DIY Twig Christmas Decorations Ideas

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Twig Christmas decorations are a fun and cheap way to decorate for Christmas. From twig star ornaments to twig candle holders and twig Christmas trees, there are so many things you can make when Christmas decorating with branches and twigs. Let me show you how to create great twigs Christmas decor.

I am in the mood for a rustic Christmas. I’d like to have a homemade and personal one too.

Oh, and if I could save a little money on Christmas decorations that would be great too.

I guess I am making my own Holiday decorations this year too.

Ah well, that is nothing new. I love it that way.

Ok, on to my rustic Christmas decorating then.

Christmas Decorating with Twigs and Branches

How to Make an DIY Twig Wreath (for free)I had a little success this fall with repurposing leftover sticks from pruning the garden into a DIY twig wreath. I still had a whole tote of sticks leftover after that project.

So, I thought, how about some Christmas decor with twigs?

Twigs, sticks and branches are easy craft supplies. They can be found in abundance for free in any garden, park or forest. They are easy to work with, and they give an instant rustic look to your decor.

Now that I have convinced you of the benefits of crafting with twigs, let’s get on with showing you what I made.

DIY Twig Christmas Ornaments

The first little project I did was making star ornaments from twigs, branches, and from a little bark.

For now, I have turned them into Christmas window decor and they are dangling in front of our French doors. Soon though, they will be transferred to the Christmas tree.

Want a closer look, then step up and come on in….

I think my twig stars look like a million bucks. Well, maybe not a million, but they sure do look good, and they were totally free. All it took was a couple of hours of crafting fun. Let’s look at each one in a closeup, shall we?

I made four different designs when making star ornaments from twigs.

There is a basic five point star. That was made with the help of a wire frame. To make it follow these steps:

• Bend a piece of wire into the shape of a star.
• Use small dots of hot glue to attach twigs to the metal frame.
• Wind twine around the twig star to hide the glue gun dots and secure the twigs.

I made a David star with just twigs and yarn. Steps:

• Cut six equal size twig pieces.
• With hot glue and twine create a triangle.
• When creating the second triangle weave it through the first one. See the image above for details.

I created a fun sun beam star (remember the sun is a star too), with a hot glue gun and a bit of cardboard. Steps:

• Cut two circles from cardboard or card stock.
• With hot glue attache twigs to one circle, alternating different length of twigs.
• Glue second circle on top.
• Decorate cardboard with bits of bark.

And finally I made a twig star in the shape of a spiky ball.

• Prepare at least ten twigs of equal size.
• With a long length of twin attach them together in a cross shape.
• Keep adding twigs in different directions.
• Make sure you keep strong tension on your twine.

How fun is this collection of different shaped and sized Christmas twig stars?

They were all made by simply cutting twigs to size and attaching them in a star shape with yarn.

I complemented this little collection of twig star ornaments with a little garland of bark stars. Technically not a twig decoration but they fit the theme perfectly.

I happened to find a log of berk tree in the woods on one of our walks, and the bark came right of. It was so thin I could cut it with scissors.

I can’t decide if I like the silvery front better or the woodsy back. Good thing I don’t have to choose because these little ones are always slightly twisting and turning in front of the window.

How to make Twig Candle Holders

You don’t have to stop at Christmas decorating with little twig star ornaments. There is so much more Holiday decorating to do with all those sticks and branches you have picked up after that fall storm.

Why not make some twig candle holders?

After all what is Christmas without some candle light?

With a hot glue gun, two upcycled containers ( in this case a glass jar and a Q-tips box), and a whole lot of sticks, you can make these cute and rustic twig candle holders. They are perfect for a little votive candle or a tea light candle.

Or make a twig candle holder for a taper candle like this one. The stick candle holders above made with hot glued sticks on a container are a twig decoration a kid could do (if they are old enough to handle a hot glue gun).

This tapered candlestick is a bit more complicated but it is still a fun DIY Christmas craft project with sticks. To make this twig candlestick:

• Cut twigs in similar length, pick the straightest twigs you can find.
• Lay them out next to each other, from both ends weave thin metal thread between the twigs, at least an inch from the top.
• Roll up your ‘matt’ of twigs und push the twigs out into a candlestick shape.
• Secure with the ends of the metal thread.
• Hide the metal thread with a piece of faux evergreen garland.

Important notice: do not burn this candle unsupervised!

Twig Star Christmas Decor

Why stop at making little twig star ornaments, when you can make a large stick Christmas star?

Once you have mastered making ornaments and candle holders with little twigs, you can start making Christmas decor with large twigs, with branches and sticks.

When you make the five-point Christmas star ornament with larger branches it gives you the perfect stick star to use as a focal point on a Christmas mantel.

Attach Christmas lights to your twig star and it becomes instant Christmas magic.

Stick Tree Christmas decorations

We are on a roll now.

We have stick candle holders, stick ornaments and stick mantel decor. What’s left?

Stick Christmas trees of course!

Using sticks, twigs or branches gives you several design options for a stick tree.

With larger branches in different sizes you can make a rustic stick tree that is perfect to hang ornaments or to use as a rustic Christmas card holder.

Or hot glue a lot of small sticks to a styrofoam cone and make a rustic little stick tree like that.

• Buy a bag of little sticks at the craft store or cut up a lot of them yourself.
• Form a cone from cardboard or cardstock, cut the bottom so it can stand straight.
• Hot glue rows of twigs on the cone, starting at the bottom.
• Use the smallest twigs for the top of the cone.
• Optional wind teeny tiny Led lights around the rustic twig tree and hide the battery pack inside the cone. Like this:

DIY Twig Wreaths

Now that we are well and true into twig Christmas decorating, we can’t forget about twig wreaths now can we?

I have written a whole tutorial for how to make a twig wreath, but you can also buy one readymade.

A twig wreath is perfect for Christmas because you can so easily change it and make it for your chosen color scheme and Christmas decorating style. I really love the contrast between my rustic twig wreath and the shiny silver and gold ornaments on my rustic front porch Christmas decor.

I personally really love my white twig wreath with a winter vibe. That was a perfect Christmas twig wreath.

You can also make mini twig wreaths

A mini twig wreath is essentially another ideas for a twig Christmas ornament. Isn’t this cute? The twigs are cut into wooden beads and made into a mini wreath by adding cranberries.

Christmas Stick Garland Ideas

Ok, one more Christmas craft ideas with twigs:

If after all that twig crafting for Christmas, you still have sticks left, I have one more twig Christmas craft project idea for you.

Tie all those little sticks together in one long garland. And make a lovely rustic twig Christmas garland.

If your leftover stick is more like a branch. You can make wood slices that you decorate with Sharpies and turn into a rustic wood slice Christmas garland.

I love my woodsy, natural, homemade Christmas decorations. I love how they hang inside, in front of my window, and bring the outdoors in. I love that I made them myself. Somehow Christmas decorations that are homemade just always have that little something extra. Maybe it is the potential to become sentimental memories, much more than any store-bought, – there-are-millions-just-like-that –  ornaments ever could. 

I also love that the natural colors of the wood, the rusticness (spell check tells me this is not a word, ah well) of the branches, and their earthly coloring goes so well with a little bling from Christmas balls and a touch of vintage from my haphazardly put together doily table cover. 

Twigs and a bit of butcher’s twine, who would have thought…….

 Sticks and candles, and Christmas ornaments, and doilies…

What a combination!

Yeah. I am loving it!

Hope you do too.

Did I get you in the mood for more rustic Christmas decor? Then you will love this beautiful rustic Christmas mantel. And if you need some more homemade Christmas ornaments in your life, then check out these handmade ornament ideas.

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