Tutorial: Wooden Christmas Ornaments – Star, Heart & Tree

DIY Wooden Christmas Ornaments Wood Heart Tree Star Tutorial

Do you love rustic christmas decor? Then I have the tutorial for you: Grab a piece of wood and make these easy and cute Christmas ornaments!

You’ll need:

  • scrap wood, such as spruce or pine
  • handsaw
  • rasp
  • sandpaper
  • drill

Use cookie cutters to make paper patterns for the wood ornaments: I used star, heart and tree cookie cutters.

rustic christmas decor idea

Trace around the paper pattern with a pencil.

tutorial: diy wood star ornament

Using a hand saw, cut out the star. Smooth the wood with a fine wood rasp and sandpaper.

how to make a diy wood star christmas ornament
Wood star ornament
tutorial: diy rustic wood tree ornament
Sawing out the wood tree ornament

distess wood christmas tree ornament tutorial

You can distress the wooden Christmas ornaments to give them a rustic look.

diy rustic wood heart ornament

The heart is made differently: Roughly cut out a heart shape with straight saw cuts.

how to make a rustic wood heart ornament

Round the edges with a wood rasp. Then smooth the wood with sandpaper. Now drill holes into the wood, thread ribbon through the holes and tie to make a hanger. You can leave the wood ornaments like this or stain the wood naturally with steel wool and vinegar. This was the 9th project of my Advent Calendar.

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