DIY Door Hangers for Christmas

Jingle bells are a staple of Christmas and very easy to add to seasonal decor. You can use them in many different ways, filling vases, adding them to place settings, or using them in a garland for the mantel. I’m using some 3/4 inch and 2 inch bells to make door hangers. Here are two easy ways to create diy door hangers for Christmas. 

Project One: DIY Wreath Door Hanger

Supplies Used and Recommendations:

Step 1: Choose Cording and Bells

 

 

This is the size bell ornament I used. You will need 3 of these 2-inch ornaments. The ones I have are red gold and green but you can use whatever colour combination suits your fancy. I removed all of the decorations and the hangers from them. Save these pieces for other projects!

Step 2: Tape Before Cutting Cording

 

 

Cut three different lengths of the cord you’re using. As this type of cording will unravel after cutting, wrap the section you want to cut with some tape first. Cut in the middle of the tape, so that you will have two secure ends.

Step 3: Loop and Glue

 

Most of the belled door hangers I’ve seen use a double strand of cording for each bell. I wanted a cleaner look, so I looped the cord through each bell’s hanger and glued it to itself.

Step 4: Circle Wired Pine

 

 

I used two wired pine stems to form a hanger. After shaping the first one into a circle wide enough to fit over a door knob, I wound the second pine stem over top for extra thickness.

Step 5: Knot Cords Around Pine

 

 

Next, I gathered all three cords and tied them in a knot around the pine stems, being sure to vary the length of each cord slightly.

Step 6: Cut and Glue

 

 

After cutting off each of the pieces of excess cording, I added hot glue to the cut end to ensure it didn’t unravel. I know this looks rather bulky, but stick with me. It won’t be seen as it will be at the back of the door hanger.

 

 

This is what the front of the door hanger looks like. In the finished project, this knot will not be visible, either.

Step 7: Wrap 3rd Pine Ring With Berry Garland

 

 

I wanted the top of the door hanger to have a bit of colour, so I wrapped a berry garland around a third pine stem and fashioned it into the same size as the first ones…

 

 

 

…before gluing it over top of the first two pine rings.

Step 8: Add Mini Pinecones and Hang

 

 

I neglected to take a picture, but I hot glued two mini pinecones to the bottom of the pine rings, which completed covering up the knot at the top. 

I love how the top of this door hanger looks like a small wreath. I think the wired pine is a distinct improvement over the usual burlap hanger you find in stores.

Project Two: Ribbon and Bells DIY Door Hanger

Supplies Used and Recommendations:

  • wired ribbon of choice
  • 3 – 3/4-inch bells in coordinating colour
  • small length of thin ribbon
  • hot glue
  • two metal washers
  • scrap of felt

Step 1: Choose Ribbon and Bells

 

I had this piece of ribbon in my Christmas craft stash. It’s about 15 1/2 inches long and 2 inches wide. Choose whatever ribbon suits your style. It can be wider or thinner, depending on the size of bells you’re using. Smaller jingle bells would work for this too. Just add five bells, instead of three.

 

 

I bought two packages of these decorative bells at Dollar Tree, the gold ones I’m using in this project and these red ones. It was a bit disappointing that only two of the nine bells in both packages actually have a metal pea inside to make them jingle and, of course, I wanted my door hanger to jingle. I used the two gold bells in the package that actually jingled, as well as one that didn’t.

The rest of the bells will be useful for adding decoration and colour to other projects.

Step 2: Make a Pocket For the Hanger

 

 

The piece of burlap ribbon I used for the hanger actually came from an ornament I disassembled for another idea I had. I folded the top of the ribbon over about 2 inches and glued it at the bottom to make a pocket for the hanger.

Step 3: Glue Ribbon Hanger

 

 

Next, I determined where to glue the ribbon together, so it would fit comfortably over a door knob. 

Step 4: Attach Bells

 

 

I placed the three bells at intervals down the ribbon and glued them in place.

Step 5: Add Greenery and Pine Cones

 

 

I wanted to dress up the hanger just a bit, so I added a tip off of a pine pick, making sure it was off to one side so it wouldn’t interfere with using a door knob.

 

 

Add two small pinecones to finish, again making sure they won’t interfere with the door knob. I liked the way the ribbon tails looked, so I didn’t trim them.

Step 6: Add Weight to Bottom

 

 

I discovered that this door hanger needed a bit of weight at the bottom to make it hang straight, so I fished out two 1 1/4 inch metal washers from the tool box and hot glued them together. Any flat weight you can find will do.

 

 

I glued the washers to the bottom of the door hanger…

 

 

…and cut a bit of red felt to glue over top of the weight, to prevent it from scratching any surface it may bump against.

The weights were an afterthought. If you had enough ribbon left after attaching your bells, you could simply fold the ribbon over top of the weights and glue it in place.

Step 7: Enjoy Your DIY Door Hanger for Christmas

 

This belled door hanger is super easy to make and adds a merry jingle to the opening and closing of doors. 

 

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