Christmas Snowflakes Christmas Decorations

Carefully insert the greenery into the ornament and secure the cap back into place. Adhere velvet ribbon around the outer rim of the cap as shown; let dry. Thread another length of ribbon through the cap's wire hanger and tie ends together in a knot.
Either if you have a cutting machine or found Christmas Ornaments some paper snowflakes in a shop you can always get this done. Jewel-tone ornaments add instant bling to your Christmas tree. Wind strands of 5/8-inch raw silk ribbon around a two or three-inch foam ball and secure the ribbon with hot glue. Deck your Christmas tree with a color-happy flurry of snowflakes. To make these homemade Christmas decorations, paint one side of lightweight wood veneer paper with a bright color.

You can also use your design for sewing and quilting, for wood working projects and patterns, and other DIY arts and crafts. Your new design or pattern can be printed or downloaded in PNG, JPG, PDF, or SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format. They add colour, sparkle and depth to any festive display. They create a traditional wintery feel that  works beautifully in our Australian summer.
Candy canes make perfect ornaments on any Christmas tree. These faux candy canes are made from wooden beads and wire. String the beads onto the shaped wire, and secure each end with a dot of hot glue.
These are a great to sell at local Christmas markets or attach to gifts. I haven’t made a snowflake pattern yet, but I did put together a collection of snowflake designs for you from other designers to make for the Holidays. Once you make your crocheted snowflakes, and they are finished, you will want them to keep their shape and stay flat.

Here's an easy to follow tutorial on how to make snowflakes from Traditional Czech Seed Beads. You might not just want to use these for the holidays because they are gorgeous glass ornaments that you'll treasure. To turn them into an ornament, add some string to the back with hot glue (with adult assistance). We like to use jute but any kind of string will work as the ornaments are very light.
Use a ruler to draw a plus sign and then an X (like a compass). Make short lines with a straight tip and press into wood. Use the same tip to burn lines around the edge of the wood slice. Twist a screw eye into the top of the ornament, tie with a ribbon bow, and hang.

For a simply styled Christmas ornament, our two-tone tree will do the trick. Trace a tree onto stiff felt using a stencil; cut out. Trace an overlay tree onto a contrasting color of felt, cutting it slightly smaller than the foundation tree; glue the two trees together as shown. Finish by gluing on a star topper and hot-gluing a hanging loop to the back of the ornament. Make a batch of these plaid hearts to decorate your tree or to share with those you love.
Tie some string around one of the snowflake points and it’s ready to hang on the Christmas tree. Check out the descriptions and choose which one of these Christmas ornament patterns you want to make. The lines inside each snowflake must be changed to score lines instead of cut lines. DIY colorful snowflake and jingle bell ornaments (via club.chicacircle.com).

Affordable wood cutouts from a craft store can easily be transformed into mesmerizing marbled DIY Christmas ornaments with only a few supplies. Dip the cutouts into a water-marbling bath with the colors of your  choice. Add a metal ornament hook and satin bow to finish the look. Thread the open end of the wire through the large bead and draw it out from the adjacent ring bead. Pull the wire tightly but firmly so that the first arm of the beaded snowflake is crafted nicely. These little stars and snowflakes are life-like and will make the cutest tree ornaments.
These bright handmade ornaments—reminiscent of traditional Chinese paper lanterns—look complicated but are simpler than you might expect. They are essentially two overlapping felt cutouts threaded onto a skewer with a section of paper straw  in the middle to hold the shape. A loop of metallic cord and colorful beads glued to the ends of the skewer finish them. If there's one thing you can count on over the holidays, it's plenty of sweet treats. Made from felt and hot glue, these homemade candy ornaments add a whimsical touch to your tree.

Cut bell shapes from assorted cardstock finishes to give them an elegant shimmer. Crease each bell shape in half, then secure it with hot glue. Repeat and glue each folded shape together to create the ornament and use gold cord and a gold-painted bead to make a loop to hang it on the tree. Try crafting various sizes or make them all the same. Multipurpose snowflake Christmas craft that you can use to decorate the Christmas tree. You can also use this beaded ornament as a locket for pendants, bracelets, etc.
Glue circles punched from scraps of the wood veneer to the center. After threading the last crystal bead, pull the wire tightly and coil the wire around any part of the beaded snowflake pattern. After coiling the wire 3 or 4 times, cut off the extra wire using scissors.
Dried orange slices are a popular choice for affordable holiday decor. Get on the citrus bandwagon with these homemade Christmas ornaments. Bake 1/2-inch slices on low heat for 4 hours, flipping the slices halfway through. Once cool, hang individually on your tree, or string thread through each slice to create a garland. Velvet and twine work together to create these homemade mushroom ornaments.