Learn how to turn free chalkboard printables into DIY Printable Christmas Ornaments or Gift Tags! This simple DIY is super affordable and easy only using printables, cardstock, a glue stick, and some raffia!
Free Printables are really the best thing out in blog land in my opinion! You can do so much with them! I am loving all of the chalkboard printables out there! For the PTA board this year we wanted to give them something for Christmas as a Thank you and I decided to make them ornaments using the chalkboard printables. Today I am sharing a tutorial on how I turn free printables into ornaments + a roundup of free chalkboard printables! These make such an affordable DIY Christmas Ornament!
TURN FREE PRINTABLES INTO ORNAMENTS
Items Needed:
- Free Printable Christmas Prints (roundup of fun prints below)
- Cardstock in your color choice / Christmas prints
- Glue Stick or Self Adhesive Dots
- Paper Cutter
- Ribbon or Rafia
- Hole Punch
Instructions:
Start by going through the list of Christmas printables at the end of this post and choose the ones you like! You’ll go to each post and download the free printables. Or feel free to find some on your own!
Then take them into a photo or design program you have on your computer and resize them to 5×7’s. If you don’t have software you are familiar with, feel free to use something as simple as canva.com to resize them.
Print them out on cardstock and cut them out using a paper cutter or scissors.
Next, grab your Christmas cardstock! You’ll use gluestick or scrapbook stickies to adhere the chalkboard printables to the cute Christmas cardstock! I like to leave a ½″ border of the cardstock showing around all 4 edges of the printable!
Use scissors or a paper cutter to cut around printables and cardstock. Again, make sure a leave a decent border! Anywhere from ¼″-¾″. Then I inked around the edge of the Christmas Paper with the distress ink!
Next, use a hole puncher to punch a hole in the center of the top of your ornament. I like to punch about ¼″ below the top of the ornament/gift tag.
Finish them off by threading raffia through the hole to make a bow and a loop to hang them with. I cut a piece about a foot and a half long. Then I folded it in half and pushed the folded end through the hole to make a loop on the back end. I then took the separated ends and tied them in a bow on the front of the ornament/gift tag.
Now just repeat for as many ornaments or gift tags as you need!!
Didn’t they turn out so fun?
You could use these for so many things! As tags on gifts, to decorate your own tree, or as gifts for a super cheap price. I only spent $6 on this whole project and it made almost 30 ornaments!
Here is a round-up of great Christmas Printable — both Chalkboard and regular for you to consider when making the ornaments or gift tags!
FREE CHALKBOARD PRINTABLES
Here are where I found all of the free awesome Chalkboard printables:
All Families Need a Stable Foundation from Over the Big Moon
Christmas Chalkboard Printables from Shabby Creek Cottage
Cup of Cheer from Ruffled Sunshine
Oh Holy Night from AKA Design (requires you to subscribe to their newsletter)
Tis the Season to be Jolly from Smile Like You Mean It
Oh Come let us Adore Him from AKA Design (requires you to subscribe to their newsletter)
Christmas Printables from The Crafting Nook
Christmas Chalkboard Printables from The Cottage Market
FREE PRINTABLE CHRISTMAS PRINTS
Here is some other Christmas Printables that aren’t chalkboard style for you to consider:
Handful of Christmas Printables from Chicfetti
Variety of Christmas Printables from Design Trapped in a Lawyers Body
Christmas Song Word Printables from Girl Creative
Vintage Christmas Printables from Girl Creative
Watercolor Christmas Printables from Little Gold Pixel
Buffalo Plaid Christmas Printables from Northern Newlywed Designs
Looking for this DIY in Printable form? I’ve got you covered below!
DIY Paper Christmas Ornament
Materials
- Free Printable Christmas Prints (roundup of fun prints below)
- Cardstock in your color choice / Christmas prints
- Glue Stick or Self Adhesive Dots
- Paper Cutter
- Rafia
- Hole Punch
Instructions
- Start by going through the list of Christmas printables at the end of this post and choose the ones you like! You'll go to each post and download the free printables. Or feel free to find some on your own!Then take them into a photo or design program you have on your computer and resize them to 5x7's. If you don't have software you are familiar with, feel free to use something as simple as canva.com to resize them.
- Print them out on cardstock and cut them out!
- Next, grab your Christmas cardstock! You'll use gluestick or scrapbook stickies to adhere the chalkboard printables to the cute Christmas cardstock! I like to leave a ½" border of the cardstock showing around all 4 edges of the printable!
- Use scissors or a paper cutter to cut around printables and cardstock. Again, make sure a leave a decent border! Anywhere from ¼"-¾". Then I inked around the edge of the Christmas Paper with the distress ink!
- Next, use a hole puncher to punch a hole in the center of the top of your ornament. I like to punch about ¼" below the top of the ornament/gift tag.
- Finish them off by threading raffia through the hole to make a bow and a loop to hang them with. I cut a piece about a foot and a half long. Then I folded it in half and pushed the folded end through the hole to make a loop on the back end. I then took the separated ends and tied them in a bow on the front of the ornament/gift tag.
Video
* This post was originally published in December 2012 and has been updated with more detailed step-by-step instructions, new pictures, and a video.
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Tina
I’m more than a few years behind in finding this posting BUT I’m so happy I did. These are super cute and just as easy. Thanks for sharing!
Pam Dana
Yay! I’m so glad you love them!
Crystal
These are all so cute! I’m needing some help. I can’t seem to get the link for “Oh Holy Night” & ” Oh Come let us adore him” to work. Do you have another link I can try to access those two files? Thanks so much!
Heidi
Love these! Do you have a link to the one page where you consolidated the images?
Pam Dana
Hey Heidi! Thanks for the comment. I don’t have a link to a consolidated page, because the images I used are not designs that I created. Have a great Holiday season!
Becki
Love, love, love these!!!
Would like to know if I could make them to sell at a craft fair?
Liz
Shoot, i just typo-ed my website on my last comment. It’s supposed to say Liz from HomeToCottage.com
Liz
Hi, so cute! I’m confused about the printing too. You said you printed them on white paper? Did it use a ton of black ink then? Or is it printed on black paper? (Although I’m not sure if there is even such a thing as wore ink for the printer) anyway, they’re adorable! I look forward to hearing the how to, because I’d love to make these. Liz from HomeToCottge.com
Lisa
Yes, I printed them on white paper. It does take some ink but if you are worried about using that much ink you can always have them printed at a copy place.
Laurel Stephens
Thanks so much for your great tutorial and links. I made some ornaments and they turned out great! I also shared them on my blog with a link back to you (The North End Loft.)
Laura
So this may be a silly question , do I buy the black paper and print to my regular printer I am a wood worker not real savvy on paper crafts but would like to try this. can someone walk me through this . thanks : )
Heather
Just wanted to let you know that your link to the first set of chalkboard printables doesn’t work. I happened to find the correct link
http://www.nestofposies-blog.com/2012/11/5-free-christmas-chalkboard-printables/
Thank you so much for this great idea!! Can’t wait to make a ton of these!
Laura
how do you do this I am not really familiar how does it print white ? Can you help thanks for your time.
Selina
I just made these and they turned out so nice, thanks so much!
Amber
Very nice! I’m making these for myself right now. Thanks for sharing.
Shellie
These are so cute and I Love them. I have a question… Did you count in all the black ink used to make these when you figured out how much each one cost to make?
Catherine
This is a fabulous project…. how clever of you! I just love this! I plan on doing this for neighbors and friends next year.
Jenn Menteer
Oh my gosh, I am SO excited to see what you did with these! They are AWESOME. And thank you so much for sharing my print.
emily
What size did you recreate the chalkboard art at? I would love to make these and tie them on with the bows when I wrap presents.
Lisa
I’m not exactly sure. I pulled them into photoshop elements and put 9 of them on a sheet. They were not exactly the same size but the printables were all different too. There were 3 across and 3 down and I just dragged them to fit right. I would say on average they are about 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
Valeda Slone
I’m not a “seasoned” crafter…what does it mean to have “inked” the edges? Also, what type of paper did you originally print them onto? Thanks much!!
Lisa
Sorry for being so vague! I printed them onto white cardstock. To ink the edges means to take an ink pad and run the edges of the paper over the inkpad to give it a more distressed look. If you look at the PTA paper above you can see how it has back around the edges. I did that with my ink pad. It helps finish it off. With the chalkboard prints too, it covered the white edges so it looked more real. Hope that helps!
nest of posies
thanks for the shout out for my printables! and i LOVE LOVE LOVE your ornament idea! I pinned!
Merry Christmas!
Kellie
Kerri
Thanks, Lisa! Just what I needed to round off a few teachers gifts for school and Sunday School