DIY Clothespin Reindeer Ornaments Add The Cutest Touch To Your Christmas Tree

Store-bought Christmas ornaments can be stunning, but there's nothing quite like creating your own pieces to add to your tree. DIY ornaments have a lot more character and can be customized to suit your preferences. If you love creating your own holiday decor and want to add a touch of cuteness to your Christmas tree, consider crafting a DIY clothespin reindeer ornament. All you have to do is disassemble two clothespins and glue them together to form the shape of a reindeer head. You can then glue on a nose, eyes, and antlers to make your ornament come to life, and add some twine on top — this way, you can hang your new reindeer buddy on the tree.

This DIY holiday ornament is so easy that you should have no problem creating multiple copies to hang up. You can pair them with any pieces you already own to give your tree a whole new look. Take advantage of the versatility of these decor pieces by using them elsewhere within your home as well. For example, they would look charming along a fireplace mantle or as part of a beautiful Christmas wreath. These are just a few examples you can use as inspiration when brainstorming other places to display the adorable reindeer ornaments.

One of the main perks of this cute Christmas home decor piece is that it's crafted using items you might already own. If you have a stash of clothespins on hand, grab two of them to use for the first step of this project. Disassemble them so that you're left with four separate pieces in total. You could leave the pins unpainted or coat them with a layer of brown acrylic paint to resemble the color of a reindeer. If you choose to paint the clothespin pieces, allow them to dry, then bond them together using a hot glue gun. 

Once you've glued the clothespin pieces to mimic the shape of a reindeer head, you're ready for the fun steps of crafting the reindeer face. To create the face, consider using the DECORA Black Wiggle Googly Eyes and one of the LIGHOON Jingle Bells as a nose. Then add festive antlers by gluing small plastic pine needles right above the eyes and placing red holly berries in the center. You could use the ZYP Artificial Pine Needles and the Yoloke Artificial Frosted Holly Berries from Walmart to do this. Lastly, glue a bit of twine to the top of the ornament to make hanging easy. You can add other items to give each of your reindeer a bit more personality. For instance, instead of adorning them all with a plaid bow, you could switch things up and give some of the reindeer fur using strings of yarn or glue on small metal jewelry to resemble earrings.