Free Christmas Ornament Patterns

Free Christmas ornament patterns can give you all sorts of ideas for updating your tree without a lot of expense. I’ve scoured the web for some of the best sources for free Christmas ornament patterns, and added some of my own ideas as well.

First, check out the Christmas Ornament Crafts article. It has a lot of basic ideas about how you can make your own Christmas ornaments for your tree or as gifts.

Another idea that isn’t really a pattern but can get you a lot of ornaments or holiday decorations for free is to give your kids some white printer paper and scissors and let them go to town making snowflakes. These cute little cutouts can be used as Christmas ornaments, glued to plain wrapping paper to make a gift more interesting, even strung together to make a kind of garland. And they’re practically free!

Another great tip for a free Christmas ornament pattern is our pine cone ornament craft.

There are all sorts of holiday and craft related websites that offer free Christmas ornament patterns. Here are just a few.

• Tall Mouse has an excellent collection of Christmas projects. The ornaments are mixed in with other projects, but each one has a picture so it is easy to find what you are looking for.
• Kids Domain has more than 50 ornament projects that your kids of all ages can make.
• Martha Stewart has a small collection of elegant ornaments.
• Wrights has a page full of crafts for all holidays. Scroll to the bottom and you’ll find several ornaments along with other Christmas crafts.
• Craftown has a good Christmas page, with the ornaments mixed in among other projects.
• Make Stuff has a good holiday page. Scroll down and at the bottom of the left-hand column you’ll find 15 free Christmas ornament patterns.
• The Family Corner has clothespin Santas made with felt and pipe cleaners.
• Better Homes and Gardens ahs a wonderful collection of ornament patterns, including elegant ornaments, country ornaments, even uses for old ornaments.
• Magical Kingdom has a great collection of origami ornaments.
• This site has some cute angel ornaments and crafts.
• Knitting Pattern Central has several ornament patterns mixed in with other holiday projects.

I feel like I’m always saying this, and that it’s always worth repeating: patterns are only guidelines. Don’t feel like because you found this free pattern you have to use it exactly the way the pattern describes the project.

I know we’re taught to follow instructions, color inside the lines and all that. But I hereby give you permission to change the color, use a different kind of yarn, turn a paper craft into a wood craft or whatever else you need or want to do to make a project your own.

That’s part of the fun of being a crafter, actually, a pretty big part of it. Patterns are great for guidance and to give you ideas about projects you might want to make, but they aren’t rules that can’t be broken. The designer of the pattern is never going to know that you used his or her design in some way other than the way they intended.

So don’t be scared. Browse through these free Christmas ornament patterns, then make your own design. You’ll learn a lot more about your craft and have more fun in the process.

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