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How to make Wood Burned Ornaments

The Christmas season is one of my favorite times to craft. I don’t mind staying inside so much if I have a festive creative project to work on! These wood burned ornaments are much easier to make than you might think. In this tutorial I will show you how to wood burn the four ornaments pictured above. Let’s get started!

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Supplies you will need to make Wood Burned Ornaments

  • Pre-drilled Wood Slices buy hereThese are the best to get because they come pre-drilled and include ribbon for your finished ornament.
  • Wood Burning tool buy here.
  • Letter attachments for Wood Burning buy here.

 

Snowflake Ornament

finished snowflake ornament

Use the Chiseled attachment for this design. The chiseled attachment is pictured below.

Chisel attachment

Attach chisel attachment to wood burner. Wait a few minutes for the wood burner to heat. Once very hot, wood burn 4 long intersecting lines into the wood slice. This will create 8 smaller lines. On the 8 smaller lines, wood burn one large “V” at the end, then two smaller “v”s below. Watch video below to see the process.

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Add Ribbon and your snowflake ornament is complete!

 

Christmas Wreath Ornament

Christmas wreath ornament

You are going to use the leaf attachment for this ornament. The leaf attachment is pictured below.

leaf attachment

Once attachment has heated sufficiently, press wood burner into wood slice. Repeat all the way around the ornament. Add a few dots in between the leaves with the tip of the attachment. Watch video below to watch process.

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Love ornament

love ornament

You are going to use your letter attachments. Pull out needed letter attachments.

letters for love

Attach each letter one at a time to wood burner. In between letters you will have to wait for the next letter to heat up. Have an extra piece of wood handy to practice burning the letters before burning them in your ornament. Watch the video below to watch the process. There will be a pause in between burning each letter.

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Joy Ornament

Joy ornament

Use your letter attachments for this ornament as well. Pull out the needed letters.

letters needed for JOY

Use an extra piece of wood to wood burn letters before burning them into the ornament. This is helpful to make sure your letter is hot enough before burning it into your ornament. Watch the video below to see the process. There will be a pause in between each letter.

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I hope you enjoy making these ornaments! They will give your tree a nice rustic look and you will feel accomplished knowing you made them yourself! Merry Christmas and Happy Making!

How to make Wood Burned Ornaments