Earlier this week I had to go to the hospital to have an x-ray on my knee. The gift shop was on the way out so I hobbled in for a look. I was so glad I did because there were a lot of cute and unique items in the store. One grouping of ornaments inspired me to want to give to a friend. I liked the idea of the ornaments but couldn’t find one that was perfect for her. So I just decided to go home and make my own!
I ran (ha – I wish) to Hobby Lobby and picked up a paper mache star ornament, a few coordinating scrapbook pages, a bag of beads, and a charm. Everything was on sale for half-off except the star ornament.I had on hand a bottle of Mod Podge, super fine iridescent glitter, and silver string. I bought the Mod Podge and glitter for the cute ghost projects that were going around the blogosphere but I never got a chance to do the project. Can I get a witness?
I carefully cut and covered the star form with the papers. To personalize the ornament I printed off “Believe in the Magic” from her blog and added to the star. Once it was good and dry, I did two coats of Mod Podge to seal it all up. On the last coat I sprinkled on the glitter just to add a little extra magic.
I slid a bead down over a loop of ribbon and stuffed the ends into the top of the star. I added a bead of glue to secure the ribbon. Then I strung the charm on the silver string, wrapped and glued to finish off the top.
I think it turned out darling especially for a spur of the moment inspiration. I spent less than the actual ornament that inspired me, I have materials to make more, and I like this one even more! It was a joy to craft and even more joyful to see her reaction to it! Here’s a picture of it on her tree from her sweet blog post.Here are a few more handmade ornament ideas – especially fun for the kiddos!
Have you handmade and given anything with love this month? Tell me all about it!
~Southern Fried Gal
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December 16, 2010
I love this! I’ll be sure to read your friend’s post about it, too.
I’ve given out most of the washer ornaments that I made and my friends loved them.
December 16, 2010
Oh I love this!
December 17, 2010
How pretty! I love the little extras you put on it.
I made a star ornament, too, but it’s not as sparkly as yours! Here’s the post if you’d like to see it.
December 20, 2010
I think it’s GORGEOUS!!!
You did some super details cutting too…I never get straight lines! Even with a cutting board…how is that possible. LOL
November 28, 2012
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