Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Adorable crafty ornaments!

Wow, it has been a while since I've posted. Between an unexpected trip to the ER via ambulance, a sick kitty and the craziness of Thanksgiving...I have been a little crazed lately. But do not fret...all is well! I am back and I am ready for Christmas!

Last December, I bought my first artificial Christmas tree at the "day after Christmas" sale. It was such a bargain! I knew that one of my goals in 2010 was to set up my craft room in the spare bedroom and once that was completed, I knew that I would be spending most of my time in there. I was right...I rarely leave my craft room because it is my happy place and this time of year, I knew that I was going to want my own Christmas tree to enjoy as I crafted.

Kmart had a huge sale of all Martha Stewart craft-themed Christmas decor and I cleaned them out! Everything on this tree will either be craft themed...or handmade and I am so excited to share the process of decorating with y'all!


This weekend, I put up the tree in my craft room...it was much more work than a real tree but it was worth it...I love the tree! As soon as it was up, I wanted to work on a few ornaments that I had been thinking about for a while and decided to get straight to work!


I had some leftover empty glass ornaments, artificial snow and embellishments from last year. I cut a few pieces out from various pieces of leftover felt and plugged in my glue gun.


I filled the glass with artificial snow and put the cap back on.


I made a set of ear muffs with some pom poms and pipe cleaners...adorable! I used the black felt as the eyes and mouth and the orange for the nose.



Put it all together and you have an adorable snowman ornament! I thought the snowman lacked a little something so of course, I had to take it a step further....because that's what I do.


And I made a little scarf out of some scrap felt and the snowman was complete! I love him!


In a previous post, I mentioned my love affair with the book Falalala Felt and it has not disappointed me in the least! One of my favorite tutorials in the book was this adorable owl! I was able to whip him up in no time and I think I going to make a few more!


I dig his eyelids...they make him look a little sleepy...cuteness!


On a totally random note, I purchased a winter hat for my cat. I seriously cannot stop laughing at this picture. She hates me, I'm convinced...and I think the look in her eyes says, "I hope someone bigger than you forces you to wear stupid things and take blinding pictures of you when they do". But she's adorable...and I could not resist.
Merry Christmas!









1 comment:

  1. I love this little Ornament! If I can remember, and hope I can find it!, I want to use this next year in my son's 4th grade class (he's now in 3rd). Thanks for posting this cute ornament.

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