make personalized Christmas ornaments in the shape of photo frames. For this, you will need cardboard and a picture. Print the picture, scaling it to the desired size of the ornament. Now cut two cardboard pieces, roughly the size of the printed picture. Paste the picture on one cardboard piece. For the frame, make a design on the other cardboard piece. Cut the design out and paste it on top of the photo.
Beaded Snowflakes
If you know how to make beaded bracelets, making beaded snowflakes Christmas ornaments will be easy for you. Design out a shape of the snowflake with a fish wire. First, bead the interior and loop the wire to secure the beads. Make several spokes and continue beading them. Once the snowflake is complete, you can attach a string to tie it to the Christmas tree.
Cinnamon Sticks
You can even make ornaments out of cinnamon sticks. Not only does the tan-brown colour translate well to vintage Christmas ornaments, but they also smell amazing. Break up the cinnamon sticks across their width. Glue these long sticks in the form of a star, a Christmas tree, or any other way you could think of.
Snowmen
Christmas snow reminds us of snowmen and what better DIY Christmas ornaments other than snowmen? You may make a snowman out of various things – buttons, pom poms, beads, old lightbulbs, and even bottle caps. Just stack three or four of each on top of each other. Colour this concoction white. Now add details such as the ears and nose using acrylic paint pens. You can even use coloured paper for these details. Go an extra mile and attach small twigs for hands.
Popsicle Designs
Popsicles are easy to turn into Christmas ornaments. You can make photo frames, sledges, skis, stars, gingerbread houses, trees, Santa Claus, and other designs out of popsicle sticks. All you need is several popsicle sticks and paint. You can design and decorate single popsicle sticks or you can glue them together to make stars, snowmen, or sledges. Paint them and decorate them.
Scribbling with Scrabble
If you have Scrabble lying around, then you are all set to make Christmas ornaments, All you need is a strong adhesive. Spell out words or phrases and glue them into a sequence. If you wish to be extra, you can experiment with snow made out of thermocol sheets. You can also embellish it with small snowflake ornaments, ribbons, or coloured papers.
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