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How to Do it Yourself Unique Christmas Ornaments

How to Do it Yourself Unique Christmas ornaments is a short blog filled with tips on how to make your own Christmas ornaments using predesigned templates from artists all around world. You get to upload your favorite photos, customize text areas and background colors; resulting in a very personal and unique gift. Literally no one else in the world will have the same design. How cool is that!

We will use 3 sample templates, each with a different degree of customization difficulty; but don’t worry, after this short tutorial you will be able to tackle any editing and customization project you can think of.

1) Easy: Personalize text areas

For this example I selected this elegant and classic dark green with golden pine trees Christmas ornament. Click on the “personalize this template” prompt, change the text areas with you unique message and family name.

How to DIY Unique Christmas Ornament - Click Personalize this template with arrow pointing at it
How to DIY Unique Christmas Ornament – Click Personalize this template
How to DIY Unique Christmas Ornament - with Add Your Custom Text Arrows
How to DIY Unique Christmas Ornament – Add Your Custom Text

2) Medium: Uploading your photo is how to Do it Yourself unique Christmas Ornaments

Same steps as before, click on the “personalize this template” prompt, change the text areas with your unique message and family name. But this time the template will have a place holder image or images for you to update with your own photos. For this example, I will use this super festive ceramic Christmas ornament created To the Best Grandparents in the World featuring a red and white Nordic pattern

DIY unique Christmas Ornaments - Change placeholder photos with your photos
DIY unique Christmas Ornaments – Change placeholder photos with your photos

3) Expert: Position photo in place using the Edit this Design Tool

This very traditional Rustic Red Black Buffalo Check Merry Christmas Ornament will help us in this section. First, personalize message and family name following previous steps. Second, double check all photos are centered. It is okay if they are not. Sometimes our best, most clear photos do not have the same ratio as the placeholder photos. Follow the diagrams below to center or adjust uploaded photos in place.

Center photo using Edit Design button arrow
How to center photo using Edit Design button
Under Layers Select Photo and Click Crop
Under Layers section – Select Photo you want to edit and click crop
Without changing ratio of photo drag photo in place from A
Without changing ratio of photo drag photo from A
Without changing ratio of photo - drag photo to in place to B
To B
Done - photo is centered
Done – Photo is centered

I hope you enjoyed and found this mini tutorial on how to do it yourself unique Christmas ornaments helpful.

If you need help please contact me, either through this website or by sending me a message within the Zazzle platform. I hope you and your family have an amazing holiday season.

Merry Christmas!

Here is a slideshow of my most popular Christmas Ornaments in my SukisWorkshop Zazzle Store.

  • Adorable Neighborhood Nighttime Merry Christmas Ceramic Ornament
  • Believe Christmas Red Snowflakes Family Photo Ceramic Ornament
  • Cute Polar Bear Family Waving Merry Christmas Ceramic Ornament
  • Festive Fun Add Photo Become A Gnome Family Cerami Ceramic Ornament
  • Festive Green Merry and Bright Christmas Lights Ceramic Ornament
  • Funny Dog with Elf Hat and Scarf Red Green Custom Ceramic Ornament
  • Funny Elves 1st Christmas Married Red Green Custom Ceramic Ornament
  • Modern Red Green Diagonals Merry Christmas Photo Ceramic Ornament
  • Romantic Custom Photo Love Script Make it Unique Ceramic Ornament
  • Rustic Red Black Buffalo Check Merry Christmas Ceramic Ornament
  • Simple Dark Green Gold Pine Trees Merry Christmas Ceramic Ornament
  • Snowman Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Metal Ornament
  • To the Best Grandparents in the World Nordic Photo Ceramic Ornament
  • Vintage Gold Floral Frame Photo Merry Christmas Metal Ornament
  • Watercolor Family Photo Merry and Bright Holiday Metal Ornament

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