12 DIY Reindeer Decorations For Christmas
DIY Reindeer Decorations For Christmas
Reindeer is one of those signature decoration when it comes to Christmas. This cute and lovely animal has become Santa’s greatest companion in his mission to deliver gifts to children all over the world. So this time around, we will be focusing on Christmas decoration with this animal as it’s main concept. Surround your house with reindeer! Make a winter forest themed decor this time!
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1. Wooden Reindeer
Constructing this reindeer can be quite easy. First, you need to get the parts right. Four branches of equivalent length for the legs, two logs for the body and head, a cylindrical wooden piece for the neck, two branches for the horns, pine cone for the tail and anything for the nose and eyes. You could use wood glue to stick those branch parts together.
2. Paper Ball Reindeer
This cute paper ball reindeer makes a fun family activity to keep your kids occupied this season. At the end of it, you could add a hanging ribbon to put it up on the Christmas trees.
3. Metallic Modern Reindeer Art
This style of artwork is suitable to be put on most modern walls. The basic idea behind it is quite simple. You just need to get different PVC pipe and connect them together at different angles – making them into a deer shape. After that is done, you can spray it with metallic spray to give it an elegant finish. What’s nice about this artwork is that you can actually hang anything on its horns!
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4. Reindeer String Art
Look at this beauty! Imagine having your wall decorated with one of this magnificent string art! Making this art can be a bit time consuming. You have to plot out the shape with a stencil. Then, you need to secure the nails onto a piece of wooden board. Then, you have to intertwine some yarns or jute cord all over those nails to fill up the space. It makes a good Christmas gift too!
You can checkout the basic of string art tutorial here.
5. Lighted Reindeer Sign
Stunning! This is going to look so amazing on the walls at night! The idea behind this is almost similar to that of the string art. Nails need to be put on the board to form a deer shape. Then, copper wires are wrapped around the wire outlining the deer shape. As for the lights, the board needs to be drilled. The string light bulbs will then have to be inserted through the holes. After that, it’s just about getting the right placement for this beauty. Oh, make sure there’s a power source nearby!
6. Reindeer Garland
Garland is always a good idea when you want something big to decorate a space but have no idea what to put. You need to cutout a lot of deer-shaped card sheets and a long twine. What may seem to be animal cruelty at first can easily be handled differently by gluing the twine slightly lower so it will look more like a collar. Wrapping the twine around it seems to be the best option here so it will look consistent no matter which side it’s facing. Secure the twine with some glue so it will not fall apart.
7. Reindeer Ball Ornament
Look! It’s so cute! Here’s the break down on how to make this glass ball ornament:
- coat the interior with glue.
- fill the insides with copper colored glitter.
- cut out brown colored felt for the ears and horns.
- get some fluff for its head.
- cut out felt for the eyes and nose with the proper colors.
- put a ribbon over the top.
Now, you can hang it on your tree!
8. Wood Slice Reindeer
Wood slice is one of the nicest thing you can have to have a rustic decoration around your home. All you need to do is to make a hole on top and paint the blank space with certain images which in this case, a reindeer. You can easily get reindeer silhouette from the internet. Just print it out and use it as a stencil to paint the wooden slices. Try get a jute cord to hang the slice onto things because it goes well with it! You can get the basic idea on how to make this via the tutorial here.
9. Reinbeer
Decorate your booze in style! With a basic of 3 items – brown pipe cleaners, red pom pom and googly eyes, you can give a festive touch to any bottles for Christmas!
10. Gold Glitter Reindeer
Here’s a little nice decor for the window and table top. Made with thin cardboard, coated with spray adhesive and sprinkled with fine elegant glitter. Fun, huh…And they are not just for Holiday Decor. You can leave them out all Winter! Love decorations like that!
11. Reindeer Cork
This chubby reindeer is made mostly with cork! It’s a kid-friendly version compared to that of the wooden branch. Instead of using pipe cleaners for the horns, you can replace it with felt instead.
12. Pipe Cleaner Reindeer
Made with only pipe cleaners, this simple reindeer is going to hype up your Christmas!
