Tips for Making Henna Christmas Ornaments

Series Summary

The celebration of Christmas marks one of the most festive holidays of the year. Traditionally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas has taken on a myriad of secular customs and activities. The exchange of gifts and presents placed under a Christmas tree by Santa Claus is certain to bring fond memories for many children in Western cultures, and tales of Rudolph leading eight reindeer on the roof are classics. Often Christmas activities incorporate winter activities like sipping hot cocoa or using winter foliage as Christmas decorations.

In this free video series, expert henna artist Paula Broussard will teach you how to make Christmas decorations with henna ink designs. If you are looking for a fun and easy craft to share with your family, our expert will show you how to make unique and beautiful Christmas decorations and ornaments. Get step-by-step directions for cutting the fabric, drawing on the henna design, adding the henna dye, and hanging the ornaments on your Christmas tree. If you need decorations for your home but do not want to spend too much money, let our expert show you how to make these cute, inexpensive henna Christmas decorations.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Paula Broussard and this is Expert Village. I'm a henna artist and I'm going to be showing you how to make a henna art Christmas decoration. Henna has been used for thousands of years for body art, but it also works very well in making art designs on wooden objects, paper, fabric, and many other things. While henna is usually perceived as a body art, it also can translate to another media by taking the elements of these designs and using them for Christmas decorations. Today, we're going to take a wooden shape and decorate it with Christmas art using henna. This a great activity and for your family to join together and do something great and fun for the holidays."