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How to Make Handmade Book Page Christmas Ornaments

December 4, 2020 By: Katiecomment

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Are you a book lover? Decorate your Christmas Tree with a handmade Book Page Christmas Ornament. Click here for the step by step tutorial.

Every year my family does a Handmade Christmas Ornament Exchange, and it is my very favorite family tradition!

How an Ornament Exchange Works:

There are 8 of us who participate, so that means everyone makes 8 of the same ornament.

Then we get together and exchange our ornaments and everyone ends up with 8 different ornaments!

We usually do this around Thanksgiving, but due to Covid-19, this year everyone is shipping the ornaments to me. I will then sort and ship back. This tradition is so important that I am not going to let a pandemic geet in our way.

These ornaments have become a keepsake to me and I love decorating my tree every year pulling out the ornaments from years past. It really is a fun tradition.

More Christmas Ornaments Tutorials:

My family has had this tradition for over 20 years, so as you can imagine, we have a lot of Christmas Ornament tutorials! Like these Snow Globe Christmas Ornaments, these Metal Tag Ornaments, and these Personalized Name Ornaments.

Be sure to look around the blog for more Christmas Ornament ideas!

Supplies You’ll Need to Make This Craft:

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  • Plastic Ball Ornaments
  • Old Book
  • 1-inch Circle Punch
  • Mod Podge
  • Paint Brush
  • Glitter Spray Paint

How to Make Christmas Ornaments:

Start with a plastic ball ornament. I like that it won’t break ensuring that my ornament will last even longer.

silver plastic Christmas ornament

The old book that I used was purchased at my local goodwill.

an old book laying open

Tear the pages out and begin punching circles with the paper punch.

Cut a slit halfway through the circle with a pair of scissors. This will make the paper circle lay nicer on the round ornament.

a paper circle punched out of an old book with a slit cut into the circle

Dip the paintbrush in Mod Podge and paint a small area.

applying mod podge to a plastic ornament

Apply one of the paper circles and press it down.

laying down a book page circle onto an ornament

Paint another layer of Mod Podge over the top of the paper circle as well.

applying mod podge over the top of the paper circle

Continue moving around the ornament to cover it completely.

many circles applied to a plastic ornameent

When you get to the top, cut a small hole in the center of one of the paper circles. The size of this hole depends on the size of the top of your ornament.

the paper circle for the top of the ornament

With Modge Podge paint around the top of the ornament.

mod podge applied to the top of a plastic ornament

Put the paper circle around the opening. Again covering with another layer of Modge Podge.

applying the paper circle at the top of the ornament around the spout

When the ornament is dry, apply a layer of glitter spray paint to give the ornaments some sparkle. (It’s hard to see in the picture.)

I really do love how my ornaments turned out and I am super excited to exchange!

Our Crafting Essentials List:

  • So many of our crafts use a Cricut Machine, this is by far, my favorite tool! And there are different machines to choose from to fit every budget.
  • Sharp scissors are a must, and these Precision Edge Scissors are the best.
  • Keep your supplies and projects organized with these Stackable Storage Baskets.
a book page ornament hanging on a Christmas tree

When you make these Christmas ornaments please share a photo! We’d love to see them.

book page ornaments 3

How to Make Book Page Christmas Ornaments

Yield: 1 Ornament
Active Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Are you a book lover? Decorate your Christmas Tree with a handmade Book Page Christmas Ornament.

Materials

  • Plastic Ball Ornaments
  • Old Book

Tools

  • 1-inch Circle Punch
  • Mod Podge
  • Paint Brush
  • Glitter Spray Paint

Instructions

  1. Tear pages out of an old book. Using the paper punch, punch out a lot of circles.
  2. Cut a slit halfway through the circle with a pair of scissors. This will make the paper circle lay nicer on the round ornament.
  3. Dip the paintbrush in Mod Podge and paint a small area.
  4. Apply one of the paper circles and press it down.
  5. Paint another layer of Mod Podge over the top of the paper circle as well.
  6. Continue moving around the ornament to cover it completely.
  7. When you get to the top, cut a small hole in the center of one of the paper circles. The size of this hole depends on the size of the top of your ornament.
  8. With Modge Podge paint around the top of the ornament.
  9. Put the paper circle around the opening. Again covering with another layer of Modge Podge.
  10. When the ornament is dry, apply a layer of glitter spray paint to give the ornaments some sparkle.
© Katie Adams
Project Type: Home Decor / Category: Christmas

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