glass heart ornament with paper roses DIY

black and white roses in glass ornament

I’m a little bit overdue for an ornament diy (especially since I fell 3 days short of my 12 Days of Christmas project…arggg). And SO, since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I’ve got a really cute little heart ornament DIY today. I actually came up with this idea last year using mini red…

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handmade barbie shoe christmas ornament | DIY

barbie shoes

I’ve been collecting Barbies since I was about 16 years old. 18 years of Barbie dolls reside at my house. I don’t know how that’s possible, since I’m only 23 now….   I can’t help it; I just love Barbie. Most of my dolls are still in the boxes, and even after all the years…

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Handmade Ribbon Wrapped Christmas Ornament Ball | DIY

ribbon wrapped christmas ornament

Today I am going to teach you a little known fact about Christmas that I’ll bet you’ve never heard before. The seven swans-a-swimming and the eight maids-a-milking were actually all given by my true love (and your true love, too) on the same day. It turns out that our true love liked to wait ’til…

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How to make a beaded wire ornament hook | DIY

beaded wire christmas ornament hooks

I stopped in at my parents’ house the other day and was looking at their Christmas ornaments, and noticed that some of them were hanging on some fancy schmancy beaded wire hangers.  And all I could think was, “WHY HAVEN’T I DONE THIS BEFORE?” So now I’ve made a couple, and it literally took me…

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Refurbish an old Christmas ornament with decoupage

decoupaged christmas ornament

Sooo…there are 4 days left until Christmas, and I’ve got 7 more days of Christmas ornament DIY’s to write. I think it’s going to work. (and I’m really good at math, so don’t worry.) Onward! I have some old ornaments that I’ve never been able to bring myself to get rid of, that I usually…

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How to make glass popcorn ball ornaments | DIY

glass popcorn ball ornament diy

Today’s ornament idea is really quick and easy, but super nifty…popcorn inside clear glass ornaments. I can’t take credit for this idea…I saw it on make-stuff.com (and there are a few other cute ideas for clear glass ornaments on that page, too, so check it out) and I’ve been wanting to try it for myself and…

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How to make rag ball Christmas ornaments | DIY

rag ball ornaments

  I could barely wait to write a tutorial about the ornaments I just made today. I’ve seen rag ball bowl fillers before, but I’ve never tried making one into an ornament until now. I finally gave it a shot today, and I am so excited about how they turned out THATICANBARELYSTANDIT. I think it’s because…

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Shabby button and pearl Christmas ornament

shabby button christmas ornament

Okay, well, I’ll admit that it isn’t looking so good for my 12 Days of Christmas ornaments project. It’s beginning to look more like a “6 Days before, and another 6 Days after, Christmas…maybe…” project instead. But noooo! I’m not out yet! I will go down in red and green and glittery flames before I…

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Handmade braided trim Christmas ornament | DIY

how to make a braided trim christmas ornament

I just got back from vacation in Costa Rica, which was absolutely awesome, but my mind never completely escaped Christmas. It didn’t help that even the resort was all decked out in Christmas decorations. (You should have heard my squeals of delight when I saw lighted reindeer surrounding the pools….EEEEEE!) So, with Christmas inspiration even…

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Easy Berries in Glass Christmas Ornament

gold holly glass ornament

From about mid-July through Christmas, there comes into existence the Christmas Utopia Aisle at Michaels. You know what I’m talking about… It’s the aisle of floor to ceiling Christmas garland, tree picks, and zillions of branches of holly and pine needles and poinsettias in big, irresistible bins of sparkly Christmas colored rhapsody, all amidst a glittery haze.…

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