The holidays are the perfect time to get creative. Whether you love beadwork, wire jewelry, or macramé, these seven projects offer simple ways to add a handmade touch to your season. You’ll find a mix of ornaments, earrings, and other festive jewelry designs - with easy-to-follow tutorials or patterns and plenty of sparkle. Use them to decorate your tree, give as gifts, or inspire your next winter crafting session.
Each project linked below includes instructions with photos and materials, so you can jump right in. Most can be finished in an afternoon using supplies you may already have on hand or can purchase from local crafts stores or online. From beaded stars to wire snowflakes and macramé trees, these DIY holiday crafts will add a handmade sparkle to your season, or make perfect gifts for friends who love jewelry and décor that tell a story.
Handmade Holiday Ornaments (4 Projects)
These handmade ornaments will bring color and texture to your tree — or make thoughtful gifts for creative friends.
1. Easy Macramé Christmas Tree Ornament
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| These sweet macrame trees are great gifts or ornament toppers |
A simple and modern holiday ornament made with the basic macrame square knot. The tree shape comes together quickly with a small amounts of cord and a wooden bead accent, making it an easy project once you know the knot.
2. DIY Wire and Bead Christmas Ornaments
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| Use ornaments as a template to make shapes and fill them with beads for holiday sparkle |
Classic handmade ornaments created with simple wire shapes and colorful beads. These designs are quick to make, easy to customize, and perfect for using leftover beads or wire scraps to add a personal touch to your holiday tree.
3. Making Holiday Ornaments from Old Jewelry
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| Make broken jewelry into heirloom ornaments for your holiday tree |
Give your old beads and broken jewelry new life by transforming them into unique holiday ornaments. This up-cycled project is not only eco-friendly but also makes for heartfelt gift-worthy décor with a story.
4. Coiled Wire Wreath, Candy Cane & Icicle Ornaments (DIY)
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| Colorful coils of wire made into holiday shapes to adorn your tree or packages |
An elegant trio of wire-wrapped holiday accents, these ornaments use coiled wire to create mini wreaths, candy-cane shapes, and icicles that catch the light beautifully. They’re ideal for adding a handcrafted shimmer to your tree or gifting a subtle, metallic holiday touch.
Festive Holiday Jewelry Projects (3 Projects)
If you love wearable art, these beaded and wire jewelry projects add a touch of holiday sparkle you can enjoy all season long.
1. Holiday Earring Designs: Ornament and Dangle Holiday Earrings
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| Festive shapes with beads that sparkle make dazzling holiday earrings |
Festive bead earring designs that blend holiday motifs with wearable sparkle. Learn how to transform classic ornament shapes into chic dangles perfect for seasonal gatherings or gifting.
2. Star of David Brick Stitch Beading Pattern
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| Star of David earring pattern variations perfect for Hanukkah |
Create beautiful Judaica-inspired jewelry with two free brick-stitch patterns of the Star of David. One version uses classic blue and silver beads in a diamond shape, while the second simplifies the design for quicker beading, perfect for gifts or holiday wear.
3. Holiday Wreath Bracelet (St. Petersburg Stitch Tutorial)
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| Subtle holiday sparkle adds glamour with beads in red, green and gold |
This elegant bracelet uses the single St. Petersburg stitch to form a delicate chain of beads that resembles a holiday wreath. Worked in traditional holiday reds and greens with gold accents, it’s a subtle and sophisticated way to wear seasonal color without going over the top. Use larger beads for bigger holiday bling.
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