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Christmas Countdown Ornament – Days till Christmas

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 By Christine @ theDIYdreamer 12 Comments

Do you LOVE counting the days till Christmas? AWESOME! I have a super fun DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament tutorial to share with you today! It’s so much fun to make!

DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament. This ornament is so fun to make that you will want to make a bunch to give to your family members. Such a unique way to count days till Christmas.

PStttt…. before we get to the tutorial. I’m participating in the 7th Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop! Today’s tutorial is part of that blog hop! What does this mean for you? At the bottom of this blog post you’ll find a bunch of other fabulous Holiday Decor Ideas to check out.

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Ready for the Christmas Countdown Ornament tutorial?

DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament. This ornament is so fun to make that you'll want to make a bunch to give to your family members. Such a unique way to count days till Christmas.

DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament

Supplies:

  • Wood plaque (2 3/4″ wide x 3 1/2″ high x 1/4″ thick)
  • Wood pieces (2x 3 3/4″ long and 2x 3 1/2″ long. All 4 pieces are 1/2″ x 1/2″.)
  • Dark paint or stain
  • Beige paint
  • Red vinyl (or red paint)
  • Green vinyl (or green paint)
  • Beige vinyl (or beige paint)
  • Cork sheet
  • Small screw hooks (2x)
  • Closed eye screw hooks (2x)
  • Jute twine
  • Wood glue
  • Paint brush
  • Paper towel
  • Graphite paper (optional)
  • Small hole punch

Instructions:

Step 1: We started off by cutting a piece of wood to 2 3/4″ wide x 3 1/2″ high x 1/4″ thick. We also cut 2 pieces 3 3/4″ long and 2 other pieces 3 1/2″ (all 4 pieces are 1/2″ x 1/2″).
Wood pieces needed to make Christmas Countdown Ornament

Step 2: Time to paint and stain the pieces of wood. We painted the small wood plaque in beige. The other 4 pieces were stained using this staining technique.
Painting wood plaque and frame

Step 3: Using my vinyl cutting machine, I cut out the word Christmas out of red vinyl making sure it was the correct size to fit on the wood plaque (2″ wide). If you do not have a vinyl cutter, you can paint the words onto your project. Print out the words, and use graphite paper to transferring the lettering onto your project. Then you can paint it. Check out this step by step for more details: How to transfer lettering onto wood.
Christmas word art in red vinyl

Step 4: Using my machine again, I cut out the word Countdown (2″ wide) out of green vinyl.
Countdown word art in green vinyl

Step 5: I applied the vinyl words I cut out onto the top portion of the wood plaque.
How to add vinyl lettering to a wood plaque

Step 6: I cut 7 pieces of 1 1/4″ high x by 7/8″ wide rectangles out of the sheet of cork using scissors.
Cutting cork with scissors

Step 7: Cork is a naturally a nice color, but for this project I wanted to change the color to darker. To make it darker, I applied the dark paint onto the cork and used paper towel to wipe it off immediately. It stained the cork a nice shade of brown. I did this on both side of the pieces.
How to paint cork

Step 8: Moving back to my vinyl cutting machine, I cut out numbers from beige vinyl about 7/8″ high. I cut out 2x 0, 2x 1, 2x 2, 2x 3, and 1x 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Beige vinyl numbers

Step 9: I applied the vinyl numbers to the bottom portion of the cork rectangles. Now, to save on material, I applied two numbers per cork rectangle (front and back).  Here are the number combinations I did: 0-1, 0-1, 2-3, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9.
Adding vinyl to cork

Step 10: Using a small hole punch, I made holes at the top of each cork rectangle.
How to use a hole punch to make holes in cork

Step 11: I placed two cork rectangles on the plaque underneath the word Countdown. When I liked their location, I made a pencil mark in the hole to mark where I should screw in the hooks.
Deciding the placement of the hooks

Step 12: I glued the 4 smalls pieces of wood around the wood plaque to frame it.
How to make a frame for the Christmas Countdown Ornament

Step 13: Once the glue was dry, I screwed in the two hooks.
Installing hooks on Christmas Countdown

Step 14: Now to make the Christmas Countdown into an ornament, we need to add string to be able to hang it up. I screwed in two closed eye screw hooks at the top of the frame. Then I attached a piece of jute twine.
How to transform a Christmas countdown into an ornament

Step 15: Add the cork numbered rectangles to make it an official Christmas Countdown Ornament.
Adding numbers to the Christmas Countdown

Here it is:

Christmas Countdown Ornament

DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament. This ornament is so fun to make that you'll want to make a bunch to give to your family members. Such a unique way to count days till Christmas.
DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament. This ornament is so fun to make that you'll want to make a bunch to give to your family members. Such a unique way to count days till Christmas.

DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament. This ornament is so fun to make that you'll want to make a bunch to give to your family members. Such a unique way to count the days until Christmas. #christmascountdown #daysuntilchristmas #christmasornaments

Doesn’t it look AWESOME?!
I just love it so much!! We are going to have a BLAST counting down to Christmas with it.

You do know how much I’m obsessed with Christmas Countdowns, right?! Oh you don’t know… well goodness let me show you some of my countdowns! Ready?

DIY Christmas Countdowns

 Wall Mounted Advent Calendar
Rustic Advent Calendar. Wall Mounted Advent Calendar perfect for a Rustic Christmas. Makes a great keepsake Christmas Decoration and a fun way to countdown to Christmas.

Outdoor Christmas Countdown Marquee Sign
What better way to countdown to Christmas than with a Giant Outdoor Christmas Countdown Marquee Sign. Check out the tutorial to make one too! Instructions: thediydreamer.com

Glass Mounted Christmas Countdown
Glass Mounted Christmas Countdown. This wood slice Christmas Countdown can be used year after year. A beautiful way to countdown to Christmas. A fun DIY Christmas Countdown project!

Mini Christmas Countdown – Christmas Craft for Kids
DIY Mini Christmas Countdown. This Christmas kids craft is a fun way for kids to count the days until Christmas. It's the perfect size for them to display on their dresser

And in case you were thinking I have a problem… Yes.. I.. Do!! I LOVE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWNS!

7th Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop

Ready to check out some FABULOUS Holiday Decor Ideas?

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DIY Christmas Countdown Ornament. This ornament is so fun to make that you'll want to make a bunch to give to your family members. Such a unique way to count days till Christmas.

I sure hope I have inspired you to create your own Christmas Countdown Ornament! I just can’t wait to put ours in our tree. We are thinking of putting up our Christmas tree this weekend! YAY!

P.S. Did you notice that the Christmas Countdown Ornament is a replica of my Outdoor Christmas Countdown Marquee Sign?

Have a GREAT day!

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Comments

  1. Christene A Holder

    Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 12:39 PM

    Oh my gosh I HAVE to make this! It’s so cute! I absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing this DIY and your other Christmas countdowns too!

    PS: Love your name ;)

    >> Christene
    Keys to Inspiration

    Reply
  2. Dana Tatar

    Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 12:46 PM

    Super cute project! I love the cork! Thanks so much for including more of your Christmas Countdown ideas. They are all fabulous!

    Reply
  3. Sue D

    Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 9:03 PM

    Thanks for sharing all of these countdown ideas.

    Reply
  4. Toni | Small Home Soul

    Friday, November 10, 2017 at 2:33 PM

    This is a great idea, and it looks very simple to make too! This would be fun for kids to help make as a family project.

    Reply
  5. Kelly

    Friday, November 10, 2017 at 2:43 PM

    Such a great idea and it looks so simple, too!
    Best,
    Kelly

    Reply
  6. Melissa

    Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 10:27 PM

    I love it! It’s so fun and my kids would love changing out the numbers as we get closer to Christmas!

    Reply
  7. Michelle James

    Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 1:36 PM

    This is such a great project!

    Reply
    • Christine @ theDIYdreamer

      Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 9:45 AM

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  8. Bonnie DuBois

    Monday, November 20, 2017 at 6:43 PM

    Can you tell me the name of the fonts you used for the Christmas countdown ornament?

    Reply
  9. Julie

    Monday, November 18, 2019 at 4:15 PM

    What a sweet alternative to an Advent calendar.

    Reply
  10. Mother of 3

    Monday, November 18, 2019 at 4:15 PM

    That is such a super cute ornament! Pinned.

    Reply
  11. Robin

    Friday, November 29, 2019 at 6:39 PM

    Love the rustic look! Thanks for partying with us at the Creative Muster. Looking forward to seeing what you’ll be sharing next week. Pinned!
    Robin 🦃

    Reply

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