How do you make homemade Christmas ornaments?

Make homemade Christmas ornaments by pressing Christmas cookie molds onto air-dry clay to make elegant shapes, poking a hole in the top of the clay and threading a ribbon through. You need air-dry clay, Christmas cookie molds, a needle, a knife and ribbon or string.

1. Prepare the work area

   Set out the air-dry clay and Christmas cookie molds you want to use.

2. Press the clay into the molds

   Break off a sizable piece of clay, and press it into the mold. Make sure to tamp down on the clay so it fills all the crannies for a detailed ornament. Trim off any lumps of clay on the back of the ornament to create a flat surface.

3. Remove the clay

   Carefully remove the mold from the clay.

4. Trim any excess clay

   Trim excess clay from around the molded shape using a knife.

5. Add the hole

   Before the clay dries, use a needle to poke a hole through the top of the ornament that is big enough to thread ribbon or string through.

6. Allow the clay to dry

   Place the ornament on a tray, and wait for it to dry.

7. Add the ribbon

   Thread a piece of ribbon through the hole and knot the two ends together.