Looking for creative do it yourself pottery painting ideas and fun ways to paint and personalise your ceramic festive baubles this Christmas? At Crafty Monkey, we’ve seen some amazing designs over the years, and we’re here to give you pottery painting inspiration and Christmas pottery designs including simple and easy ideas for beginners. We've mocked up and used AI to create some design ideas as we're always too busy in the lead up to Christmas to capture images!

So whether a seasoned artist or a beginner, our paint your own pottery designs are perfect for adding a unique touch to ceramic baubles to sit proudly on your tree.

So without further ado, and our usual waffle let’s dive straight in!

Ideas For Painting Christmas Pottery Baubles

1. Christmas Pudding Bauble 🍮

Turn your pottery bauble into a delicious-looking Christmas pudding!

How-To: Paint the bottom half brown for the pudding. Use a darker brown to add currents. Next paint the top white or cream to mimic brandy cream dripping down then finish it off by adding green holly leaves and red berries to make it pop.

Tip: Use a fine brush for detail.

2. Grinch-Inspired Bauble 💚🎅

Perfect for those who love a touch of mischief at Christmas!

How-To: Paint the bauble bright green and add the Grinch's signature mischievous grin and yellow eyes. You can also turn little one’s handprints into The Grinch – a popular design in our studio.

Fun Addition: Add "Merry Grinchmas!" on the back in bold letters and don’t forget a Christmas hat.

3. Candy Canes 🍭❤️

Sweet and festive, candy canes are a timeless holiday design.

How-To: Paint bold red and white striped candy canes or add a green stripe. Either paint them on a plain background or paint a pale background colour first!

Design Inspiration: Paint two candy cane's together to make a heart shape and use dots if doing a candy cane pattern on a plain background to fill in the spaces.

4. Santa and Rudolph Fingerprint Sleigh Ride 🎅🦌

A great design for all ages and another popular design in our studio!

How-To: Use your fingerprints to create Santa in his sleigh and Rudolph leading the way. We have a fingerprint book you can use for guidance. Add snowy landscapes and starry skies for a whimsical touch.

Perfect For: Families or anyone looking for a sentimental design.

5. Holly or Mistletoe and Berries Bauble 🌿🔴

A timeless and elegant design for any tree.

How-To: Paint holly or mistletoe leaves and bright red or white berries around the bauble. Or if you have a baby check out our Mistletoes design from footprints!

Extra Flair: Outline the leaves in black or a darker green or incorporate holly or mistletoe into a popular wreath design.

6. “Have a Merry Swiftmas” Bauble 🎤✨

Taylor Swift fans, this one’s for you!

How-To: Write “Have a Merry Swiftmas, with mini hearts and music notes, lover or enchanted inspired background…there’s just so much choice!

Extra Touch: Get creative with Taylor Swift lyrics by making Christmas puns and play on words

7. Frosty Snowman Bauble ☃️❄️

A classic that never goes out of style.

How-To: Paint a cheerful snowman with a carrot nose, top hat, and scarf or make the whole bauble just the snowman’s head! You can also make super cute snowmen from baby footprints.

Design Idea: Paint a winter backdrop or outline your snowman and use dots to decorate in the gaps so the snowman pops!

8. Christmas Wreaths 🌿🎀

Elegant and festive, wreath designs bring a classic holiday vibe to your tree and are on trend!

How to: Layer shades of green to create depth and texture, watering down underglaze also helps to give it a translucent look and it's easier to blend colours.

Inspiration: Paint a circular wreath using green leaves and holly or mistletoe berries. Add a bright red bow for a finishing touch.

9. Gingerbread Man or House Bauble 🏠🍬

Bring the charm of a gingerbread man or house to your tree.

How-To: Paint a mini gingerbread house complete with gumdrops, candy canes, and icing details or a cute gingerbread man or men! You can also make gingerbread men out of baby footprints!

Make it Easier: Paint the design on one of our popular ornaprint flat square baubles.

10. Northern Lights Bauble 🌌🎄

Bring the beauty of winter skies to your Christmas tree.

How-To: Use a sponge to blend purples, blues, and greens for an aurora borealis effect. Or water down the underglaze and just apply a thin layer blending in other colours for a watercolour effect. Add tiny white or yellow dots for stars.

Best For: Adults who love night skies!

Top Tips for Painting Ceramic Baubles

Use Acrylic Paints: If not local to us and you don't have a pottery painting studio close by you could paint these designs with acrylic paints. You won't get the same shiny finished effect you get with underglazes but you can use varnish to help try preserve them.

Plan Your Design: Sketch it lightly with a pen before painting.

Add Personalisation: Names, dates, or messages make baubles extra special.

Have fun painting your ceramic baubles this festive season! Let your creativity shine and make memories. 🎨✨

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