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DIY Holiday Decorations from Pinterest | Staples®
SPREAD MORE JOY
WITH THESE DIY HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
We had so much fun creating these festive holiday decorations for our Pinterest board, and we hope you will as well! Take a look at some of our favorite projects below and get step-by-step instructions on how to create these easy and elegant holiday decorations yourself!
Share the "JOY" sign
  1. Use white chalk to create or trace the word “JOY” in letters that suit your personal style.
  2. Carefully insert the gold-plated thumbtacks into the foam board on the outlines of the “J” and the “Y” in “JOY.” Do the same with the nickel-plated thumbtacks on the outline of the “O.”
  3. (optional) Add foam board hangers to the back.
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Picture-perfect greetings
  1. Paint clothespins all white. Let them dry before adding horizontal red stripes over top using the red Sharpie. (Think candy canes!)
  2. Create a bow using the red and white cotton curl ribbon.
  3. With a safety pin, carefully pin the red and white ribbon to the end of the red glitter ribbon. This will be the decorative top of the holder.
  4. Add photos to the ribbon by clipping them on with your painted clothespins.
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Greeting cards that are sew perfect!
  1. Using your pencil, create the outline of a tree on the front of your greeting card.
  2. Using the sewing needle, poke holes around the tree outline.
  3. Starting from the back, poke your sewing needle through the top hole on your tree outline, and fill in the tree with the thread in a crisscrossing pattern.
  4. Once the outline of your tree is completely filled in with thread, poke the thread through to the back one last time and tie off a double knot.
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Snow-capped holiday trees
  1. Create or trace (we recommend a large plate) a semi-circle on the green construction paper using a pencil.
  2. Use a ruler to draw a straight line to complete semi-circle. Cut out the template.
  3. Pull the two corners together to make a cone and staple the sides together to create your tree.
  4. To create the snow-capped trees, use your white construction paper and mimic the template created for your tree with the green paper. Staple only the top of the cone together together and rip off the remaining paper.
  5. Put smaller white cone at the top of your green tree.
  6. Add your snowflake stickers all around your tree.
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Merry and bright holiday candles
  1. Simply and carefully stick the thumbtacks into your unlit candle in a unique pattern. If needed, use a pencil to lightly mark up your pattern on the candle before you get started to ensure the pattern is evenly spaced.
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Snowflake frame
  1. Glue the tips of 6 sticks to the outer edges of 1 circle. Press firmly on the circle to insure the sticks dry properly.
  2. From there, build out the rest of your snowflake shape with the remaining sticks. Use the circles to cover where the sticks are glue together.
  3. Use the silver spray paint to spray each side of the snowflake. Please make sure to be in a properly ventilated area and on a protected surface.
  4. Add holiday wrapping paper to the back of the snowflake to finish your frame!
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A toasty and tasty Snowman
  1. Using the hot glue gun, glue on the black buttons to the outside of the jar as the eyes and mouth of the snowman.
  2. Remove the orange top/nozzle from the Staples school glue, and glue it between the eyes and the mouth of the snowman as the mouth.
  3. Fill up the jar first with the cake mix, followed by white chocolate chips and finally with marshmallow.
  4. Close the jar and enjoy!
Supplies
  • White chocolate chips
  • Hot glue Gun
  • Staples school glue
  • White cake mix
  • Marshmallows
  • Various sizes of black button
  • Mason Jar
 
Sleigh of holiday kisses!
  1. Carefully cut the tissue box in half down the middle and paint it white.
  2. Hot glue the red pipe cleaners to the inner edges of the box.
  3. Hot glue the glitter ribbon the outer edges of the box.
  4. Separately spray paint and glue the wooden sticks into a sled shape.
  5. Glue the sled shape to the bottom of the painted tissue box.
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Hanging holiday frames
  1. Cut out the top of the tissue box
  2. Wrap it in the seasonal wrapping paper
  3. Cut a hole where the opening of the tissue box is (this is where the photo will go)
  4. Tape photo into the center of the hole.
  5. Poke a hole at the top and add your pipe cleaner.
Supplies
  • Tissue box
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Seasonal wrapping paper
 
Silver and gold ornaments
  1. Carefully push the thumbtacks (color of your choice) into horizontal rows around the ball.
  2. When the ball is completely covered with thumbtacks, add holiday ribbon around the ball using the hot glue gun.
  3. Display together or separately for a fun and festive holiday look!
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