{"id":6525,"date":"2015-12-15T14:17:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T19:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=6525"},"modified":"2020-07-26T21:34:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T01:34:36","slug":"quilted-christmas-ornament-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/quilted-ornament-ideas\/quilted-christmas-ornament-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ideas for your Handmade Christmas Ornaments."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Well&#8230;. it&#8217;s upon us! The holiday season is here.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;ve rounded up some ideas for you, to give you a little inspiration if you&#8217;re making your own ornaments this year.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hope you enjoy. :)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Showcase a picture in the center of your ornament (or a name, date, sports team, favorite character, photo printed on fabric&#8230;. endless possibilities here): (Click <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/snow-globe-ornament-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a> for lots more &#8220;Snow Globe Ornament&#8221; ideas):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/quilted-ornament-pattern\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/quilted-ornament-kit-e1450208752457.jpg\" alt=\"quilted-ornament-kit\" width=\"850\" height=\"565\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6544\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Use wired holiday ribbon (instead of fabric) to make your ornaments. (The kind of ribbon you might trim your tree with &#8211; I show you how to do this in my <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/quilted-ornament-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quilted Ornament eBook Package<\/a>.) These are all made using wired ribbon:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/quilted-ornament-tutorial\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments.jpg\" alt=\"ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments\" width=\"850\" height=\"565\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments.jpg 850w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments-271x180.jpg 271w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ribbon-traditional-christmas-ornaments-752x500.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Don\u2019t be afraid to mix up your fabric prints:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/quilted-ornament-tutorial\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/holly-quilted-christmas-ornament1-e1430267421194.jpg\" alt=\"Quilted ornament made with fabric.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5293\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>4. Dress them up with embellishments. (I decorated this one with just some simple little seed beads.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/quilted-ornament-tutorial\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia.jpg\" alt=\"beaded-poinsettia\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia-271x180.jpg 271w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beaded-poinsettia-752x500.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Play around with non-traditional color combinations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/quilted-ornament-tutorial\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament.jpg\" alt=\"nov-kotm-quilted-ornament\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament-271x180.jpg 271w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/nov-kotm-quilted-ornament-752x500.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Make it jingle! I attached a tiny jingle bell under the bow with a few jumprings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/shop\/#!\/KIT-December-Kit-of-the-Month\/p\/57925270\/category=11745536\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club.jpg\" alt=\"quilted-kit-of-the-month-club\" width=\"850\" height=\"565\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club.jpg 850w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club-271x180.jpg 271w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/quilted-kit-of-the-month-club-752x500.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. And, last but certainly not least, have fun with them. :)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/quilted-ornament-pattern\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments.jpg\" alt=\"classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments\" width=\"850\" height=\"565\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments.jpg 850w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments-271x180.jpg 271w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/classic-rudolph-quilted-ornments-752x500.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, tell me yours!<\/p>\n<h2>And, Merry, Merry Christmas!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well&#8230;. it&#8217;s upon us! The holiday season is here. I&#8217;ve rounded up some ideas for you, to give you a little inspiration if you&#8217;re making your own ornaments this year. Hope you enjoy. :) 1. Showcase a picture in the center of your ornament (or a name, date, sports team, favorite character, photo printed on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[332,180,203,196],"class_list":["post-6525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quilted-ornament-ideas","tag-embellishment-ideas","tag-ornament-ideas","tag-quick-tips","tag-quilted-ornament-ideas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}