When Todd saw these in the book he said, “I don’t know. They look kind of bunchy.” Well, he was right. These are made by taking two cloth circles and trying to ease them around a styrofoam ball. The result is kind of bunchy. Add to that the difficulty of getting everything square and centered… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Christmas
Bottle brush tree ornaments
I got this idea out of a book. Hideous isn’t it? It’s huge for one thing. So I went back and looked and it’s meant to be a tree topper, not an ornament. But that only makes it slightly less hideous. I don’t have a good tree topper but it’s not going to be this… Read more »
“Stained glass” ornaments
Some more ornaments based on ideas from the Christmas craft books I got in a post-Christmas sale this year. I got three: Christmas Ornaments to Make, Christmas Comfort & Joy, and Simply Christmas. These were done using a special kind of paint that creates a stained glass effect. As with the gold leafing, learning on… Read more »
Crocheted snowmen
This was made from a pattern in a Crochet magazine. This one I kind of invented myself.
Millenium Santa
This Santa was made from a kit and was my first sewing project as an adult, getting me back into the fun of sewing. The head and hands were pre-made.
“Gold leafing” ornament
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 »
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.