83 Best Easy to Make DIY Homemade Christmas Ornaments

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We have found 83 of the absolute BEST homemade Christmas ornaments that you have to make this holiday season! 

These easy DIY Christmas ornaments aren’t just great for gifting, that are also perfect for selling if you are a maker! Most are really simple and can be created in 30 minutes or less. The sewing and felt projects are easy enough that beginners can learn in no time. 

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We hope you absolutely LOVE our huge list of handmade Christmas ornaments. They are fun, fast, easy, and perfect for gifting or selling! Merry Christmas ya’ll! 

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The Grinch Growing Heart Ornament

Add green pom poms to a glass ornament, place a few hearts on the outside, and add ribbon to the top of the ornament for a fun Grinch inspired idea. 

Recycled Distressed Ornaments

Instead of running out to buy new ornaments, distress your old ones for a trendy textured look. These look high end and would be great sellers at craft booths! 

Resin House Key Christmas Ornament

Learn the art of resin and let your creations go wild! These are always sentimental favorites and will remind the new couple of their first home every time they put it on the tree. 

Kid Made Ornaments: Cupcakes

Make these cupcakes, along with the sprinkled donut and felt candies above for a dessert themed holiday tree this year! 

DIY Candy Cane Ornaments from Felt with Free Pattern

Here’s another great way of making fabric ornaments and it includes a no sew option! 

Cinnamon Stick Christmas Tree Ornament Craft

Have old garland that isn’t in it’s best shape anymore? Turn it into mini Christmas trees while using cinnamon sticks for the bottom of the ornament. Embellish with buttons, pom poms, and more depending what’s in your stash. Plus, they smell good too! 

DIY Dollar Tree Disney Ornaments

Disney figurine ornaments are made with materials from the dollare store and make great gifts for the little ones, or a first Christmas ornament. 

Handmade Felt Star Christmas Ornaments

Ready to get to sewing? These felt stars come together in only 15 minutes and cost just $1 to make! Talk about budget friendly and they look amazing! 

Santa Wishlist Ornament

I LOVE this fun idea as a keepsake! Eventually as the young kids get older, you could gift them all of their wishlists over the years in ornament form for their own trees. 

DIY Sesame Street Ornaments

If you have a cutting machine (like Cricut) you can really crank out the Sesame Street characters, while staying on budget! Grab some glass or plastic ornaments from the craft store, different shades of crinkle paper, and use her SVG files to cut out the faces. If you don’t have a Cricut or Silhouette, you could add googly eyes instead or great creative with hand drawing. 

Wine Cork Snowman Ornaments

Where are my vino lovers? Start saving those corks now to make these precious little snowmen! 

Kindness Christmas Ornament Craft for Kids

Nothing feels like holiday spirit around Christmas time other than acts of kindness! Use the free printables, along with small wooden blocks or Jenga blocks. This is perfect for kids of all ages, and even adults too! 

Galaxy Melted Crayon Ornaments

This is such an easy way to use up those broken crayons you already have at home! Not to mention, the marbled colors come out beautifully. 

Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments

Grab your cookie cutters and get ready to make 2 ingredient cinnamon ornaments! Even the littlest elves can help with these. 

DIY Felt Gingerbread House with Free Pattern

The whole family can join in on the crafting fun making felt gingerbread houses! She has a free printable template that you use hot glue with, or sew if you prefer. 

Cute Gnome Christmas Ornaments to Make for the Holidays

Gnomes are trendy, cute, and depending on your color scheme you can easily swap the colors. 

How to Make Victorian Tinsel Christmas Ornaments

This little project looks totally store bought and gives any tree a fancy Victorian look. 

Clay Name Ornament and Christmas Gift Tags

Bella made these amazing air dried clay gift tags, but you can totally follow the same process to make personalized ornaments for the whole family. The little bells are super cute and the alphabet stamps add an elegant touch. 

Disney Princess-Inspired Christmas Ornaments

Call all Disney princess lovers, these adorable ornaments are so much fun to make and you could easily use what you have on hand in your craft stash to customize the ornaments. 

Easy Quilt Christmas Ornament Tutorial (No Actual Sewing or Quilting Required!)

Use fabric scraps to wrap around a foam ball with little pins to make fun ornaments! The options are endless based on your patterned fabric or you could go with solid color as well. 

Easy Salt Dough Gingerbread Men

DIY salt dough ornaments are great for any age group to make. Use her salt dough recipe, cut out with a cookie cutter, and bake on a baking sheet to make cute DIY Christmas decorations.  

DIY Christmas Decor: Gingerbread House Printable

Make each little gingerbread house and string onto a garland for a fun addition to your holiday tree. These would also be an easy craft to use as an advent calendar. 

DIY Yarn Wrapped Letter Ornament and Gift Tags

Yarn wrapped letters are made by using air dry clay. Add these to gift bags as a tag and let others keep them for an ornament on their tree!

Gingerbread Man Cork Ornament

Here’s another great idea to use up those leftover wine corks to make the cutest little gingerbread men. 

Salt Dough Ornaments

Kids can use their handprints to their own homemade salt dough ornament as a great keepsake for other family members. 

Adorable DIY Gingerbread Ornaments

These are easy ornaments that anyone can make! While she spray painted the outsides, you could also add a little acrylic paint to the inside and swirl it around. 

How to Make a Scrap Ribbon Christmas Tree Ornament

Rustic fabric scrap Christmas tree ornaments come together in no time and perfect for those who like farmhouse and a more natural theme. 

How To Make Oversized Christmas Ornaments With Dollar Tree Items

Gwyn will show you how to make oversized signs using dollar store supplies to add a but more flair to your tree this year. 

Dollar Tree Christmas DIY Clothespin Reindeer Ornament

Make a whole batch of Santa’s reindeer in just a few minutes using a little hot glue, clothespins, ribbon, and paint. These also make fun Christmas crafts for kids because they are easy and require minimal supplies. 

Crochet Fox Ornament

If you already know how to crochet, grab her free patterns to make the whole set of animal ornaments. 

How To Make A Fabric Christmas Tree Ornament With Free Printable Pattern

Fabric Christmas trees are a great craft for the one who can already use a sewing machine. If you have some time to take up a new hobby, the DIY ornament tutorial is really easy to follow. 

Easy Dollar Tree Mickey Mouse Ornaments

This Mickey is so cute! Any Disney fan would love these and it would be a fun way to surprise kids with a trip. 

How to make a Felt Star Ornament with Snowflake Embroidery

Making felt snowflakes have never been easier! Her tutorial walks you through step by step and it’s very easy to follow along. 

DIY Mitten Christmas Ornament Craft

Ready to start sewing? These would go great with the other fabric and felt ornaments we shared as a set. 

How to Make Macrame Christmas Ornaments

I love how simple but elegant that the macrame ornaments are! Once you learn the technique, you could use it to make keychains, earrings, and wall hangings!

Extra Mint Gum Sled Ornament Gift

These little sleds are made with acrylic paints and popsicle sticks. Plus, whoever you gift it too also gets a pack of gum!

Beautiful DIY Air Dry Clay Ornaments You’ll Want To Make

Learn how to decoupage your cookie cutter ornaments using air dry clay, printables, wooden beads, and Mod Podge. This vintage set is beautiful, but since you can decoupage with paper and napkins, the options go on and on!

DIY Starbucks Latte Ornament Tutorial

How cute are these Starbuck’s ornaments?! Whether you are crafting to sell or gift, everyone will want one of these. I think this is one of my favorite Christmas ornament ideas yet! 

Quick and Easy Felt Hoop Ornament for Christmas

Once you learn how to do a simple stitch, you can use any pattern and size of embroidery hoops to make more ornaments or other holiday decor. 

Simple Felt Reindeer Ornaments

I love how cute the reindeer are that gives all of the woodland vibes! You could totally make a full set using other patterns. 

Easy Wine Cork Snowflake Ornaments

Easily use up wine corks making snowflakes! You could paint these so many different ways and even add more bling by using glitter and jewels. 

Glitter Ornaments: Easy Christmas Craft

I will never buy glitter ornaments in the store again! This is the best way to create your own set on a budget that actually looks store bought. 

How To Make Paper Pine Cone Ornaments The Easy Way

These are really unique and great for the person who likes something different. You can use any patterned paper you would like, but I think these would be really cool in a vintage style. 

Felt Candy Ornaments + 35 Ways to Trim the Tree

If your tree has a sweet treat going this year, then you have to use these no sew felt candies!

DIY Mason Jar Lid Christmas Ornaments

Use old mason jar lids to turn them into fun and festive DIY Christmas ornaments! 

How to Make an Easy Jingle Bell Reindeer Ornament Craft

Kids will love ringing these bells and will think about Santa every time! 

Felt Gingerbread Star Cookie Ornament

How cute are these little frosted stars? Another great beginner felt stitching project that is fun and festive.

Simple Yarn Star Ornament Craft

While the design is simple, it’s perfect for those who like a natural, rustic, or farmhouse look. 

Coffee Filter Angels Christmas Ornament Craft

Coffee filter angels are sweet and so pretty to look at! The best part is that they come together quickly without needing fancy supplies. 

DIY Christmas Ornaments with Gold Marble

Talk about fancy! These homemade ornaments are absolutely stunning and can be created with any color you would like!

Simple DIY Snowman Ornament

With just a few wooden beads and some twine, these come together in no time and also great for kids to help with. 

Rustic DIY Mickey Mouse Ornament

Create Mickey using wooden slices, ribbon, and a little bit of paint! It’s simple, but so cute in the end. 

Make Your Own Christmas Angel Decoration: A Fun and Festive Holiday Craft

 Follow this tutorial to create holiday angels that will brighten up any tree! These have a vintage vibe, so pair it with some of the others we listed above.

How to Sew Christmas Tree Diamond Decorations – Free Pattern

Add these diamond sewing ornaments to your collection if you plan on stitching a few. Make tons of different designs by using other fabric choices. 

How to Make DIY Christmas Ornaments Out of Recycled Matchboxes

These are the cutest mini ornaments I have ever seen! The little embellishments are added to the inside of the matchbox and she walks you through step by step on how to make them. This would be a great project for older kids and adults of course.

Reindeer Clay Pot Ornament Christmas Craft

Transform the average mini clay pot into a full on Ruldolph using just a handful of supplies!

Seashell Snowman Ornaments

Mix the vibe of the beach with Christmas and you have seashell snowmen! 

DIY: How to Make Rustic Wood Slice Tree Ornaments

Here’s another run, rustic ornament idea and a great way to use up wood rounds if you already have them. 

DIY Sprinkle Donut Ornament

Sprinkle donuts look store bought but are so simple to make using a little paint and clay sprinkles. 

Snoopy & Charlie Brown Light Bulb Ornaments

She provides you with the patterns of the faces and hats, and the rest is done with markers and paint. What a cute idea!

Personalized Scrabble Tile Christmas Ornaments

Create DIY ornaments using Scrabble tiles! These are fun and totally customizable based on what you would like for them to say. 

DIY Personalized Christmas Ornaments -Everyone Will Want

Made from up cycled cans, these ornaments look like a little shadow box and can be personalized for the whole family

DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornaments

It’s so easy to make ornaments that look professional when using printables! 

Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Ornaments

Believe it or not, these eye catching ornaments are made from toliet paper rolls!

Mini Red Solo Cup Gumball Machine Ornament

Is it just me or is everything cuter when it’s mini sized?!

Simple but Fabulous Rhinestone Snowflake Ornaments

Add more bling to the tree with rhinstone snowflakes! These are actually forms that you can get at the craft store. If you wanted to make these with kids, make the snowflake part out of popsicle sticks. 

Jute String Mini Christmas Wreath Ornaments

These mini wreaths would go great with the natural stars and fabric scrap ornaments that we shared above!

Roll-Up Christmas Wishlist Ornaments

Kids will love turning their wishlists into an ornament so they can go back and read it in the future. 

Fingerprint Penguin Wood Slice Ornament

Let little ones use their fingerprints to make the penguins! Talk about another sweet keepsake. 

Easy Ugly Christmas Sweater Ornaments

I am totally making some ugly sweater ornaments this year! The best part is that this time, no sewing needed. 

Easy Farmhouse Christmas Ornaments with Free Printables

Create your own mini farmhouse signs by using dollar tree supplies or Jenga blocks glued together and her free printables. 

Jingle Bell Wreath Ornament

Bell wreaths come together in no time by using a pipe cleaner to string them on. How cute!

Paint Mandala Ornaments for Your Christmas Tree!

If you love drawing and painting, these will be your favorite. Even if you are a beginner, she provides an easy to use template with the sizes and colors of paint needed.

How to Make Ornaments From Recycled Wine Corks

Another great way to use wine corks and turn them into vintage style ornaments. 

Gnome Ornaments

I love that they used mini pots to make the gnome heads, these are great!

DIY Farmhouse Christmas Tree Ornaments with the Farmhouse Hens

DIY twig birdhouses would be a great addition to a farmhouse themed Christmas tree and only minimal crafting supplies required. 

Santa Yarn Ornament

These Santa ornaments are super cute and googly eyes make them that much more animated. 

How to make a Wine Cork Candle Christmas Ornament

Cork candles are simple, uses easy supplies, and comes together fast for an easy ornament idea. 

DIY Disney Princess Ornaments for Christmas

Here’s another great set of Disney inspired ornaments for all of the princess lovers out there. 

Paper Polish Star Christmas Ornament to Make

Polish stars are an easy paper crafted ornament! We would love to see these in different colors. 

Make a Christmas Tree Ornament With Hot Wheels

Does your child have tons of Hot Wheels they no longer play with? Upcyle those with these cute ornament ideas. 

3D Jingle Bell Ball Ornament Using Pipe Cleaners

Need more small projects to use up your jingle bell stash? This is perfect and they look cute too. 

DIY Multicolored Pom Pom Ornaments

You might be addicted to making pom pom ornaments once you get started! They are trendy, cool, and were sold at Anthropologie!

We’ve Got Ears!! Mickey Christmas Balls

Another simple way to make Mickey Mouse ornaments, possibly even using those that you already have on hand. 

We hope you absolutely LOVE our huge list of handmade Christmas ornaments. They are fun, fast, easy, and perfect for gifting or selling! Merry Christmas ya’ll!