A Variation Idea for the Free Moonlight Ornament Pattern.

When you sign up for my email list, I send you a free pattern e-Book, for an ornament design that I created several years back, that I named “Moonlight”. It’s one of my all-time favorite ornaments (blue is my favorite color!), and it’s just one of those craft projects that ends up looking even more beautiful than you expect…

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Quilted Ornament Ideas for Fall.

I’ve got a round-up of ornament ideas for you to make for Fall! These first few ornaments follow the Quilted Ball Ornament Pattern: I added gold sequins & beads to both of these next two to add some sparkle: First one follows the “Snow Globe” ornament pattern…. (More ideas for Snow Globes, HERE.) And, this one is…

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White ostrich feather Christmas ornament DIY

This is an ornament I came up with a couple of years ago, and I’ve had a whole bunch of people ask me to write a DIY for it. It’s SO super simple to make (and easier than it looks!), so this would be an awesome one to make for gifts and let everyone think…

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12 Christmas ornaments for your kids to make.

I found all of these super cute ornament ideas on Pinterest. Wouldn’t these be fun to do with your kiddos? {Click each picture to go to its creator and their how-to.} Gumdrop ornament (by My Blessed Life) Bird Seed Ornament (by Saltwater-Kids) Bottle Cap Snowman Ornament (by Views from the ‘Ville) Felt and Button Christmas…

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decorate a plain Christmas ornament with glitter

glitter christmas ornament craft

I bought this book about a year ago: …and after all this time, I finally got around to trying out one of the ornament ideas in it. Actually, it was the ornament on the cover that I was dying to try, because the picture was just too pretty to resist. Isn’t it gorgeous? (Here’s the…

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8 DIY wine cork ornament ideas

I keep all my wine corks. Do you do that? Here is some of my collection: Ridiculous, huh? I swear it’s taken me years to collect this many… at least three (quarters of one). What better way to use up some of them than to make ornaments! So I consulted Pinterest, and here are my…

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glitter ornaments using clear plastic bulbs

glitter ornaments handmade with clear plastic bulbs

The number one question I’ve been asked since I did my glitter ornament tutorial last year, is “Can I use plastic ornaments instead of glass?” I’m sorry it took so long, but I finally tried it, and they look great! I’m going to hang them on my tree and see how they hold up, but…

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25 ideas for decorating clear glass ornaments

peacock feathers inside clear glass ornaments

I keep seeing all these great ideas for decorating and/or filling clear glass ornaments (on Pinterest, of course!), so I decided to compile a big list of all my favorites. Just click on the picture to take you to the tutorial by the original creator. This is so rustic, and I love the tiny little…

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