Wood Burned Christmas Ornaments

These burned wooden Christmas ornaments are minimally processed. All you have to do is find the a tree limb and slice them up with a saw. They’re easy to customize and put your own twist on the design.

Every year I try to come up with Bulk Christmas gifts for my co-workers. It’s tough to come up with something affordable, I can make or buy that everyone likes, but doesn’t make me feel like a sell out. The first year I did this, I made light bulb ornaments and a tin of cookies. The second year, I made mason jar recipes with cookie and soup mixes.

This year, I’ll be giving burned wooden Christmas ornaments with a package of beef jerky or chocolate chip cookies.

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Wood Burned Ornaments

Wood slice ornaments are perfect gifts for people who love handmade items, rustic decor, or collect all kinds of ornaments.

Best Woods for Wood Burning Crafts

All wood burns differently. Although I have my preference, you’ll want to experiment and find the wood you like to work with best.

Basswood, Birch, Poplar and Pine are all good choices, especially for beginners. You can learn more about the pros and cons for these woods and wood burning.

For these Christmas ornaments, the lighter wood is sweetgum and the more patterned wood is Oak.

How to Make Wooden Christmas Ornaments

You can use the same wood slices for coasters or some other burned wood craft, but to make ornaments you need the materials listed below.

• A stamp pad and silicone stamp

OR

• A printout of a picture of your choice, graphite transfer paper and a pencil or embossing tool

For both:

• Wood burning tool with fine point- With this, if you’re just starting out then this wood burning tool will work. If you’re moving up, then a professional kit is a great tool.
• Drill with small bit for making the holes in the wood
• Wooden bead
• Jute yarn or a hook to hang the ornament

Step One-

Heat up your wood burning tool.

Step Two-

While your wood burning tool is heating up, place one of the images onto the acrylic block. At this point, you can just stamp the image on or trace with the transfer paper.

Step Three-

Take your wood burning tool and just follow the lines. You can use the tool to do some shading if you like to enhance the motifs even further. Your design can be as simple or complex as you want. Make sure you have a couple of extra wood slices to practice.

Step Four-

Once you are finished with the burned wooden Christmas ornament, drill a hole at the top center of the wood slice, pull a piece of twine through the hole at the top and add a bead if you like. Knot the two ends together.

Free Patterns for Christmas Ornaments

With these free patterns for Christmas ornaments, no drawing skill is necessary.

Click the link to download: Ornament printable

And there you have it, all that you need for the best burned wooden Christmas Ornaments!

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