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3 handmade Christmas ornaments made from a thrifted sweater in embroidery hoops and topped with ribbon, faux greenery, and blue and white ribbon on a wooden table
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DIY Ornaments For Christmas

Learn how to make these adorable DIY Ornaments for Christmas made from embroidery hoops, ribbon, bells, and a thrifted sweater.
Course Crafts
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas ornaments
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 6
Author Lisa Bass
Cost 5

Equipment

  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun and glue (optional)

Ingredients

  • 3 inch embroidery hoops
  • Old sweater
  • Neutral fabric - you only need a little bit. I used some leftover grain-sack fabric I had on hand/
  • Ribbon
  • Embellishments - I used faux greenery and some bells.

Instructions

  • Laying the sweater down, cut a 5 inch by 5 inch piece of the sweater. I made sure it was on a pretty part of the sweater that layed nicely.
  • Cut another 5 inch by 5 inch piece of scrap grain sack fabric. 
  • Lay the inside of the embroidery hoop down and place the grain sack fabric down, then place the sweater piece down on top.
  • Unscrewing the outside part of the embroidery hoop as much as possible, place the outside ring on top of the sweater piece, fabric, and interior hoop and press down.
  • Tighten the screw to make sure it is secure.
  • Add your embellishments.
  • Next, take some ribbon and tie a loop around the metal screw to act as a loop to hang the ornament on the tree.
  • Cut other piece of ribbon and thread a bell or ornament through it. 
  • Add a piece of greenery through the bell loop as well and pull the ribbon through the top of the embroidery hoop and tie a knot in it. You could secure the greenery with a little bit of hot glue if you would like.

Notes

  • Make these from an old or thrifted sweater, or you could just use grain sack or another pretty fabric you have on hand.
  • These would not only make beautiful tree ornaments, but also would be beautiful to add to a DIY Holiday Gift Basket.
  • Use bells, tiny ornaments, or other beautiful greenery or embellishments to make these ornaments festive. They can easily be transformed to match any decor or style.