Making gorgeous Christmas decorations will not cost you a fortune. You can create beautiful homemade decorations using relatively inexpensive supplies and with a bit of ingenuity that can make the holiday house unique and special. These are seven ideas to add festive cheer without chasing a nestful.
Rustic Pinecone Ornaments
Pinecones are the gift that nature gives us in the winter and excellent to use in DIY Christmas decor. Take pinecones in your yard or in a nearby park and turn them into cute decorations.
To create rustic pinecone decorations, just clean the pinecones, and spray them with a little bit of white paint or glitter to create a snowy look. Wrap around the top with a piece of twine or ribbon to hang on your tree. To make it a little more festive, you can attach some beads or bells to the ends of the pinecone scales with hot-glue.
Mason Jar Snow Globes
Mason jars are cheap and practical and can be used in a DIY project. Make them magical snow globes by using water, glycerin (to slow the falling “snow” down) and glitter in the jar. Glue a small figurine, like a Christmas tree, reindeer or Santa onto the jar lid, using waterproof glue.
Take care not to open up the jar more than half closed and shake to watch the snow swirl. They are very nice centerpieces or mantel ornaments and can be easily tailored with your preferred holiday themes.
Paper Snowflakes
A traditional and inexpensive use of paper snowflakes is an easy to make decorative tool. Take plain white or colored paper and form triangles, cutting out the shapes along the sides. Each snowflake has a different pattern when it is unfolded.
Tape a couple of paper snowflakes or stick some together on your windows and create a winter wonderland motif. You can also apply glitter glue or metallic markers to give your snowflakes a glittering shine and some depth as well.
Festive Candle Jars
Transform plain candles into Christmas ornaments using basic supplies of ribbon, twine, and mini-ornaments. Take a square of burlap or colored paper and wrap the bottom of a pillar candle and then tie it with decorative twine or ribbon.
To add a homey and aromatic feel to the holly, attach small pine sprigs, cinnamon sticks or mini ornaments to the ribbon. These candle jars are beautiful on dining tables or in just cozy corners and bring warmth and beauty to any setting.
Christmas Garlands made by hand
Garlands can be a great means of providing a splash of color and warmth to mantelpieces, stair railings, and doorways. To save money, make garlands out of popcorn and cranberries, strung on a piece of string as an edible garland.
Alternatively you can make shapes such as stars, trees or stockings out of felt or coloured paper and affix them onto twine. Pop your garland with different textures and colors. The project is an excellent one to work on with children and incorporate a personal twist to your holiday decorations.
Upcycled Sweater Stockings
Rather than purchasing new stockings, re-use old sweaters and create special and nice Christmas stockings. Cut the sweater into pieces of stocking, sew the ends and leave a loop on the top to hang.
Paint or pin buttons and patches on or paint fabric on each stocking to make it unique to a family member or guest. This is a do it yourself concept that saves you money and adds a personal touch to your fireplace mantel.
Natural Wreaths with a Twist
Wreaths are symbolic Christmas adornments though they can cost a lot when purchased in stores. Make your own with natural materials such as evergreen branches, holly, berries and twigs.
Use a base of a wire or grapevine wreath and fasten with floral wire or hot glue to your gathered materials. To complete the look, add a large bow at the bottom consisting of burlap or festoon ribbon. Natural wreaths will welcome to your front door and will add fresh winter smell to your house.
These seven DIY Christmas decorations are made using creative and cheap materials with a festive theme. They not only save money, but they offer a fun crafting experience to friends and family. You can choose to go rustic, classic or warmly cozy with the following ideas to make your halls look good and fill them with love this season.
