A Handmade Ornament Blog Hop
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Well my friends, the Holiday season is upon us and I’m officially sharing my very first Christmas post EVER here on making it in the mountains! Exciting, right?! This is going to be a very special season indeed. Not only will it be my first Christmas as a blogger sharing in and feeding off of everyone’s excitement, but most importantly, this will be the first Christmas that our little guy will understand the magic of the season! At 2 1/2, he won’t just be able to enjoy how pretty a Christmas tree looks all lit up, or crying on Santa’s knee, he’ll be able to take part in the magic of it all – decorating, making gifts, making his own list (with some help of course), watching holiday movies, looking at Christmas lights, reading Christmas stories, leaving out milk, cookies & carrots for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve, and of course waking up to a ton of fun presents on Christmas morning! This really is going to be our most special Christmas yet!
Though we haven’t exactly set up our tree(s) yet, I’ve already started crafting some decorations! My hope is to decorate one of our trees (in our new home, I can finally have two!!!) entirely with handmade ornaments! Ambitious? You bet! But, when have you ever known me to back down from a challenge? Especially one I’ve handed down myself! And of course, what better way to kick things off, than with 30+ Handmade Ornament ideas?!
I’m SO excited to share these little clay Christmas ornaments with y’all today and you won’t believe how incredibly simple they were to make!
I started by rolling out some Air Dry Clay
I then added a bit of texture to my clay by pressing some different fabrics onto the front – I tried burlap, linen and lace and I especially loved adding a bit of detail with the edges of an old lace doily I had laying around (thanks Gram!).
I also added some Christmas text to some by stamping small letters into the clay. Finally, I poked a hole through each ornament so that I would have a way to hang them.
After letting the clay dry for 24 hours I added a coat of champagne acrylic paint
With a bit of jute or ribbon tied through them, these pretty ornaments are ready for our Christmas tree – you know, just as soon as our Christmas tree is ready for them!
I cannot believe how simple these clay ornaments were to make and I couldn’t be happier with how these sweet little ornaments turned out!
If you’re looking for even more DIY ornament inspiration, here are ton of lovely ideas!!!
Wishing you SUCH a lovely Sunday!!!
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You can find me sharing here and Savvy Southern Style.
These are cute, you did a good job.
Thank you Leslie!!!
These are so pretty, Kristi… and cute! They’d be fun to make with our little ones!! And love how it makes a bunch at once! Have a wonderful day xox
Thank you Kendra! They would be perfect to make with the kids!!! Happy Sunday my friend! xo
Very sweet. I think we will try some of these for gift tags. Enjoy the season! Little ones make Christmas so magical!
Thank you Peggy! That’s just what I was planning to use them for too actually! You could easily write on the back with a gold sharpie and it would look SO pretty!
Pretty! I love how you added texture with the lace doily. I’ve been wanting to try this type of clay. Now I might have to buy some to make a few ornaments of my own!
Thanks Paula!!! I’ve got a ton of ideas about what to make next already now that I know how easy it is to work with! Have fun girl!!!
I love these! How delightful. 🙂 I can’t wait to try something similar. Maybe I will use them as tags for gifts if they aren’t TOO fragile.
Thank you SO much Krysten! That’s just what I was thinking too! They’d look perfect as gift tags with some gold sharpie on the back!!!
So pretty, Kristi! Love the paint color, it has a really pretty shimmer to it, and adding some texture to it was a great idea! I am so excited this year too about celebrating Christmas with my little guy. It is going to be so fun!
Thank you Tara!!! We’ve got SO many magical Christmases to look forward too my friend!!!
Love them and look so easy to make too. I’ve been doing a Christmas Ornament Exchange with my sister for decades and these would make a great addition to her tree. Thanks for planting the seed in my little brain Kristi 🙂
Thank you Marie! They were SO easy!!! I’m thrilled that you’re feeling inspired!
These are so pretty, Kristi! I’m also so excited about Christmas this year. My boys are 2 and 4 and they’re already totally in the Christmas spirit. We’ve been watching Polar Express every single night for the past 2 weeks. It’s fun seeing the magic of the season through their eyes 🙂
Thank you Amy!!! I cannot wait to watch Polar Express – I’m pretty sure he’s going to love it so much that we’ll have to watch it all year round 😉 The only Christmas movie we’ve watched this year is Elf, and he absolutely LOVES it! Polar Express is going to blow his mind!!! I thought I loved Christmas before, but I’m pretty sure this little guy is going to take it to a whole new level!!!
What fun ornaments! I love the lace pressed on, so pretty! You’re so lucky to have room for trees, totally jealous!! 🙂
Love the ornament! Homemade ornaments are the best. Thanks for sharing and have a great week.
Leslie
Thank you SO much Leslie!!! I agree, there’s nothing like handmade!
I love how pretty and personal these ornaments are!
Awwww, thank you SO much Julia!!!
These are super cute! My kids will love making them for our tree!
Thanks Robin! We’ll be making some with our little guy too this week! SO fun!
I love this craft! So cute but easy to make! They can also be a gift tag or an handmade gift -for example, combined with fragrant essence, as perfumer for cabinets! Thanks for sharing! Pinned! Iky
Thank you! They would make fabulous gift tags!!!
Kristi, this is such a beautiful ornament. I love that you made it seem totally doable ! I think it’s going on my to-do list 🙂 Thanks for linking w/ Twirl and Take a Bow xo
Thanks Robin!!! It absolutely IS totally do-able!
These are the cutest ornaments! What a clever, crafty gal you are 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Thank you SO much Erin! I’m so happy you like them! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season as well!!!
I love the simple elegance of your ornaments. I just happen to have some air dry clay. Hmmm. Now I need to find some doilies.
Awwww, that’s great! Thank you SO much Heather!!!
So cute ! Thank you for linking up at Bloggers Brag weekly pinterest party. I have pinned to Bloggers brags pinterest board.We would love to see you again next monday.
Thank you SO much Sahana! You’ll definitely see me there next week!
Super cute! Looks like a fun project too. Thanks for sharing them at this week’s Inspire Me Monday linky party. I’m going to be featuring your ornaments this weekend.
Oh wow!!! Thank you SO, SO much Maryann!!! You’ve totally made my day!
They are so sweet, I love the textures you managed to get with the fabrics.
Thank you SO much Julie! It’s really neat how different the fabrics make the ornaments look! SUCH an easy project too!!!
This is exactly what I needed for my cub scout den this week! Thank you so very much for linking up at Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop. I featured you on my fb page to show you off!!! Hope to see you again next week. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
Awww, thank you!!! I’m thrilled that you love them so much Carrie! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Ha! Clicking through the stand-outs from the Sweet Bella Roos party, and of course this was YOU! I love your projects. I hope you’ll be back with this one to Found & Foraged on Saturday!!! xo!
Awwwwww, thank you SO much Laura! You are much too sweet!!!
I want to make some! You know I love the rustic look, so these are just my style. I love the idea of using lace to imprint the design. Thanks for sharing this with Hump Day Happenings!
Thank you Jenna!!! I’m so happy you love them!
These are just gorgeous. I can’t wait to try making some of my own…xxx
Well thank you Mimi! I’m so happy you love them!
These are so pretty, Kristi! I love how easy they are to make but they make such a statement. Love them!
Thank you Sarah! They’re so easy, I’ll be making some with little C this afternoon too 😉
Hello gorgeous! What a sweet idea, love it! Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see on Monday at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Saturday~Lou Lou Girls
Thank you SO much Kimberly!!!
Adding texture such as the old lace doily is such a neat idea! I always do homemade ornaments with the kids each year and I just love these! Thanks for linking up with us at Motivational Monday, hope to see you back next week!
Thank you SOOO much Carrie! We’ll be making some with our little guy this weekend too! SUCH a fun tradition!
These are so beautiful. I’ve been contemplating decorating my tree in all neutrals this year and these would be perfect! Thanks for linking up at Motivational Monday!
I’m so happy you love them Becky! Thank you!!!
This is so creative and beautiful! Thank you for linking up at Pin Worthy Wednesday, this has been pinned.
Thank you SO much Emily!!!
These are gorgeous, and simple too! I can see them working nicely with different shapes too 🙂
Thanks for linking up at the Talented Tuesday Link Party!
Thank you SO much Natalie!!!
Very cute! I love them! I can’t wait to see what other ornaments you make! I would love if you would share this at my blog party, Celebrate It! It is all about celebrating our everyday wonderful lives! http://thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2014/11/celebrate-it-blog-party-18.html
Thank you SO much Teri! I’ll definitely link up!!!
These are so beautiful! Great work. Love them. Thanks for linking up at the Project Parade Linky Party.
Thank you SO, SO much Rosemary!!!
Great party with some wonderful ideas! Thanks for linking up.
Sherry
Thank you SO much Sherry!
It’s your first Christmas as a blogger?! Mine too! Happy first blog Christmas. 🙂 I wondered if I’d feel a lot of pressure this year to decorate big, now that I live in this world, but so far not too much. We’ll see how it goes after this weekend when everyone gets their stuff up! Haha!
YES! Happy first Bloggy Christmas Laura!!! I’m wishing I had all the time and money in the world to decorate my house after seeing SUCH amazing and inspiring Holiday home tours already!!! I’m thinking we’ll have to build up over the years though 😉
These clay ornaments are so simple and pretty. I love them and I know my son would enjoy making these so much. Thank you for linking up to On Display Thursday!
Thanks Carmody! We actually just made a few with our little guy this afternoon too! They love playing around with it!!!
Love these! There are so pretty and so simple! Thanks for sharing with us at Fridays Unfolded! Pinning and featuring tomorrow!
Oh Denise, thank you SOOOO much!!! You’ve totally made my day girl!
Love these as always! This project was featured over at our ReLoved Fridays! Thanks for linking up! I hope to see you again at this weeks party!
Kelsey @ The Vintage Storehouse & Co.
Oh WOW!!! Thank you SO, SO much Kelsey!!!
YOUR ORNAMENT IS SO CUTE KRISTI! I love it! Planning on making ornaments at home this year at home with my daughters and have some fun. I hope they turn out as good as yours.
Thanks so much! Happy crafting!