How to Make Cookie Cutter Ornaments

Use inexpensive aluminum cutters to turn out ornaments faster than you can bake a batch of cookies. Choose patterned papers or color-photocopy pictures onto card stock.
By Martha Stewart Editors Updated October 20, 2020
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Decorate your Christmas tree with these DIY cookie cutter ornaments. They come in all shapes and sizes—transforming your cherished photographs into soon-to-be family heirlooms. Make one, or many, with your kids for a new Christmas Eve crafting tradition. 

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What you need

Materials
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How to do it

Step 1

Choose patterned papers or color-photocopy pictures onto card stock. Trace cookie cutter on top; cut out.

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Step 2

Dab white craft glue along cutter's edge. Press paper in place; let dry. 

Step 3

Thread narrow ribbon through needle; poke between paper and cutter, and wrap ribbon around top of cutter. Slip a bead over ribbon's ends; knot.

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