DIY Holiday Ornaments

It’s November and holiday season is officially upon us – so why not get a head start on your holiday shopping and decorating? When it comes to both of these things, there’s nothing better than something handmade – it gives it that special little personal touch that can go a long way. I can’t get enough of these clear Christmas bulbs because there is so much you can do with them – and they make great decorations or little stocking stuffers for your family and friends :)

For those of you who are coming to our Cambridge Crafting Party on Saturday, we’ll have the supplies to make these cute little ornaments, but for everyone else here’s a tutorial!

What you need:

Clear Christmas bulbs – I got these at A.C. Moore but you can also order them online from Amazon!

Gather whatever other embellishments you like! I used yarn, glitter, fake feathers, fake flowers, glue and a little plastic figurine I had lying around. But the best part about these is you can literally do almost anything!

I’ve had this little plastic deer sitting at my desk for a while now, and for my first ornament I knew I wanted to make him a little snow globe :) I gave him a bed of green yarn that I used fabric glue to attach to the base of the ornament. The deer fit perfectly into the ornament – I just dabbed a little bit of glue on his feet and stuck him right in! For the finishing touch I added some white glitter to give the appearance of snow when I shake it.

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I would love to have a whole tree decorated with ornaments like this – with little woodland creatures and scenes living inside!

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For my next ornament I filled it with some fake flowers and added some glitter for a little sparkle :) I think this would look really pretty with real flowers too – dried flowers would look so nice!

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diy-ornaments

For the third ornament I used different colored fake feathers – I like how this one looks different as it turns at different angles, and almost like tie dye :)

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As a finishing touch, I love the idea of hanging the ornaments with neon thread!

If you guys have any other ideas for what you can do with these clear ornaments, I’d love to hear! I’ve seen some pretty neat ones made into mini terrariums…

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12 years ago
12 years ago

Perfect know-how! I have been looking for everything such as this for some time currently. Thanks!

Anonymous
12 years ago

love these!!!

lauren
12 years ago

the feather one looks soo dreamy and cool! Thanks for the DIY.. these are my favorite blog entries!!

lily.bee
12 years ago

you could swirl glitter glue on the inside of the glass ornament and let it dry. Then add the flowers, plastic Gems, ..and whatever for that extra spark!

Anonymous
12 years ago

wow! amazing creation!.. sooo love it.. ☺♥♥

Emma
12 years ago

Would love to make some of these! Had a little issue finding them on Amazon though – looked up Christmas Bulbs and got lots of holiday lights. What exactly are they called?

Emma
12 years ago

There they are! Thank you Julia :-)

Alicia
12 years ago

These are so cute! I really hope you guys do the FP Craft Swap again this year! It was so much fun last year.

Antonella
12 years ago

I love this! I cant wait for Christmas :)

Gigi
12 years ago

What a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration!

12 years ago

I adore these and I love your blog. So wonderful!

12 years ago

so cute!

joanne
12 years ago

great cheerful idea. They would be cute in the window all year long!

12 years ago

I LOVE ALL THESE DESIGNS THEY ARE SOOO CREATED I LOVE THE FEATHERS SO COOL

11 years ago

Great ideas for filling these clear ornaments. The ideas are endless!

4 years ago

thanks for sharing this post. I always enjoy reading your blogs.

4 years ago

Thanks for the DIY.. these are my favorite blog entries!! Amazing post.