I got several nice books on decorating for Christmas at the post-Christmas sale at Border’s this year. They’re full of ideas for ornaments, one of which was to apply gold leafing (which comes in both real and fake varieties – this is the fake) to clear plastic balls in various designs. Two things about this:… Read more »
Posts Categorized: ornaments
Climbing snowman
I designed this myself the first year I was climbing. The basic snowman was from a book of cross stitch motifs. Then I added the harness, climbing shoes, rope and biner. I made one for myself and a couple for other climbing friends.
Sequin tree
This was done from a kit that contained three designs where you sewed sequins onto felt, covering the felt completely. The result is very rich and surprisingly heavy.
Thread crochet snowflake
This was crocheted from thread and then stiffened using a mixture of white glue and water from ‘Tis the Season for Thread Crochet. I made serveral but gave most away.
Penguin head ornament
This ornament was made from a sewing pattern and embellished with glue on trinkets. I also made a dog and an elf. There were patterns for a few other animals I haven’t tried yet but I have plenty of material still and I’ll probably make a few more of these this year.
Painted plaster ornaments
These were my salvation when I quit smoking. I’d already gotten into painting and decorating with glitter these plain white plaster ornaments that are sold in craft stores everywhere around Christmas-time. I realized that I could work on them for hours without hardly thinking about smoking, so when I quit I spent a lot of… Read more »
Quilled snowflake ornaments
My first tries at quilling, done from a kit last Christmas. Quilling turned out to be something I really enjoy and now I have a drawer full of strips of paper in various widths and colors. There were eight designs altogether.
Beaded Christmas kits
These were made from those cheap kits they sell around Christmas time with beads and wire. You just string on the beads and twist. I enjoy making them but they don’t always keep their shape very well so that circles become oblong and stars don’t have sharp edges (as you can see here). Perhaps some… Read more »
Spool elf
This was a very cute and simple kit.