{"id":14167,"date":"2026-09-21T09:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=14167"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:51:25","slug":"2026-supply-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/ornament-challenges\/2026-supply-list\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Challenge Supply and Foam List"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3>We&#8217;re beginning the 2026 Christmas Challenge soon!<\/h3>\r\n<p><i>In order to make all 12 ornaments, you will need&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p>1.\u00a0<b>About 2 to 2-1\/2 yards EACH of three different fabrics<\/b> (<i>this is a\u00a0<u>generous<\/u> approximation &#8211; you may use slightly different amounts depending on how you arrange your fabrics on your own ornaments. We&#8217;ve been told each year that many of you have some left over when you start with this amount, but we&#8217;re just trying to err on the safe side.)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p><b>****<u>I recommend 3 fabrics that contrast highly with each other.<\/u>****<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>2. A LOT of straight pins. I would go ahead and buy yourself a nice big one pound box from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/bulk-pins-dressmaker-size-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE(opens in new tab)<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>3. <strong>Foam.<\/strong> I can give you an <i>almost-<\/i>definite foam list for the first 11 weeks.<\/p>\r\n<p>But, as we&#8217;ve done every year, the 12th week will coincide with our big bundle of NEW PATTERNS &#8211; and just like last year, there will be SEVERAL new patterns to choose from.<\/p>\r\n<p>And of course, I have no idea which patterns you&#8217;ll pick, or if you&#8217;ll even want to purchase the bundle at all\u00a0<i>(but it&#8217;s awesome, so I think you will!)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p><b>So, let me break this down for you the best I can&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><i>(Note: All of the lined-ball recommendations below can be drawn on by you! Due to ever-changing supply availability, we may not always have our pre-lined foam available each week. But, we DO have all the resources to show you how to do this yourself.)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<h4>Weeks 1-11, you&#8217;ll need:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>(5) 3&#8243; Balls<i> (where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/8-lined-3-inch-soft-foam-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>8 lines<\/b>(opens in new tab)<\/a> would be very helpful)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li>(1) 3&#8243; Balls<i> (where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/6-lined-3-inch-soft-foam-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>6 lines<\/b>(opens in new tab)<\/a>\u00a0would be very helpful)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li>(1) 3&#8243; Ball<i> (with <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/3-inch-smooth-foam-balls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>no lines<\/strong>(opens in new tab)<\/a>)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li>(1) 4&#8243; Egg <i>(where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/8-lined-4-inch-soft-foam-egg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>8 lines<\/b>(opens in new tab)<\/a> would be very helpful)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li>(1) 4-1\/4&#8243; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/4-inch-smooth-foam-cones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cone(opens in new tab)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/smooth-foam-half-round-hemi-ball-large-4-inch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li>(1) 3&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/soft-foam-bauble-shape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bauble<\/strong>(opens in new tab)<\/a>(opens in new tab)<\/li>\r\n<li>(1) 3-1\/4&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/smooth-foam-oval-disc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Disc<\/strong>(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Week 12: ANY <em>(or all)<\/em> of the following:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>(2) 3&#8243; Balls<i> (where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/6-lined-3-inch-soft-foam-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>6 lines<\/b>(opens in new tab)<\/a>\u00a0would be very helpful)<\/i><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/smooth-foam-half-round-hemi-ball-large-4-inch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li>(1) 3 x 3 x 2&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/soft-foam-cube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cube<\/strong>(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><i>(Wait til you see this year&#8217;s Bundle! We DO plan to have another special Foam Bundle available in December for this.)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p>4. Whatever embellishments you&#8217;d like to use for all 12 <em>(or more)<\/em> ornaments.<\/p>\r\n<p>5. Each week&#8217;s pattern\u00a0<i>(hint: the first week will be the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREE Basic Star pattern)(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\r\n<h4>What if you don&#8217;t yet own each week&#8217;s pattern?<\/h4>\r\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to leave anyone out, so in order to make this as accessible as possible for\u00a0<i>everyone<\/i> to make along with me, each week&#8217;s pattern will be available at a very special deal!<\/p>\r\n<p>The special price will be for one week only, on that week&#8217;s pattern. <b>I&#8217;ll send you a link to each week&#8217;s special deal when I send you your weekly challenge email.<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><i><u>Also, please note, that the first week&#8217;s pattern is FREE.<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>Be sure you&#8217;re on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my email list(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/strong> so you can get each week&#8217;s Challenge Email! Each week&#8217;s email will say &#8216;<b>Ornament Challenge Week #&#8217;<\/b>\u00a0in the subject line so you can spot it easily!<\/p>\r\n<p>(If you&#8217;ve never tried one of our patterns before&#8230;. they are FOOLPROOF. And many of them come with full-length videos, too. So, no worries.. you WILL be able to make these ornaments along with me. :) )<\/p>\r\n<h2>So.. will you join me for this? Comment below and let me know.<\/h2>\r\n<h3>It&#8217;s gonna be fun!\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re beginning the 2026 Christmas Challenge soon! In order to make all 12 ornaments, you will need&#8230; 1.\u00a0About 2 to 2-1\/2 yards EACH of three different fabrics (this is a\u00a0generous approximation &#8211; you may use slightly different amounts depending on how you arrange your fabrics on your own ornaments. 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