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101 Handmade Christmas Ornaments

101 Handmade Christmas Ornaments
Get ready for the holidays with handmade ornaments! There’s something about handmade ornaments that really make me smile. I made ornaments every year with my mom as a child and creating this list reminded me of some of those classic ornaments. She still has some of them to hang on her tree! Have you ever made a quilted ornament without sewing? Those were some of my favorites! Top your gifts with glitter cookie cutters, make yarn wreaths with your children, add a favorite photo to a felt Polaroid ornament for your best friend…I could go on and on. There are a million ways to use these and they are all quick projects. Now you just need to set up an ornament party and make some with your friends and family.

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Frogs, Elephants, Necklaces and Flowerpots from Recycled Buttons and Resin, by Greca Photos: Courtesy of Greca. Greca is a small design firm from Buenos Aires that makes objects and fashion accessories from recycled buttons and resin. Now, recovering buttons might not seem like much of a merit, but it is when you work right into a buttons factory that discards hundreds of units because they're not good for sale. Put that material with discarded resin from the same factory, and you got yourself a vast amount of plastic that would go into the trash if unrecovered. Make a Beach Christmas Ornament If you love the beach, you will love this ornament idea! Beach Christmas Ornaments made with clear balls, sand and tiny shells. Beth, the creator behind this fun project, even made the ornaments right on the beach. How neat is that. Take a trip to the beach to make ornaments, something the entire family can enjoy.

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Go Make Something & Punched Paint Chip Cards I love playing with paint chips. I did a previous article using paint chips that were stamped with black ink. This time around, I’m punching them with some of the many flower punches I have, because if I’m going to pay a bazillion dollars for a punch, I probably don’t have any money leftover to buy fun papers! Blog » Stop SOPA Well, after putting them in my app, I realized I wanted some real-life bacon Christmas ornaments! So, After a few attempts, I came up with a way to make them resemble bacon while making them nice enough to hang on the tree! You can make multiple decorations for your tree, or make one as a Christmas gift to give to a bacon-loving friend! It makes a finished piece about 5 x 2″ with a 3.5″ ribbon to hang it. Materials Red FeltColor 2 Felt (White, Beige or Pink)Red Thread Thread that matches Color 2Wire (about 18″ per decoration)Ribbon (8″ per ornament)Print out of this pattern

Pretty paper baubles The lovely peeps at new craft store Mushi Makes sent me a Tildas "Winter memories" paper pack . A beautiful pad of 24 double sided sheets of 230gsm acid and lignin free paper in seven different patterns, three of each plus three cut-out sheets. So to match my Vintage Christmas theme I made a bunch of pretty paper baubles dusted with coarse white glitter to hang on my white Christmas tree. Here's how...

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