Bring the classic Christmas ballet to life with a Nutcracker themed Christmas tree and 5 beautiful handmade ornaments inspired by the details and characters of this dazzling performance we all know and love. I've crafted up 5 easy handmade ornaments for this Nutcracker themed tree, from easy ribbon wrapped ornaments to a delicate ballerina, you'll be sure to fill your tree with everything you love about the Nutcracker.
Be sure to download my free ballerina template here.
DIY ribbon-wrapped ornaments will add an elegant touch to your Nutcracker Christmas Tree, easy to create these ornaments make for an inexpensive, yet beautiful craft project. Start by hot-gluing a piece of Red Satin Ribbon to the top of the DIY Ceramic Glazed Ornaments, wrap it around to the other side and hot glue it to secure in place. Continue wrapping sections of the ribbon around the ornament. Wrap the top of the ornament hanger with a piece of Adhesive Rhinestone Roll. Tie a bow and hot glue it to the top of the ornament.
These DIY Jewel Ornaments are ust like the dazzling jeweled costumes in the Nutcracker. Quickly transform plain white ornaments into spectacular jeweled ornaments even the Sugar Plum Fairy would love. Start by spray painting the DIY Ceramic Glazed Ornaments in a royal blue and red. Next, wrap pieces of Adhesive Rhinestone Roll around the ornaments. You can wrap them around the middle, or you can wrap them around the sides, just like you did with the DIY Ribbon Ornaments. Add additional jeweled accents with the self-adhesive Christmas Pearl Jewels. Add a bow and an ornament hook and hang these sparkly beauties on your Nutcracker themed Christmas tree.
Make the Project
This themed Christmas tree wouldn't be complete without the star of the classic Christmas story ballet. Bring the fairytale character to life these DIY Hand painted Nutcracker Ornaments. Paint the Unfinished Wood Nutcracker Ornaments with acrylic paint. Add self-adhesive Christmas Pearl Jewels and fluffy white cotton ball hair to complete this hand painted ornament. To see all of the steps for painting your Nutcracker ornament be sure to check out the tutorial for the DIY Nutcracker Stocking Holders.
Add a little sparkle to your Nutcracker themed Christmas tree with these easy and shimmery DIY Gold Glitter Ornaments. Start by painting the DIY Paper Mache Diamond Ornaments with Modge Podge. Sprinkle gold glitter all over the ornament, shake off any excess glitter. Hang these sparkly diamonds from the tree and watch them shimmer and shine in the glow of the Christmas lights.
This classic Nutcracker Christmas tree wouldn't be complete without the dancing ballerinas. Create beautiful, shimmery DIY Snowflake Nutcracker Ballerina Ornaments with just a few simple supplies. Start by cutting out ballerina silhouettes. I used my Cricut to create and cut out my ballerina's, however you can also download the ballerina template and cut them out on white cardstock. Next, you will need to make paper snowflakes. To create paper snowflakes you will need to fold the paper into a triangle. Use sharp scissors to cut your folded paper with variations of cutouts. Sprinkle the snowflake with glitter, cut a small hole in the center and glue it around the ballerina.
Be sure to see my whole Nutcracker Themed Christmas Tree and Mantel, DIY Drum Gift Box and DIY Nutcracker Stocking Holders.
