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Christmas craft supplies with scrapbook paper, holly and an embroidery hoop
Christmas craft supplies with scrapbook paper, holly and an embroidery hoop
Original photo by Elena Johnston
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Holiday DIY: Easy No-Sew Embroidery Hoop Ornaments

Elena Johnston
Peyton Skeels
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at LUM chapter.

Christmas is a crafter’s dream…glitter, baked goods, and decor everywhere. As a self-proclaimed human elf, I adore getting to create and make some Christmas magic myself. So, I teamed up with my sister (aka my crafter in crime) and we tested out five-holiday crafts that will fill up your holiday break and make you a bit more jolly. Today we’re starting off with these easy, no-sew embroidery hoop ornaments!

Embroidery is such a beautiful and delicate craft but if you are like me and not so inclined to sewing, then be sure to try out these no-sew ornaments! The beauty of these is you still get that embroidery look without the time or skill of traditional embroidery.

Christmas craft supplies with scrapbook paper, holly and an embroidery hoop
Original photo by Elena Johnston

What you need:

  • Scrapbook paper (or print out a pretty design. Being absolutely Christmas carol obsessed, we went with sheet music of our favorite carols) 

  • 3-inch embroidery hoops  

  • Some holiday greenery  

  • Tape or glue 

  • Scissors  

  • Ribbon  

  • Wood stain (optional)  

Directions:

  1. We started by staining our embroidery hoops since we wanted a darker wood. This step is completely optional and you can also use paint if you don’t have a wood stain. Just make to get an even coat and wait for it to dry fully

  2. Taking your paper, trace out a circle that is slightly bigger than your embroidery hoop and cut it out.  

  3. After the hoop was dried from the stain, open up the hoop to you have two circles. Place the paper against the bigger circle and screw the smaller circle in. The result should be paper that is pinched between the two circles 

  4. Smooth out the paper and make sure any ends are taped up. You want the paper to be strong and unwrinkled.

  5. Cut up some Christmas greenery and position it on the embroidery hoop. It can be against the paper or on the actual hoop. 

  6. Tape or glue the greenery in place. It should look like the greenery is popping out from the embroidery hoop and paper.  

  7. Cut and tie a ribbon through the opening in the embroidery hoop.

  8. Voila! Your hoop has transformed into an ornament and is ready to be hanged on the tree!

    Homemade Christmas ornaments with garland
    Original photo by Elena Johnston

This is how ours turned out! Elegant, unique, slightly rustic…all the fine trimmings of a beautiful ornament! 

 

Elena Johnston is the Editor in Chief for Her Campus at LUM. She is a senior Global Studies and Communications double major with a focus in PR at Loyola University Maryland. She is also the Communications Pathways Intern at the US Agency for International Development Bureau of Europe and Eurasia. You can usually find her in a bookstore or library listening to Taylor Swift.
Peyton Skeels is a senior at Loyola University Maryland studying Economics with a minor in Entrepreneurship. She is an RA, member of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society, and currently serves as a co-Campus Correspondent and the Editor-in-Chief for HC at LUM. When not studying, you'll find her gazing through her camera lens, listening to a podcast, or working on her blog, Patience and Pajamas.