Do you want to make a Christmas decoration for your door? Get inspired by these decorations

Are you wondering which Christmas door decorations will suit you best?

DIY decorations that you can create together with the children are popular.

Not sure whether to make a Christmas decoration or buy it?

Check out the wonderful ornaments you can use to decorate your door!

Snowman made of snowflakes

Small children will especially like this cute Christmas decoration. At the same time, they can help you create so you will enjoy a nice time together.

You can buy ornaments in the shape of snowflakes whereas you can buy other Christmas ornaments.

What will you need:

• Snowflake ornaments (up to 30 snowflakes used – depends on the size of the snowflakes and how big you want your snowman to be)
• Garland
• Buttons
• Orange felt
• Black felt
• String or ribbon for hanging
• Melt gun
• Scissors

Instructions:

• Arrange your snowflakes into 3 different sized circles (small, medium, and large)
• Glue all your snowflakes together in your 3 round shapes
• Stack and glue your 3 round snowflake shapes together to form the body
• Glue the buttons to the eyes with a hot melt gun and then also to the 3 buttons on the body
• Cut out a snowman hat from black felt and glue
• Cut out a carrot nose from the orange felt and glue it on
• Add ribbon or string to the back to hang the snowman from

Door Flask with a handwritten inscription

What could be better than making your own Christmas door decoration? In addition, you can paint or write anything you want on this flask!

What will you need:

• Hard cardboard
• A pencil
• Scissors
• Box cutter
• Melt gun
• Acrylic paints
• Bows
• String for hanging
• Twigs

Instructions:

• Draw the shape of the flask on the hard cardboard, so that the ball is perfectly round, you can outline the plate
• Place the cardboard on the mat and use a folding knife to cut out the bulb
• If you have someone skilled in your family, they can cut the flask for you from a thin OSB board. Your decoration will last longer.
• Draw pictures or write text on the flask using tempera or acrylic paints. There are no limits to creativity!
• If you want, you can cut stars into the flask, for example.
• Let the colors dry thoroughly.
• Using a hot melt gun, glue the twigs and bow to the top of the flask
• Once dry, add string to the back so you can hang the ornament.

Christmas characters all over the door

This decoration will delight especially small children! What child wouldn’t want to have a giant snowman or other winter character all over their bedroom door?

What will you need:

• Paper the size of the door (white)
• A pencil
• Scissors
• Black paper
• Orange paper
• Double-sided adhesive tape

Instructions:

• Cut out 2 circles with a diameter of about 6 inches and 9 smaller circles with a diameter of about 4 inches from black paper.
• Cut out a carrot-shaped triangle from the yellow paper.
• Cut out 1 strip about 8 inches wide and the same length as your door from the wrapping paper.
• Then cut 2 more strips of 8 inches wide and approx. 16 inches long from the same wrapping paper.
• If you don’t have a white door, use double-sided tape to stick white paper on the door
• Glue the 2 largest black circles to the top of the door, these will be the eyes
• Stick an orange carrot under the eyes
• Glue 5 smaller black circles into the shape of the mouth
• Strips of colored paper under them so that they look like a scarf
• Then glue the remaining black rings to the bottom so that they look like buttons

Natural Christmas decoration from eucalyptus

If you enjoy natural and elegant Christmas decor, you will love how easy it is to make this beautiful decoration.

What will you need:

• 5 eucalyptus stem
• Bells
• Ribbons made of natural material
• Jute string
• Scissors

Instructions:

• Tie a jute string to the bells
• Tie the eucalyptus stems and bluebell string together with jute string
• Cover the jute string with a ribbon

Hanging paper candle in wreath

A simple Christmas decoration to hang, which you can easily make even with children. You can hang it inside or outside on the front door.

You will need:

• Polystyrene circle
• Red ribbon
• Green paper
• Red paper
• Orange paper
• 3 larger red pearls or beads
• A pencil
• Scissors
• Melt gun

Instructions:

• Draw 2 rectangles on red paper – one larger and the other smaller. Those will be the candles
• Cut out the rectangles.
• Draw 2 flames on the orange paper – one bigger and the other smaller. Choose the size so that it fits the candles.
• Cut out these flames.
• Draw 5 leaves on green paper. Choose the size again in proportion to the size of the candles.
• Cut out the leaves.
• Use a hot melt gun to glue the flames to the candles.
• Glue all 5 leaves to the bottom of the polystyrene circle.
• Then stick the candles on these leaves.
• Glue 3 red beads under the candle on the leaves.
• Tie a bow from the red ribbon.
• Glue a bow to the top of the circle.
• Using a hot melt gun, glue a ribbon eye to the back of the circle to hang on the door.

Hanging glowing Christmas star

The star is undoubtedly one of the most used Christmas decorations. We can hang it on the door together with lights.

This shining star has a simple design but is guaranteed to attract attention thanks to the lights.

You will need:

• 5 wooden sticks of the same length (we recommend 30 – 40 cm)
• Melt gun
• Jute string
• Battery operated string lights

Instructions:

• Use a hot melt gun to glue the ends of the sticks so that it has a star shape.
• Glue a loop of jute string to one of the tops of the star, it will be used for hanging.
• Wrap the light chain around the star.
• Glue the part of the light chain that contains the batteries to the opposite side of the star so that it does not get in the way.

Inspiration for purchased decorations

You don’t have the time or desire to make Christmas decorations, but you still want to bring the Christmas atmosphere into the house? See what the shops are offering.

Of course, you can find a lot of artificial Advent wreaths in e-shops. You can choose from a natural look or original pieces decorated with flasks.

Christmas garlands are a popular door decoration. These can be hung on interior and exterior doors.

How you decorate them is up to you. We recommend using the same decorations as on the Christmas tree to achieve a unified look.

If you are interested in a shining Christmas star, but you don’t dare to make it, we have a solution for you. Shops offer many glowing stars for you to purchase.