Make These Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Crafts from Dollar Tree Items
These Rae Dunn Christmas Dollar Tree decorations are going to be a hit!
Love Rae Dunn inspired crafts?
Lots of us here at Hip2Save are fans of this simplistic farmhouse style font traditionally featured on ceramic mugs, plates, canisters, and bowls from designer Rae Dunn. It’s clean-looking and just makes a plain mug or canister look stylish and cute!
I still LOVE this pretty trend.
I enjoy it so much and have brought this idea into a few different vinyl crafts and DIY projects over the last few years, including these DIY Rae Dunn ornaments and my DIY Kitchen Labels. For Halloween, I even made over some inexpensive items into fun Halloween decor using Rae Dunn-inspired decals made with my Cricut vinyl cutter.
Let’s make some festive Christmas decor!
Today, I’m sharing three EASY projects you can make using items found at Dollar Tree. They look super cute but are also budget-friendly because… well, they’re a dollar (ahem…soon to be a dollar + 25¢). In fact, I bought all of these clear ornaments, dishes, and holiday ribbon for less than $10 at Dollar Tree!
The cool part about making your own Rae Dunn crafts is that you can onlinepletely customize the colors and the actual words for personalizing. And also, if this font isn’t your style, then just use one you like! This is a great beginner project if you’re new to Silhouette or Cricut vinyl crafting!
1st Step: Make vinyl decals!
The first step to all three of these crafts is to make your vinyl decals using a vinyl cutting machine. Use the colors you’d like and customize the words you’d like as well. I am using a strong Oracle 651 vinyl for these, especially for the coffee cups because it’s more likely to stay on after hand washing (don’t use the dishwasher).
I have in-depth directions HERE on how to make these decals. It’s pretty simple. The free font closest to the Rae Dunn style is called The Skinny.
Don’t have a vinyl cutter? Check out these Rae Dunn inspired decals on Etsy to save yourself the step of cutting.
Custom Vinyl Christmas Crafts
PrintSupplies Needed
Directions
1
Clear Plastic Ball Ornaments
- Fill a clear ornament with red gift basket shredded paper.
- Transfer decal to ornament using Glad Press n’ Seal, because it’s easier to use on a ball-shaped item, in my opinion. Note: The font for the ornaments is sized at 1.5 inches tall.
- Use hot glue to attach ribbon to the top of the ornament.
2
Embellished Coffee Mugs
- Transfer vinyl decal using clear transfer tape. Note: My font for these coffee mugs is sized at 2 inches tall.
- For a fun gift idea: Fill mug with Christmas candy, wrap with clear cellophane, and top with ribbon.
3
Festive Christmas Plate
- Transfer vinyl decal using clear transfer tape, since it’s a flat surface. Note: My font for this plate is sized at about 2 inches tall, but you’ll need to make sure the overall size fits the plate.
4
Hip Tip: To care for finished items, hand wash cups and plates, and avoid exposing them to extreme heat (dishwasher or the microwave).
Seriously cute results!
I love the transformation of ordinary items into something personalized and special. I think it would be fun to do a grouping of plates or maybe a solid white ceramic cookie jar to use for Christmas cookies and treats! Your Rae Dunn Christmas Dollar Tree display will blow everyone away.
These were simple and FUN little holiday projects, and I love that I saved money by shopping at Dollar Tree!
