Homemade Christmas Tree Ornaments
A fun family project during the holidays is to make your own
Christmas tree ornaments. Here are some easy crafts that will soon have you
making your very own ornaments.
Pinecone Ornaments
Supplies you will need:
- Pine
Cone
- Paint
- Beads,
glitter or sequins, yarn and small buttons to decorate with
- Ribbon
- Glue
Directions:
- Cut a
6" length of ribbon.
- Tie
into a circle and glue the tied part to the pointy tip of the pine cone.
- Paint
the cone green
- While
the paint is still wet sprinkle with the glitter.
- Once
the paint is dry you can decorate with beads and sequins to look like
ornaments on the tree.
- You
can paint the tips white to look like snow.
- You
can hang on your Christmas tree as an ornament or you can place it on a
shelf by putting it into a small clay decorated pot.
Ice Cream Cone Ornament
These are fun to make and anyone over 3 yrs of age can make
these.
Supplies you will need:
- Either
the cake or the sugar ice cream cones
- A
solid colored ball ornament big enough to sit on the cones
- White
acrylic pain
- Tiny
glass beads
- Glue
or hot glue
- Spray
acrylic
- Ribbon
Directions:
- Hold
the cone by the base
- Place
glue all along the inside rim of the cone.
- Place
the ball ornament on the cone with the hanging side up
- Make
sure the ornament is dry before doing the next part. (hot glue works
faster).
- Drizzle
white paint on top of the ball
- Sprinkle
glass beads on top of the wet white paint.
- Let
this dry overnight
- Lightly
spray the cone part with acrylic. DO NOT GET
TOO CLOSE TO THE CONE
WHILE SPRAYING as this may melt the cone. This will seal the cone.
- Tie a
colorful ribbon through the loop of the ornament
Your ornament is done.
****NOTE***** if you want to write the child's name and date
on the base of the cone before spraying with acrylic it’s a nice touch.
Balloon Tree Ornaments
Supplies you will need:
- Balloons
that are small and round
- Liquid
Starch
- Newspaper
cut into little pieces
- Corn
seeds
- Glue
- Gold
paint
- Matches
- Lace
- Pin
Directions:
- Blow up the balloons until they are the size to fit into the
palm of your hand.
- Smear the starch all over the balloon (you can use paper
mache if you want)
- Put the pieces of newspaper all over the starch and then let
dry
- Repeat this procedure until you have 3 layers.
- Once the newspaper is completely dry you can use a pin to
pop the balloons.
- Decorate using the seeds and glue.
- Paint it with the gold paint.
- Tie lace onto the match
- Put the match inside the ornament to be the hanger.
- Tie the ornament onto the Christmas tree.
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