Santa Ornament

Last year Mickey and I made these cute snowman ornaments (click here for that post) that are so simple and quick to make - if you're looking for a last minute gift or a gift topper check them out! Along the same line is this santa ornament - paint a black band around a clear ornament for his belt, then add a gold painted buckle topped with lots of gold glitter to make it pop. Remove the top of the ornament, cut strips of red and green paper about an inch wide (does not need to be exact, just strips of paper), curl them up and stick in the ornament opening, re-insert the ornament top.


These would also be a great craft if you have kids coming over for Christmas Eve or Day, set up a few supplies and turn them loose (I would definitely put an apron on them if they're all dressed pretty haha! Did you know that an old adult button up shirt works great to cover little kids clothes? Yup, just put it on them backwards and button up, roll up the sleeves).

tip:  find something to set the round ornament in
while you're working on it. putting it on this roll of
painters tape helps keep it from moving around.

Snowman Ornament

December 1st! Time to start thinking Christmas decorations :) My niece Mickey and I made these adorable snowman ornaments out of a few simple supplies, easy and inexpensive.

All you need are plain clear ornaments (easy to find right now at the craft store), white paper, craft paint for face, and maybe some pretty ribbon to tie on the top if you want.

We painted black eyes, dark red dots for mouth, and an orange glittery "carrot" nose. Cut the paper into long thin strips (ours are 3/4" x 11" but you can do any size you want), roll the strips up into tight coils and insert into the top of the ornament (remove the hanger part first obviously). Shake the ornament around a bit to loosen the strips if they don't on their own, keep adding strips until it looks good to you. Put the hanger back on and tie a big pretty ribbon thru the hanger loop (or just hang up as is!). So cute!