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Wooden Christmas Star Ornament Craft

ByRebecca

This festive rustic wooden Christmas star ornament is inexpensive and simple to make using twigs and dollar store craft supplies. It will be a lovely addition to your holiday decor, and it makes a thoughtful, handmade gift!

Wooden Christmas Star Ornament made from twigs, pinecones, faux evergreen and faux snow.

If you love DIY Christmas ornaments, you’re in for a real treat! At the end of this post, I’ll be sharing some more ornament crafts from my talented blogger friends. You won’t want to miss it!

Star Ornament Supply List

  • 5 twigs from outside cut to the same length (mine are 8″ long)
  • glue gun and glue sticks
  • mini pinecones
  • bits of faux evergreen (I clipped mine off of a garland)
  • faux snow
  • jute twine
  • pruning shears
five twigs, hot glue gun, 3 mini pinecones, jute twine, 2 faux evergreen sprigs, and pruning shears
package of faux snow from Dollar Tree

This faux snow from Dollar Tree was the only item I purchased. Everything else was in my craft stash.

How to Make a Christmas Star Ornament

I was inspired by a similar star ornament that I saw at Target. I loved the rustic look, and knew I could make one for next to nothing!

two twigs in arranged in a teepee shape

Step 1. Arrange twigs into a star

Form a teepee with the first two twigs

three twigs arranged in a letter A

Step 2. Make an A

Put a third twig across the top to create an “A”.

four twigs lying on top of each other to form a star

Step 3. Continue Setting up the Twig Star Ornament

Lay the fourth twig down matching the ends as shown.

twigs placed on top of each other to form a star ornament

Step 4. Finish Creating the Twig Star Ornament

Complete the star with the fifth twig.

gluing twigs together in a point with hot glue

Step 5. Glue the Star Ornament

Starting at the top, hot glue the twigs together.

gluing a twig star ornament together with hot glue

Step 6. Finish Gluing the Star

Continue gluing all of the connection points in place.

trimming faux evergreen into half inch bits

Step 7. Cut the Evergreen

Snip the faux evergreens into (3) 1/2 inch pieces.

gluing bits of evergreen to twigs on a wooden star ornament

Step 8. Add Evergreen

Glue the evergreen bits to the star ornament as desired.

gluing a pinecone to a twig Christmas star ornament

Step 9. Add Pinecones

Glue the mini pinecones to the star ornament near the evergreen bits.

sprinkling faux snow onto a rustic twig star ornament

Step 10. Add Faux Snow

Apply hot glue to desired places on the star ornament. Sprinkle with faux snow and shake off excess. This is a great way to cover the visible hot glue at the connection points.

adding a jute twine loop hanger to a rustic twig Christmas star ornament

Step 11. Add a Hanger

Create a loop hanger with jute twine and glue to the back of the star.

Wooden Christmas Star Ornament made from twigs, pinecones, faux evergreen and faux snow.

I really love this nature inspired Christmas Star Ornament! It would’ve been right at home on my Rustic Plaid Woodland Christmas Tree that I styled two years ago. I’ll definitely be making more!

Wooden Christmas Star Ornament made from twigs, pinecones, faux evergreen and faux snow.
Yield: 1

Wooden Christmas Star Ornament Craft

Wooden Christmas Star Ornament Craft

This festive rustic wooden Christmas star ornament is inexpensive and simple to make using twigs and dollar store craft supplies.

Active Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $2

Materials

  • 5 twigs from outside cut to the same length (mine are 8" long)
  • glue gun and glue sticks
  • mini pinecones
  • bits of faux evergreen (I clipped mine off of a garland)
  • faux snow
  • jute twine

Tools

  • pruning shears
  • glue gun and glue sticks

Instructions

    1. Arrange twigs into a star. Form a teepee with the first two twigs.

    2. Put a third twig across the top to create an "A".

    3. Lay the fourth twig down matching the ends as shown.

    4. Complete the star with the fifth twig.

    5. Glue the star. Starting at the top, hot glue the twigs together.

    6. Continue gluing all of the connection points in place.

    7. Snip the faux evergreens into (3) 1/2 inch pieces.

    8. Glue the evergreen bits to the star ornament as desired.

    9. Glue the mini pinecones to the star ornament near the evergreen bits.

    10. Add faux snow. Apply hot glue to desired places on the star ornament. Sprinkle with faux snow and shake off excess. This is a great way to cover the visible hot glue at the connection points.

    11. Add a hanger. Create a loop hanger with jute twine and glue to the back of the star.

© Rebecca
Category: Crafts

More Twig Crafts

Decorative Twig Balls
Rustic Log Bundle Ornament

More DIY Christmas Ornaments

These DIY snowman ornaments are the cutest snowmen ever!! They are just adorable. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to make snowman ornaments. They were created by Janet from A Life of Balance.

Create a new look & style by learning How To Embellish Christmas Ornaments with vintage pins and brooches. Add pretty ribbons and tulle, too. These lovely ornaments were designed by Meegan from What Meegan Makes.

These Buffalo Plaid Ornaments are super easy to make. Use twigs from your yard and your favorite ribbon. Kippi from Kippi at Home crafted this festive ornament.
Make this beautiful air dry clay Christmas ornaments DIY. You can easily make a tree full of Christmas ornaments in one weekend. Air dry clay ornaments can also be used as gift tags or name tags for table settings. Use stamps to embellish your ornaments to create some special and unique gifts. These gorgeous ornaments are designed by Jayne from Chalking Up Success.

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7 Comments

  1. Rebecca, love the natural, rustic and heartwarming beauty of your ornament! And, what a great, fully-illustrated tutorial. Thanks for sharing

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  4. I LOVE making crafts with twigs and sticks. This is the perfect addition to any Christmas tree or wreath. I really like the added greenery and snowy additions.
    Thank you for the simple tutorial, Rebecca.

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  5. I love these. They are so simple and rustic and would fit in a lot of different decor stars. Pinned.

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