Christmas decorations with dollar-store items: a collection of easy yet eye-catching DIY ideas
How about adding some handmade decorations to your room for the Christmas season? Believe it or not, you can make surprisingly lovely Christmas decorations using materials from the 100-yen shop! With ideas like wreaths made from pipe cleaners or yarn and ornaments made from felt, you can create beautiful pieces depending on your creativity.
We’ll share a variety of ideas, from simple crafts that adults and kids can enjoy together to more intricate, full-fledged projects.
Enjoy getting ready for Christmas while spending special time with the people you love!
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Christmas decorations with 100-yen store items: A collection of easy yet eye-catching DIY ideas (31–40)
Luxurious Poinsettia Swag
A wide variety of artificial flowers are sold at 100-yen shops.
During the Christmas season, you’ll even see poinsettias.
Let’s use those budget-friendly artificial flowers to make a swag.
Combine poinsettias as the main feature with eucalyptus and daisy sprays.
Once you’ve decided on the balance and design, bundle them with wire and wrap them with a mat.
You can also decorate it with Christmas-themed pieces.
Give it a try and create a luxurious swag that suits your taste.
Snowman lantern
Here’s an idea for a snowman lantern that will gently illuminate your Christmas night with a warm glow.
First, inflate a balloon to a small size, then pinch the middle and secure it with a zip tie.
It just needs to be about the size and shape of a snowman.
Brush on some glue thinned with water, and stick small pieces of kitchen paper all over the surface.
Once it’s dry, pop the balloon and remove it.
Trim off any excess so the snowman can stand on its own and refine the shape.
Add a chenille-stem scarf and a bottle-cap hat, then use stickers to make the face—and you’re done!
Strawberry Santa
Around Christmastime, strawberries start appearing on supermarket shelves, don’t they? Their bright red color also brings Santa Claus to mind, so they feel like a fitting food for the season.
If you combine strawberries with Santa Claus, you can create an adorable craft.
You’ll make it using red felt and a toilet paper roll, among other materials.
The felt and other supplies can be bought at a 100-yen shop, and the toilet paper roll is upcycled, making this a budget-friendly project.
Why not make a few and decorate your room with them?
Felt Christmas bag
A bag made from felt without sewing seems easy to make.
You could fill the bag with lots of sweets as a gift, or enjoy displaying it in your room.
Its rounded shape is distinctive and adds a cute touch.
First, prepare felt pieces by drawing circles with a compass and cutting them out.
Then attach the felt parts—like Santa Claus, reindeer, and so on—using a hot glue gun.
Since everything is glued, you can make it without any sewing.
It’s a project that kids will likely enjoy making together with you.
Cupcake-style ornament
Let’s arrange classic round ornaments and turn them into cupcake-style decorations! Prepare your favorite patterned cupcake liners, round ornaments, air-dry clay, decorative parts, and glue.
First, place the ornament on the cupcake liner and glue it in place.
Put the clay, glue, and a little water into a sealable bag, mix to make a “cream,” then decorate the top of the ornament with it.
Add your favorite decorative parts on the cream, and in no time, you’ve got a cupcake-style ornament! It’s very easy, and it looks so delicious you’ll almost want to eat it.
Christmas decorations with 100-yen shop items: A collection of easy yet eye-catching DIY ideas (41–50)
Christmas tree made just by wrapping yarn
In the handicraft section of 100-yen shops, some stores offer a wider variety of yarn in winter, don’t they? Just looking at creations made with fluffy, cozy yarn can make you feel warm.
A yarn Christmas tree would add both cuteness and a festive touch to your room.
Cut thick paper or cardboard into a triangle and wrap yarn around it in circles.
Using double-sided tape to adhere the yarn to the triangular base makes it easy to craft.
It also sounds fun to experiment with different yarns, like gradient yarns or super fluffy ones.
Christmas wreath made from construction paper
By being clever about where you cut two sheets of construction paper, you can make a neat double-layered spiral wreath.
At first glance, the wreath looks complicated and you might think it’s difficult.
However, it’s actually easy: just make slits in two sheets of paper and form them into rings.
The key is to apply masking tape to the outer sheet of the double-layered wreath.
Depending on the pattern of the tape, you can create a cute or stylish piece.
Since the wreath has a festive, eye-catching look, displaying it in your room will make your Christmas feel even more special.