Creative DIY Ideas for Decorating Christmas Tree Baubles at Home
Christmas decorations are one way to give a joyful spirit to your home and help you make everything feel cheery, shiny, and perfect. When it comes to decoration, Christmas tree baubles are an open canvas where you can trot your DIY skills.
Just grab a few things, a drop of creativity, and inspiration, and a simple bauble will create a treasure that mirrors your style. Here, you’ll find innovative ways of creating some really beautiful and personalized decor items for your home this Christmas.
DIY Glitter Baubles: Add a Sparkling Touch
If you are looking for some sparkle, glitter is the answer! It not only attracts light but also appears glamorous and brings a ton of cheer. All you have to do is apply a thin coat of glue, using a sponge or a brush in your desired pattern.
You can make stripes, polka dots, ombre, and zig-zags by either rolling over them or sprinkling dust glitter all over them. Gently discard all that’s extra and let it dry. Once you’re done with it, see the glitter baubles not just steal attention, but become the heart of decor.
Pro Tip: Try Mixing Glitter Colors
For a notch higher, mix two or three glitters. For instance, gold with silver, Christmas tree green with sparkly red. This way, you’ll get just more dimensions and the tree will look more jolly and fun!
Painted Patterns: Showcase Your Artistic Side
If you wish to keep things colorful and icy, or just want to add definition to the balls, you can consider painting the baubles. If you are good at painting, you can paint stars, Christmas trees, a scene, and almost anything. The paint to be used is a good quality acrylic paint that is bold, dries fast, and provides the best opaque layer.
To make it look graceful, you can paint golden or silver stars on the white bauble, or even the reindeer. To create a quirky vibe, you can paint mini Christmas trees, and snowy flakes on the pastel-colored bauble. If you aren’t very confident about your painting, make use of a stencil.
Involve the Kids in Added Fun
This is a lovely activity that you can indulge in with the family. Allow the little ones to paint designs over their bauble and let them create unique pieces of the collection piece. It can also be a tradition to make a set every year, as the little ones grow, and cherish those memories for a lifetime.
Natural and Rustic Charm: Using Earthy Elements
A few other nature-y ways to decorate your baubles include wrapping some twine or wire around your bauble and a small pinecone or a couple of red or white berries. This is another fun theme to play around with when decorating your tree as it will make your space feel nice and homey. Perfect for any rustic or natural spaces or for those of you who want that cozy cabin in the woods.
Try Adding Cinnamon Sticks or Dried Flowers
If you’re having a rustic or gingerbread man type of Christmas, try using some hot glue to stick tiny cinnamon sticks or little dried flowers (like baby’s breath) to your baubles. The cinnamon sticks will certainly look homespun but also add a great scent that really compliments that Christmas tree smell we all love.
Embroidery-Covered Baubles: Add Texture with Stitching
If you like things textured and detailed, you will want to make a nice fabric wrap and do some hand embroidery on it. Grab an old fabric in a color that matches your tree space, wrap your chosen bauble up, tie a tidy knot then gently make embroidery on it, anything from starts, snowflakes, or your initials will look really charming, and add a handmade, delicate touch to your Christmas decoration.
Experiment with Different Fabric Types
Something coarser like a burlap can give you that perfect rustic/countryside charm while the silk tie will give it a more classy and luxurious feel. Same with the flowers, simply due to the texture of the fabric, each will have its own, unique ambiance. Or you can always go with a holiday pattern print to give it something extra Christmassy.
Memory-Filled Photo Baubles: Cherish the Past Holidays
Make your baubles extra special by including family photos. What a beautiful way to remember and honor those that make the holiday so magical. Print some small photos and use a round stopper for an outline, cut them in size to fit in your bauble. Stick them in with double-tape and then seal the photo with a nice layer of a clear vanishing coat. It is perfect to have some of the memories by your side on your Christmas tree. The kids will also love them and get inspired to make their own little adventures by the side of it.
Create a Timeline of Photos
For a twist, put up a history of pictures on the tree with photos from each Christmas. From the oldest looking down to the youngest, you’ve got the past of memories and generations up on the tree, and it can be a fun way for the family to reminisce post-festivities.
Jewel-Encrusted Baubles: Add a Touch of Glamour
For the ultimate Christmas look adding jewels, rhinestones or sequins is the way to go! Using a hot glue gun, attach your gemstones in unique patterns such as snowflakes. If gems are too chunky for you to stick with rhinestones or sequins, use glue to completely cover the bauble (you can cover it almost completely with smaller stones). To go for a more vintage look, white or cream pearls and small rhinestones give an effect that wouldn’t look out of place on an old-fashioned Christmas tree.
Make Them Match Your Decor
Keep in mind the colors of the jewel if you want the colors to blend with the room or your other decorations. For traditional red and green, go with emerald and ruby. For a winter wonderland consider blue, white, and silver.
Clear Baubles with Dried Florals: A Delicate and Unique Look
Clear baubles can be very attractive when you can see the inside. A nice way to add a rustic effect is to fill the bauble with dried flowers such as lavender, baby’s breath, very small pinecones, and the time branches from the pinecones. You can add a lid or leave the bauble open – it releases the lovely scents of the flowers and herbs every time the tree gets shaken.
Seasonal Scent Tip
As with the dried flower bauble, sprinkle a little cinnamon to create a beautiful scent that lets off a little puff of sweet air with every movement of the tree. As with the dried flowers, the scent becomes stronger when the tree is shaken.
These lovely DIY ideas for Christmas Tree Baubles allow you to really express your personality, your memories, and your love of the holiday season for your tree. Whether you are creating sparkly designs, natural, rustic, or ornaments filled with delicate florals, you will make a beautiful and unique tree.
