Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament from Home Alone

Are you familiar with Home Alone? This cross stitch Christmas ornament is based on the now-classic film! Have fun stitching, and Merry Christmas – ya filthy animal!

As a child of the 80s/90s, I grew up watching Home Alone. I would always imagine setting up traps inside of my house if bad guys ever tried to get in. Haha!

If you aren’t familiar with the film, you must go watch it! It’s a Christmas classic! This cross stitch DIY Christmas ornament definitely brings back some serious nostalgia and makes me laugh.

And I’m excited to share this project with you today!

If you’ve never tried cross stitch, it involves using small stitches of embroidery floss to create intricate designs on fabric.

And what better canvas to use for your cross stitch masterpiece than an ornament that will be proudly displayed on your Christmas tree?

One Tip: Keep Your Tension Consistent

One of the most important things to remember for this project is to keep your tension consistent. You don’t want to pull the stitches too tight, but they shouldn’t be too loose either.

If your stitches are too loose, the cloth will pucker. If your stitches are too tight, you won’t be able to insert the needle nearby.

Good tension just takes practice and doing a few patterns. This is a great beginner pattern to practice.

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Are you ready? Let’s dive in. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Red 14-count Aida cloth
• 3-inch embroidery hoop
• White embroidery floss and embroidery needle
• Hot glue gun
• Felt scrap
• Ribbon
• Free cross stitch pattern
• Scissors

Tips and Thoughts for This Project

• I used a slightly larger embroidery hoop than the one I bought for the ornament, so I didn’t have to worry about stitching too close to the edges.
• When you cross stitch, it’s best to do the stitches in rows. Start on the left side of the row and make half of the “X”. When you finish that row, go the opposite direction and make the other half of the “X”. Start with the top row and move down.
• Embroidery floss comes in a strand made of six smaller strands. I used two small strands for this.
• When you hot glue the cloth to the hoop, try to keep the glue on the embroidery hoop so it doesn’t seep through to the front of the ornament.

Hope you like this cross stitch Christmas ornament! Anyone who grew up watching this movie at Christmas time would appreciate it as a gift for sure. Ooh, or this would make a perfect white elephant gift too!

Take a peek at the printable how to card below. I’d also love for you to let me know what you think in the comments.

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Did you enjoy making this cross stitch Christmas ornament? I’d love for you to check out these other handmade ornaments:

Candy Cane • Cookie Cutters • Crochet Angel • Crochet Bell • DIY Gnomes • DIY Snow Globe • Mandala • Metallic Keys • Mini Wreath • Origami • Poinsettia • Polymer Clay • Temporary Tattoos • Washer Star • Wood Bead • Wood Bead Snowman • Wood Bead Star • Wood Slice • Yarn Wrapped