Archive for the ‘Ornaments Ideas’ Category
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Create fun and inexpensive holiday ornaments for every holiday.
With all of the hustle and bustle of the December and January holidays in the past, it’s time to think about Valentine’s Day and the ornaments that can be made for a Valentine’s Day tree! Valentine’s Day decorations and ornaments are growing in popularity, and kids have always enjoyed making Valentine’s Day gifts for classmates and friends. This year, why not spend an afternoon with your children creating Valentine’s Day ornaments that are fun and inexpensive?
Valentine’s Day ornaments do not have to be elaborate to be beautiful. In fact, one of the latest techniques is to create these ornaments out of recycled materials! Using things you have around the house or buying recycled art supplies can be a fun and inexpensive way to encourage creativity. Here are a few ideas for items you may have around the house that can make for beautiful Valentine’s Day ornaments.
- Yarn (left over from a knitting project or other misc.);
- Tissue paper (check in some of the gift boxes you saved from Christmas);
- Old greeting cards (Valentine’s or not);
- Candles (melt the wax and use as glue);
- Ribbon and/or bows (check those Christmas gift boxes again);
- Newspapers or magazines (paper mache is so much fun).
The options are really limitless! Get creative and have fun. Making Valentine’s Day ornaments is a wonderful way to spend a cold, wintry afternoon with your children. Once you’ve got a variety of ornaments, decorate a Valentine’s Day tree and give the rest away as gifts. At the end of February, be sure to store the ornaments in a safe place so you can enjoy them next year!
Article and images used with permission from UltimateChristmas.com.
Tags: Crafts, handrafted ornaments, how to make ornaments, ornament storage, Recycled Ornaments, Valentines Day gifts, Valentines ornaments
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Add color to wedding showers or Easter baskets with butterfly ornaments.
ButterflyBuzz.com is a non-profit organization for people who love butterflies, and a portion of their sales is donated to the North American Butterfly Association to help with butterfly conservation. They have several glass ornaments that are handpainted with butterflies and dragonflies, and these are all presented very nicely in plush gift boxes. ButterflyBuzz.com also offers handcast pewter butterfly ornaments and even butteryfly hair ornaments and jewelry.
We really like the idea of a Christmas tree decorated with beautiful Lifelike Butterfly ornaments. These beautiful ornaments are made from a durable plastic polymer, come with a gold braid hanger attached and ready for hanging. Because the topside and underside of the wings have markings just like a real butterfly, they can be viewed from the front or back. You may have a hard time distinguishing these unique ornaments from real live butterflies.
The Lifelike Butterfly ornaments definitely are ornaments to be displayed year round, and would make a nice gift to enclose in a card or just to leave on someone’s desk as a special surprise. Use the Lifelike Butterfly ornaments to add a thoughtful touch to Easter baskets or attach the darling butterfly ornaments to the ribbon on a birthday gift. At only $5.95 each, you can stock up now and use the multi-colored ornaments as unique stocking stuffers at Christmas, wedding favors, or fancy table decorations.
Article and images used with permission from ButterflyBuzz.com
Tags: butterfly ornaments, Christmas ornaments, collectible ornaments, Easter ornaments, glass Ornaments, pewter ornaments, wearable ornaments, wedding favors, wedding ornaments
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Create a medallion ornament or a fancy ornament with beads and cabochons.
Rabbit Hollow Creations not only offers one-of-a-kind beaded ornaments for sale. They are also ready to supply the ornament maker with cabochons and “blank” ornaments. Their ornament patterns can be purchased in pdf format and most of the patterns are designed to just be slipped on to a plain glass ornament ball.
Cabochons are disk-like pieces similar to buttons and have many uses besides ornament making. Many crafters use them in their wearable ornament designs, ornamental magnets or barrettes. You can buy them at Rabbit Hollow with images ranging from flowers to Santa as well as in heart shapes.
The owner of Rabbit Hollow Creations is Holly and she doesn’t skip any corners on materials. The elegant round ornaments can include beads, cabochons, fringe and swags. Her medallion ornaments are made from porcelain and glass beads. Knowing that you want to take good care of your ornaments, Holly makes polyester filled gift boxes available too. Be sure to join her mailing list to hear when new ornaments and patterns are offered.
Article and images used with permission from RabbitHollowCreations.com
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Beaded Ornaments for the Holidays and Beyond presents 27 creative ornament projects for any level beader. This book presents a variety of ornament projects using different techniques including bead stringing, wirework, stitching, and netting. Beaded Ornaments for the Holidays and Beyond includes an introduction, basics section, comprehensive list of tools and materials, step-by-step photographic instructions, and design guidelines to guide beaders through their work.
“Our ornament projects are always really popular. They are a fun, festive way to show off and share your love of beading,” says Cathy Jakicic, BeadStyle editor.
Beaders will learn to make holiday ornaments such as beaded wreaths, poinsettias, ornament covers, standing spiders, and even peyote-stitched Russian ornaments, as well as beaded air balloon ornaments, stitched crayons, moccasins, leaves, flip-flops, and fruit and vegetables. There are even ideas for creating ornament hangers or ornament alternatives such as drawer pulls, drapery tiebacks, doorknob decor, and more.
Beaded Ornaments for the Holidays and Beyond is available in bookstores and direct from Kalmbach Publishing Co. for $19.95. To order the book direct, call (800) 533-6644, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time or visit them on the Web at KalmbachBooks.com.
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Unique glass ornaments are the most sought after ornaments this year.
At Ornaments.com, we hear from hundreds of gift buyers and collectors. Many are looking for personalized ornaments, but almost everyone wants at least a few traditional glass ornaments for their Christmas tree. We are picturing just a few of the favorite choices for handcrafted sphere type ornaments to add to the holiday spirit. With a variety of ways to display ornaments
besides the traditional Christmas tree, you can keep these designer ornaments up year round to extend your holiday celebrations.
Christmas is a season of goodwill and cheer. Getting together with family and friends at this special time of year is something that everyone looks forward to. Gathering around a Christmas tree decorated with beautiful ornaments and with good food and friends makes the season complete.
Christmas is celebrated around the world. However, each culture has their own traditions. Many families gather together to decorate the Christmas tree with their favorite ornaments and to share precious family moments. It builds lasting memories that are cherished year after year and adding a special ornament each Christmas or adding a new ornament to celebrate the milestones of the year adds to the family traditions. Christmas decorations come in many shapes, sizes and colors. However for those with sophisticated tastes, hand painted blown glass ornaments are an excellent way to add elegance to any Christmas tree. Tastes may range from a monochrome of one color to a splash of festive colors and there are hundreds of wonderful vendors on The Ornaments Directory to choose from.
Common themes for hand painted blown glass ornaments are Santa, Angels, Poinsettias, Snowmen and bells, but many artists also design in an impressionistic or artglass style, leaving the interpretation up to the viewer. The glass ornaments are crafted by artists whose delicate touch creates exquisite masterpieces that are treasured through the years.
Although ornaments are associated with Christmas, handblown glass ornaments are created for every season and occasion. Handpainted and handblown glass ornaments add a touch of class to any occasion. Collectors anticipate adding new and beautifully handcrafted pieces to their collections. Many of the handblown ornaments are signed by the artist to give it a uniqueness that is second to none.
If you are still Christmas shopping, picture your gift recipients receiving one of the exquisite handblown glass ornaments December 24. There is still time for them to enjoy the ornament through the holidays, and they will remember your thoughtfulness when they unpack the ornament each year.
Tags: Christmas, Christmas decorations, Christmas gifts, Christmas ornaments, Christmas traditions, collectible ornaments, glass Ornaments, handblown ornaments, handcrafted ornaments, handpainted ornaments, keepsake ornaments
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
A fresh Christmas wreath sets the mood for the holidays.
Evergreens are a wonderful symbol of the holidays, and the aroma of a fresh noble fir and pine wreath brings back nostalgic memories of family and friends at Christmas. Holiday wreaths are considered ornaments in themselves as they add a festive touch to your door, and the Christmas wreaths are a perfect place to display your favorite ornaments too.
The Holiday Swag at ChristmasForest.com especially invites creativity, since its natural branches are perfect for hanging ornaments. We have seen beautiful displays of bird ornaments on the Holiday Swag and many Christmas Forest customers display the Christmas swag “upside down” so it really does look like a Christmas tree. Then they decorate it with colorful ornaments just like they would a Christmas tree. That is a great idea for anyone who has limited space, or just isn’t able to put up a large Christmas tree in their home or apartment.
The Christmas Forest wreaths not only are decorated with pine cones and your choice of bow, many of them also have pastel blue juniper berries and pale yellow incense buds on them to add even more color and forest fresh aroma to your Christmas. Another plus is that they are “greener” than artificial wreaths and the elves at Christmas Forest are careful to protect the environment. With pine cones, noble fir, princess pine, and natural berries, these gorgeous Christmas wreaths really are nature’s own ornaments.
Article and images used with permission from ChristmasForest.com
Tags: Christmas decorations, Christmas gifts, Christmas ornaments, Christmas Wreaths, corporate gifts
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Who has “hard to find” African American Christmas Ornaments?
While there are more and more ornament sites offering ethnic ornaments, it can still be hard to find Christmas ornaments that honor the African American culture as well as the ornaments on It’s A Black Thang.com. This is a playful and fun website that offers a wide range of African American gifts and collectibles ranging from Michael Jackson memorabilia to exquisite Annie Lee ornaments, Ne’Qwa ornaments and Tom Blackshear ornaments.
While we have only pictured a few of their ornaments here, their collection is extensive, and they also have beautiful Black Santa Claus figurines and very special nativity scenes depicting African American figures. You will also find over 100 unique angels that you must see.
If you’re ready to buy a unique collectible Christmas ornament, you can get 10% off all your purchases and members-only sales when you subscribe to the newsletter at It’saBlackThang.com . You can also purchase a gift certificate so your gift recipient can choose their own special Christmas ornament. With over 5,000 different products and at least 200 ornaments displayed, they’ll be sure to find just the right new addition to their ornament collection.
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Tags: african american ornaments, angel ornaments, Annie Lee Ornaments, Black Art Ornaments, Black Ornaments, Christmas decorations, Christmas gifts, Christmas ornaments, collectible ornaments, ethnic ornaments, glass Ornaments, Michael Jackson memorabilia, Ne'QWA Ornaments, Tom Blackshear ornaments
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Each ornament kit comes with everything you need to make a great ornament!
There are several ornament kits to choose from at BeadBuddies.net and they probably have hundreds of different beads and crystals. The ornament kits are complete with the beads, supplies and instructions, so you can get started right away. Whether you are an accomplished artist or a beginner looking for a rainy day project, you will be very pleased with the kits. The ornament kits range in difficulty from beginners level to advanced, so there is something for everyone.
Owners Rod and Kim offer discounts when the ornament kits are purchased in multiples, so making ornaments could turn into a fun family, club, or classroom project. Once you have mastered a couple of their kits, you may want to mix it up a little and use the same ornament pattern with different colors of beads, or you can come up with your own ornament designs using the beads and crystals at BeadBuddies.net.
When you are thinking about ideas for ornaments, don’t forget all of the possibilities for making wearable ornaments using the gorgeous beads and crystals. Rod and Kim like the potential of the semi-precious stones. They say that the patterns in each stone are really amazing and can lure you in. Rod’s favorite stone is Red Tiger Eye and Kim really likes Bronzite and Crazy Lace Agate.
Rod and Kim Connors own and operate BeadBuddies.net out of Gray, Georgia. Kim has been beading for over 18 years and she and Rod started their business because they had trouble finding the beads they needed at reasonable prices. In their search for quality and beautiful beads for their ornaments, they discovered that other ornament designers were looking for beads as well. They decided to go right to the manufacturers and make beads for ornaments available for hobbyists and artists online. The Connors are true beaders and they use the beads they sell.
Rod and Kim really make a great team! One of the advantages that they have is that they have all of their beads hanging up in their Georgia office. They can easily try different combinations together until they find what they like. They also have done about 100 different craft shows, and that gives them a good feel for what ornament crafters and beaders are looking for in designs, beads and crystals.
Article and images used with permission from BeadBuddies.net
Tags: beaded ornaments, beads, Christian ornaments, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Crafts, crystals, glass Ornaments, handrafted ornaments, how to make ornaments, ornament supplies, ornaments kits, wearable ornaments
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Wealthwood Gifts, Inc. helps shoppers find just the right personalized ornament.
When the Christmas holiday begins to get closer, some people may be tempted to just grab whatever they can to send as a gift. We have all been in a place where very little thought goes into our choice of a gift. This happens in large part because we may feel there is a lack of time to really think about what the individual would appreciate. However, it doesn’t take that long to stop and think about how a personalized glass Christmas holiday ornament is perfect for just about everyone on your list. A customized ornament can become your “signature” gift that friends, clients and family look forward to receiving. They will expect an ornament for all of the happy occasions, and they will know that you will come up with just the right words and design to help them celebrate. In presenting them with new ornaments for all of your shared holidays, you may be helping someone start a new ornament collection. More fun!
With the choices in design that are offered, every personalized glass Christmas ornament will be unique and reflect the gift recipient’s personality. Personalized ornaments are simple to order, and the designs are almost unlimited. Personalized glass Christmas ornaments can be used to commemorate many things, such as the first Christmas of a married couple, a baby’s first Christmas, or even graduation from college. Some of the designs can be used year-round to give as gifts for other holidays, such as Valentine’s Day, or just because you care. Personalized glass ornaments also make great sun catchers to dress up a window and send a little extra shine into someone’s life.
It is easy to see why personalized ornaments are so popular and why more personalized ornament designs are being created daily.
Article and images used with permission from Wealthwood.com.
Tags: Christmas gifts, Christmas ornaments, glass Ornaments, personalized ornaments
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
Discover the world of classic art with handpainted ornaments.
Most of us recognize DaVinci’s Mona Lisa, Whistler’s Mother, Degas’ ballerinas and Monet’s Waterlilies, but going to The Louvre or MOMA isn’t exactly an everyday thing. Just once in a lifetime to see these great works of art can be considered reaching a lifelong goal. But what if you could enjoy some classic works of art at least once a year on your Christmas tree? Would you like to see the classic works of art everyday on your desktop or bookshelf?
A great place to start is at EB Ornaments with their lovely hand painted glass Christmas ornaments of Van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night and Edward Munch’s The Scream. Each handpainted ornament is slightly different, since the original works of art are on a flat surface and let’s face it, no one can do it quite as well as the original masters themselves. These classic glass ornaments are painted to be opaque, so that light will pass through easily and create a kaleidoscope of effects with Christmas lights or a desk lamp.
Classic art ornaments are one of those rare Christmas ornaments which could be given as a non-denominational gift to persons of another faith or any time during the year really. Elizabeth at EB Ornaments says that she has seen people of many different walks of life enjoying these two ornaments, not necessarily as Christmas ornaments, but because they relate to the ornaments in a personal way, and because the ornaments are original handmade gifts given anytime of year.
If you want to encourage your children to be interested in some of the classic masterpieces, purchasing a few ornaments depicting the masters’ great works is a great idea. You could display the ornaments around the house on shelves, tables, and even hang them from the ceiling using plant hangers. Displaying beautiful ornaments is a fine tool to familiarize your household with the classics.
Beautiful handpainted ornaments….art appreciation at its best!
Article and images used with permission from EB Ornaments.
Tags: art, art glass, Christmas decorations, Christmas gifts, Christmas ornaments, collectible ornaments, glass Ornaments, handpainted ornaments, handrafted ornaments
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