Materials Needed:

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• Yarn or macrame(color of your choice)
• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Beads or buttons
• Hot glue

I’m a big fan of easy crafts, especially if they involve yarn or beads! In the past I’ve made these yarn wrapped hearts and these pipe cleaner bracelets with my kids. Since Christmas is fast approaching I wanted to make some fun yarn wrapped Christmas tree ornaments. I wish I had more colorful yarn but these turned out great!

How to Make Yarn wrapped Christmas Tree Ornaments

Start by cutting out a tree shape out of your cardboard. Also cut a piece of yarn that will be used to hang your ornament.

Fold the yarn and hot glue in place, this will be the hook for the ornament. You can also use tape since it will be covered by the yarn.

Add hot glue to the bottom of the cardboard and wrap yarn to form the Christmas tree trunk.

Next, starting at the top add more hot glue and attach your yarn. I find that thicker or fluffier yarn works best because it covers up the cardboard better. Continue wrapping around the cardboard.

Add a bit of hot glue throughout to hold the yarn in place. Continue wrapping until you’ve reached the bottom and then glue the last piece into place.

Next, attach beads or buttons to the Christmas tree ornaments.

Then you just have to hang them on your Christmas tree or anywhere else you need some decorations.

And if you’d like to make this craft with your kids, simple sub out the hot glue and use tape. The back might not look at great with tape sticking on it but the front is still adorable!

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I know red and pink hearts are perfect for Valentine’s day but black is my favorite color, so of course I had to make black yarn hearts. I also chose a maroon colored yarn to match the black. I really like how the colors matched each other.

All you need for these yarn wrapped hearts are 4 items:

• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Yarn
• Tape (optional)

Yarn Wrapped Hearts

Choose a thinner yarn, I don’t think the chunky yarn turned out as good. They are still cute but they turned out a bit thicker.

Start by tracing and cutting out cardboard hearts. You can make them any size and use cardboard instead of card stock or paper. You want it to be sturdy.

Start by taping the the yarn onto the cardboard heart. You can skip this step if you want because once you start wrapping the yarn will stay in place. But, I found it easier to start with the tape, and this is easier if you’re making yarn wrapped hearts with kids.

Wrap the yarn around the cardboard.

Keep wrapping in different directions. Wrap until the cardboard is covered and the heart is chunky looking.

Once done, loop the last piece with a secured piece of yarn and tie a knot. Cut off any excess yarn.

I know hearts are popular for Valentine’s day but with all the different types of yarn you can use these hearts can be used as decor year round.

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