How to use an Embroidery Hoop for a Christmas Decor DIY

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You could totally make this Embroidery Hoop Christmas Decor DIY into an ornament by just leaving out the Dollar Tree square wood frame!

Y’all know that Pinterest is my favorite thing ever, right? There are so many super cute ideas, especially for embroidery hoop ornaments, but I didn’t really see much for just decor.

So I decided to fix that! I’m going to show you how to use an embroidery hoop to make a Christmas Decor DIY.

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If I ever make a DIY craft and don’t record the steps, y’all better make sure I go to the doctor because something is wrong!

I recorded myself showing my #craftycrew how to use an embroidery hoop to make a Christmas Decor DIY during a Facebook LIVE, but you can watch the replay if you want to craft along or see exactly how I made this easy Christmas DIY.

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For this project, I will be using these items but you can substitute where you want.

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Dollar Tree Wood Box
Dollar Tree Oh Holy Night Ornament
Apple Barrel White Acrylic Paint
Apple Barrel Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint
Embroidery Hoop 4in
Apple Barrel Black Acrylic Paint
Apple Barrel Pewter Grey Acrylic Paint
Jute Twine
Blue Buffalo Check Fabric
Craft Square Wood Blocks
Scrabble Letters
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Heat gun
Chippy brush 1-inch
Drill

How to use an Embroidery Hoop for a Christmas Decor DIY

Let’s get started!

Alright, the first step you making this Embroidery Hoop Christmas Decor DIY is to separate the layers of your embroidery hoop and place your fabric.

Make sure you stretch the fabric tightly when you secure the hoop back together. Then, cut the excess fabric off.

Next, you’re going to hot glue the scrabble letters that spell the word you chose. I went with joy, but you could do anything!

Merry Christmas, a special date, your family’s name, ANYTHING! The possibilities really are endless with this embroidery hoop Christmas DIY!

Paint the Wood Box

I used this Easter decorative wood box from Dollar Tree, and just turned it around and used the back! I do this in a lot of my crafts, honestly!

So grab the Apple Barrel White Acrylic Paint and just give the back an even coat of paint. Make sure you don’t paint the sides, though. Only the back part.

Faux Shiplap

Now it is time to add your faux shiplap! You can do this in a couple of different ways.

For this craft, I used the Apple Barrel Black paint and just lightly painted the lines onto the wood surface. Sometimes, I use a ruler and a black marker, but it is really just up to you!

After I lightly painted the lines with the black paint, I went over the same lines very lightly with the Apple Barrel Pewter Grey Acrylic Paint.

I added some more aging detailing to the shiplap by taking a wider brush and lightly brushing some of the pewter grey paint across the “planks” I just drew.

Hang up the embroidery hoop

If you wanted to make this as an ornament, you would not do the last couple of steps with the wood box, and this would be your last step!

However, if you decide to make this into a shelf-sitter decor as I did, you are almost done!

Grab your twine and wrap it around the metal piece at the top of the embroidery hoop. Next, drill a hole in the top of the wood box and slip the twine through the hole.

Tie a knot to keep the twine from slipping back out of the hole and cut the excess off.

Now the hoop is just hanging inside the box. I hot glued mine down to make it more secure, but you totally do not have to do that.

The finishing touches

Okay, I’m not going to lie. I really loved the green sprig on this Oh Holy Night Ornament, so I just pulled that right off and hot glued it onto my Joy Embroidery Hoop!

All that is left to do is add the little woodblocks to the bottom! I stained mine brown with the Apple Barrel Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint first, and then hot glued them to the bottom!

That’s it! That is how to use an Embroidery Hoop to make a Christmas Decor DIY!

I hope you enjoyed this DIY craft as much as I did and decide to make one for yourself! I would love to see how yours turns out!

You should totally join my FREE Facebook group called On A Budget Crafts! It is a judgment-free community for DIY crafters to show off their projects and ideas.

If you loved this DIY you might also like this DIY Christmas Tree Shelf Decor!

Thanks for stopping by! XOXO Amber

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