Best homemade Christmas ornament?

Question

What's your favorite or best homemade Christmas tree ornament?

Mine is: empty walnut shells (glued back together) spray painted silver, with a small silver string loop to hang, and 5 tiny red beads (the kind from bead garland) glued around the string. (I'm very proud because the walnut shells were "trash" and the other stuff I recycled from leftover craft supplies)
What's your best one?

Answer 1

my favorite homemade ornament is one my son made with popsicle sticks to look like a snowflake, painted it white and then trimmed it with blue and silver beads. It is the most precious ornament to me. I put it in the front of the tree so everyone can see even though he is in middle school now and thinks it is lame...I still love it!!!!! :)

Answer 2

I used to make ornaments out of felt. I'd trace Christmas shapes onto felt, 2 layers, and cut them out. Then I'd start hot-gluing the edges almost all the way around. Leaving a little hole near the end I'd stuff some craft fluff into it with a pencil and finish gluing it. Then I'd add sequins, beads, ribbon, lace and use fabric paint. I could make dozens as gifts. I loved it because I could use designs geared for the person I was creating for. My friend that loves dogs got a Scottish Terrier shape along with a fire hydrant! They always went over well & I still see them on family and friend's trees!

Answer 3

Go to walmart in the kids craft section. Buy a spool of 20 gage wire, some red beads that kind of look like snowflakes they come in a bag of 100 or 200, also buy a bag of the clear or white. Just string them on the wire alternating colors ( red, white, red, white) then all you have to do is cut them to your desired length, bend both ends so the beads won't come off the curve the top to make candy canes. The materials will make a bunch. I have about 100 on my tree and it cost less than 10.00. I attach them to the tree with the ornament hangers that you would buy for Christmas balls.

Answer 4

My grandmother. made a ornament in second grade (1935) It is a pine cone with her writting on it. And it says I love forever mom. (it was to her mother) My grandmother said 6 days after christmas ( In 1936) She died. It was a sad but we are lucky to have it today. My granmother has it on her tree right now. And its cool to see somthing last that long. I love your question. Merry Christmas

Answer 5

This year I made crystalized ornament with my kids. They are beautiful. We shaped the wire using a Christmas cookie cutter, so we made trees, stars, and hearts. You can't see the pipe cleaner after the crystalization happens.

Answer 6

I love the clear ball ornaments with a picture inside of them or the clear ball ornaments with tinsel inside of them.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

A wreath that my Daughters made out of pretzels and glitter one year in school,still have them and are on tree,I can see them from here

Answer 9

My sister is very artistic and creative. one year she made me ornaments that were the clear balls with curled ribbon in them. on each one she wrote something special or our names on them. They are my favorite!!!

Answer 10

*~DECO EGGS~*
VERY inexpensive to do...who can't afford a dozen eggs? AND you can use either white or brown eggs.
You can turn them into ornaments for your tree or just decorate them and use as decorations for centerpieces, wreaths...etc..
here's how:
1-wash eggs gently
2-using a straight pin, carefully poke a hole into both ends of the egg
3-empty out the egg: blow out the insides...this may take some huffing and puffing, but this is the only way to do it!
4-decorate the hollow shell by either painting or gluing on gems, beads, pearls, ribbon...whatever you'd like to use.(Be sure not to cover the holes)
5-to make the "hanger", use a standard (larger size)wire ornament hanger and straighten it out. You could also just use floral/craft wire. Insert it into the egg from the top and (you may have to "poke around" a little) pull it through the other end just enough to bend it up along the bottom of the shell to secure it.
6-Depending on how much of the hook or wire is still remaining at the top of the egg, you can either use that for the hook by re-bending it....or bend it into a loop and tie a thin ribbon around it for hanging.
7-glaze the egg w/a clear finish (shellac or even mod podge) to give the shell some endurance/strength and to keep you embellishments on.

This is an old cultural custom done in many countries (like Germany) for Christmas and Easter. Depending on how "artsy" you are, they can even make great gifts due to their uniqueness


*~DRUMMER BOY DRUMS~*
These are way cute when done and fun to have kids help with!
1- using empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls, cut them into 1 1/2 - 2" sections.
2- using felt (or even construction paper or other fabric) in your color choice, cut these into strips that are 1" wider than your tube sections...and long enough to wrap around w/an overlap for gluing.
3- place fabric around tube leaving enough overhang on the sides to fold over inside the tube and glue with either elmers or hot glue.
4-cut a section of string/yarn/ribbon long enough to make a loop for the hanger. Slip one end into the "seam" of the overlapping fabric going down the side of the drum, making sure that it is more toward what the top of your drum will be. Glue the overlap to fasten and secure.
5-cut pieces of either index cards or some other stiff white "cardboard" material in a circular shape, sized to fit just inside the tube as the drum head.(It helps to trace these out by tracing from the INSIDE of the tube BEFORE putting on the felt.)
6-use gold trim fabric/yarn/ribbon or even glitter glue and trim in way to look like the rims and zig-zag cross beams on the outside of a drum.
7-take 2 toothpicks and you can either leave them as they are or color/paint them black or brown. I used matchsticks one year, but to eliminate the possibility of flammability, I rubbed baby oil into the match tips.
Glue these in a criss-cross fashion across the drum head as the drumsticks.
WHA-LAH!

I also make custom wood-burnt ornaments in a variety of shapes and designs..which I actually sell at craft shows, personalized with names/dates/greetings of choice.