Are you looking for a fun and affordable way to make your own Christmas decorations this year? These DIY honeycomb ornaments, made from everyday items like coffee filters and cake cases, are the perfect craft to add a unique and festive touch to your tree. Not only are they beautiful and delicate, but they’re also budget-friendly and a great activity to do with kids.
In this easy tutorial, we’ll show you how to create stunning honeycomb-style Christmas ornaments that will bring charm and whimsy to your holiday decor.
Materials You’ll Need:
- Coffee filters
- Cake cases (cupcake liners)
- Scissors
- Glue stick or hot glue gun
- String or ribbon
- Clips or clothespins (optional)
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Step-by-Step Guide to Making Honeycomb Ornaments
1. Prepare the Coffee Filters and Cake Cases
Start by flattening out your coffee filters and cake cases. These will form the layers of your honeycomb ornament, giving it that distinctive puffed look.
2. Create Your Ornament Shape
If you want to change the size or shape of your decorations now is the time, using a small round object like a glass or jar lid, trace a circle onto the coffee filters and cake cases. You can experiment with different sizes to see what works best for your tree. Cut out the circles — you’ll need about 10 to 15 circles per ornament, depending on how full you want the honeycomb effect to be.
3. Fold and Glue the Circles
Fold each circle in half. Take one folded circle and apply glue in a line on the center line to the edge and fold in half. Repeat this process, layering the folded circles on top of each other. Until you have a stack of about 14.
To create the honeycombed effect you need to attach all the glued layers to each other but with two lines of glue this time – to demonstrate I drew a pencil line as the clear glue is hard to see. This creates the acrodion effect.
4. Keep Glueing and add Hanger
Once all the layers are glued together, you need to glue the center together and this time it is best to use PVA glue which is more flexible. Spread the glue on the spines a small loop of string or ribbon inside the fold to create a hanger for your ornaments and then let dry. I used a bulldog clip for this reason, but clothespins work well to hold it in place while the glue sets. You can also use metallic or coloured thread for a more decorative look.
5. Customize with Colors and Glitter
If you want to take your honeycomb ornaments to the next level, consider painting the edges of the coffee filters or cake cases with metallic paint or adding glitter for a festive shimmer. You can also experiment with colored coffee filters or patterned cake cases to match your Christmas decor theme. I painted the edge of the ornament with PVA glue and then dipped in glitter.
6. Open and Display
Once you’ve added the string and ensured the glue has dried, glue the final open halves together to form a complete circle. HYou can secure with more glue, paper clips or even stick on velcro. Adjust the layers if necessary to make sure the ornament has an even, puffed appearance and then hang on your christmas tree.
Tips for Making DIY Paper Honeycomb Christmas Ornaments
• Vary Sizes: Create different-sized ornaments to add variety to your tree. The white ones here are cake cases and the brown ones are small coffee filters. You could even use Christmas-themed cake cases.
• Personalize: Let the kids decorate their own ornaments with glitter glue, stickers, or mini pom-poms.
• Experiment with Shapes: Instead of circles, try cutting out baubles, hearts, or trees for more holiday variety.
• Try using wooden beads (like I have on the bottom of the coffee filter honeycombed ones to hold the thread.
These DIY honeycomb ornaments are lightweight, delicate, and inexpensive to make. Using common household items like coffee filters and cake cases, you can create beautiful and unique decorations for your tree or around your home. They also make wonderful gifts for friends and family, or as part of a holiday craft project with kids.
Not only will you be saving money, but you’ll also have the satisfaction of making something special and handmade to treasure each holiday season.
Making your own honeycomb Christmas ornaments is a fun and simple way to bring some personalized charm to your holiday decorations. These coffee filter and cake case ornaments are easy to make, budget-friendly, and a perfect holiday craft project for the whole family. Get creative with colors, sizes, and shapes, and enjoy the festive atmosphere as you craft beautiful, handmade ornaments that will last for years to come.
Happy crafting, and have a merry, creative Christmas!