9 Best DIY Christmas Ornament Ideas

The holidays are meant for celebrating with family and friends and decorating! Decorating is always so much more fun when you add in some DIY! If you have kids, you have to make some festive ornaments with them. They will have so much fun creating the ornaments, while listening to some good old Christmas music, and sipping hot cocoa! This is a fun way to create a new family holiday tradition, and you will have Christmas keepsakes for years to come! How magical is that?!

Hosting a holiday party? Get friends and/or family together, and create a craft table with supplies for your guests to make their own ornaments to take home! The guest who creates the best ornament can win a prize! 

There are just so many ways to create Christmas ornaments all the while having  some holiday fun! We've pulled together 9 of our favorite DIY Christmas ornament ideas! We hope you love them!

1. Gold Hand Lettered Ornaments

 If you love hand lettered accessories, then you have to give this DIY calligraphy ornament a shot! It's so pretty and festive with the gold writing and bow! Check out the full DIY on how to make these gold lettered ornaments over at Ting & Things!

2. Christmas Cookie Ornaments

Can you smell and taste these Christmas sugar cookies just by looking at them? Bake some extra sugar Christmas cookies and turn them into your favorite homemade ornament! Get the recipe for these yummy sugar cookies and how to turn them into ornaments over at Good Housekeeping! 

3. Popsicle Stick Sled Ornaments

Deck out your Christmas tree with these cabin themed sled ornaments! They are super easy to make, great for your kids to paint, and look really cute on Christmas trees! Checkout the full DIY over at  Clean & Scentsible!

4. Mini Embroidery Hoop Pop Pom Ornaments 

How adorable are these chalk inspired embroidery hoop ornaments with pom poms! Now this is an ornament that will last for years to come, and you will feel so proud once you are done! Don't feel discouraged by the details!! Bev from Flamingo Toes promises it's so easy to make!! Check out the full DIY over at Sugar Bee Crafts!

5. Retro Style Bulb Snow Globe Ornaments

Calling all vintage lovers! This retro style snow globe will make your heart melt! How cute are these bulb snow globes! Learn how to make these DIY snow globes over at No Biggie!

6. Sparkling Star Ornaments

With the help of a foam ball, some toothpicks and glitter, you've got yourself a pretty glitter celestial ornament! Check out the full DIY at Woman's Day.

7. Cinnamon Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments

What a cute way to make use of some cinnamon sticks this holiday season! These Christmas tree ornaments are adorable, and I bet they make your house smell so good! Check out this quick and easy DIY at Crafts Unleashed!

8. Scrabble Letter Ornaments

Take your favorite holiday quote and some scrabble letters and BOOM you've got yourself a funny little ornament! Check out this fun DIY over at The Beauty Dojo!

9. Baby's First Ornament

Want to make your newborn their first ornament to celebrate their first Christmas? Well, this has got to be the one! These clay stamped ornaments are simple to make, and with that splash of gold, they really make a statement too! Regardless of if you have kids or not, these ornaments can be stamped with quotes, names, wedding dates... you name it! Check out the full DIY over at Project Nursery! 

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