Belated Christmas

I started working on this ornament the end of November, finished the main pieces in the beginning of December, then stalled. I didn't have any large beads for the finishing touches so it never made it to our Christmas tree! While sorting through my current projects last week I found it, added the buttons and recently acquired beads, and stuffed it! I'm hoping to make a few more of these over the next few months to have a nice batch for this coming Christmas! The pattern can be found over at Attic24. Super easy!

Pears & Scotty

I've finished a few more ornaments. The pear pattern intended them as pin cushions, but I decided they'd make cute ornaments. :)  The scotty dog idea came from allsorts. 

 

Bells & Wool

I got the pattern for these ornaments last year from Indygo Junction, but never had time to make them! When I saw the pattern, I loved the wool, ribbon, and bells. Now that the bells have been ringing around (literally) in my notions box for a year, I've finally been able to use them! I learned how to make a french knot for these, something I've never successfully done in the past. These were fun to make, so I'm planning on making a few more!

Christmas Houses

I made my first set of Christmas house ornaments today, and I'm very pleased with what I ended up with! I started with chipboard house shapes, cut patterned paper and glued it on, then sanded the edges. I then used my crop-a-dile to punch holes and add rivets for the hanger, and decorated with velvet ribon, glittery stickles, and little acrylic disks. I found the "fancy ornament hangers" at Wal-Mart! Aileen's clear gel tacky glue seemed to work well for the paper, ribbon, and acrylic pieces.

Ornaments Round 2

I've been working on these ornaments for a few weeks off and on, mostly when I just needed something to keep my hands busy. :) These are all Nancy Halvorson fabrics from her Christmas collection last year and her new one this year. My favorite ornament is the camel!

Christmas Ornaments!

I've decided I'd like to use all home made ornaments on our Christmas tree this year, so here are the first ones I've finished! They're pretty easy to make. I just 9 strips of 1"x 6" paper, punched holes in both ends, and stucks brads through them. Then I fanned the papers apart from one another and tied on the ribbon with buttons.