Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year, and one of my favorite things is listening to Christmas songs! Whether we are belting them out in the car or singing them in church, I love Christmas songs. I recently found a church hymnal at a used book store and decided to make ornaments using Christmas hymns. With just a few supplies, I created some precious ornaments for our tree!
For this project, I used the following supplies:
- Church Hymnal or printed songs
- Wood shapes – Dollar Tree
- Mod Podge
- Foam paintbrush
- Red elastic – Dollar Tree
- Sanding block
- Evergreen sprigs
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
First, I selected a couple of Christmas songs from the hymnal and removed them from the book.
Dollar Tree has several wooden shapes in the craft aisle, and they were perfect for this project! I laid the wooden pieces on top of the song, making sure to center it. Once I had it aligned how I wanted it, I traced around the wooden piece and cut it out.
Next, I applied a thin layer of Mod Podge on the wooden shape and laid the paper on top.
After it dried completely, I applied another thin layer of Mod Podge on top to seal it.
Again, I set it aside and allowed it to completely dry before proceeding.
Once it was dry, I took my sanding block and sanded down the edges for a seamless finish.
Now it was time to add a touch of greenery. I had an evergreen pick with some red berries, so I just clipped off a couple of branches and hot glued them at the bottom of one and the top of the other.
To finish the ornaments, I added a hanger using the red elastic.
I absolutely love the end result! They feel very nostalgic!
This was such an easy and inexpensive diy project!
Did you grow up singing Christmas carols? I hope this inspires you to capture your favorite songs to add to your tree!
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Last Updated on July 14, 2023
I dearly love old hymns and, inadvertently, have would up with a collection of hymnals.
I just can’t pass one up.
I absolutely love this project!
After seeing this I think I will use Christmas cards from my parents. They both have passed in the past 6 months.
I have several ideas to use them for this year…love yours!
Very cute!
Where can I find the video on how to make a bow with your raffia ribbon. I saw it one time but can’t remember how you did it. I have your bundle and want to make several bows. Thank you.
The video can be found on the Re-Fabbed Facebook page. Type raffia bow tutorial in the search bar and it will be there!
Love these! I have hymnals that I want to copy carols from. Perfect idea!
Well,well,well! I had no idea that I could keep scrolling and leave a comment on the blog 😂😂😂😂😂 I love ALL of your creations 😘😘😘
Absolutely love this. I love using hymnals on craft projects. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love these ornaments! I love old hymns and especially Christmas carols. This is a great project to do with my granddaughters.
I absolutely love the manger with the hymn, I want to make this for our piano player at church ❤️