Ornaments Galore

So James and I dont have very many ornaments, and I LOVE homemade ornaments so I made some.

They are all very easy, and use things you have at home, so no need to go buy stuff

This is a burlap star that I made. All you need is some sort of fabric and a shape. I used cookie cutters. You trace the outline of your shape on two pieces of fabric (do it on the wrong side or the side facing the tree. Then you sew around the line, but leaving a little space for stuffing. Then just stuff it with batting (I used leftover batting). Then just sew it close. You can glue some string to it or just set it in the tree like I did. I made a couple different shape, Stars, a tree, mittens, they are all so cute.

This next one is easy to. All you need is some fabric and a ball. It doesnt matter what color the ball is so you can you the ones you have. Then cut the fabric of your choice into little strip about 1 inch long and half an inch wide. Then use a glue/water mixture or modpog (and cover the ball with it and put the fabric on. Then coat the outside of the fabric with the glue also. Then let it dry.

This one take a little bit more time, but is so much fun for kids and adults.

It is a salt cookie ornaments. It takes three simple ingredients flour, salt, and water.

You  need:

1/2 Cup of Salt

1 Cup of Flour

1/2 Cup of water

Just mix the three ingredients then knead. Roll it out to about 1/4 inch then use cookie cutters to make shapes. Then bake at 250 for two hours, or until golden.

Then if you want paint it with acrylic paint or you can put glitter on it, or leave it plain.

I didnt make this ornament but I have been looking for a Christmas pickle for some time and I found a couple but didnt like them then I found this one and I love it. Who knew the dollar store had good ornaments that only cost a dollar. Score for me.

If you have never heard of the Christmas pickle, it may sound a bit strange. A warty, sour condiment that goes great with burgers doesn't exactly seem like a Christmas icon. However, the Christmas pickle is not actually a real pickle. The Christmas pickle is a glass pickle Christmas ornament with a rich tradition.

There are many variations of the story of the Christmas pickle, and people argue about its true heritage. Most agree that it began in Germany. The most common story is that German families decorated their trees on Christmas Eve, while the children were sleeping, and the very last ornament placed on the tree was the pickle. The parents would hide the pickle in the fir branches amongst the other ornaments. On Christmas morning, the decorated Christmas tree would be revealed to the children for the first time. The first child to discover the covert pickle ornament would either receive an extra gift from St. Nicholas or get to be the first to open a present. This rewarded the child for being so observant, and taught children to take their time in appreciating every ornament, rather than skipping straight to the presents St. Nicholas had left.

xoxo Nicole Cook