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How to make Christmas ornaments

By Bunnings magazine / Dec 2025

esting round wooden tables with craft supplies: white star and tree ornaments with green string, textas and a glue stick. A metal bowl of jam tarts and a blue plate with gingerbread biscuits sit on the tables, with a small bowl of nuts behind.

Overview

It’s time to deck the halls with your own handmade creations. Craft clay tree Christmas ornaments with the kids!

Close up image of a hand holding a white clay Christmas tree ornament with coloured dots, with a Christmas tree in the background.

Steps

1Knead the clay

Knead air-dry clay with your hands until pliable, then roll a piece into a tennis-ball size.
A pair of hands wearing white gloves shapes white clay into a ball over a white cutting board.

2Roll out the clay

Working on a cutting board, roll out clay ball to 6mm thick using a rolling pin.
A pair of hands wearing white gloves rolls out white clay using a wooden rolling pin on a white cutting board.

3Cut the shapes

Press a tree-shaped cookie cutter into the clay, remove the offcuts and re-roll to make more tree shapes. Repeat kneading, rolling and cutting clay to make star shapes.
A white gloved hand holding white clay with a cut out shape of a Christmas tree, a cookie cutter with clay in a tree shape sits on a white chopping board.

4Indent the hole at the top

Use a ball stylus modelling tool to make a hanging hole at the top of clay shapes and ‘bauble’ indents in the trees. Wet your finger to smooth cut edges of the clay. Leave to dry completely for at least 24 hours.
A white gloved hand using a clay tool to make holes in a white clay Christmas tree that sits on a white chopping board.

5Colour the shapes

Colour the indents on some of the tree shapes with metallic markers. Use metallic paint sticks to colour the stars and some trees, leaving the indents white.
A pair of hands holding a marker pen and a pen lid colouring a white clay Christmas tree on a tablecloth; metallic marker pens sit to the right.

6Thread the twine

Cut lengths of sisal twine to 300mm, thread through the hanging hole on clay ornaments and tie off to make a hanger.
A pair of hands cutting green twine with scissors next to a clay Christmas tree ornament on a drop sheet.

7After a showstopping Christmas table centrepiece?

Discover how with this simple step-by-step guide.

 

Photo credit: Adrian Lander, Tamara Maynes.

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Health & Safety

Asbestos, lead-based paints and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber are health hazards you need to look out for when renovating older homes. These substances can easily be disturbed when renovating and exposure to them can cause a range of life-threatening diseases and conditions including cancer. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer or visit our Health & Safety page.

When following our advice in our D.I.Y. videos, make sure you use all equipment, including PPE, safely by following the manufacturer’s instructions. Check that the equipment is suitable for the task and that PPE fits properly. If you are unsure, hire an expert to do the job or talk to a Bunnings Team Member.