Dec
5
2011

DIY : Christmas Tree Ornament

I love to go Christmas decor hunting come December as they are usually very beautiful. But for my own Christmas tree, I like to make my own ornaments. The satisfaction of seeing my handmade ornaments decorating my tree is simply priceless.

I was in IKEA the other day and I saw this beautiful Dove. It seems easy enough to make so I tried it with the kids today in the studio.

I drew the bird template on a drawing block. You know there is this hard board on the back of every drawing block?

We used that hard board to make the bird. I got the kids to use the template to draw the outline on the hard board and cut for them.

Get them to paint the bird using silver poster colour.

I cut silver paper and fold them accordion style. Read here if you don’t know what is accordion fold.

Use the folded paper as a guide to how long you’ll need to cut a slit on the bird.

Slip the paper through and spread open the wings.

Poke a tiny hole for the thread and the Silver Bird Christmas Tree Ornament is done! :)

Our Silver Bird Christmas Tree Ornament. Nice or not? Nice or not? :P

Tags: Christmas decor

About the Author: Merryn Tan

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Nikel December 4, 2011 at 8:44 pm

DIY can save alot money and more valuable for the end-product!

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mommy to chumsy December 4, 2011 at 8:47 pm

oh i love it! thanks for showing the tutorial. i’m going to try this out very soon :)

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Mabel December 4, 2011 at 8:49 pm

Nice! Eco-friendly too!

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Bananazஇ December 4, 2011 at 8:49 pm

DIY~ ‘Do It Yearly’ for Xmas..Wow nice!.

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  Merryn December 4, 2011 at 9:14 pm
  
  Ooooo.. Love the “Do It Yearly” part :D
  
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Kelvin Tan December 4, 2011 at 9:06 pm

No Christmas tree to hang on, how?

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  Merryn December 4, 2011 at 9:10 pm
  
  Then I must teach you to make your own tree! :D
  
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foongpc December 4, 2011 at 9:15 pm

I like the 4th picture. Ethan’s head is sooo BIG! : D

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foongpc December 4, 2011 at 9:18 pm

Nice Dove! So will you be making me fish angpow again this coming CNY? : D

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  Merryn December 4, 2011 at 9:24 pm
  
  This one you want or not?
  
  https://submerryn.com/2011/01/ang-bao-gold-fish-very-easy-to-do-d.html
  
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claire December 4, 2011 at 10:24 pm

Nice nice…and cheaper than buying outside too… I am lazy to put up christmas tree this year.. maybe i will ask my kids to do it…

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Coffeesncookies December 4, 2011 at 10:24 pm

v v v v v nice !! Thx for the idea !

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mery December 5, 2011 at 12:28 am

Nice…

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tekkaus December 5, 2011 at 3:52 am

War…very nice ler. Isn’t this….Twitter bird? :D

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suituapui December 5, 2011 at 5:29 am

Nice…but I think it depends on the hands too. If I make, sure awful one… Maybe my wife can make. She’s more halus, not kasar like me. Hehehehehehe!!!

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Kiddothings December 5, 2011 at 8:25 am

Nice! I’ll get my kids to make these! Thanks for the idea! :)

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追食富迪 December 5, 2011 at 10:06 am

Good job, Ethan. :)
Can u make a piece for Dylan too?

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Hayley December 5, 2011 at 11:24 am

I love looking at all Xmas decor.. but never in my house/room, cause we dont really celebrate Xmas, hehe.

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Iriene December 5, 2011 at 12:04 pm

Saw it in Ikea catalogue. Well done! You can put a slit and slide on bowls,
chairs as decor too :)

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chow yin yin December 5, 2011 at 12:34 pm

very cute very cute…
thanks 4d share~
creative tots…love handmade=)

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prince n princess mum December 5, 2011 at 1:55 pm

This is so beautiful!

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Choi Yen December 5, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Nice!! Look exactly like the Ikea one!

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iamthewitch December 5, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Good job! Very easy to do too! :)

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Luciana December 5, 2011 at 3:56 pm

nice..nice.. :)

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vickylow December 5, 2011 at 4:28 pm

Very cute birdie ornament.

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toninkush December 5, 2011 at 5:12 pm

That’s so pretty! =) Too bad my family doesn’t celebrate Xmas. Making these stuffs are not something a guy like me would put an effort on anyway haha

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sheohyan December 5, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Nice, very nice.

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Rose December 5, 2011 at 5:37 pm

Nice! better than the one from Ikea!

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FiSh December 5, 2011 at 8:58 pm

surprisingly, this is pretty simple! :D i love it

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Carolyn lil dahling December 7, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Nice, of course nice. Can try to do with kids..:)

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I am a mother to two boys; Ethan and Ayden and a wife to Darling William. I'm a stay at home mum who blogs to break the monotony of life and to avoid feeling jaded. Would love to get to know all the Super Mommies and Daddies and Babies or Singles out there with the hope that we can learn more from each other. Most of all, I am a happy person, and I hope YOU are too.