How to Make Cute Handmade Ornaments You’ll Love for Cheap!

Learn how to make buffalo plaid handmade ornaments from scrap wood, fabric, and appliques.  Perfect to add to your buffalo plaid Christmas decor!

Every Black Friday, my family decorates our house for Christmas.  We crank up the holiday music, remove box after box from the attic, and being a person that doesn’t like change, we arrange all the decorations in the same places.  We even have boxes labeled with what rooms everything goes in.

After living in our home for 14 years, I am reluctantly facing my fear of change… and let me tell you, I’m loving it!  I have made a ton of new Christmas decorations that make me smile every time I look at them.

Last year I went crazy flocking all the faux Christmas greenery and this year I am adding buffalo check decor to the mix.  My newly flocked thrift store tree was begging for some ornaments, so I grabbed some scrap wood and fabric and whipped up these easy handmade ornaments.

You are in luck because this tutorial is part of the Creative Christmas Challenge hosted by Remodelaholic, so you’ll get a ton more inspiration of more DIY holiday projects at the end of the post (plus a whole playlist!!)

I know not all of you own a Cricut (click here to find out what it can do!), so I will be showing you how to make buffalo plaid ornaments with and without a cutting machine.

Materials Needed for Handmade Ornaments

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• scrap wood – I used pieces of 1×4 leftover from my Christmas tree shelf build and farmhouse window trim
• fabric – I used this adorable buffalo check flannel from Joann’s
• mod podge and brush
• black paint – I used acrylic
• Iron On Appliques – I got mine from Joann’s, but you can also find some on Amazon here
• Screw Eyes
• Embellishments – I used some bows from the Dollar Tree
• scissors or rotary cutter
• (Optional)  Cricut cutting machine and vinyl – always check prices between Cricut.com and Amazon (click links to compare!)
• FREE Cut files – see below (for Cricut users)

2 Easy Ways to Make Buffalo Plaid Christmas Ornaments

Make sure to watch the video at the bottom of the post to see how I made both of these wood handmade ornaments.  However, if you like written down steps, I have step by step directions too.

Using Iron On Appliques on DIY Ornaments 

1. Grab a piece of whatever size scrap wood you have or cut a 1×4 into 2-4 inch sections (depending on how big you want them)
2. Sand the edges of the wood if needed
3. Cut a piece of fabric the same size as your wood
4. Follow the directions on the applique pack to iron it on the fabric.  (Alternatively, you can iron-on heat transfer vinyl instead of appliques)
5. Follow directions from #4 on below.

Handmade Ornaments With a Cricut or other cutting machine:

1. Grab a piece of whatever size scrap wood you have or cut a 1×4 into 2-4 inch sections (depending on how big you want them)
2. Sand the edges of the wood if needed
3. Cut a piece of fabric the same size as your wood
4. Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge on the wood.
5. Lay the fabric on the wood and smooth it down with your fingers.
6. Apply a little Mod Podge to the edges to seal them dry.  Let the whole thing dry.
7. Paint the sides and back of wood with acrylic or chalk paint.  Let the paint dry.
8. Apply a vinyl decal to the fabric and press it down firmly.
9. Add a screw eye to the top of the woodblock to hang from.

Embellish with a bow or leave how it is!

Here is a quick video on how I made these handmade ornaments.  Make sure to click on the playlist at the end of the video to check out all the other amazing DIY projects!

FREE Christmas SVG and PNG cut files

These files are for personal use only!

Here are a few cute Christmas SVG files you can download and cut out with a Cricut.  OR you can always print out the PNG file on colored paper, cut them out and mod podge onto the fabric.

DOWNLOAD FREE SVG CUT FILE HERE

DOWNLOAD FREE PNG FILE HERE

The buffalo check handmade ornaments now fit perfectly in with all the other buffalo decor I have in the room.  Get directions on how to make buffalo plaid pillows, DIY stocking, and how to paint a buffalo check tray by clicking on each individual purple link.

Here are your printable directions!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a creative day!