The festive season is upon us! Which means it’s the perfect time to start decorating your Christmas tree. While store-bought decorations are great, making your own decorations can add personality and uniqueness to your tree – plus it’s a super fun activity to do with your kids. To give you some inspiration, we’ve created a list of our 10 favourite DIY Christmas bauble ideas and all the craft supplies you need.
Overview:
- Australian native baubles
- Baubles with sayings
- Marble baubles
- Paint stroke baubles
- Gold leaf baubles
- Paint splatter baubles
- Polka dot baubles
- Reindeer baubles
- Personalised name baubles
- Sprinkle baubles
10 DIY Christmas bauble ideas
1. Australian native baubles
The first DIY Christmas bauble idea on our list is these Australian native baubles. All you need to make them is some acrylic paint and an acrylic paint brush. To paint on the base colour, we recommend a larger brush like a Bright brush and for the fine details, use a liner or rounded brush. If you want more pops of colour, try adding in some golden wattle or bottlebrush.
2. Baubles with sayings
This is a DIY Christmas bauble idea you can have lots of fun with. You can either start with a coloured bauble or paint over a clear one with whatever colour you like. Then all you need to do is use a paint pen or marker to write in your fun saying! For inspiration, pick out your favourite holiday sayings or famous quotes from Christmas movies.
3. Marble baubles
Even though this bauble looks complicated, it’s actually very easy. While you can use the old nail polish and water trick to create the marbling effect, you can also use an acrylic pouring paint set. Simply mix your paint together and then pour it over some clear baubles!
4. Paint stroke baubles
We love this DIY christmas decoration idea because it’s a little abstract and very easy to do. All you need to do is use a few different types of paint brushes to create the different strokes, choose your colours and layer them upon one another. To create the different brush strokes, we recommend the following:
5. Gold leaf baubles
Gold is a classic Christmas colour, so these baubles will look extra festive on your Christmas tree. To make them, all you need to do is paint the baubles with whatever colours you like (maybe try red or green for extra holiday cheer) and then brush on gold leaf paper on the bottom with some craft glue.
6. Paint splatter baubles
Love pastels and metallics? This is the DIY Christmas bauble idea for you. Start by painting the bauble with a metallic acrylic paint. Once it’s dry, use a paint brush to flick on some gold paint to create a splatter effect – and voila, paint splatter baubles! If you’re not into metallic paint or want to use Christmas colours for this idea, you have absolute creative freedom to switch things up.
7. Polka dot baubles
Cute and fun to make, these baubles will definitely brighten up your Christmas tree. To make them, all you need is acrylic paint and some paint brushes (we recommend a bigger brush to paint on the base and a smaller one to create the dots). If you want to create a crisp line, you can wrap masking tape around one side of the bauble.
8. Reindeer baubles
This DIY Christmas ornament idea is one your kids are sure to love. All you need is some hot glue, googly eyes, pom poms and pipe cleaners.
9. Personalised name baubles
We love this bauble idea because it a) looks amazing on a Christmas tree and b) makes for a great Christmas gift! Especially for secret santa exchanges. To make them, start by painting the bauble in the colour of your choice. Once it’s dry, use a paint pen or copic marker to write on your family, friend’s or co-worker's name.
10. Sprinkle baubles
This final Christmas bauble idea is a foodie’s dream. To make it, all you need is a clear bauble, some sprinkles and clear varnish. Start by pouring a little bit of varnish into the bauble, give it a swirl and then tip it out. Then just add in your sprinkles and give the bauble a shake to make sure it’s evenly coated and it’s as easy as that!
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FAQs
What do you put in homemade Christmas baubles?
You can put absolutely anything inside of a Christmas bauble. You could use:
- Glitter
- Pompoms
- Sprinkles
- Figurines
- Leaves
- Flowers
- And plenty more
What paint do you use for baubles?
We highly recommend using acrylic paint for baubles because it easily adheres to the surface and it’s available in a wide range of colours and finishes.
How do you stick glitter inside a bauble?
To put glitter inside a bauble, all you need to do is pour in some clear varnish, swirl it around and then pour out the excess. Then just sprinkle in your glitter, shake it around the bauble to make sure it’s evenly coated and tip out any extra glitter – and voila, a glitter bauble!
