Crafty Ornament Exchange

Another year, another ornament exchange on my craft message board.  I couldn't decide what to make (too many choices thanks to Pinterest), so I fell back on an old favorite.  I love the way they turned out.

I even loved the gift tag I made using card stock and my Sizzix embosser.

Crafty Christmas Ornament Exchange

I was excited to be a part of my Craft message board's ornament exchange again this year.  Using the leftover felt and instructions from the wool candle mat that I made, I was able to whip up these cute snowmen ornaments.  I love, love, love the way they turned out!

Crafty Christmas Ornament Exchange

For the second year in a row I participated in a crafty ornament exchange on a message board that I frequent.

Here's the adorable ornament that I received. His body is made of a light bulb!


This is the ornament that I sent to my secret draw:

It's a felt ornament that I embroidered and jeweled. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Next time I'll add colored crystals though instead of clear. I think that would make it pop a bit more. The tutorial is from here at BHG.

Felt and Fabric Christmas Ornaments

I found this tutorial at A Spoonful of Sugar. I used fabric scraps leftover from the busy bags I made this summer. I know the fabric isn't traditionally Christmas, but I love the bright fun colors. I couldn't resist using it!

I made one for each of the older kids to hang on the trees in their bedrooms. I may make one for Wild One too if time allows.


Pinky's heart


Chaos's star (he's using it as his tree topper)

Late or Early?

Okay, don't get mad, but I have a Christmas project to post. I'm either late or really, really early on this one.

Ever since I ordered Wild One's first Christmas ornament from the Land of Nod (a felt bird), I've been eager to try my hand at crafting some ornaments out of felt. Next Christmas we plan to put up a second tree in our (hopefully) finished basement. We want it to be a tree that the kids can decorate, touch, and rearrange without fear of broken ornaments. So, what better to decorate with than felt, right?

I saw this ornament on etsy and thought I'd try to make it myself (is that allowed/ethical?). I like the etsy version better, but still, I'm kind of fond of this one. I love all things robots and spaceships, so I crafted this little ornament for Chaos:


Well, I intended it for Chaos. Pinky took off with it to hang on her Christmas tree which is still up in her room (we *may* convince her it's time to pack it away before the 4th of July).

Hopefully this fulfills my urge for Christmas crafts for at least a few months. I have so many other felt projects I want to tackle...