Alright, y'all all know I love me some artsy-fartsy craft projects. So how could I resist Antique Mommy's Homemade Handmade Holiday Carnival?! This time around: Christmas Ornaments! It's easy... really, it is... and they're super cute!
Here's what you need:
- Plastic Ornaments (Yes, plastic! Michael's, people, Michael's!)
- Acrylic Paint
- Some darn cute ribbon to make bows
- Some plain ole skinny ribbon to make the hangers
- A crafty little paintbrush
- A hot glue gun & the accompanying glue sticks
- Maybe just a dash of patience (which I lack!)
The easy-peasy steps:
Step 1: Pick your ornament.
Step 2: Pick a coordinating ribbon.
Step 3: Pick a coordinating paint color or two.
Step 4: Paint circles ALL around the ornament.
** I hold the ornaments very precariously at the top and bottom so I can paint all of the circles at once. Again, it's that whole lack-of-patience thing. But you could paint half of them, let it dry, and then finish.
** I think bigger circles are prettier, but that's just my opinion. :)
Step 5: Once all of the circles dry, pick a coordinating color to paint an initial, monogram, name, whatever you fancy on one side of the ornament!
** You could also use a paint pen, because sometimes painting letters with a paintbrush makes me want to pull out all my hair!
Step 6: While the paint is drying, make a pretty bow with the ribbon you chose way back in Step 2.
** I originally used wired ribbon, but then I realized that regular fat ribbon works too, because the bows aren't SO big that they lose their shape.
Step 7: Tie the skinny ribbon around the center of your bow so it doesn't come untied. And use that to make the hanger for the ornament.
Step 8: Hot glue the bow / hanger to the top of the ornament, sit back, and admire your artistic creativity... then do it all over again!
Really, they are SO cute. And they're really not that difficult.
Oh, looking for a place to hang your ornaments to dry? I taped wooden skewers to the overhang on my kitchen counter... that's where they hang! And where are they hanging once they're all finished... via safety pins on a hanger in the bathroom window. What?!? I needed storage space!
Christie and Jason are getting married in August... his & hers ornaments!
My friend Erika is the one that possessed me to try this.
(Side note: Why am I always her guinea pig?!)
An Auburn ornament for her hubby and a UGA ornament for E!
I made this ornament for my orange-loving cousin for her birthday!
And, look, a purple ornament... this one has my name ALL over it! :)
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HERE! Happy crafting!!
