Sharing all the details of How to Make Beautiful, Personal & EASY DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree & home with this Christmas.
Step by Step DIY Instructions & pictures!
Are you looking for a Christmas ornament to make?
A few weeks ago I was asked by Vicki from 2 Bees in a pod to join in a Two Day Christmas Ornament Blog Hop.
How fun is that?
Don’t forget to scroll down to see what amazing Christmas ornaments my blogging friends have made!!!
DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornaments
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Growing up my mom always encouraged my sisters and I to make something at Christmas to give to grandparents or friends.
I still find there is something really meaningful about taking the time to create a craft for someone else or to just decorate my house with.
Making DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornaments was by no means my idea originally but it’s a great craft to start with and you can make it as easy or challenging as you want!!!
All you need is some embroidery hoops (around a $1 each at your local craft store), scrap fabric (I raided my thrift store donation bags), and some embroidery thread.
Supplies Needed for DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornaments
- embroidery hoops (various sizes)
- scrap fabric (being of Scottish heritage, I personalized mine with our family’s clan color)
- embroidery thread
- String to hang
I used tartan (LOVE tartan), velvet, and wool fabric for my ornaments.
The plaid tartan and velvet were from a hand-me down Christmas dress that Audrey would never have worn and the wool from a sweater that no longer fits Jason.
I made the velvet and tartan ones years ago but I made the green Christmas tree this year.
These are crazy easy to make I wasn’t even sure I needed to add any instruction but I did!
Step by Step Instructions for How to Make DIY Embroidery Hoop Ornaments
Step ONE – Place your Fabric in the Embroidery Hoop
Place your fabric inside of the hoop and cut around the back of the hoop. Pretty self explanatory. 🙂
That’s all I did for my tartan one above.
Step TWO – Creating a Christmas Tree with Embroidery Thread
Using embroidery thread I stitched around the tree I cut out.
Later I added a trunk and and Christmas star to the top.
I embroidered the “L” to my black velvet ornament.
I love the contrast of the white thread against the black velvet.
Step THREE – Hang your DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament
I hung our embroidery hoop Christmas ornaments with raffia.
I hung our ornaments inside on our old door turned coat rack till we get our Christmas tree.
I think they look prettier there than the coats do!
Personalized DIY Embroidery Hoop Ornaments
Update – I created more DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornaments. I hung one DIY embroidery hoop Christmas ornament from our DIY Pallet Wreath.
I personalized them using the fabric from my childhood Scottish kilt with our family’s clan color and hung them on our Christmas tree.
I hope this inspires you & answers all your questions for how to make DIY embroidery hoop Christmas ornaments at your home!
by Tara Lehman
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Tara, you’re seriously the sweetest! In a million years I would have never thought to use bits of old sweaters and dresses to make hoop ornaments. Such a great idea! Your littles are really going to treasure these. They’re beautiful. Hugs for a happy day, CoCo
Thank you so much CoCo!
I love plaid at Christmas and during the winter. There is something about it that screams warmth and cozy to me. These ornaments are so perfect! I need to add a few to my tree this year!
Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments Lindsay!
So pretty, and now my mind is swirling with ideas, the possibilities are endless! I am always looking for ways to change up my tree and color scheme each year without spending a lot of money, and these ornaments are perfect! Have a great weekend!
Thank you so much for stopping by Kimm!!! Yes, Ornament hoops are a perfect way to change your Christmas tree decor from year to year. Take care, Tara
Tara – the embroidery hoop ornaments are possibly the sweetest things we’ve seen! You are so thoughtful and creative! Using sweaters and dress remnants is perfectly sentimental. As a mother/daughter duo we too carry on the tradition of creating handmade items. Yours are so meaningful. thanks so much for sharing with the DIY Ornament Hop. Cheers to a wonderful weekend!
Thank you girls! Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of this ornament hop. It was so much fun to see what everyone created! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Take care, Tara
Wow those turned out great. I would of never thought to make ornaments out of embroidery hoops. So simple and so cute. Thanks for the idea.
Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments about my ornaments Jennifer!
These are just sweet as pie, Tara! I’m crazy about the initial on velvet! They look super sweet hanging on those hooks!
Happy Holidays!
Karen, you are too sweet! Thank you and Happy Holidays to you too:).
I’m really digging black, white and plaid lately. These are super cute and look great on your repurposed coat rack! ;o)
Thank you so much Lucy!
Super cute…love these!
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
Thank you so much Cindy!
These have always looked like so much fun to make! With my theme going in a different direction this year, I’m feeling a bit pulled to find a place for some anyways. :)Thanks for sharing these with us!
Thanks so much for stopping by Iris!
Love these! I would never have thought to use old clothing…great idea!
Thank you so much Kim!!!