Yule Crafts: Make Spiced Ornaments for the Yule Tree

Making your own ornaments for the Yule tree is a time-honored tradition. Use this simple method to make your own spiced ornaments for the Yule tree. They smell and look great on the Yule tree or even the Christmas tree.

Yule Crafts: Make Spiced Ornaments for the Yule Tree - Materials Needed

The first thing you'll need to make spiced ornaments for the Yule tree is the spice. You'll use one cup of ground cinnamon, one tablespoon of ground cloves and one tablespoon of nutmeg. These common spices are probably already in your pantry.

The other materials you will need to make spiced ornaments for the Yule tree include ¾ cups applesauce, two tablespoons of all purpose glue, ¾ cup water, waxed jute, a toothpick, cookie cutters (holiday shapes and celestial shapes work best), a mixing bowl, a wooden spoon and a cookie sheet.

Yule Crafts: Make Spiced Ornaments for the Yule Tree - Step #1

The first step you'll take to make spiced ornaments for the Yule tree is to place the spices, apple sauce, glue and water in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon to make dough. The consistency of the dough should be similar to that of cookie dough. If needed, you can add a little more water a tablespoon at a time.

Once the dough is finished, cover and refrigerate for two hours.

Yule Crafts: Make Spiced Ornaments for the Yule Tree - Step #2

The second step you'll take to make spiced ornaments for the Yule tree is to prepare a clean working surface and sprinkle it with ground cinnamon. Turn out the dough onto the surface and kneed it until it's smooth. Then, press it flat.

Yule Crafts: Make Spiced Ornaments for the Yule Tree - Step #3

The next step you'll take to make spiced ornaments for the Yule tree is to cut the dough into the desired shapes with the cookie cutters. Then, with the toothpick, make a hole near the top of each ornament for hanging.

Yule Crafts: Make Spiced Ornaments for the Yule Tree - Step #4

The final step to make spiced ornaments for the Yule Tree is to place the dough shapes on a cookie sheet and bake them for two hours at 200 degrees F. Turn the ornaments every thirty minutes to ensure even baking.

Once the spiced ornaments for the Yule tree are finished baking, you can use the waxed jute to hang them. Thread it through the hole in each ornament and then tie to make a hanger. Hang them on the Yule tree!

You've now made your very own beautiful ornaments for your Yule tree! If you wish, you could decorate them with glitter, seed beads and/or other materials. Enjoy!