The inspiration for these ornaments came from a bunch of designer-made ornaments I saw on one of the news sites. They were charging something like $49.95 for each one but I quickly realised I could make my own for about $3 each and a few minutes out of my life.
These ornaments are pretty similar in difficulty to the inspirational words I wrote about earlier and you’ll need similar supplies to make them.
Specifically;
MDF crafty shapes
Decorative paper
Adhesive (PVA or spray)
Contrasting paint
Brass screw-in loops
Ribbon
Follow the instructions from the inspirational words blog to cover both sides of the craft shapes with your chosen decorative paper.
Once the glue has dried paint the rims of the decorative shapes in a contrasting colour.
When the paint’s dry screw your brass loops into the top of your ornament.
You might have to press quite hard to get the screw to grab but the MDF should be soft enough that you can do it by hand. Make sure you hold the ornament firmly on the sides while you screw the loop in to prevent the ornament from splitting.
When you’re finished thread your ribbon through the brass loop and either tie it into a bow or sew/glue the ends together. I personally prefer to secure mine with a few tiny stitches.
Voila, you have your own personalised, designer ornaments. We tied ours to the top of the basket holding our gingerbread trees and other assorted hand-made gifties* for the family and we let people choose their own.
* Those gorgeous timber trains you can see in the basket were made by Charles for the kids. They’re also 100% his own design and I’m planning to document how they’re made in a later blog complete with plans.
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