Handmade Ornament

DIY home projects, decorating ideas and handmade touches for every room.

Hem a cotton canvas banner and stipple fabric paint around three paper leaf masks to create autumn silhouettes.

Gather a ten-inch velvet circle around stuffing, add six thread ribs, and sew on a rolled felt stem.

Punch a bat outline into black cardstock and backstitch it in pale yarn for a folded Halloween display card.

Glue six matching folded paper shapes into a freestanding autumn pear with a flat base, stem, and leaf.

Bind six kraft envelopes with two loose-leaf rings to sort closed, dry seed packets by sowing month or planting location.

Backstitch an oak leaf onto thin rust felt and join two triangles into a pocket that slips over a book page.

Hand-stitch a two-layer felt strap with a sew-on hook-and-loop closure to hold a loosely coiled, unplugged charging cable.

Crochet a four-inch square coaster in single crochet with washable cotton yarn, sized for a cold drink.

Dress three wooden clothespins with patterned paper and flexible magnetic backing to hold light notes inside a steel locker.

Score a three-panel cardstock accordion and mount three horizontal beach photos in removable photo corners.