Handmade Ornament

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

Use flat spring leaves as masks and dab two paint colors around them to make four botanical paper prints.

Cut a cereal carton into a sloped desk file and dress it with a paper band tied through punched holes.

Cut a vegetable motif from craft foam and stamp twelve cardstock labels for sorting spring seed packets.

Fold and join two paper strips into a seven-panel pocket journal with cardstock covers for early spring observations.

Braid three cotton cords into a two-color friendship bracelet with paired sliding knots and no hardware.

Backstitch a contrasting block initial onto a slim felt bookmark for a personalized reader’s gift.

Interlace two folded paper blanks to make a checkerboard Valentine heart that opens into a pocket for a note.

Weave a square cotton mug mat with two-tone stripes and knotted fringe on a slotted cardboard loom.

Hand-sew four pinched corners in a single felt square to make a shallow entryway tray for keys and coins.

Fold two paper fans into each pointed star, then string five stars across a winter window.