Fun and Free Ornament Tutorials
decorate a plain Christmas ornament with glitter
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…
Read More8 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…
Read Moreglitter ornaments using 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…
Read More25 ideas for decorating 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…
Read Morean easy pink ribbon ornament DIY
I just came up with this on a whim today and wanted to share the idea because it turned out really pretty, and only took about 10 minutes. I just used a plain ‘ol store-bought white ornament (a frosted one), and glued on some pink crystal rhinestones to create the ribbon. I used clear craft…
Read Moreglitter Halloween ornaments
Remember the blog post I wrote last year about how to make glitter ornaments? (They are awesome because the glitter is INSIDE the glass, so no mess!) Well, I made some in Halloween colors today…it only took me about 20 minutes to make a bunch. I’m going to put them in a clear glass vase…
Read More25 Christmas Ornaments to Make
Are any of you as addicted to Pinterest as I am? It’s impossible to look away from. I have been seeing some absolutely awesome Christmas ornament DIY’s on there, so I decided to get together a list of 25 of my favorites. (my favorites so far. I guarantee there will be more). Just click through…
Read MoreSeashell & Sand Ornament
I have always liked to collect seashells and a little bit of sand from every beach that I’ve been (and now my daughter brings home even more things from the beach than I ever did), and a few years ago I had the idea to make an ornament for the Christmas tree with some of…
Read MoreRecycled Christmas Card Ornaments
Last week I came up with a pretty cute way to recycle old Christmas cards into ornaments. I have a tendency (and I know I’m probably among many) to hang onto Christmas cards forever and ever, even though I rarely ever look at them again, and the collection just keeps getting bigger and bigger every…
Read MoreHow to make an ornament from silk flowers.
A few months ago I added some flower pomanders to my shop, and I had promised to write a DIY for them…I know it took me long enough, but here it is, finally. These are so easy to make, and they come out really beautiful. I made this one in a smaller size with tiny…
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