Yesterday, I was adding a printable to my no-bake cinnamon applesauce ornament recipe, and I started googling to find other easy DIY Christmas ornament ideas.
And lemme tell you, there are a lot of annoying websites out there that just have photos of crafty Christmas ornaments with no tutorial/pattern at all.
Not to mention the many Pinterest pins that go nowhere helpful when you click on them.
Anyway. I did find some that had instructions and patterns when necessary, so I added them to a list (along with the cinnamon ornament recipe) because I thought maybe some of you are looking for ornament ideas right about now too.
I really, really want to make some of these felt ornaments with Sonia and Zoe, especially the hot cocoa one.
Which is why I put it at the top of the list.
Enjoy!
10 DIY Christmas Tree Ornament Ideas
All 10 ideas use inexpensive supplies, and they're all easy enough to make with kids.
Winter House
This house is made of basic shapes that are simple to cut out. I love the bead "snow".
DIY Nordic-Inspired Christmas Decorations
These are pretty colorful, but if you don't do bright red, I think they'd look great in more muted tones.
DIY Iridescent Gold Splatter Painted Ornaments
You will have to buy clear glass balls, but the color comes from inexpensive acrylic paint.
No-Bake Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
Easy, two ingredient ornaments that smell fantastic!
Button and Felt DIY Christmas Ornaments
Buttons and felt are inexpensive and easy to work with!
How to Make Rustic Twig Christmas Ornaments
Three beautiful ornament designs made with twigs, hot glue, and twine.
Glittery Pine Cone Ornaments
If you have pinecones in your area, these will be super cheap to make!
Salt Dough Ornaments
Salt dough ornaments costs just pennies and can last for decades.
Wood Slice Ornaments
If you're using your own wood slices, bake them at 200 degrees F for 45 minutes on each side.
Melissa
Thursday 21st of November 2019
Thank you this is great! And so cute. And you are so right about Pinterest. It's such a shame to see really cool projects, click on them and there is nothing helpful about how to accomplish the project.
Kristen
Thursday 21st of November 2019
Yes! It's so frustrating, it makes me not even want to bother with Pinterest.
Nancy Stewart
Monday 18th of November 2019
These are adorable. What great projects to do with my grands! Thanks.
Dori
Monday 18th of November 2019
What a great list. Thank you so much for compiling and sharing these! It's definitely frustrating when you're doing a search on Pinterest and some of the links are duds with no useful information about the how-to.
Diane C
Sunday 17th of November 2019
I made these per your suggestion, back in 2012. I did end up using a juice box straw, as I suggested in the original comments, which worked perfectly. I think this might be the year to make some more.
Diane C
Sunday 17th of November 2019
Whoops, that would be the Cinnamon Applesauce ornaments. I used a small heart-shaped cookie cutter. I like the air drying method because you can keep checking to make sure the dough stays flat. Sometimes cookie sheets twist in the oven when they get warm, which is not good for these.
Rose
Sunday 17th of November 2019
Pet peeve on the Nordic ornaments: snowflakes only ever have six sides! Not eight as in the picture.
That hot chocolate is sooo cute though. thanks.