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Back this past summer I found out about Arkansas Women Bloggers and was so excited to find a site that is local to my state! Well we had an Ornament swap earlier this month and it was so much fun! I love to craft and this is my first time trying an ornament craft.
I thought about doing the craft with a plastic ornament but I was worried that the decorations wouldn't stick as good as a glass ornament.
I got an idea for my first ornament from Michaels Projects section. Thankfully Michaels organizes their crafts into how long it will take (ie how crafty you need to be!). The details for this ornament are included in the link above but it mainly consists of double stick tape, silver glitter, a decoration adorned to it and add a bow at the end.
My second ornament was a blend of ideas that I have seen over the internet. A friend had completely handpainted her ornament red and then painted the santa belt. I had also seen the pinterest idea of putting rolled up red paper in the ornament and then painting the belt around the ornament. All I could think about is me not being able to keep the belt straight the whole way around so I figured that the double stick tape I used with the first ornament would work perfectly.
Having never made ornaments I give myself an A- (or maybe a B+) and it was so much fun that I am making more ornaments for our own tree at home with my 8 year old.
I received the cutest ornaments in the mail earlier this week from Jodi at The Coffee House Life and they are absolutely beautiful on my tree.
I have seen these before on Pinterest and so glad to have them on my tree! I also received a sweet note with my ornaments and bless her heart she has 3 little girls (5,3,1) and still was able to craft these up! I thought I had it rough with a rambunctious one year old! I love that my angle one had the word hope on it because there are some days in life where you need a little hope and this angel reminds of it.
Thanks again so much Jodi and Arkansas Women Bloggers for this fun time!
Hey April! So glad the ornaments made their way to you all in one piece! I apologize for the packaging...I was a little pressed for time to make it for the deadline! I had fun doing them, and ended up making 12 more for a Cookie Swap party I hosted for my girls! They were perfect for the occasion! Take care! :)
ReplyDeleteJodi- I know what you mean about the deadline! I was rushing too! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and good luck in the New Year!
DeleteAloha Sweets,
ReplyDeleteI so love the idea of an ornament exchange, what a sweet way to slow down a bit and share joy with friends.
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