Christmas makes me feel crafty. My favorite Christmas craft to make has to be ornaments. It makes me happy to see ornaments I make every year when I hang them on my tree. They are also some of my favorite things to make for gifts, knowing that my friends can have the same happy feeling when they put them on their own trees. Here are 10 homemade Christmas ornaments that I'd like to make this year. I hope you enjoy them too.
Since I found Michele's twiggy snowmen ornaments I really wish I had thought to stow away a few of the branches from when we trimmed our trees earlier this year. Snowmen made from twigs! With jaunty hats! Luckily I live near a wooded trail and I'll be heading out soon to scout for fallen branches I can use to make a few of these.
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Shari's melted snowman ornaments make me laugh every time I look at them. I love them. I need them. I think all my friends need at least one.
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I adore these retro fabric Christmas lights ornaments from kojodesigns. This is a great way to use fabric scraps. I'd love to have a a whole line of these in my kitchen window.
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We painted a chalkboard wall in our downstairs hallway and we have some plenty of chalkboard paint left to use on crafts. These chalkboard christmas ornaments Melissa made would be a great way to use some of it. You could write a special note every year. Or make one for each person in your family and have them each write their own message as they hang them on the tree. Best message gets the first Christmas cookie!
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Do you have a sweater that has seen better days? But you just can't quite part with it? Turn it into some of Natalie's mini mitten ornaments. Hang them on the tree. Use them instead of bows on presents. Use them to wrap a gift cards. Basically, make these teeny mittens and use them for everything.
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I feel like birds just belong on my Christmas tree and so my tree has several of them. It is sadly -- and shockingly -- lacking in owls. I love owls! And sparkles! I think that makes Kat's glitter owl Christmas ornament pretty much perfect and I have some friends who would love to have some owls to add to their tree.
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Looking for personalized yet slightly different Christmas ornaments? You'll like Ashley's silhouette Christmas tree ornaments. Check our her tutorial on how to create silhouettes and get ready to craft!
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I have oodles of small jewelry boxes collecting dust in a closet because, you know, they might be useful one day. I've found a use for them! You can use jewelry boxes to make Erin's Christmas vignette ornaments. I love the tree she used in hers and the presents are gift-wrapped Legos! Look around your house to see what small items you could use in yours -- I bet you'll surprise yourself with what you find!
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We are big fans of Christmas crackers and that's exactly what Jade's Christmas candy decorations look like to me. Nestle them in the beaches of your tree when you are done. If you don't mind seeing your hard work undone, you could even slip some treats inside them. Or clues to a Christmas scavenger hunt!
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There's nothing quite like a personalized ornament. I really like Jaime's hand-painted monogrammed ornaments. I'd like to make some for myself but I think they'd also make really lovely gifts. Your toughest decision will be choosing which font to use because they'd all look awesome.
Are you making Christmas ornaments? Will you be giving any as gifts?
Be sure to check out the rest of the posts in our 12 days of Holiday Crafts series.
Karen Ballum is a Community Moderator on BlogHer.com. She also blogs at Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.