This is the ninth in a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month, so that when December rolls around I won’t be surprised I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a full paper crafted Christmas Tree.
Here’s another super simple and kind of sweet (pun intended) paper Christmas ornament. This one aims to be a mash-up between the Christmas Cracker favor from the UK and a peppermint candy.
This is the eighth in a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month, so that when December rolls around I won’t be surprised I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a full paper crafted Christmas Tree.
I was worried when I started this project in January that I wouldn’t keep at it and get it finished. Turns out I may have set my bar too low – every month when I start to search for ideas to make a paper ornament, I have a hard time just picking one!
This month, I decided I wanted to do a reindeer. It’s a classic holiday animal and I figured there’d be a lot of good crafts to use as a starting point.
This is the seventh in a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month, so that when December rolls around I won’t be surprised I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a full paper crafted Christmas Tree.
When I was putting up my glitter wreath decoration for July 4th, it occurred to me that I should do a paper ornament with stars. And maybe they could be done with faux glitter paper with a 3D effect. I toyed with a couple of ideas, and then realized that I was, as usual, making things more difficult than needed.
All I really needed to do was print and cut another two sets of stars – the red ones and the white ones – and then add a string at the top and call them ornaments instead of wreath decorations. Continue reading…
This is the fifth of a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month so that when December rolls around, I won’t be surprised to discover I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a fully paper crafted Christmas Tree.
CHECK OUT THIS POST FOR ANOTHER USE FOR PAPER STRIPS!
I’m really a simple crafter. Upcycle projects make me happy. Kids crafts litter my Pinterest boards. And turning strips of scrap paper into Christmas Ornaments is my new obsession.
The possibilities are nearly endless – thicker strips make a more covered ball, while thinner ones make a more open design. Do them all in the same paper, or mix it up.
This is also a great craft for your little helpers.
This is the fourth of a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month so that when December rolls around, I won’t be surprised to discover I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a fully paper crafted Christmas Tree.
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When I thought up this idea of making an ornament a month so that I’d have twelve different types for my paper decorated tree, I really didn’t think I’d be crafting snowflakes at the craft table with snow falling outside in April.
But here we are 🙂
