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Christmas bauble table decoration

Make your own Christmas bauble table decoration using Hobbycraft's free tutorial. Make one for a friend or family member and proudly hang it on your tree.

Phoebe Burt

Published: August 3, 2021 at 12:05 pm

This Christmas, let Hobbycraft show you how to make bespoke gifts, decorations, and wrapping for the special people in your life. Christmas is a time for showing your family and friends how much you care. If you want to shout it from the snowy rooftops, what better way than by adding their names to your homemade gifts, decorations and wrapping? Hobbycraft show you how to make these personalised Christmas bauble table decorations. They'll ensure your Christmas is a real cracker!

To get the festive season off to a good start, Hobbycraft has done most of the hard work for you. Its wonderful Christmas collection is an inspiring pick of the latest trends and traditional favourites to fill your home and your stockings. Take a look and you’ll also discover plenty of wonderful ways to add a personal touch to your Christmassy crafts.

Whether you want to deck the halls or get Christmas all wrapped up, Hobbycraft is like a fabulously festive grotto packed full of seasonal craft supplies. Why not call in and take a look? While you’re there, you can also get involved with 12 Makes of Christmas, a range of inspirational workshops for all ages and skill levels – and the best way to learn new techniques first-hand. To find out what’s going on and when visit hobbycraft.co.uk/store-events. Shop in-store or online now at hobbycraft.co.uk

DIY personalised Christmas bauble

How to make a Christmas bauble table decoration…

Fancy making something super cute but also super easy? These delightful Christmas bauble table decorations make gorgeous personalised place settings for your Christmas table – or a lovely gift that your guests can hang on the tree.

DIY personalised Christmas bauble materials

You will need:

Craft essentials (available at Hobbycraft)

Pom pom makers (or learn how to make a pompom)
Scissors
Hot melt mini glue gun

Hobbycraft supplies

You will need:

glue gun
baubles
Yarn
pom pom

Step 1

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 1

Using the smallest pom pom maker in the pack, start by making two pom poms for each bauble you want to create. Use two different colours that complement each other. Leave a length of spare yarn hanging from each pom pom to attach to the glass bauble later.

Step 2

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 2

Wrap a length of the Oasis gold metallic wire around the lengths of spare yarn on the two pom poms to fasten them together.

Step 3

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 3

Snip the wire and yarn to shorten it slightly, leaving just enough length to fasten to the bauble.

Step 4

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 4

Using the letter stamps and ink pad, stamp your guests’ names onto the wooden tags to add that personalised touch.

Step 5

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 5

Thread the Oasis gold metallic wire through the hole in the wooden tag. Twist to create a single length of wire.

Step 6

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 6

Trim the ends to ensure they’re neat and tidy.

Step 7

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 7

Wrap the wire from the wooden tag around the pom pom fastening to create one hanging piece.

Step 8

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 8

Using the mini glue gun, allow a drop of glue to fall into the top bowl of the glass bauble.

Step 9

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 9

Working quickly, before the glue starts to harden, place the fastening of the pom poms and the wooden tag into the glue. Leave the bauble upside down while the glue dries.

Step 10

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step 10

Tie gold twine through the hole in the top of the bauble, creating a loop. Once that’s done, you’re ready to place the baubles on the table or hang them on the tree.

DIY personalised Christmas bauble step final

Christmas bauble table decoration complete! Hang on your tree and reuse year after year. For more fun Christmas projects check out our crochet Christmas decorations and our free Christmas knitting patterns to add a touch of homemade to your festive decor.

Find everything you need at Hobbycraft – shop in-store or online now at hobbycraft.co.uk

SEO and Communities Editor, Gathered

Phoebe has worked for Gathered for over four years and has experience within the digital marketing and publishing sphere for over eight. Specialising in Pinterest, Phoebe’s main focus is social media and content writing for Gathered with the aim to build our community of crafters! You may recognise some of her social campaigns which include the popular 12 days of Christmas. As well as writing for Gathered, Phoebe is a freelance copywriter and content producer with work both in print and online. Her work spans the tech, homes, DIY and small business advice. Aside from content writing, Phoebe’s main passions are travelling and crafting (diamond painting, paint by numbers and embroidery are her favourites). She’s backpacked across South East Asia and recently hit her goal of 30 countries under 30 years old!