Every twist of yarn feels like wrapping up a little bundle of Christmas joy.

These ornaments capture the essence of handmade traditions, quiet evenings spent crafting, the smell of pine in the air, and the satisfaction of seeing your own creations light up the tree.

Plus, the trees twinkle with little stars and pearls, while the snowman, wrapped snugly in his yarn scarf, looks ready for winter magic.

Materials Needed

• Cardboard pieces cut into triangle (tree) and snowman shapes (about 4-5” tall)
• Yarn in green, white, and brown (1 ball each)
• Small wooden stars or beads
• Hot glue gun and sticks
• Twine (8” per ornament)
• Scissors
• Optional: pearl beads, buttons, or metallic thread

Step-by-step Guide

Step 1: Cut out your base shapes from cardboard including triangles for trees and a rounded shape for the snowman.

Step 2: Attach a piece of twine at the top with hot glue to create a hanging loop.

Step 3: Starting at the bottom, wrap the cardboard with yarn, keeping it snug and overlapping slightly until the entire surface is covered. Use green for the trees, white for the snowman, and brown for trunks or hats.

Step 4: Secure the ends of the yarn at the back with a dab of hot glue.

Step 5: Decorate! Glue on small stars, beads, or buttons as ornaments for the trees.

For the snowman, you wrap a bit of green yarn as a scarf and add pearl buttons for detail.

Step 6: Finish with optional metallic thread or ribbon accents for extra sparkle. Now, hang them up and admire your rustic, handmade forest of cheer!

Tip:

You can make these with kids by pre-cutting the cardboard shapes and letting them handle the wrapping and decorating.