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20 DIY Natural Christmas Ornaments

17th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, felt, tutorial, upcycling, wood, woolLina

Natural Christmas ornaments are beautiful, easy to make and practically free! Make nature-inspired Christmas decorations with pine cones, rose hips, acorns, walnuts and oranges.

Make DIY natural Christmas ornaments for your tree this year! These homemade natural Christmas decorations are eco-friendly, cheap, easy and fun to make. You can gather most of the materials for the natural Christmas tree ornaments in the nature. So there’s no need to run to the store – especially now in times of the coronavirus. You can find the materials for the Christmas ornaments made from natural materials in your garden, the woods or parks. Continue reading 20 DIY Natural Christmas Ornaments →

2 Ways To Make DIY Real Mini Christmas Trees From Clippings

15th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, tutorial, woodLina

These 2 DIY tabletop Christmas trees are real, natural and smell of Christmas! 2 easy ways to make DIY real mini Christmas trees from clippings at home!

These 2 DIY real mini Christmas trees are all-natural – made without glue, floral foam or wire. All you need is clippings and natural twine. You can simply compost the miniature live Christmas trees after the holiday season! Continue reading 2 Ways To Make DIY Real Mini Christmas Trees From Clippings →

How To Make A Bottle Brush Christmas Tree – From Scratch!

14th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, woodLina

Make a cute little bottle brush Christmas tree with cotton yarn from scratch!

Little bottle brush Christmas trees are everywhere right now. But instead of buying one, you can simply make your own DIY bottle brush Christmas tree with natural materials you already have at home! All you need for this DIY bottle brush tree is cotton yarn in green or white, a piece of wire and a wood slice. Continue reading How To Make A Bottle Brush Christmas Tree – From Scratch! →

DIY Holly Felt Christmas Ornaments

12th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, embroidery, felt, hand sewing, tutorial, upcycling, woolLina

These DIY holly felt Christmas ornaments are an easy Christmas craft to make with your kids! All you need for the holly felt ornaments is felt and embroidery thread. Continue reading DIY Holly Felt Christmas Ornaments →

How To Make Tin Star Ornaments From Tin Cans

11th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, metal, tin can, tutorial, upcyclingLina

A simple tin can upcycle idea: Turn tin cans into beautiful tin star ornaments.

When you buy your next tin can, these metal Christmas ornaments come free with it! Making tin stars is an easy tin can craft project that is completely free. And these metal Christmas tree ornaments are actually easier and faster to make than you’d probably think. However, you have to be careful when cutting out the tin stars because tin cans are really sharp! Continue reading How To Make Tin Star Ornaments From Tin Cans →

How To Make Gilded Leaves – Natural Ornaments

10th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, tutorialLina

Shiny gilded leaves – an inexpensive, quick and easy craft project for autumn or Christmas!

After making gilded walnuts and gilded acorns – I love how they turned out! – I now made gilded leaves. To paint leaves with gold paint is just as easy as painting nuts. Gilded leaves are an inexpensive, easy craft project for autumn or winter. Continue reading How To Make Gilded Leaves – Natural Ornaments →

Dried Orange Slices (Oven Or Dehydrator)

8th December 2020(Historical) Cooking Recipes, DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, orange, recipe, victorianLina

How to make dried orange slices in the oven or dehydrator as natural Christmas ornaments.

Oranges have a long tradition as Christmas tree ornaments. Since medieval times, oranges were used to decorate the Christmas tree. And in the Victorian era, oranges were still popular as Christmas tree decorations. Continue reading Dried Orange Slices (Oven Or Dehydrator) →

How To Make Snow Covered Pine Cones

6th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, tutorial, woodLina

Snow-covered pine cones are easy and cheap to make at home. All you need for these snow pine cones are white acrylic paint and pine cones. DIY snow covered pine cones look great as natural Christmas tree ornaments!

Three years ago, I’ve already made eco-friendly snow-covered pine cones with salt and DIY wheatpaste. I love how they turned out but these snow-covered pine cones are even easier and quicker to make than the eco-friendly version! It takes just one or two minutes to paint one pine cone. Continue reading How To Make Snow Covered Pine Cones →

How To Make Tin Tinsel From A Tin Can

5th December 2020DIY Craftschristmas, christmas ornaments, DIY, metal, tin can, tutorial, upcyclingLina

Turn trash into treasure! Make tin tinsel icicles out of a tin can!

If you’re wondering what you can make with tin cans, you’ve come to the right place! Empty tin cans are perfect to make DIY metal Christmas ornaments.

If you read my blog regularly, you know that I love upcycling! Here I recycled tin cans into old-fashioned tinsel ornaments. And I love how these metal icicles turned out: They look stunning as vintage Christmas tree decorations! The tinsel icicles hang on strings so that they twist in the air and reflect the light. And what’s best, this tin can craft takes just a couple of minutes to make! Continue reading How To Make Tin Tinsel From A Tin Can →