7 Whimsical DIY Christmas Ornaments to Sparkle Your Holiday

Of course, you can buy Walmart or Target Christmas ornaments for gifting or decoration. But,, where’s the fun in that? Instead, DIY Christmas ornaments are a fun way to spend your free holiday time or gift someone. There are various DIY Christmas crafts, from festive decorations to drinking equipment and clothing.

In this blog, we’ll review the DIY Christmas ornaments you can make at home, what you need, and how to use them. Stick around to discover DIY projects to do with your kids or something to help bond with your partner. That said, let’s get into it!

Putting up Christmas tree decorations is a fun time for the entire family. Some take it further and compete on who’ll better decorate their X-Mas tree. DIY Christmas craft decorations are free points if you’re in a similar competition with a neighbor or sibling. Explore options like silver cardstock mistletoe or hanging snowflakes.

To create the cardstock decorations, download and print your artwork. Use tools like rotary cutters, craft knives, and paper-cutting machines to achieve accuracy.

More cardstock decorations to try include:

Leave a small space at the top to drill your rope hole. Also, combine these options with varying sizes, and watch how you win this year’s best-decorated tree. 

What can’t you do with Cricuts? They are handy in creating festive ornaments like the Christmas tree, Santa, elves, jingle bells, reindeer, and hats. Like the tree decorations, download and print them on your preferred adhesive-backed cardstock (smart paper).

Other useful materials include infusible ink transfer sheets, iron-on, wood, leather, and vinyl. Moreover, use glitter to make your Christmas Cricut ornament pop.

Additional creative Cricut Christmas ornaments include animated photos of the family members. Also, print your artwork, helping you market yourself to house guests or onlookers. Therefore, remember to add your logo or a name to the Cricut design. 

Do you keep losing your keys? Well, not anymore through great DIY Christmas keychain ornaments. You can use sublimation and adhesive vinyl crafting methods to create Christmas themes, names, and artwork keychains.

A fabulous adhesive vinyl example is a shiny, glittering name keychain. It requires simple materials, including UV light, resin, and glitter. Follow the process to create the same keychain: 

Meanwhile, DIY sublimation keychains offer outstanding results. You’ll need to use the following to get quality sublimation keychain crafts.

Remember to pick some extra heat tape when making multiple keychains.

Do you want to gift the book warm or the avid novel reader in the family? A customized bookmark craft is the best gift. Crafting options range from using stickers on uniquely shaped acrylics or plastic materials. However, acrylics have exquisite results, where you can add decorations like glitter.

Holographic Sparkle Adhesive Vinyl is a great way to create great acrylic bookmarkers. Explore with Christmas themes like a silhouette of Santa riding from the North Pole. Also, you can combine various designs on one bookmark design.

Customized options include editing the recipient’s portrait into a cartoon image. However, phrase prints will fit the context. They include inspirational and witty quotes like: 

Bookmarkers are also excellent for bible readers. Customize several for your religion group this Christmas. 

Gift tags are essential if you get multiple presents for each family member. Don’t just get basic tags from your local store; or worse, use a marker pen. Various DIY cutout options will help make the gift wrapping look expensive.

You’ll require reliable cardstock paper, a printer, and art designs. The latter includes personalized options like the gift recipient’s portrait pictures. Include their name at the bottom.

Also, gift cards are the perfect Christmas investment plan. DIY Christmas quote ideas like “Ho Ho Ho” and “Merry Christmas”can sell well. Add wholesome messages like “Receive this with love” to entice or impress the gift recipient. Other adorable gift card quote examples include the following: 

Be creative and free with your word formation, but avoid being offensive. 

Worry less if you’re out of Christmas house decorations. DIY snowflakes are reliable alternatives. Attach multiple designs to get sturdy results. Add rhinestones at the back of your snowflakes via the hotfix method for creativity.

Additionally, explore different sizes and colors, perhaps replicating the Christmas theme. Lastly, place these DIY Christmas ornaments on your door or hang them close to the lights. This will create unique snowflake shadows. 

Sublimation creates outstanding Christmas wood ornaments. To make yours, get thin wood pieces (preferably round), sublimation paper, and a heat transfer machine. Firstly cut the clear sublimation htv, heat transfer, then heat press sublimation paper. You can explore Christmas-themed decoration images like Grinch skinny legs, hats, and pom poms.

Moreover, personalize the wood with animated family members or client portraits, or use your drawings. Also, cool art images like anime, superheroes, and graffiti are unique and can be great Christmas gifts for kids or teenagers. 

Save on your decoration and gifting budget through the mentioned DIY Christmas ornament projects. Don’t limit yourself to the ideas; explore others like acrylic earrings, name tags, and door wood hangers.

Don’t just sit around in your free time; try these options for an enjoyable holiday with friends and family. As a craft beginner, get video tutorials from YouTube or useful paper craft websites. Have fun!