Love decorating for Christmas but just don’t quite have the budget it requires to make your house look amazing for the holidays? Think again. The best Christmas decor is not always expensive, and if you make your own, it is often better and cheaper than what you could possible buy in a store. Plus, you can recruit friends and family to help you make these keepsakes, assuring each one has special memories tied to it. Follow the easy step by step tutorials to learn how to make these awesome wreaths, table centerpieces and creative home decor. Turn on the Christmas carols and get ready for the holidays today.
Cheap DIY Christmas Decor Ideas
1. Giant DIY Christmas Wreath
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7. Clothespin Snowflake Ornaments
Handmade ornaments have become a yearly tradition in our house, and every December I try to outdo whatever I made the year before. These snowflakes are the ones that surprise people, because they fan out from ordinary wooden clothespins and end up looking like something off a farmhouse catalog shelf. They cost me almost nothing. My step by step is right this way.
8. Crepe Paper Poinsettia Ornament
I have made so many ornaments over the years that by December they are scattered in every corner of my house, and only a few ever earn a permanent spot on my favorites list. These crepe paper poinsettias did. They have a soft vintage bloom to them that looks beautiful tucked into the branches. Here is how I fold and shape mine.
11. Easy Yarn Christmas Trees
Handmade decorations almost always turn out cuter than the store bought version, and they cost a fraction as much, especially when I am using up supplies I already have. I wrap cones in cozy yarn and end up with a whole little forest for the mantel, about ten minutes per tree. Pocket change and one evening. Come see how I do it.
13. DIY Fairy Jar Lamp
I went through a serious cottagecore phase a while back and watched hours of videos before I finally sat down and made one of these myself. A jar and a set of lights give you the softest glowing lantern for a windowsill or a bedside table. I wanted a gentle night light and this is exactly what it turned out to be. The full tutorial is waiting for you.
16. Tuna Can Ornament Display
These are my proof that the recycling bin counts as a craft supply. I made mine in three designs, a Christmas sweater, a tree with a snowman, and a gingerbread house, and the templates are in the post free for anyone who wants them. Each little can holds its own tiny scene. Grab the designs and the instructions over here.
17. Tin Can Snowman
Not everyone gets snow in December and I refuse to let that stop anyone from having a snowman. Mine is built from empty tin cans, stacked and painted, and he stands by my entryway looking cheerful straight through the season without ever melting on me. He is beginner friendly and costs next to nothing. Follow my instructions here.
21. Wine Cork Reindeer
This one started with a stash of wine corks piling up in my kitchen drawer that I had been saving for something crafty without knowing what. Then I saw a tiny reindeer made from corks, pipe cleaners and little black beads, and the glue gun came straight out. They are adorable on a shelf or tied onto a gift. Here is exactly how I made my herd.
29. Easy Paper Christmas Wreath
Decorating for Christmas is so much better with the whole family in on it, and a wreath is usually the piece that pulls the look together. Mine is built from colored paper rosettes, which means I can size it to whatever door or blank wall needs filling. Big impact for a tiny budget. I have the full walk through waiting for you.
34. Aarikka Inspired Jingle Bell Elves
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