Baby Jesus Christmas Ornament Craft

A precious baby Jesus Christmas ornament to remember the real reason for the season. This easy no-sew craft uses dollar store supplies to make in 15 minutes or less.

Emmanuel Wreath Three nativity ornaments on blue backdrop with white religious figures

You will also want to see our fun candy nativity craft!

For this DIY ornament, I found all of the supplies at Dollar Tree. Be sure you see more of our Dollar Tree DIYs!

You can find the mini grapevine wreaths at dollar stores, Michaels, JoAnn Crafts and Hobby Lobby.

The exact size of the wooden bead is difficult to say because it will depend on how large the grapevine wreath is that you use. Once you have sourced the mini wreaths, then choose a wood bead that is appropriate in size.

This is one of the easy crafts on our big list of 75 No-Sew Christmas ornaments that you will want to browse and pick out your favorites!

Emmanuel Wreath with two nativity ornaments on a blue background with Biblical figures

No-Sew Baby Jesus Christmas Ornament

Materials

Small grapevine wreath
White felt, 5 in X 2 in
Hot glue or craft glue
Wood bead with hole in center
Yellow chenille stem, 3 in
White glitter craft foam, cut into a banner shape
Black pen
Ornament hook or ribbon to make a hanger

Directions

Step 1

Twist the chenille stem into a loop, with a small circle on top and long straight piece with the ends twisted together (seen in the photo below).

A bunch of yellow pom poms arranged on a marble table in the shape of Emmanuel Wreath.

Place a small dot of glue in the hole on one side of the wood bead. Then slide the twisted straight end of the chenille loop into the hole.

Allow to dry. Then bend the loop down over the wood bead to become a halo.

Emmanuel Wreath Step 5 A person holding a wooden egg with a yellow halo pipe cleaner.

Step 2

Roll up the strip of white felt. Place a thin line of glue at the end of the strip and press together to keep the rolled up felt in place.

Emmanuel Wreath Step 3 A person is holding a piece of white cloth next to a wreath.

Bend the felt roll slightly in the middle and then glue into the bottom inner curve of the grapevine wreath.

Emmanuel Wreath Step 6 Two wreaths on a marble table.

Glue the wood bead into the space where the felt roll meets the grapevine wreath to be the head of the baby.

Four baby Jesus nest ornaments on a marble table.

Step 3

Write the word “Emmanuel” on the banner-shaped craft foam.

A pair of Emmanuel Wreath scissors on a marble table.

Emmanuel Wreath Step 9 The word emmanuel is written on a piece of paper next to a pen.

Glue the foam onto the grapevine wreath over the baby.

Emmanuel Wreath Step 10 A person holding a wreath with the name emmanuel on it.

Step 4

Attach an ornament hook to the back of the grapevine wreath for hanging.

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