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Unique DIY Christmas Ornaments

December 16, 2020  Christmas | Uncategorized

It’s fun to put your own creative spin on Christmas decorations and some of my favorite ornaments on my tree are the handmade ones. From vintage look-alikes to clay to cardboard to macrame and so much more, here are my favorite unique DIY Christmas ornaments.

You know I love vintage Shiny Brites but if you can’t find any, you can turn plain silver ornaments into vintage ornament knock offs!

DIY Vintage Inspired Ornaments

Unique DIY Christmas Ornaments - love these new ornaments painted to look like vintage Shiny Brites

I love to doodle, so these farmhouse inspired black and white tree shaped ornaments caught my attention and the best part is you can use this technique to different shapes like stars.

See My DIY Doodle Houses Here

Doodle Farmhouse Ornaments

How cute are these DIY farmhouse ornaments

Speaking of doodling, these cardboard star ornaments are adorable! They would make the cutest garland strung together.

Cardboard Star Ornaments

Unique DIY Ornaments - I love the simplicity of this cardboard star

If you have a bottle of nail polish and some plain white ornaments, you can whip up a batch of these beautiful ornaments in minutes! If blue isn’t your thing, choose your favorite color.

DIY Marbled Ornaments with Nail Polish

Unique DIY Ornaments - I love these marbled ornaments made using nail polish

For all you plant moms out there, how fun are these mini planters strung from a macrame look alike!

Mini Macrame Hanging Planter Ornaments

Unique DIY Ornaments - I love these adorable little macrame plant holders

Speaking of macrame, Julia created these stunning textured ornaments and shares step by step photo directions.

DIY Macrame Ornaments

How to make macrame Christmas ornaments

The birds flocked to my yard when I set out these birdseed ornaments and making them is such a great family friendly way to spend the day.

DIY Birdseed Ornaments

Get the recipe to make these adorable birdseed ornaments kellyelko.com #ornaments #kidscrafts #diyornaments #diychristmas #farmhousechristmas

If a little bling is more your thing, these gold leaf ornaments will sparkle on your Christmas tree.

Gold Leaf Ornaments

Unique DIY Ornaments - I love the gold leaf on these

Got an old denim shirt lying around? I love the way she used cookie cutters to turn a shirt into the cutest ornaments!

Denim Cookie Cutter Ornaments

Unique DIY Ornaments - I love that she recycled an old denim shirt

Doilies make the perfect snowflakes with just a few snips of the scissors (Diane even includes cutting templates so you can make these beautiful designs).

Paper Snowflake Doily Ornaments

Unique DIY Ornaments - the tree is so pretty covered in these paper snowflakes

How fun is this idea to adhere temporary tattoos to ornaments!

Temporary Tattoo Ornaments

Unique DIY Ornaments - I love these made with temporary tattoos!

Dried citrus slices will give your tree an old fashioned look for pennies.

Dried Citrus Ornaments

Unique DIY Ornaments - I love using citrus slices as ornaments and holiday decor kellyelko.com #christmasdecor #farmhousechristmas #citrusslices #orangeslices #diyornaments #diycrafts #kidscrafts

When my girls were little, I took photos of every kid in their class, printed them out then went back another day to help them all make these adorable little snow people ornaments complete with feather boa scarves!

How cute are these handmade kids photo ornaments kellyelko.com

There is something about a handmade ornament that adds so much personality. The best Christmas trees aren’t the perfectly decked out ones but the ones with meaning and memories!

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  1. Lisa K.

    December 16, 2020 at 7:50 am

    I love this Kelly! I see so many bloggers with these beautiful trees and no sentimental ornaments. I love the bird seed idea and the nail polish. Thank you for being so real and authentic, this is why I love following along with you! ❤️

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      December 16, 2020 at 8:56 am

      Which is why I have more than one tree Lisa! One for family ornaments!

      Reply
  2. Lesley

    December 16, 2020 at 9:42 am

    Love these. I asked my mother, one year while in high school, if I could totally decorate our tree. I had seen an article where a tree was done in salt dough ornaments. I baked dozens and went about decorating the all. I used a pumpkin orange and white gingham and a brown and white gingham to make bows for the tree. Those colors matched my mother’s decor. I had great fun doing it and it looked fantastic. That was about 50 years ago!!

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      December 16, 2020 at 10:01 am

      What a fun memory Lesley! Your mom must have been so happy!

      Reply
  3. Kelly Probst

    December 16, 2020 at 11:26 am

    Thank you! The birdseed ornaments are fun to make with children. We put ours outside and hang on the fence. The birds love them.

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      December 16, 2020 at 1:37 pm

      We hung ours from a tree! So fun to make with the kids!

      Reply
  4. Marlene Stephenson

    December 16, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    Thanks for all these cute ideas and memories are the best to get out every year and put on the tree.

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      December 16, 2020 at 4:41 pm

      The memories are the best part Marlene!

      Reply
  5. Marsha

    December 17, 2020 at 8:59 pm

    So much fun. I love making new ones every year with my daughter. Shes 3 so it is soo much fun now!!

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      December 18, 2020 at 8:56 am

      It’s a great tradition Marsha!

      Reply
  6. Alex

    December 21, 2020 at 4:20 am

    I love the way she used cookie cutters to turn a shirt into the cutest ornaments. I see so many bloggers with these beautiful trees and no sentimental ornaments. I love the birdseed idea and nail polish. Thank you for being so real and authentic, this is why I love following along with you. I had seen an article where a tree was done in salt dough ornaments. I baked dozens and went about decorating the all.

    Reply
  7. lisa

    February 1, 2021 at 5:59 am

    I love the way she used cookie cutters to turn a shirt into the cutest ornaments. I see so many bloggers with these beautiful trees and no sentimental ornaments. I love the birdseed idea and nail polish. Thank you for being so real and authentic, this is why I love following along with you. I had seen an article where a tree was done in salt dough ornaments. I baked dozens and went about decorating the all.

    Reply
  8. Maha

    June 22, 2021 at 5:03 am

    It is fun to make ornaments with children among the birds. We put ourselves outside and hung on the fence. I baked dozens and went to decorate them all. I made a bow for the tree using a pumpkin orange and white gingham and a brown and white gingham. I see a lot of bloggers with these beautiful trees and emotional ornaments.

    Reply
  9. Maha

    July 23, 2021 at 8:18 am

    All cute ideas! Think the embroidery hoops are my fave. Visiting from Recipe & DIY Linky Party.
    Sports Ornaments

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