Easy DIY Christmas Decorations
- Home Decor DIY Projects
- April Wilkerson
- Updated: March 8, 2023
1) I grabbed some 1/4″ scrap wood and drew a random puddle looking shape then used my scroll saw to cut it out then painted it white.
2) I bought a package of ping pong balls at Big Lots for 67 cents then used a sharpie to color on the face.
3) Then I hot glued the ribbon, sticks, and head into place.
4) To make the hat, I cut a small circle out of some black poster board I had for another project, then a rectangle. Note: Use a flashlight handle or some similar to make the top hat round. Then I used a little bit more hot glue to glue the two together then onto the head.
Total Time: 20 mins
Total Cost: 67 cents.
2) 2×4 Snowman
I had a lot of 2x4s left over from making my fold down work bench so I grabbed a length and cut it up to make a 2×4 snowman.
3) A friend decided he lacked something, so next I used my scroll saw and some 1/2″ wood to give him a proper Frosty pipe. Painted it black then used wood glue to glue it on.
Total Time: 1 hr
Total Cost: 0$
1) I used another warped 2×4 I had and cut it to the lengths in the picture below then glued and clamped everything together.
Total Time: 1 hr
Total Cost: $1
4) Santa Hats
So I saw a pin on Pinterest of five different cone heights and the description saying “template”. I pinned it thinking of all the Christmas stuff I would be able to use it for…buuuut, then when I actually clicked on it I found out that I could only get to the template if I paid $12 for it. I thought that was crazy since it was a very simple shape. So I found a free template of a 5″cone template then used the below steps to create different heights.
Can you tell that middle one was my first?
5) I bought a bag of cotton balls from the Dollar Tree and for the bottom I actually unrolled them and pulled them apart some then just hot glued them around. The below photo is what it looked like after one layer. I wasn’t happy with it, so I did the same thing and added on a second layer.
2) Since I didn’t make it come to a complete point, I grabbed a scrap piece and shoved it in from the bottom so that I would have something at the top to glue the burlap to.
3) I rolled out my burlap and then cut it down the middle to create the size I was looking for. Then I cut it into about 6″ strips.
4) Then I used my hot glue gun to just start applying them. I started at the bottom and worked my way up.
5) Since I could see the white in a few places, I cut a smaller strip of burlap and glued it horizontal so it covered it up.
Total Time: 30 mins
Total Cost: $6
6) JOY Sign
1) I used some scrap 3/4″ wood to draw the letters out on, then utilized my scroll saw to cut them out. My letters are 5 3/4″ tall.
2) Then I grabbed another 3/4″piece of scrap and cut it into 2″ strips (just to give the background a little somethin somethin) then glued it back together and painted it white. My background piece is 11 1/2″.
3 Last I glued the letters onto the back and clamped it all down until it was dry.
Total Time: 1 hr
Total Cost: $0
1) I saw this scrap piece of MDF laying about, so I nabbed it up and painted it a light blue.
2) Then came back with a dark grey/blue where I mostly covered the light blue.
3) Next, since I can’t draw, I found a nativity scene I liked from a Google search then used my projector to project it onto my painted board then traced it on with a pencil. Then I just had to go back and paint in the lines with white.
Total Time: 2 hrs
Total Cost: $0
