I’ll teach you how to easily DIY denim Christmas ornaments to decorate your tree this season. This is a perfect idea for upcycling old jeans, and handmade ornaments make wonderful keepsake gifts for friends and family.
As you know from my previous posts, I like to upcycle and reuse old garments. As you see in the picture, the DIY denim Christmas ornaments are also made out of an old flannel shirt. But, my favorite pieces of clothing that I enjoy working with are our good old jeans. It might be because I love everything country and I’m often reminded of the countryside in Poland where I grew up. A nostalgic moment here :).
If you are interested in different ideas of giving your old jeans a second life check my other posts on How To Turn Old Denim Skirt Into A Tote Bag, also Easy DIY Old Jeans Valentine’s Day Wreath, and How To Turn Old Jeans Into A Skirt
Let’s pair the old jeans with cozy flannel and make some denim Christmas ornaments! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)!
What You Need For DIY Denim Christmas Ornaments
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basic sewing tools
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old jeans and old flannel shirts
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hot glue gun
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jute cord
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fiberfill
MOUSE:
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small shiny buttons for eyes
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small beads for noses – I used pearl beads
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a scrap of lightweight interfacing
BELL:
OWL:
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1” buttons for eyes
GNOME:
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¾” bead or wooden knob for noses
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white yarn
OVAL:
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Christmas buttons
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free templets for easy denim ornaments are available in my resource library– to get the password to it, fill out the form at the bottom of this post
I am sure you washed your old jeans and flannel shirts plenty of times. If you are using new denim or flannel fabric please wash it first to pre-shrink it.
Let’s start with the Mouse Denim Christmas Ornament
Step 1. Cut out the body and ears pieces and iron on light interfacing to one flannel body and flannel ears pieces.
Step 2. Make two cuts on one denim body and interfaced flannel body pieces. Using the zig-zag stitch, sew around both earpieces.
Step 3. Weave in thread using a needle through the middle of the circle. Gather by pulling the thread and sew through the gathered cloth a few times. Finish off, cut the thread tail, and you got the mouse’s ears.
Step 4. Cut 2- 10” long jute cords for the mouse’s tails. They will also work as loops to hang on the tree. Fold the cords in half and put them between two body pieces, that are right side together. Sew around making sure not to sew through the cord loop and leave a 1.5” opening.
Make sure to make notches on the curves.
Step 5. Turn the body pieces right side out through the opening. Now, it’s a good time to get the ears attached to the mouse’s body. Squish the earpieces with your fingers and weave them through the cut.
Step 6. Stuff the mouse’s body with fiberfill and hand stitch the opening close.
Step 7. Hot glue the bead as a nose and the buttons as eyes.
And there, you just made two cute denim mouse Christmas ornaments!
The next four ornaments have a fuzzy finish. You’ll need to wash your project before finishing it to get the fringy edges.
Let’s start with the denim bell Christmas ornament!
I got the idea to make the denim bell ornament from Meadowside Designs.
Step 1. Cut out two denim and two flannel circles.
Step 2. Align one denim and one flannel left side together and stitch it around. Now, it’s time to wash your project.
Step 3. After washing cut out long excess frays. Cut 2 12” long jute cords and slip on one bell on each cord. Make knots about 3.5” from the bell.
Step 4. Lay the cord with the bell in the middle of the circle piece with the knot slightly under the edge. Use a hot glue gun to glue the knot to the fabric.
Step 5. Overlap the edges of the circle and then glue them together. Next, make a knot about 2.5” from the bell and cut the excess cord.
Repeat Step 4 but glue the cord to the opposite fabric (if you glued the cord to the denim first, now you would glue it to the flannel).
“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way …” – I guess I’m getting into the Christmas spirit!
Next, let’s make a denim gnome Christmas ornament.
Denim Oval Christmas Ornament
Denim Owl Christmas ornament
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Hi Agnes,
I am sorry but i don’t find your library to print the templets.
Sophie, it’s the 24th row from the top.
I am having trouble getting the templates
Linda, it’s the 24th row from the top and the first highlighted link.
I see no instructions for the gnome. What are the measurements of the cardboard you wrapped for the beard. Is the hat stuffed?
Cathy, print out the templates that you can find in my library. Use the template to cut out the fabric for the gnome. Yes, the piece is stuffed with fiberfill. For the beard you can use CD cover. Hope I helped.
I am having issues downloading the templets for the denim ornaments. I can download the instructions and the pictures but not the templets.
I have signed up twice for your email but no luck. Sorry
Victoria,
I just checked my library and everything is working firne. If you want the pdf file you need to click on the first highlighted text in the row. The second highlited text will lead you to my blog. Let me know if you have more problems getting the templets.