Ornaments and garlands made out of natural materials are my favorite! A lot of the fun with these is getting out with the kids to collect some of the materials. You can mix and match with different materials depending on what you find. Also, I’ve tried to include a wide-range of decorations so there is something for every age. Enjoy and happy holidays!
1. Nature Filled Glass Bulbs via My Nearest and Dearest
2. Scrap Ribbon Tree Ornament via Fireflies and Mudpies
3. Dried Fruit Ornaments via No Meat Athlete (we used mica instead of glitter)
4. Rustic Stick Snowflakes via Little Things Bring Smiles
5. Acorn Mushrooms via Lil Fish Studios
6. Strawberries from Walnuts via Aunt Annie’s
7. Salt Dough With Nature via My Very Education Mother
8. More Salt Dough W/ Pressed Flowers via Twig and Toadstool
9. Cinnamon Stick Christmas Tree via Crafts Unleashed
10. Pinecone Fairy via Willodel
11. Almond Bird via Better Homes and Gardens
12. Christmas Mouse via Better Budgeting (the body for this mouse can be made out of any natural material if an amber pod is not available).
13. Twig Christmas Tree via StowandTellU
14. Cinnamon Applesauce Hearts via Katyelliott
15. Spice Angel Tutorial via Five Brothers One Sister
16. Mini Wreaths W/ Natural Materials via Free People (You can even make your own wreaths from grape vine).
17. Pinecone Gnomes via We Bloom Here
18. Twig Stars via Sense and Simplicity
19. Seashell W/ Pearl via Martha Stewart
20. Pumpkin Seed Ornament via AmandaMackay
21. Hummingbird Peanut via Granny’s House (scroll down for instructions)
22. Acorn Bird’s Nest via Twig and Toadstool
23. Bark Christmas Star via Tara Dennis
24. Clothespin Snowflake via byStephanieLynn
25. Clothespin Snowflake via HGTV
Garlands
1. Beeswax Star Garland via Here We Are Together
2. Twig Garland via Funky Junk Interiors
3. Orange Garland via Buckets of Burlap
4. Rainbow Dipped Pinecone Garland via Say Yes
I would love to hear if you try any of these, or if you have any ideas of your own!
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Mae @ Mommy Loves Trees says
Great round up. We have been working on a few today. We have a few more to add to our list.
Nicolette says
Glad you found it useful! I’d love to hear how it goes…
Alison - The Way He Plays says
This is such a great round-up, I love the Nature filled glass bulbs!
Mother Natured is another site that had done a few fabulous Christmas decorations all with things from nature!
Nicolette says
Thanks! I know, the bulbs are one of my favorites. Love Mother Natured – what a fabulous site…I’ll be sure to check out her decorations.
Kierna says
Great post with so many different ideas to try, thanks for linking up.
Nicolette says
Thanks so much for stopping by! Let me know if you end up doing any of these & how it worked.
cuddles & muddles & muddy puddles says
Lovely round up of natural ornaments – these would make a great craft project for Christmas time, thanks 🙂 #outdoorplayparty
Linda says
Lots of great ideas here – I especially like the scrap ribbon Christmas trees! We just made some ornaments with pine cones and they turned out great. Thanks for linking up to the #outdoorplayparty!
Leila - Mud Mud Marvellous Mud says
These ideas are gorgeous!! Although I am sure none of them will turn out quite so lovely we will have fun trying them 🙂
Nicolette says
Ha I know we gave up on being Pinterest perfect years ago! Have fun and I’d love to hear how it goes…