How to Make Ornaments

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Top Projects for Making Ornaments

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How To Make Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments

Don’t you love the look of those beautiful mercury glass ornaments you see in all the expensive catalogs?? I certainly do! I’m going to show you how to make mercury glass ornaments that are shatterproof and look like the real thing!! Plus, they cost a fraction of the price of real mercury glass ornaments!!Inspiration OrnamentsOne of my absolute favorite kinds of DIYs is to try and recreate something that I spotted in a high-end catalog. I love sharing how to get that expensive look for less. This holiday season I have a list of ornaments that I’m going to make that are inspired by Pottery Barn, Arhaus, and Anthropologie.The faux mercury glass ornaments that I’m going to make are my take on this beautiful set from Pottery Barn. ( 5 ornaments for $39.50). Photo credit: Pottery Barn

Jennifer Howard| Cottage On Bunker Hill

Memorial Using Flowers From Dad’s Funeral

First, let me say, “Not my idea at all.”While at the funeral home helping my Mom with the arrangements for my Dad, she noticed some candles, which were very nice, made from the flowers sent as memorials for the ceremony.Mom wanted to have a use for the flowers that people sent and suggested the candles. They looked fine, supposedly lasted forever and I thought about it. I could see the candle stored on a basement shelf in a few years. I didn’t feel the $100 price tag for each candle was a good use of funeral dollars so I declined her offer--as did my other siblings.I told Mom I would find a better use for the flowers no one took after the ceremony and so, when I got home, I looked on Pintrest and found about a dozen ideas yet only one inspired me. I’m not one for having a lot of stuff to dust around so a picture frame or a dried arrangement, though beautiful ideas, wasn’t anything I wanted to make.

Annette

How To Make Glitter Ornaments With Glue

Are you looking for easy DIY glitter ornaments to make this holiday season? Here is a great project where you or your kids can make glitter Christmas ornaments!! All you need are clear plastic ornaments, some glitter glue (the best way to use glitter that is mess-free!), and a shiny bow!

Maura White

Christmas Morning Potpourri (Air Fryer Style)

I had these great wire ornaments on hands, and I wanted to fill them with something. Why not potpourri? Here's how I made them, and it smells amazing!!

Shelly L Nemeth

How to Cut Wooden Disc/Wood Slices

The past two Winters I have been really into crafts and decorating with these wooden discs. Problem is I have been spending a small fortune to buy them on Etsy and have you seen how much craft stores are charging for them? Well on Thanksgiving I noticed my Brother-in-law had done some landscaping in his yard and had a pile of branches to burn. After dinner I went our back and grabbed two small branches.

Weekend Craft

Repurpose Ugly Neckties Into Beautiful Christmas Ornaments

This simple and easy project will turn those ugly neckties that every father has in their closet into beautiful and elegant Christmas ornaments. I was inspired to do this project when I saw sweater ornaments on Pinterest made with embroidery hoops.

Judy Tosh

DIY Angel Birdie Ornaments

These were too fun not to share!! The ping pong balls and plastic birdies were purchased at the Dollar Tree which made me SO happy! Knowing a crafting experiment isn't going to cost an arm and a leg is always a good thing. Been there. Done that. ;)

Stefanie

Engraved and Illuminated Plastic Ball Ornaments

I have a ton of these inexpensive shatterproof plastic ball ornaments and I wanted to dress them up a little bit. I decided to get out my engraving tool (a Dremel) and see what would happen. The results were so pretty! I only took off the top layer of color and the white plastic would show through. But what was even more beautiful was what happened when i added the balls to a strand of christmas tree lights. The engraving would glow. It looked so cool. I created a video tutorial (embedded in the blog post) so you can see how I settled on a design and the type of engraving tips I used if you are interested in duplicating these! Here is the full post: http://www.thekimsixfix.com/2014/09/engraved-and-illuminated-ornaments.html

TheKimSixFix

Christmas Ornament Topiary

I have been wanting one of these since I first saw them in holiday decorating catalogs, but have you seen the prices?!! I had to find the perfect combination of ornaments in size and color, and I was on my way!

Chloe Crabtree

Decorate Your Mailbox for Christmas!

I like to decorate outdoors for Christmas, and for me that begins at the curb with my mailbox. Next it will be up the railings and stairway and then my front porch. This year I will decorate it all in red and gold!

Chloe Crabtree

How To Make Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments

Jennifer Howard| Cottage On Bunker Hill

Memorial Using Flowers From Dad’s Funeral

Annette

How To Make Glitter Ornaments With Glue

Maura White

Christmas Morning Potpourri (Air Fryer Style)

I had these great wire ornaments on hands, and I wanted to fill them with something. Why not potpourri? Here's how I made them, and it smells amazing!!

Shelly L Nemeth

How to Cut Wooden Disc/Wood Slices

Weekend Craft

Repurpose Ugly Neckties Into Beautiful Christmas Ornaments

Judy Tosh

DIY Angel Birdie Ornaments

Stefanie

Engraved and Illuminated Plastic Ball Ornaments

TheKimSixFix

Christmas Ornament Topiary

Chloe Crabtree

Decorate Your Mailbox for Christmas!

Chloe Crabtree

DIY Ornament Videos

Want to start making ornaments but need some help? Watch our DIY video tutorials.

How To Make Unique Christmas Tree Ornaments Using Resin, Clay & Moulds

Christmas is only a couple of weeks away!🎄⛄🎅⛄🎄One of my favorite parts about the Christmas season, the Christmas crafts!The kids can even help with these ones!Get creative and enjoy the family crafting time 🥰I've included both written directions as well as videosI used a wide variety of Redesign With Prima Decor Moulds for this project, but you really only need a couple of your favorite designs to create some unique ornaments ♥️Redesign With Prima offers dozens of different designs for their decor moulds. They are well worth having on hand! You can, in a moment's notice, create unique appliques for any project, even for cakes! Yes! They are food safe too! 🥰The price consists of a few paint colors, moulds and waxes along with all of the other necessities. You can make dozens of ornaments and still have a lot of product leftover for more projects. And, the moulds last forever ♥️

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Add a Jolly Touch to Your Holiday Décor With Santa String Lights

There is nothing more Christmassy than Santa and today I am going to show you how you can easily include him in your holiday décor by making these adorable Santa Clause string lights. I have also included a bonus décor project, my darling Santa belt buckle ornaments. You can see more of my crazy creations hereGrab your supplies and let’s get started!This post was transcribed by a member of the Hometalk editorial team from the original HometalkTV episode.

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Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Ornament Projects

The best ornament projects on the web. Prepare to fall in love.

Rustic Pallet Wood Church Ornaments

A few bloggers and I joined in on a Christmas blog hop organized by CountryLiving.com, and Hometalk.com. Inspired by my love of small country churches, I set out to create a rustic ornament with salvaged pallet wood...

Patina Paradise

Twine Wreath Ornaments...Mason jar lids repurposed...

I have done lots of decorating with jars...and now I have a BIG stash of leftover lids and rims. This is a simple idea I came up to repurpose some of those "lonely rims" into cute little ornaments for your tree...

Chipping with Charm, Laurel

Create an Angel Feather Ornament

We first made these "angel feather" bulbs when my kids were preschoolers. They are super sweet and super easy. Plus they make great gifts!

Cynthia - Clockworkinteriors

Upcycled CD Ornaments - Easy DIY Project for Last Minute Gifts

These Easy Upcycled CD Ornaments make great DIY Last Minute Handmade Gifts, you probably already have everything you need to make them! I love being able to use cast off materials like Old CD's and scraps of wrapping paper and fabric to create these, and kinda want to make a bunch more already. They are so easy from start to finish they only take an hour or so to create a few at a time, You will want to make more and more because they are so easy!

Angelina Rose

Salt Dough Vs Cornstarch Clay

Easy DIYDo you have little ones coming over for the Holiday's?Create special memories and keepsakes that will last a lifetime!

Barn Tree Place

Decorative Christmas Eggs

My grandmother used to make these delicate eggs when I was a child. It is a craft I have always wanted to try and it has taken me to the age of 51 to give it a try!! 😊

Diane

Rustic Pallet Wood Church Ornaments

Patina Paradise

Twine Wreath Ornaments...Mason jar lids repurposed...

Chipping with Charm, Laurel

Create an Angel Feather Ornament

We first made these "angel feather" bulbs when my kids were preschoolers. They are super sweet and super easy. Plus they make great gifts!

Cynthia - Clockworkinteriors

Upcycled CD Ornaments - Easy DIY Project for Last Minute Gifts

Angelina Rose

Salt Dough Vs Cornstarch Clay

Easy DIYDo you have little ones coming over for the Holiday's?Create special memories and keepsakes that will last a lifetime!

Barn Tree Place

Decorative Christmas Eggs

My grandmother used to make these delicate eggs when I was a child. It is a craft I have always wanted to try and it has taken me to the age of 51 to give it a try!! 😊

Diane