DIY Handlettered Ornaments for Christmas
Ever seen those Pinterest-worthy handlettered ornaments for Christmas and thought of having them at your home? Even if you cant buy them in India, you can still make them . Don’t get baffled by the ” handlettering” part – we got that covered!.
You know whats the most daunting task in India when its Christmas? Its finding pretty Christmas ornaments – not the “Chinese” ones that everybody has and everybody sells. Its really really difficult to find different and unique Christmas ornaments and the only way I can have them is by making them. Honestly there are things that cant really be handmade like baubles. But there are ornaments that can be made with simple things that are easily available and this DIY Handlettered Ornaments for Christmas is one of them. Well you can also check other Christmas Ornaments that made over the years 🙂
Materials needed to make DIY Handlettered Ornaments for Christmas :
- MDF cutouts with letterings/words
- 3D outliners/Markers/Acrylic paints
- Pattern papers/Colorful papers
- Pretty Holiday ribbons
- Hot glue gun
- Jute or cotton twine
How to make DIY Handlettered Ornaments for Christmas :
For those who are into lettering, please bear with me while I pull off this fake lettering ornament. An original handlettered version on embroidery hoops is underway and the tutorial will be here soon.
So for this particular DIY handlettered ornament for Christmas, all you really need is an MDF cutout with the words. The ones I have used here were custom made for me with designs that I provided ( if you are in India, “C4 Crafts” facebook shop provided these) but you can find similar designs on amazon ( links to exact/similar supplies are provided at the end). I even saw similar ones at a stationery shop near my home so just look out for such MDFs or if not try online.
So starting off, choose your background for the ornament. I searched through my stash and found these pretty christmas theme pattern papers from Itsybitsy and I used them. If you don’t have pattern paper, try glitter paper, old magazine paper or even plain color paper. Place your MDF ornament cutout on the pattern paper and trace out the outer shape. Cut the paper along this outline and paste it over the MDF cutout as a background.
Depending on the outer design of your MDF cutout, you can either go for additional details with twine or just paint all over the MDF. For my MDF cutout, since it was round bauble shaped, I used a simple thick cotton thread in two lines to define the outline. This really added a slight rustic and farmhouse touch to the ornament.
Next up is the Christmas word. Depending on the backgrounds of each of the bauble, I chose different ways of embellishing the handlettered word. For few, I used 3D liners while for one I used a normal black permanent marker. Choose what you think you like or what you have.
When everything was over, the final touch of bow had to be given. Not only did this bring all the elements together but also hid all the thread ends that were seen open. Here again, in coordination with the backgrounds and letterings, I chose gold & red ribbon bows for different ones.
When everything was over, the final touch of bow had to be given. Not only did this bring all the elements together but also hid all the thread ends that were seen open. Here again, in coordination with the backgrounds and letterings, I chose gold & red ribbon bows for different ones.
You know everything in here is just a starting idea and not necessary that it has be replicated in exactly same way. Adapting it to match to the supplies you have and your requirement is something you have to keep in mind while you make anything 🙂
Supplies sources :
- MDF cutouts with letterings/words – bought from C4Crafts, available on craftslane & Amazon
- 3D outliners/Markers/Acrylic paints – fevicryl gold liner, pearl liner, neon liner, black permanent marker
- Pattern papers/Colorful papers – pattern paper from itsibitsy, glitter paper from itsybitsy, vintage papers from itsybitsy.
- Pretty Holiday ribbons – red & gold from Premier ribbons
- Hot glue gun
- Jute or cotton twine
Hope you guys liked this and many other Christmas crafts shared on this blog. If you have tried this craft or anything new this Christmas, do share it with me. I would love to know about them and maybe even try them too this Christmas 🙂
xoxo
Angela
