I always like to make a couple of handmade crafts for Christmas each year, and this year I spent most of my time on outdoor projects. I already showed you our DIY door swag wreath and Christmas hanging baskets, and today I wanted to show you one of the decorations that I made for the trees on our front porch – these DIY sweater star Christmas ornaments.
I keep the trees fairly simple with just a few ornaments, some berries, and some DIY snowy pinecones to fit with the rustic touch that I am going for.
MATERIALS
- old sweaters {if you don’t have any you can find a ton of options at your local thrift store!}
- thread
- pins
- coordinating yarn
- stuffing
- star template cut to your desired size
INSTRUCTIONS
- Create a paper template for your star to the size that you would like. Keep in mind that your completed star will be a little smaller than your template.
- Pin the star template to the sweater and cut out two pieces. Once you have cut out your stars, lay them over each other and trim off any little bits that don’t quite match up so your pieces are as similar as possible.
- Using a needle and thread {or a sewing machine if you are handier at this than I am!} stitch the two star pieces together. You want the inside {bad side} of the sweater to be facing out on both pieces as you will be turning them right side out after the stitching is completed. Keep a small section unstitched to add the stuffing.
- Turn the star right side out and stuff with the stuffing. Use a pencil to push the stuffing right to the tips and stitch up the remaining hole.
- Using some white yarn and a needle, whip stitch around the outside of the star.
- Just add a regular plastic ornament hanger to hang from the tree or fit them between bare patches on your tree. They are a great way to cover up those holes!
These take a little bit of time to make but they are really easy. They are a great project to work on when you just need a little time to unwind or when watching tv.
I will be showing you the rest of our Christmas front porch tomorrow so I hope to see you then!
For more Christmas ideas, check out these posts…
Christmas Chalkboard and Cupcake Liner Garland
I adore stars and just love the cozy look of these star ornaments! Beautiful Christmas decorations!
These are darling and I love finding good use for old sweaters – especially if they’re not in good enough shape to donate! Thanks for sharing this on Throwback Thursday, and I’ll be pinning this to our board! Be sure to follow! 🙂 Happy Holidays!