Make creative Christmas decorations out of wood – 29 inspiring ideas

Finally it's that time again: everyone's gluing, painting, cutting, crafting and crafting, because the house and yard should be particularly beautifully decorated for the festival of festivals. You can use wood to make magical decorations for indoors and outdoors, such as candle holders, door signs, tree decorations, carousels, Advent calendars - these can be kept or given away and bring joy to both young people and adults alike. Take a look here at what original Christmas decorations you can make out of wood!

Ideas for a DIY Christmas tree

Take advantage of the cold winter days to create beautiful wooden Christmas decorations. Of course, a contemplative Christmas also includes a beautiful Christmas tree. But it doesn't always have to be a traditional Nordmann fir. An original ideahomemade Christmas treefrom tree slices, used Euro pallets or squared timber, paint it with finger paint and decorate it with glitter, sequins and stickers. This particularly pleases the children.

Snowmen made of wooden beams

Santa Claus, reindeer, snowflakes and many other things can be imaginatively built out of wood and can also be given as gifts on Christmas Eve. A decoration made from natural material - whether made as a tree decoration, window or table decoration - is something special when your guests are thrilled.

Wooden lantern for Christmas

A lantern is always a great decoration idea for Christmas. If you have an old wooden one, you can freshen it up a bit by painting it a color that matches the rest of your Christmas decorations. In this example, red was used for decoration. The lantern also has a rustic look thanks to the decoration with sackcloth, a rusty bell and golden berries. You can also put up some pine cones or pine greenery.

Noble decorative pieces

Angel choir for Advent

Craft ideas for Christmas

Rustic wooden decoration

Christmas tree made of wooden panels

Making Santa Claus with wood

Christmas decorations and decorations for the winter time