How to Make Rustic Star Christmas Ornaments
Add a rustic touch to your tree with simple upcycled Christmas ornaments using birch paper and paint!
With touches of birch and distressed buttons, these charming rustic star Christmas ornaments are the perfect decor for any tree!
Rustic Star Christmas Ornaments
Materials Needed:
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- Wood stars that I bought at Walmart
- Wood snowflake ornaments with buttons that are stick-ons purchased at Target
- Birch wrapping paper
- Twine
- Mod Podge
- Acrylic crafters paint
How to Make Birch Star Ornaments:
I found these cute press on ornaments at Target. They are actually meant to be used as gift tag embellishments but I had other ideas in mind.
This birch wrapping paper has been a workhorse for me. I actually used it to cover the back of my bookcases a while back. This time around I wanted to use it to cover the stars.
I traced the stars on the paper and then cut them smaller. I wanted them to fit and have a bit of the wood showing through. Then using the mod podge I glued them on and then sealed the paper in. I did this on both sides of the star shapes.
Using some of my left over craft paint, I painted over the red snowflake. And then painted the button in a brown color as well. Now you tell me if that button is not the spitting image of rustic!
Once the paint had dried I just stuck it onto the wooden star. I had also opened a hole in the star using the edge of a sharp object (be careful) and then passed twine through it to hang it up.
Since they were so easy to make I made two! And you can make your own I have supplied you with similar items you can buy.
And you know I liked them so much I will be making some for my tree as well. It was a super easy ornament to make and has just the right amount of rustic.
I’m so happy with how these rustic Christmas ornaments turned out and will be perfect for my woodland-inspired tree. How are you decorating your tree this year?
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I really like the birch bark look on these! Thanks for sharing with Awesome Life Friday!
Thank you Lynda for the feature!
These stars are lovely!
Thanks Michele, hand made is always so much fun to do.
This is lovely, that paper is just gorgeous and you “vintaged up” that button just perfectly!
Thanks Julie, that paper really adds a lot to the otherwise plain star.
These would be the perfect ornament to make for a ladies night get together to make ornaments and have a glass of wine over the holidays.
I like your thinking it would make for a great craft night.
I love the rustic look!! So many great ideas in this post – thank you! 🙂
There really are and I am still checking them out one week later.
Mary I really really loved your star! I have already assigned to my father his wooden Christmas crafts for this year so I would have to wait haha!
Unless you can find some of these pre-cut! 😉
Mary, these star ornaments are gorgeous!! You did a wonderful job on them and you’re right it’s just the perfect amount of rustic. They look beautiful!!
Thanks Keri, I’m really glad I didn’t get rid of that birch wrapping paper last time I visited the kids.
Oh, so charming! Love the rustic look and the bark paper…they would look fabulous on my rustic inspired tree!
Hah! And now you’ve got the tutorial. Do you have a Walmart near you? I had to go all the way up to White Plains to find one. :O
I’m going to have buy myself some of that birch wood paper. Love the idea of using it to do a faux birch look. Thanks for sharing this on the ornament exchange.
Thank you Erlene for hosting this wonderful exchange. I cannot tell you how much in means to me. So much inspiration and a fun exchange too.
I love these! They’d fit so well on my tree and I already have some wooden stars so these are looking likely in my house this Christmas! #twinklytuesdays
I am so happy to hear that Becky. I did these as an after thought but they seem to be very well liked. I guess you never know…
These are gorgeous and what a lovely idea the exchange is 🙂 Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
It was so much fun Lisa!
Mary your Rustic Star Ornaments turned out so beautiful! That birch paper looks so real! I thought that it was when I first took a peek at your sweet ornies! I bet your Angela was tickled pink with your ornaments!!
Aww Sam it turned out great and everyone loved it so much I gave them all away. Now I need to make some more.
These are just awesome. My tree is covered in birch bark ornaments this year Pinning
Oh that must look so pretty, I’m coming over to have a look.
These are perfectly rustic! That birch bark paper is fantastic!
I love birch bark!! It looks so amazing!
I love all the ideas I get from participating in the Ornament Exchange!!
These are so pretty Mary! Clever idea using the birch paper. Love them!
These are adorable! I love that you used the birch look wrapping paper! So clever! thanks for sharing at Celebrate It!
Hello Mary, I love these stars and I’ve been looking for a creative project to do this Christmas. These look like the perfect project for me. Visiting from Esme Salon x
Soooo cute, Mary! I’m glad you reposted this as I pinned a bunch. To think of using the birch bark wallpaper in this way is genius!!!
Hugs to you, my friend,
Barb 🙂
Amazing Christmas ornament exchange. All handmade! I would have never guessed this wooden star ornaments was so easy to make.