You can also create some ornaments for Christmas and make sure you do it right. Some DIY Christmas tree ornaments have been discussed below –
- Citrus Fruit Decorations as DIY Christmas tree Ornaments: You can use citrus fruits for decorations. Due to their bright yellow color, they look fantastic if used as decorative materials. Also, if you feel hungry while decorating, you can have one or two yourselves!
- Cookie Cuttings and More: You can cut boards as cookies and decorate your mantelpiece or Christmas tree. This is a fun thing to do and looks lovely.
During the month of Christmas, we have to remember to cherish the festival and celebrate the season with our family. It is the month that brings us together and all the loved ones are reunited over warm gestures and quality time spent together.
Sometimes in the work rush, we often forget to count the small moments with our family and children. As a result, they feel neglected and dejected. As parents, you should use these festivals as opportunities to rekindle your connection with your kids. DIY projects for Christmas tree decoration can help you to spend time with your family and engage them in the preparation for the grand night.
You can look through the list below for authentic and elegant Christmas tree decor ideas which can be designed out of simple objects lying around your place.
1. Ornaments of corks.
Corked ornaments are quite easy to design as all of us can collect some wooden logs from the backyard. Circularly cut them and you will get the lighter phloem section of the circular disk. Supervision of an adult is required to initiate the process of chopping wood. The painting on the wooden piece can be done by children who will be more than excited to pour their imagination on the tiny cork ornaments.
After you finish designing them, drill a tiny hole at the top of the circular disk and pass a thread through it. Your corked ornament for Christmas is ready to adorn the stems. Sketch pens can be used to draw reindeer faces on them or you can paint the whole piece with a common pastel colour shade.
2. Paper cut out snowflakes.
You can use translucent butter papers to design intricate cut-outs of angels and snowflakes. The light texture will make them appear flowy and free-spirited. An aura of such kind in the room will set up a sprightly atmosphere around the residence.
Not every one of us prefers heavy ornaments for our Christmas tree decorations. The tree itself might be smaller in size and comparatively light weighted. In that case, you have to select ornament options that will not be a burden on the branches.
3. Jingle bells all the way
How can we miss out on the most indispensable item of Christmas decoration? If you are decorating your Christmas tree, the process is incomplete without a couple of jingling bells here and there. You can purchase the small bells and tie a couple of them together. Now fasten them to red ribbons and tie a bow at the top. Your perfect Christmas tree decoration is ready to adorn the branches and chime the Christmas tune all the time. The pleasant sound of the bells ringing in the air will set up a lively aura in the house and uplift your mood.
4. Let's attack the woollens.
All of us must be having spare woollen threads scattered in the knitting box somewhere at the corner of our wardrobes. So it is time to make use of your knitting kit to design the most beautiful fluffy balls for your Christmas Tree decoration.
To design these puffy balls you need a circular cardboard disc about the size of your palm. Cut a section through the disc. Now wind the woollen string of your choice around the disc until it is fully covered. Use a pair of scissors to cut the string along the edge of the disc such that you get a floral appearance of the disc. You can now remove the cardboard piece from the centre and tie a knot at the base of the flower to prevent it from unwinding. Attach another string at the top and your adorable Christmas tree decoration is ready to be put up.
You can similarly refer to DIY tutorials to design miniature hats and socks as decoration for the stems.
5. Bookmarks and greetings.
You can use rectangular strips of handmade papers or chart papers to cut out messages for the tree. You can punch a hole at the top so that a colourful string can be passed through it for attachment. The bookmark-like paper cut-outs can be filled with seasonal messages spreading warmth and motivation around the house. It is a very thoughtful way of decorating your tree because it portrays your creativity and the unique messages that you wish to express.
Seasonal greetings can or adorable and cut figurines can be drawn on the same to enhance the look of the cutouts. The strips can hold messages and wishes you want Santa to fulfil. The practice of penning down your desires and hanging them on the branches of trees is done in many households, especially for kids. This way you can keep a note of the kind of present your child wants for this Christmas and make purchases accordingly.