Mushroom Christmas Ornament

Wine Cork Mushroom Christmas Ornament: up-cycle an old sparkling wine cork to make a Christmas ornament with craft paint, book pages, and glitter.

Can you guess what we made our magical little fairy mushroom Christmas ornaments out of?  It's an up-cycled sparkling wine cork.  So you'll have fun making this project -one way or another.  ;). These DIY mushrooms are so easy to make and really fun upcycle project.  These Christmas tree ornaments are the perfect addition to your holiday decor to add a touch of whimsy.  The supply list for this DIY is short, and these are simple enough to make with kids.

UpCycling A Wine Cork

For me it's not Christmas without a few crafts, and this is a really simple one.  I had collected these corks awhile ago, thinking I might use them in a fairy garden as mushrooms and forgotten about them. When I first saved them I thought that they really looked like a mushroom shape, with the bottom of the cork resembling the bottom of the stem of a mushroom, and the bulbous end of the cork resembling the top of the cap of a real mushroom. When I found them in my craft stash the other day, I thought how cute they would be as Christmas ornaments.

Christmas Mushrooms Tradition

Perhaps including mushrooms as Christmas ornaments is more of a European thing... I always see Christmas mushrooms on Instagram accounts from there and love them.  We also notice them every Christmas at Ikea but they're always red...not my favourite colour.  So making them is the perfect way to create them any colour you like.  Of course if you're a fan of traditional red and white polka dot mushroom top, you can make them like that with the addition of a little red and white paint on top.  

Easy Materials

These were really easy to make and I used craft supplies I already had around the house, so no need for a trip to the craft store.  They are adorable.  

Mushroom Christmas Ornament

DIY mushroom ornaments made from a sparking wine cork.

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Course: Christmas Crafts

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 Ornament

Author: Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist

Materials

• sparkling wine corks
• white craft paint
• old books
• mod podge
• glitter
• small eye hooks

Instructions

• Begin by painting the whole cork white and letting it dry.
• Next, pull out some pages from an old book and cut them into small strips.
• Paint the top of the cork with mod podge, and then decoupage the book page strips on to the top of the cork to create the cap of the mushroom. Paint another coat of mod podge on top to seal the book pages.
• While the mod podge is still wet, dip the top of the cork into glitter.
• After the mushroom is fully dry, screw one of the eye hooks into the top for hanging on your Christmas tree, or leave it as is to place on a stump

Nature Inspired Christmas

I love a Scandinavian inspired Christmas look.  And part of that look is always bringing the outside in.  So I've got them sitting with some logs, pinecones and greens.  These are the perfect magical element to add in.  And when I get my tree up, I may add my DIY mushroom ornaments there as well.

Colorful Options

This little craft was so easy to put together.  It would be a great one to do with kids.  You could also use different colours.  These would be really cute in pastels, or if your a fan of the traditional red that would be cute too.  You could add polka dots with paint to the top as well.  Before adding glitter, leave the mushroom stem white, and add a very thin coat of acrylic paint or water colours to the top of the mushroom cap, so that you can still see the book pages through the paint.  Then use end of a paint brush to add some paint polka dots on top.

Ornaments, Gift Toppers, or Napkin Rings

These are such unique Christmas ornaments.  They would also be really cute as gift toppers.  Just tie a little bit of ribbon through the hook on top of the mushrooms and tie it on to a Christmas present to decorate.  You could even use these mushroom ornaments as napkin rings for a pretty Christmas table setting.  There are so many different ways you could use these during the holidays.  They turned out so cute and add so much fun to your tree, gifts, or table this holiday season.

With a magical Mushroom Christmas Ornament, life really is a party

More Christmas Ornament Inspiration

Want to make air dry clay mushrooms?  Check out our DIY Mushroom Wreath here.  There's a full tutorial on making mushroom clay sculptures, that you could easy turn into your own clay mushroom ornaments.

You might also like our Felt Mushrooms here.  See how to make your mushroom pattern to make DIY fabric mushrooms with red and white felt.

You might also enjoy our Mini Macrame Christmas Ornaments here.