Among all of my chaos, I decided I needed an outlet to be able to decompress from all of the events and their stresses that they brought. I found Ornament Girls (check out the link to the left). I have had a wonderful time making these ornaments and feeling good about getting back to my crafty side. I also feel better about keeping up my promise to myself and tradition of having hand made ornaments for the tree.
Here are a few of the kits I've completed:
This was my very first ornament. I had a lot of fun making this and Staci's video was a great instructional for making this ornament.
I'm glad I ordered several kits as this is quick and easy, but I can only make about one a week so my finger tips don't hurt from pushing pins. I need to be able to type for work. Sore finger pads is not a good idea. Each ornament takes me about an hour to make.
This is version one, I made some changes to the second one of these that I made.
This is version two, I like it much better, I still did the band the same as in version one by adding the star sequins to it. I love the sparkle it adds and looks very patriotic. I also reversed the order of the ribbons for the bows on top. My OCD kicks in with having the heavier ribbon on top of the thinner ribbon, I may still go back & redo the 1st version.
This is the Christmas in July ornament, kind of looks like a pinecone.
A different folding technique for this one, also not my most favorite color scheme, but I do like the looks of this ornament, also has an adorable charm like the very 1st one.
I have many more that I've made, will add them later in a separate post. I hope that this has piqued your interest. Be sure to check it out through my link on the left side of this blog page.
Edited on 10/15/2016 to add photos:
A variation of the Christmas In July ornament, my husband suggested alternating the colors, rather than having the rows of colors.
plus one of my own creations...with ribbon.
