Make Your Own Ornaments

[Lisa Fields]

A craft they did at one of the parties my ds went to was take some of those large colored Christmas lights, glue on googly eyes and a pom-pom nose and add pipe-cleaner antlers to the top (the end that would screw in to the lightstring). Then they put something on to make it hang on the tree but I forget what they used. They were very cute!

[Chris]

I'm wondering... this is more of a decoration question than an ornament question... but...Have any of you seen those decorations above doors that are made with fruit? I think it might be victorian but I'm not sure. There is always a pineapple in the middle, apples and pears all around. I think the fruit is nailed to a board that is cut to fit above your front door.

I'd love to get some information on making one of these or buying one.

Thank you.

[buputheclown]

Cutting paper snowflakes can be as simple or as advanced as your cutters. You can get designs that are very intricate and they all turn out beautifully, even the ones that don't follow any pattern at all.

[Mary Ann]

I've put together a frugal idea to create for a baby's first Christmas or anytime in a child's life from an old German tradition. This is a simple and easy gift that will become a lifetime treasure. I'm making these for my grandchildren this year (ages 4 through 16, yikes!!!!!!!! I'd better hurry for those older kids).


http://www.thepartyworks.com/holiday...collection.htm


Does anyone know of other ethnic traditions? I would sure like to learn more about other countries and how they celebrate the holiday season, especially with traditional gift ideas.


Have fun!
Mary Ann

[momoftwo]

Hello Momszoo and everyone else interested in crafts. I just received this catalog the other day. It's called Sensational Crafts from Oriental Trading Company. They have a web site that you can go to. It's www.orientaltrading.com
You will find an unbeleavable amount of orniment crafts there. Go to Holiday tab and then Orniment crafts. They come in sets of 12 mostly and they are so cheep!!! The prices range from $2.95 a set to the most expensive one was $9.95. I can't waite to order from it myself. I'm also passing on the info to my DS pre-school teachers.
Hope this helps and keep searching that web site. They have alot more things.

Happy Crafting
Tammy

[Michelle Clayton]

Tammy,
What a wonderful reminder for crafts. I have used this company for years and have always been happy with the results!

[leasmom]

I want to make more ornaments this year...every year I want to get better and better. I want to make a few Americana ones...my ideal is to go get some of those bagged wooden stars you find at the craft stores. Take them, paint them in USA colors and drill a hole in them.

I am looking for good ideals and can even share a few of my past good ideals and those of homemade ornaments we've gotten from friends and family...

How about you, what are you going to do? Do you have any good ornament ideals???

[Songberries]

Leasmom - I saw some americana ornaments in a catalog that were cute, they were stars, painted with stripes on the bottom, solid blue, with or red on the top, then they were speckled with black, they had a little bunch of dried flowers in the middle, and ribbon tied around the middle over the flowers. They had wire hangers on them, were really cute!

Carol

[leasmom]

I knew I wanted to do Americana but I had no ideal what to do with it after I painted it. Thanks...

But here are some of my new ones:

These are for home:

Ice Cream Cones-cone glued to a styrofoam ball and decorated and then sprayed.

Cinnamon Scented Ornaments with various shapes

Cd wreath ornaments

Fleece and quilt ornaments

red chile ornaments

red chile shaped oranaments

red chile ristra wreats

wire x-mas trees

wire snowmen

Clothespin ornaments

Ornament wreaths

Santa's red pajamas

Santa Key's

Wooden ornaments of various shapes

mini sleds

rusted crosses and angels

***I have a cute ideal for anyone who has a hubby or is a hubby that hunts. This lady once gave me this...she took a bullet shell and painted Santa's face on the side of the shell, it's acrylic that has been stiffened-(store bought stiffener), she took a red glove, and using the fingers and made a santa hat out of it using some mini pompoms and ran a ribbon through the hat. The hat was glued onto the top of the shell. It's the cutest little ornament...

This can be replicated on any surface, I do believe...

[Songberries]

Leasmom - I love the bullet ornament idea! That sounds so cute! I'll have to try making some for my hubby! Thanks!

Carol