If you love baking as much as I do, then this cupcake or muffin ornament craft is going to look great on your tree this Christmas! It's so absolutely adorable and easy to make.

Sparkly and looking like your favorite muffin or cupcake, it really brings the holiday theme to your tree. Mix and match colors to fit your food theme, and add in a few gingerbread men ornaments to the mix for an even better look.

Add this orange peel star garland to your tree alongside these muffin or cupcake ornaments to make the food theme come together even better!

Cupcake or Muffin Ornament

Adding this muffin ornament to your tree is going to really add the whimsy to the holidays. Sugar plums and cookies are always a sign of the season, so adding a sugar iced muffin or cupcake fits the theme for sure.

I love that you can customize this to so many different colors and styles so each one looks totally unique.

If you want more fun ornaments for your tree this year, you need to check out this craft stick photo ornament lollipops. These rustic twig Christmas tree ornaments, cinnamon stick reindeer ornaments, and rustic hazelnut Christmas ornaments are also great additions to the tree this year.

What are Ways to Make the Icing Stick?

For this craft, I used hot glue and fake snow to make the icing. This is one of the easiest ways to make the icing stick to the ornament. You can also use craft glue and glitter, or even spray glitter over the glue on the ornament.

If you have glitter glue in an alternate color of the ornament, then use that as the icing if needed.

Adding some pom pom gnome ornaments to the tree goes great with the food theme. They are whimsical and look adorable next to these crochet Christmas ornaments on your tree. Keep the theme simple but whimsical to look amazing!

Supplies Needed

Glitter Christmas ball
Silver ribbon
Paper or silicone muffin cup
Fake snow
Decorative cherry or pearl for the top of the muffin
Scissors
Hot glue gun and glue

How to Make a Cupcake or Muffin Ornament

Begin by using hot glue and adding it to the top of your Christmas ornament. You'll want to work your way around the top of the ornament. This makes it look like icing that is melting along the edges of a cupcake or muffin.

Now, you will pour the fake snow or glitter flakes over the top of the glue and shake off any excess. Make sure to do this before the glue hardens.

Work your way around the Christmas ball with the glue and fake snow.

Attach the Christmas ball into the paper muffin cup with a bit of hot glue making sure the top and hanger is facing upwards.

Use the ribbon to add to the top of the ornament for hanging.

Glue a small pearl, snowflake, or similar around the top of the ornament near the hanger to add a topping to your muffin or cupcake.

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Sparkly DIY Cupcake or Muffin Ornament Craft

Make this DIY muffin ornament with just a bit of glue, some Christmas balls, and a simple muffin paper to make a unique and beautiful new ornament for your tree this year!

Prep Time 2 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 17 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Estimated Cost $1

Materials

Glitter Christmas ball
Silver ribbon
Paper or silicone muffin cup
Fake snow
Decorative cherry or pearl for the top of the muffin

Tools

Scissors
Hot glue gun and glue

Instructions

Begin by adding hot glue around the top of the glitter ornament to look like dripping icing;
As you move around the ornament, sprinkle on fake snow;
Continue doing this until the top of the glitter ball is coated in "icing";
Now, you will glue the ornament into a paper or silicone muffin cup;
Add on a decorative flower, cherry, or pearl to the top next to the hanger;
Loop ribbon through the hanger and hang on your tree.