Two of our favourite things collide: Paper Crafts with Christmas Ornament DIYs.. bring you PAPER Christmas Ornament DIYs. Yay! So paper ornaments it is. There is quite a wide selection of ideas here, so I hope you have the time for a good browse and explore and find the Paper Ornament DIY that is JUST RIGHT for you. The majority of ornaments shared today are suitable for kids and adults, but there are also a handful for more experience paper crafters! Enjoy.
Paper Bauble Ornaments
We have a thing about “paper baubles”… taking 8-10 paper discs, folding them and sticking them together for the fabulous Paper Christmas Bauble effect… and the best bit.. you can shape and decorate them in so many super fun ways. Check out all our “classic paper bauble” based ideas below.
- The classic Paper Bauble (use toddler art to make these as keepsakes)
- Cutest of cute Mickey Mouse Ornaments (5 designs including free printable!)
- Paper Photo Bauble (based on the classic Paper Bauble)
- Paper Bauble Christmas Tree
- Paper Bauble Christmas Stars
- Paper Bauble Hearts (great for Valentine’s Day too)
- Fun Paper Rudolph Ornament
- Pretty Paper Reindeer Ornament DIY (with printables)
- Wonderful Paper Snowman Ornament
- Magical Paper Unicorn Ornaments (with printables)
Or learn how to make a “new type” of paper bauble and decorate it as this GORGEOUS Polar Bear Ornament. Featured in my new Easy Paper Projects book!
And here is our special Princess Ornament series:
This is our special series of printable Princess Ornaments – which actually also double up as little 3d Paper Dolls. So cute!
Paper Fan Ornaments
We also rather like “fans” – paper fans are those “concertina paper” or “accordion paper folding” techniques, that look simply lovely. They are great for incorporating in ornaments too!
- Paper Fan Angels
- Paper Fan Cardinal Birds (with printables)
- Poinsettia Flower Ornaments (coming soon)
Other Paper Christmas Ornament DIYs
Then there are a host of other paper Christmas Ornament DIYs.. from paper quilled ornaments to origami ornaments… I could probably write whole blog posts about those alone… but here are some of my favourite to date.. as well as some Paper Christmas Ornaments with no “obvious” category, but that I think you will really like too.
- Paper Quilled Snowflakes
- Paper Quilled Mini Wreaths
- Check out these MINI DIY Harry Potter Potions Book Ornaments – just adorable!
- Giant Paper Snowflakes
- Giant Paper BAG Snowflakes (such a QUICK and easy decoration)
- Paper Strip Hearts
- Swedish Woven Heart Baskets
- Origami Diamonds
- Paper Ball Ornaments by Nalle’s House
- Christmas Lights Garland via Fun Crafts Kids
- Mouse Ornament via Living Locurto
- Bright Colourful Kirigami Paper Ornaments by DIY Candy
Paper Ornaments Printables (Free)
- Pretty Paper Reindeer Ornament DIY (with printables)
- Magical Paper Unicorn Ornaments (with printables)
- Stunning Folded Paper Star Ornaments by Babble Dabble Do
- 3D Paper Ornaments (with templates) again by Babble Dabble Do
- Printable Lacing Card Ornaments by Mr Printables
- Paper Bird Printables (to colour yourself) by Picklebums
- Paper Fan Cardinal Birds
- Printable Advent Calendar (plus activity ideas) again by Picklebums
Newspaper Christmas Ornaments
We love crafting with newspaper – cheap and versatile and oh so fun. We have lots of Newspaper Ornament Crafts planned for you, so watch this space for more.
- Simple Newspaper Stars
- Newspaper Straw Tree Ornaments
- Papier Mache Bauble Ornaments
- Papier Mache Pokeball Ornament – originally designed a toy.. but would make a great ornament too!
- Newspaper Rudolph Ornaments
- Simple Newspaper Christmas Tree Ornament by Buggy and Buddy
- Newspaper Coil Ornaments via Fun Crafts Kids
- 5 Pointe Paper Stars via Fun Crafts Kids
- Now these unfortunately do not have a tutorial as such.. but these newspaper elf ornaments are SO SO CUTE, that I wanted to share them as inspiration. They came via Softies Central and are by dutch craft Mariek Uniek.
Paper Ornament Prinables and Purchasable Ornaments
Finally, some fabulous Ornament Printables – unfortunately tehse are not free – but not EVERYTHING in life can be free.. right? Especially when these printables are so very gorgeous. I particularly LOVE the Triskele Globes, they look amazing and are surprisingly easy to assemble.. check them out. Affiliate links added to help support the upkeep of this website!
- Triskele Globes – one lovely one for free, or get the set for the price of a cup of coffee
- Paper Ornaments – four piece set – Santa, Elf and 2 Dioramas
- Dolls, house and buggy ornaments
- Jack in the box and friends
Looking for more Christmas Paper Crafts for Kids? Try these:
Or how about more Ornaments for Kids?
Mrs. O. E. says
Maggie, firstly I apologise – I always just love your site, but am only getting in touch now to complain!
1. You have a photo of a Swedish Heart basket to make, but there’s a problem and (a) there’s no video, and (b) the written bit just runs out before we get to to the appropriate part!
2. Neomis – a link to make comic strip paper ornaments. Again there’s no video and also no written instructions.
EVEN WORSE, WHEN SCROLLING DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND THE INFO I WANTED, THERE WAS A SET OF ADVERTS, AND ONE WAS OBSCENE! Can you get rid of that? Or remove your link to Neomis? It’s not the kind of thing you want to stumble across when looking at ideas to help celebrate Christmas!
Red Ted Art says
Oh gosh, thank you for the feedback. I will look into it immediately… I am not sure why the swedish hearts are not displaying properly… for some reason I can’t edit that post either. Very odd.
Bute here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s4n3_Ipn3A
And will see what is going on at Neomis. Thanks for the heads up
Jessika says
Im having a hard time finding the link to the paper unicorn ornament free template… Please help ??
Red Ted Art says
Hello – go here: https://www.redtedart.com/paper-unicorn-decoration/
and click on:
Use this Paper Unicorn Template as a reference/ to help you if you need it (suitable for both cards and ornaments)
Peggy Clyde says
I love your crafts. I use them with 8 and 9 year old girls and with preschoolers at the public library. They love them.
Dikkat Seti says
The designs are remarkable 🙂
Red Ted Art says
thank you!