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How to Upcycle a Christmas Bell Ornament with Jute or Sisal

Have you upcycled any thrift store finds into Christmas decor yet?  Today I’m showing you how I updated an old Christmas bell ornament that I found and turned it into a farmhouse style Christmas ornament.  Don’t forget to scroll down and enter our drawing for a Michael’s gift card!

Sisal Christmas bell ornament | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

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How to Upcycle a Christmas Bell Ornament

This simple farmhouse style Christmas ornament only needs a few supplies:

  • old Christmas bell ornament (I also bought some big bells in the Kmart clearance section last year after Christmas!)
  • jute, sisal, or even string
  • scissors
  • glue gun (THIS is my favorite) with hot glue sticks
  • These finger guards also come in handy!

Supplies for my sisal Christmas bell ornament | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

What did I do before I had those finger guards?  Oh, yeah… I burned my fingers a lot!  They help soooooo much when you get the string started at the top of the ornament. 

Starting my DIY bell Christmas ornament | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Start with a dot of glue at the top.  Wind the string around and around, adding dots of glue 1-3 times every time you wind the string around.

Start and end with more glue to hold the first and last rows tight.

Finishing my bell Christmas ornament | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Done!  Now to trim off some of the wild sisal fibers!

Finished sisal ornament | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

This fits my country or farmhouse Christmas tree theme much better.  I also found some larger plastic Christmas bell decorations for sale at K-mart last year after the holidays.  I used thicker jute string to do those.  I’m planning to do a Facebook Live on my DIY Christmas Crafts Facebook page to show the process.  I’ll share it here when I’m done.

Now check out what the other blog hopper are making:

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Thanks for reading my project.  I’d love to know if you make these.  Leave a comment and let me know how it worked for you. 

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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Comments

  1. Dana Tatar says

    November 8, 2017 at 9:09 am

    What a fun rustic ornament! Thanks for the tip about the finger guard. I can definitely use those!

    Reply
  2. Sue D says

    November 10, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    Great upcycling.

    Reply
  3. Michele Michael says

    November 16, 2017 at 1:19 am

    Loving this bell! Great idea. Thanks.

    Reply
  4. Debrashoppeno5 says

    November 16, 2017 at 7:06 pm

    I love how you changed the look of the bell with the sisal. It gives it a nice texture. It would be great on a beach themed tree.

    Reply
  5. Stroke says

    January 2, 2018 at 2:37 am

    Great idea! I love this style.

    Reply

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