Home For the Holidays: Christmas Crafts

It’s party time again!  Kristy over at Hyphen Interiors is hosting our Christmas Crafts Themed Link Party starting today. I’m so excited to share some hand-made ornaments with you.  On Black Friday many people like to go shopping, but I stay as far away from shops as I can get.  After going out for breakfast with the boys and my parents, my mom and I stayed in and made some ornaments.

We first started by dusting pine cones with german glitter glass.  We got our’s at Save on Crafts.  I used plain old Elmer’s white glue.  Then I spooned on the glitter glass and shook off the excess.  I then let it dry on wax paper for a bit.

Baking Dish full of German Glitter Glass

Next up we had some fun with clear glass balls that I also got from Save on Crafts.  One set we filled with white german glitter glass and small sea shells.  I used twine to hang them up.

Christmas at the Beach!

The other set we filled with silver german glitter glass and sheet music.  I got the ‘vintage’ sheet music from the Graphic’s Fairy here.

Christmas Music Ornaments

Then we cut out the song lyrics and mod podged them around the outside of the ornament.  I put some mod podge on the back of the lyrics and stuck it down and then did a protective layer around it.  We used fabric off cuts to hang the ornaments.  It just added the right shabby chic touch.