DIY House Ornaments for a Kitchen Christmas Tree
Do you decorate a Christmas tree in your kitchen? I’m decorating our kitchen Christmas tree with the cutest DIY house Christmas ornaments.
Add a little Christmas cheer to your kitchen with a small tree decked out in your favorite kitchen Christmas color scheme.
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Today, I’m pleased to be joining 13 other bloggers in the 14 Days of Christmas Blog Hop full of lots of Christmas ideas for your home. Special thanks to Juliet at A Loverly Life for hosting! Be sure to hop over to the other participants at the end of the post!
I love decorating our home for Christmas, and I just can’t bring myself to stop at one tree in our living room. I need a little Christmas in just about every room!
Our kitchen is no exception (even though it’s only a few feet from our living room tree)!
The bay window in our kitchen breakfast area was just screaming for a little Christmas cheer, so I complied and added the cutest little tree!
When I say little tree, I mean little!
I started with the scrawniest little potted tree. But it didn’t stay that way.
Would you believe this …
… turned into this?
With the magic of a little flocked garland cut into pieces and a lot of dancing around the Christmas tree it transformed into a pretty flocked tree for our kitchen. You can read about how I transformed this little tree in this post.
DIY House Christmas Ornaments:
The kitchen is the heart of the home, and I love for our kitchen Christmas decor to reflect that feeling.
Speaking of home, I found the cutest little gingerbread house garland in the Target dollar section last year, and those little houses inspired the theme of our kitchen tree. Our little Christmas house tree is all about home and being home for the holidays. I also used these little houses in a Christmas brunch tablescape which you can read all about here.
I added the simple gingerbread houses to our kitchen tree and used them as a template to make more easy homemade ornaments.
How to Make Simple Christmas House Ornaments:
I used a couple of the wooden houses from the garland as a template and traced the house designs onto paper.
I wanted these houses to be a little smaller than the houses from the garland so I reduced the size of the houses with the printer.
I printed the houses onto white card stock, but you could use cream or brown paper if you want more of a gingerbread house look.
I decided to add a little “wood-look” texture to the houses.
I used a tiny bit of dark wax smeared on with a paper towel to create a textured look.
Use a silver Sharpie marker to draw on a metal roof.
Red, White and Tartan Plaid Theme for our Kitchen Christmas Tree:
I used red and white plaid mesh ribbon as a garland around our kitchen tree. Christmas plaids are perfect for the kitchen, and I added a couple of different plaids to the tree.
I started with this red and white mesh roll and twisted it around the tree.
Next, I added little sections of blue tartan plaid ribbon to the tree and a few simple red Christmas ball ornaments.
Make a Merry Christmas Banner for the Kitchen Tree:
Keeping with the theme of simple paper tree decorations, I created a Merry Christmas banner for the tree out of card stock and twine.
I printed the letters onto white card stock and then followed the same method as above to apply dark wax to “age” the paper.
I cut out the letters and glued them onto brown card stock.
I hung them on the tree with gold and white twine.
Other Decor Ideas for Decorating a Kitchen Christmas Tree:
The kitchen is a great place to get creative with your holiday decorating. The following items are perfect additions to a kitchen tree. Many of these ideas are homemade and some are store bought.
- cinnamon sticks
- dried oranges
- candy canes
- popcorn garland
- cranberry garland
- dough ornaments
- small wooden spoons
- small bottle brush trees
- pinecones
- origami snowflakes
- small mason or glass jars with battery-operated votives
- fairy lights
- pom poms or yarn tassels
- small jingle bells
- jute twine braided into little wreaths
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There are so many possibilities to create a festive tree for your kitchen. Whether you have a large tree on the floor, a smaller potted tree in a stand, or a simple tabletop Christmas tree, a kitchen tree is a great way to add a festive touch to your kitchen during the holiday season.
Happy Decorating!
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14 Days of Christmas Blog Hop
Be sure to visit these talented bloggers for more creative Christmas ideas! A special thanks to Juliet from A Loverly Life for hosting our blog hop!
Kim this is the cutest idea! I love how your ornaments came out!
Kim
Your kitchen tree is so cute and so are the houses. Pinned!
These are so very cute, and I love that you have a kitchen Christmas tree. I think I better get one for ours now 🙂
This tree turned out so cute! I usually add a kitchen tree and wasn’t going to this year , but maybe I will!!!! So many great ideas!
Thank you, Mary Anne! I’d love to see a picture of your kitchen tree if you decide to put one up!
Kim this is absolutely so wonderful and adorable! I love this project and it turned out so well. So happy to hop along with you.
Thank you so much Crystal!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Kim this is absolutely THE cutest! I am obsessed with dollhouses and my mind is spinning on how to make a dollhouse tree with variations of these!
Thank you so much, Sue!! A dollhouse tree would be adorable!!
This is absolutely adorable! I love all of the great details. Amazing. Happy Holidays!
Oh, thank you so much, Renae!! Happy Thanksgiving!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the blue and white pot you used for your tree… it’s so pretty! Looks like the perfect addition your kitchen and the gingerbread ornaments turned out so perfectly. Aging them made all the difference!
Thanks so much, Betsy!! It’s been fun hopping with you!
These are so cite Kim, I am going to try to make some.
Thanks so much, Wendy! You definitely should!
I am love with your tree and those sweet houses! I need your touch to create that full flocked tree. Gorgeous!
You can definitely do it, Leslie! Thank you for your sweet compliment!
Love how you used old garland to bring the little tree to a new level! So many great ideas from the gingerbread house ornaments to the banner. And I love the pot you used to hold the tree. Oh and the tree is in your kitchen! Love it all.
Thank you so much, Marie!!
Just love your kitchen Christmas tree. The little wooden houses are adorable.
Thank you so much, Lynn!! You’re so sweet!
Kim this is so darling. I love the Merry Christmas banner, too.
Thank you for joining the blog hop and sharing such a charming project.
Thank you so much, Juliet! It’s been fun hopping along! Thanks so much for organizing us!
I love the way this tree came together, Kim! It’s super cute and creative. The red plaid against the frosted tree looks so warm and inviting. Hope you and your family had a fabulous holiday weekend. Hugs, CoCo
Thanks so much, CoCo! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I hope the same for your family.
Kim, I’m popping over from the fabulous Friday link party to tell you how adorable I think your ornaments are. I’m going to share a link to your DIY in my recap post tomorrow. I think my readers will love them too! Happy weekend!
Thank you so much, Jen! That is so sweet of you! I am honored!
I love this tree in your kitchen. Could you share where to purchase the blue plaid ribbon?
Glenna, thank you so much! I wish I could share it, unfortunately it’s discontinued. I purchased it locally a few years ago and I can no longer find it online. I’m sorry! It’s a really pretty ribbon, and I wish it was still available.