This season, with more people staying home to adhere to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance on holiday gatherings, many families find themselves with a bit more time on their hands.
Now may be the perfect opportunity to reconnect over some Christmas crafting around the kitchen table. These DIY Christmas decorations ideas will keep everyone busy and provide you and your family with years of treasured memories during an otherwise difficult time for many.
DIY Christmas decorations that won't break the bank
Personalized Christmas ornament ideas
Personalized, homemade Christmas ornaments are always a great gift and can be made with cutting machines like the Cricut or Silhouette. These DIY ornaments from Makers Gonna Learn are perfect for Cricut owners like me, who have had their cutting machine for almost a year and are still too intimidated to make anything.
Adventures of a DIY Mom shows how to make DIY woodburned Christmas ornaments that would look great on the Christmas tree. Finally, if you’re not the most creative, you truly can’t go wrong with an acrylic pour or dip ornament. These stunning acrylic pour dip ornaments from CraftyJenn on YouTube are fast, easy, and impressive.
Where to buy Christmas craft supplies
If you’re avoiding stores and shopping online as much as possible to help slow the spread of COVID-19, there are plenty of resources for purchasing Christmas decoration supplies online at a discount. Oriental Trading is an inexpensive site for personalized ceramic ornaments. Grab some acrylic paint pens and create one-of-a-kind gifts and ornaments for family and friends.
You can find a variety of pens, paints, brushes, and other art and crafts supplies online at the Blick website. Etsy is a great resource for bulk wood slices to make fun personalized ornaments with a wood-burning kit as well.
If you decide to make DIY Christmas decorations this year, Merritt reminds us not to put too much pressure on ourselves or our families. “Remember, the holidays and crafting are supposed to be fun. Do not feel the need to spend hours and hours to make something for the holidays. The best crafts are simple and don’t take a lot of time or supplies,” she told us. “And if something doesn’t turn out, don’t worry. It’s OK to laugh and try again.”
