Self-made Christmas tree decorations – a completely personalised eye-catcher for your Christmas tree

DIY Christmas Decorations: Personalised Baubles

Bring Your Christmas Tree To Life With Your Own Photo Baubles

Photos, silk ribbons, and some other crafting materials are all you need to quickly and effortlessly make your own Christmas tree decorations. It is really simple to do and it is a great activity to do with your children! We will show you two craft ideas for the Christmas season to make delightful DIY Christmas decorations.

Crafting Instructions for Your DIY Photo Baubles

Preparations:Choose Photos for Your Photo Baubles

Start by choosing your favourite photos that you would like to use for your personalised baubles. You can use snapshots of your kids, the whole family, or photos from your last holiday. Almost any motif is perfect for your Christmas tree baubles. Select photos featuring your most cherished memories. Photos with winter motifs are particularly suitable for DIY Christmas decorations. However, images with bright colours or black and white pics are equally suitable for this project.

After making your selection, you can order your digital photos at https://www.ifolor.ch/en/photos or through the ifolor app available for smartphone and tablet. We recommend using photos in 10- or 11-format. The photos will then be delivered to your home within a couple of days. Then you’re all set to get started.

Idea 1: make your own personalised Christmas baubles from photo strips

This unique craft idea for DIY Christmas decorations will turn your loved ones' photos into a true eye-catcher on your Christmas tree. In addition, apart from your printed photos, you will only need very few craft materials, most of which you probably already have at home.

Crafting supplies needed for the Christmas tree baubles

You’ll Need:

Digital photos
Ruler
Pen
Scissors
Hole-punch
Bifurcated rivets
Silk ribbon

As Easy as 1-2-3:

1. Measure out the longer edge of the photo on the back and divide it up into 10 equal sections. Then number each section.

2. Cut the photo into strips along the lines.

3. Punch holes into the strips approximately 1 cm from the edge at both ends of the strips using the hole-punch. You can hole-punch all 10 strips at the same time.

4. Place the centre of the 10-cm-long ribbon at the upper hole of the photo strips. Then join the photos and ribbon together using a bifurcated rivet.

Affixing the photo strips with the rivet

5. Stick the other ends of the photo strips through another rivet.

6. Fan out the strips evenly to form a ball. You can hang the decoration using the ribbon to make a loop.

Fanning out the photo strips to form a ball

Tip

Personalised Christmas decorations made from photos are a quick and easy idea for making your own ornaments. Choose your favourite photos and order them in an unusual format, for example as square prints or retro prints. You can then attach the photos to your Christmas tree in no time at all using a thin string or a small clip. They are sure to be a highlight among your other Christmas tree decorations.

Idea 2: make your own personalised baubles with your own photos

You can also display your most cherished memories in transparent Christmas tree baubles, such as baubles made of glass or plastic.

You’ll Need:

Digital photos
Transparent Christmas baubles
Silk ribbon
Scissors
other decorative material (optional)

As easy as 1-2-3:

You can buy transparent Christmas baubles in craft shops that sell craft supplies or decorations. Usually, you will be able to open the empty Christmas baubles in the middle. This makes it particularly easy to personalise them:

Cut a circle out of your photo. If you can take the bauble apart in the middle, then it wil be particularly easy. Simply place one half of the bauble on your photo and trace the outline onto it.

Now, place your cut-out into one half of the bauble and close it. Make sure that the photo is the right way around, so that it is not upside down when you hang it on your tree.

You can give your baubles an even more festive feel by adding small stars, cotton or glitter.

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