Quickie ornaments
by Lynn
Every year I make ornaments for each of our grandkids. Most of them have shown their smiling faces, but since I hardly ever print photographs anymore, I thought this year I’d do something different.
This is what I came up with:
And here’s how it happened:
Looking around the craft room I spied three pieces of wood that looked like perfectly round “O’s.” We have four grandkids.
Hmmm, searching in another shelf, I found a plastic spool, approximately the same size as the “O’s,” that had once held wire.
Then I came across a box brimming with red and white pompoms of various sizes. Next:
- Glued the pompoms to the front of each wooden “O”
- Cut a circle out of a piece of mylar paper I had on hand to fit behind each “O,” then glued to the back
- Drilled a hole through the top of each ornament-to-be
- Threaded a wire through the hole for a hanger, twisted it, then added bells—or not
- Tied a bow around the wire
- Created a different “scene” in each
- Two houses were cut from Christmas cards
- Found letters spell out “joy” in two directions
- Filled the center with glue, then poured in some small glitter stars
The final touch was to add a sticker on the back of each, “To (name of child), with love, Abba, 2010.
Do you gift your children or grandkids with a special ornament every year? Or did your parents/grandparents do it for you? Tell us about it.
Got time for a few more Christmas crafts? Here are some ideas you might like.
Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson are mother and daughter and authors of Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family, and founders of Green Halloween®.
