Add a homemade and intentional touch to your Christmas decor with some names of Jesus DIY wood ornaments.
Christmas is a special and unique time to celebrate the birth of Jesus! I love filling our home with purposeful decorations to remind my family what and WHO this season is about. However, I have had a hard time finding something I love in the stores, therefor I was inspired to make some of my own decor pieces.
I have teamed up with some other gals who have some great Christmas DIY’s to share with you as well. Make sure you go check them out as well! I will share their info at the end.
Names of Jesus Ornament: Supplies
- 1/2″ Square wood dowels
- Jute string (or other ribbon/string)
- Black gel pen
- Paint (acrylic, latex or sharpie paint pens are all good options)
- Stain or other wood finish (optional: these also look great natural)
- Masking tape
Tools:
- Saw
- Drill with bit (7/64″ or 11/64″ size bit)
- Scissors
- Craft paint brush
- Sandpaper
1. Cut
First, cut a square wood dowel into 4″ long ornaments. (or cut to whatever size you want.) I used my miter saw but you can also use a hand saw.
Tip: when cutting small pieces like dowels I wrap masking tape around where I am going to cut. This helps prevent tear out. I have a picture below showing the difference.
Look at the difference between the two cuts below: one had masking tape wrapped around it and one did not. This is a pretty easy step for eliminating most of the tear out. If you are still experiencing tear out-your blade is probably dull.
2. Drill hole
After cutting, drill a small hole in one end of the piece. Then give the edges a quick sand to smooth out any rough areas.
3. Stain/Wood Oil (optional)
I added a little bit of color to the wood using some Dark Walnut Danish Oil. This stuff is great because its an all in one finish but use whatever wood stain you have laying around or leave natural.
4. Decorate
Next, use a pen to write on the ornament. I tried a couple different pens/markers etc and found that a gel pen worked best for not bleeding into the wood. I did try a sharpie fine tip marker, however it bled a little bit.
Tip: Don’t have great handwriting? Me either! I usually type what I want to write on a word document then try my best to copy the font style.
Decorate however you like: lyrics from a Christmas song, Family names, favorite Christmas phrases, etc.
I chose to write several of the names of Jesus on my ornaments.
As we celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas, it is good for my heart to dwell and treasure who Jesus is. He is the Light of the World! He is the Good Shepherd, Messiah, Deliverer, and Prince of Peace. Here is a short list of names of Jesus and verse reference if you interested.
Then on the back of each ornament I also wrote a verse reference for where that name of Jesus is found. These would be great to use as a part of advent!
After writing, I painted the ends of several ornaments with leftover green and white paint samples I had. Use whatever paint you have around or try a sharpie paint pen or regular sharpie.
Finally, finish them off by tying on some jute string.
Luke 2:11
John 8:12
John 4:25-26
Ways to use them
- Hang on your tree as ornaments
- Give as a gift or gift tag
- Embellish a Christmas wreath or garland
- Use as a part of advent. Each name of Jesus has a scripture reference that could be read and then the ornament hung.
Thank you so much for stopping by and those of you coming from Bree at The Homemaking Mama . Now, be sure to check out all of these amazing DIY’s starting with Sara at Twelve on Main .
Hearth and Vine / The Little by Little Home / the Gal Down the Road
The Homemaking Momma / Emily’s Project List / Twelve on Main
Recreated Designs / Roots and Boots / At Lane and High / Jenron Designs
Have a wonderful day!
Emily
Emily, these are so unique and beautiful. They will look so pretty on the tree or great as a gift. Merry Christmas!
Thank you! And Merry Christmas to you!
Oooh what a fun idea! Great way to involve the kids too!
Yes! I love when the whole family can participate, especially the kids!
Love, love, love this idea! I am putting them on my DIY list.
I love how these sweet little ornament turned out with the vintage style bells, it is such a great look and style. Fantastic DIY for the holidays and great share!
These are so unique! I love them! So glad we could team up for this hop!
Thank you! And yes I feel very honored to be included with so many talented ladies!
I love this idea! Thanks for the detailed instructions and gorgeous photos.
Thank you so much!
What a great Idea! I love how you copy the font, I don’t like my handwriting either and this is a fabulous idea!
Yes! I can’t freehand anything! So helpful to have something to look at and try to mimic.
These are so beautiful! I love their simplicity and their great reminder of who Christmas is all about <3 How perfect.
Thank you! And I agree, it’s such a great season to spend in remembrance of who came.
Emily,
I adore the simple beauty of these. So creative and meaningful!
Thank you! And thank you so much for including me in this fun blog hop.
oh my goodness, I had so much fun with these and they were exactly what I was looking for! They turned out great! they are first going to be a part of centerpieces then I think I may give them as gifts.
I couldn’t find the square wood dowels but thankfully my Joann had unfinished wood that would work! And my left over stain was soooo dark but I made it work, so I did 6 with the stain, 6 unfinished and 6 with a watered down paint. they look lovely.
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You are seriously awesome! I found your Blog post on Pinterest and automatically fell in love. I’m making some right now for our close friends, I think they’re absolutely going to love them! What a cute and creative Christmas present. I am going to cut the words with my Cricut -permanent vinyl- instead of writing them myself, we’ll see how that turns out!
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