How to DIY Christmas Decorations by Yourself

With this year’s Christmas is coming soon, are you thinking about how to decorate your house to welcome Christmas? So why don’t you try to make your own Christmas decorations this time, you can not only enjoy the fun of crafting but also save your money. Try it.

Let’s take a look at how to DIY Christmas decorations specifically.

1.Gold MERRY Sign

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On Christmas day, people will be pleased to say, Merry Christmas! To show their best wish. I think if you make a delicate MERRY sign that will be a great idea. Don’t worry, it is very easy to make, and the final product will look good.

Let’s check what materials we need.

Cardboard letters M, E, R, Y
Christmas balls ornaments
Gold spray paint
Hot glue gun

Now, keep your eyes open. It is the magic time to make Christmas DIY decoration idea become reality.

1. Firstly, cut the cardboard letters and try to keep the cut as complete as possible. Then clean up the paper scraps inside the cardboard letter.

2. Secondly, what we need to do is to spray paint. Evenly spray golden spray paint on each surface of the cardboard letter. Then wait for it to dry.

3. Finally, now we are about to fill in the letter board, apply hot melt glue to these shiny Christmas ball ornaments, and then stick it into the letter board. When all are filled, a shiny golden MERRY sign is done.

Look, DIY Xmas decor is so easy, there are no technical operations. Just cut it, spray it, fill it. By the way, you can try to change the color of spray paint when you gonna make it. Or make other changes.

2.DIY Pallet Wood Tree

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Mhm…What’s the next Christmas decoration idea to make? Wow, it is a pallet wood DIY tree. Can’t wait to make it immediately, see what things we need to make this DIY Christmas decoration.

Pallet Wood Christmas Tree
Chalky Paint in Red, Green, and White
Xmas White Lights (50 ct)
Natural Jute Ribbon
Foam Brush
Drill with 11/64 Bit

1. The first step, drills a test hole in a piece of wood chips to make sure that the Xmas light fits this hole. Then you can make holes in the pallet wood Christmas tree. You can mark with a pen first, at the position where you want to drill. Attention to the length limit between the Xmas lights.

2. The second step is to paint. The paint can be mixed with little water so that the wood grain will not be completely covered. After the paint dries, If you sand the edge of the board so that make it look more artistic.

3. The third step is to put the Xmas light in all the holes. Then make a few beautiful bows with ribbons and glue them to the pallet wood with hot melt glue.

4. Finally, let’s take a look at the results of our hard work. Power on and lights up. This is really a beautiful pallet wood Christmas tree. The Christmas DIY seems so easy, right?

3.Burlap Christmas Wreath

Wanna know more easy Christmas decorations DIY? Try to make this burlap Christmas wreath. Don’t afraid of the process is complicated, once you start doing it, you will find it is a piece of cake.

Here are what you need to prepare before doing it

Styrofoam Wreath form
Burlap
Christmas Picks/Sprays/Ornaments
Ribbon
Hot Glue
Jute/Twine

1. First, wrap the Burlap around the styrofoam wreath form and fix it with hot melt glue.

2. Second, start decorating the wreath. Decorate the pine cones, berries, and green plants together, tie them with jute, and then tie some ribbons. Just decorate it according to your favorite floral arrangement.

3. Finally, use a ribbon to pass through the wreath and tie the ends of the ribbon. Then use a ribbon to make a nice bow and fix it on the knot with hot melt glue. So you can hang it.

How do you think of this homemade Christmas decoration? Easy or difficulty? I hope you won’t say it is difficult. It just looks hard but it easy to do it. Come on, try it, you are the best.

4.Pine Cone Ball

This time try this cute DIY Christmas decoration – pine cone ball. So Xmas style, you will love it. Follow the steps and try to make it out. Things you need to prepare in advance.

Foam Ball
Coordinating Ribbon
White Tipped Pine Cones
Greenery Picks
Brown Berry Picks
Hot Glue Gun

1. Step 1, cut a ribbon about 3-4 feet length, then fold it in half. Tie an overhand knot at the loop end so that hang available. Then around the ball with the long end of the ribbon and tie a knot. Try to use hot melt glue to fix the ribbon. Ah, what a universal hot melt glue.

2. Step 2. Stick the pine cones around the ball, don’t mind the gap between the pine cones, we will fill the gap with greenery picks and brown berry picks.

3. Step 3. When the ball is covered with pine cones, angling the picks mainly toward the sides and bottom to fill the gaps so that looks drooping effect and more natural. According to your will to decorate it.

4. Step 4. Fill the small gaps with brown berry picks, using the hot melt glue to fix them. The pine cone ball is finished.

What fun DIY Christmas decorations, do it by yourself, and enjoy the process and final product. Hope your pine cone ball will be amazing.

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5.Modern Christmas Wreaths

This is an elegant homemade Christmas decoration – Modern Christmas Wreaths. A great proud feeling will surge up within you if make it. What we need to do this.

Floral Wire
Floral Tape
Gold String
Pine cones, Greens and Dried Flowers

1. Step 1. Wrap the tape around the stem of the flower, then pass the metal wire through the stem, and then stick it to the ring. Make a good looking floral decoration.

2. Step 2. When each ring decorated with greens and dried flowers, you need to connect the rings together. Use tape first and covered by a gold string.

Do you like this DIY Christmas decoration idea? Modern style and simple Christmas decorations. Wherever you put it is so attractive people’s eyes.

6.Wooden House

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Any cool Christmas decorations to make? There is a homemade wooden house tutorial. You would find it is cool when you made several DIY wooden houses. And its material is so simple, only balsa wood.

One balsa wood can make a wooden house. How many wooden houses you want to make, just need to prepare equal balsa woods.

Plan the size of your wooden house. The size here is 3”*3” for the roof, 2.5”*2” for the left and right walls, and 2.5”*2”*3” for the front and back walls. Then cut them out, and finally just glue them together with hot melt glue.

You can also draw on your wood house, hide things in the wood house so that surprise your family. Finally, you can decorate it with snow powder as well. This will have a more Christmas feeling.

7.Origami Christmas Tree

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If you think the wooden house above is a bit difficult, then this one is absolutely easy DIY Christmas decor to make. All you need is paper and some scissors.

Now, all you need to do is fold, cut, fold and fold and fold, then cut it. Done! Doesn’t make it sense? Check the following picture and you will get it.

The Bottom Line

Hope you like these Christmas handmade decorations tutorial. It is so much fun when you DIY Xmas decors by yourself. If you have another great Christmas DIY decoration ideas in your mind, just do it.

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