Learn how to make beautiful 3D Paper Stars with this easy step-by-step tutorial. These handmade Christmas paper decorations are simple to make with paper, scissors, and glue, and are perfect for hanging on your Christmas tree, in windows, or around your home.
Read MoreMake your own Air Dry Clay Christmas Ornaments with this step-by-step guide! These homemade air dry clay decorations are budget-friendly, easy to customise, and a great way to create meaningful Christmas gifts. Perfect for beginners, kids, and anyone who loves simple holiday DIYs.
Read MoreCreate beautiful DIY holiday décor with this Printable 3D Paper Star Template! Just print, cut, fold, and glue. Perfect for Christmas crafts, mantel decorations and gift toppers.
Decorating some plain glass (or plastic) baubles is a great way to add a little personality to your tree.
These sparkle filled Christmas ornaments are such an easy do-it-yourself project that I'm not sure a step by step is even necessary but you're going to get one anyway ;) I can't help myself.
I wanted to add a little sparkle to mine so I filled baubles with shiny confetti foil and iridescent sequins. If rustic is more your style you could use feathers or Christmas tree trimmings. I love these cacti filled ornaments over on Eclectic Trends and these holly filled ornaments from Martha Stewart are another great alternative.
Supplies: Clear glass baubles // iridescent sequins // confetti stars // diamond table confetti // silver icicle tinsel // sparkling snow // confetti foil
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1. Carefully remove the top of the glass ornament.
If you're crafting with kids this part is for the adults as the glass can shatter if you're heavy handed.
2. Fill with your chosen sparkly filling. This can get messy so you might want to put down some scrap paper first.
For the one above I used some multi-coloured confetti foil from my local craft shop. I used a pencil to help push the confetti in when it got stuck in the hole. This part can be pretty time consuming depending on how full you want to fill your bauble.
3. Replace the top and hang.
If you have any trouble filling your baubles you can try making a paper funnel. This would work really well if you wanted to fill your ornaments with glitter.
To make the silver bauble I filled it with some silver tree icicle tinsel. It twists round as you thread it through and looks so pretty hanging on the tree. If you don't have icicle tinsel you could trim some normal tinsel and use that instead.
For the last one I filled it with some small plastic diamonds you get to scatter on tables at weddings, some iridescent sequins, sparkly snow and some silver star confetti. This was easily my favourite. I love how it catches the light.
And that's all there is to it. Simply hang them on your tree and enjoy.
Happy Christmas crafting.
Learn how to make simple and stylish origami Christmas trees. These easy paper trees are a quick Holiday DIY the whole family can make together. Hang from the tree or pop on the front of a card. Personalise with stickers and hand-drawn details for a truly unique decoration. These trees are another great one to get the kids involved with as they’re so simple.
Learn how to fold a quick and simple origami paper star. If you’re looking for an easy, inexpensive paper decoration for a Christmas or New Year’s Eve party, then this is the craft for you.
These magical 3D Origami Christmas Trees are so simple to make - a couple of folds and a few snips and you’re ready to go.
Instead of spending yet more money on last-minute decorations why not try making these cute little paper trees.
A pretty last-minute paper decoration for your holiday table that means you’ll make a whole forest in minutes.
Giving a gift card this year? Make it a little more meaningful with a DIY origami gift card holder.
This simple gift card envelope is a super cute way to make a quick gift even more thoughtful. They’re easy to fold and can be personalised using your favourite decorative paper.
So grab your prettiest paper and let’s get folding!
I hope you've still got room for a few more Christmas diy's because I've got 6 more that were too good not to share.
Learn how to make these Froebel paper stars to hang on your Christmas tree this holiday season. A classic Danish Christmas decoration made of paper. These pretty 3D stars can be used to make garlands, hung from branches or windows or tied to a gift bag for the perfect festive finishing touch.
Have you got your tree up yet? We put ours up this weekend so it's definitely beginning to feel a lot more like Christmas around here. We've got quite a few store bought decorations on the tree but I think it's the homemade ones that can make a tree look extra special so why not spruce up your tree with one of these 16 diy tree ornaments.
Yay, it's the weekend. How's everyone doing? Are you getting in the holiday spirit yet? If you follow along on Pinterest you'll know that my feed has gone Christmas crazy so I thought it was only fair that I shared some of the festive fun on here as well. I've got my eye on these ginger snap meringue cookies, how about you?
Looking for DIY Clay Ornaments to make this holiday season? Try these gorgeous watercolour-style air-dry clay ornaments. Use cookie cutters and air-dry clay to create different shapes, then finish them with acrylic paint for a beautiful watercolour effect.
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Hi, I'm Emma. I'm a life-long maker, artist and founder of the craft blog Gathering Beauty. You can learn more about me and my blog here.
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Say goodbye to store-bought gift bags and hello to handmade DIY Gift Bags made using your favourite wrapping paper. Perfect for wrapping small gifts this holiday season. They're a great way to show friends and family that you care.