It is fun to craft during the holidays as a way to be creative and also to spend time together as a family! This DIY craft is easy to do and really fun. All ages can participate in one way or another and the decorations will look very festive on the tree. Here is how to make your own DIY Paper Christmas Tree Ornaments & Garland.
Supplies:
- pieces of stiff cardboard (I used a mailing box)
- holiday themed scrapbook paper
- piece of plain paper
- ribbon, pipe cleaners, washi tape (any decorative supplies that are long and thin.)
- holiday stickers (I used holly berries)
- button, rhinestones and other embellishments
- scissors
- glue gun
- ornament hangers
Step 1: Use the plain paper to draw the shape of a triangle Christmas tree. I did 4 1/2″ across the bottom and 5″ tall. Cut this out to use as your stencil.
Step 2: Use the stencil to outline the trees on the cardboard and cut them out. (Make as many as you want to)
Step 3: Use your stencil to trace the triangle onto your assorted holiday paper. You will need as many paper triangles as you have cardboard “trees”.
Step 4: Follow the picture below and cut the trees into three even parts across the width of the paper.
Step 5: Glue the pieces of scrapbook paper onto the cardboard mixing and matching the holiday paper.
Step 6: Use your decorating supplies to put trim over the lines where the paper meets in the two spots on the “tree”.
Step 7: Flip the trees over and use the hot glue to secure the ornament hangers on the tips of the trees.
Step 8: Hang up your ornaments!
To Make the Garland: Just hang the trees from a long length of twine. They look beautiful across a mantel.
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Denise N Seegobin
This is a great activity to get the kids going and to have some fun during the holidays. This is wonderful thank you for sharing
Alli Smith
These are so pretty! I would love to make these into a garland – so festive and I love that you used holiday inspired scrapbook paper.
valmg @ Mom Knows It All
They look really cute! I like that they’re made from things you already have, and that the kids could help make them too.
candy
What an easy and fun craft to make. It takes hardly any materials and everything I already have on hand. These are going to be fun to make.
Amber Myers
I just love this idea! How pretty! I love how colorful they are. I need to make these with my daughter.
Anosa
This DIY is so cool and totally epic, I want to give this a try it will definitely save me money.
Ashley
How cute is this garland? This would be a fun project for the kids to work on.
Tomi C
These are really cute and it’s a fun family activity. I really like making and sharing homemade ornaments.
Anita Anderson
My kids would love making these and putting them on our tree. A fun activity for the entire family.
Pam Wattenbarger
These DIY Christmas tree ornaments look so cute. I love that they are easy to make too.
Bonnie G
These came out so cute! I bet the kiddos would love helping me make these this weekend.
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
I love making DIY ornaments during this time of year. These ornaments came out great and look so festive. I’d love to make these!
Marysa
How cute, and I Iove that this really is easy enough for kids to do on their own. The ornaments look great! We have so many paper and fabric pieces, so I think we already have all the supplies we need.
Chubskulit Rose
That is so cute, that is something my daughter would love to do. We have 5 magazine trees here that she and I did few years back.
Dina Demarest
This would be perfect for our Family Christmas Day activity!
Amy
I have plenty of Cardboard! We may just have to make a bunch of these for the Christmas party. Decorate with a name, and they’d not only make a keepsake ornament, but also a perfect placemat
Adrienne
These are so cute! What a clever idea that I’m sure will make any Christmas tree look so unique and festive.
Lisa Offrs
WOW! So many great ideas and such beautiful design.