Handmade Ornament – Page 5 – DIY home projects, decorating ideas and handmade touches for every room.

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

A warm pink milk drink made with vanilla and a seedless syrup cooked from frozen raspberries.

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

Cut orange-zest shortbread into small hearts, bake until pale gold and dip one edge of each cooled biscuit in dark chocolate.

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.

Two mugs of stovetop dark hot chocolate made with orange-peel-infused milk, cocoa powder, and chopped semisweet chocolate.

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

Grated and diced carrots give this one-pot January red lentil soup two textures, with cumin, smoked paprika and lemon to finish.

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