The Ornament Girl

decorate a plain Christmas ornament with glitter

ornamentgirl — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:16:01 +0000

I bought this book about a year ago: …and after all this time, I finally got around to trying out one of the ornament ideas in it. Actually, it was the ornament on the cover that I was dying to try, because the picture was just too pretty to resist. Isn’t it gorgeous? (Here’s the [...]

8 DIY wine cork ornament ideas

ornamentgirl — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:29:06 +0000

I keep all my wine corks. Do you do that? Here is some of my collection: Ridiculous, huh? I swear it’s taken me years to collect this many… at least three (quarters of one). What better way to use up some of them than to make ornaments! So I consulted Pinterest, and here are my [...]

no sew quilted Easter egg pattern

ornamentgirl — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:02:41 +0000

You guys all let me know on facebook and through email yesterday how much you liked the new quilted Easter eggs I posted about, and I finally have the pattern ready for you! (You can buy it HERE.) I’m super excited about this one … and what’s got me so excited about these is that [...]

New here? Here’s what you’ll find…

ornamentgirl — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:32:53 +0000

I’ve got tons of ornament tutorials and inspiration here…everything from a bunch of free DIY ornament craft projects and ideas, to my super popular quilted ornament patterns for only $10. I even have easy-peasy, ready-to-put-together-y ornament kits available. Just click on the categories below to see all the ornament goodness I’ve got here for you! [...]

glitter ornaments using clear plastic bulbs

ornamentgirl — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:21:55 +0000

The number one question I’ve been asked since I did my glitter ornament tutorial last year, is “Can I use plastic ornaments instead of glass?” I’m sorry it took so long, but I finally tried it, and they look great! I’m going to hang them on my tree and see how they hold up, but [...]

25 ideas for decorating clear glass ornaments

ornamentgirl — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:17:25 +0000

I keep seeing all these great ideas for decorating and/or filling clear glass ornaments (on Pinterest, of course!), so I decided to compile a big list of all my favorites. Just click on the picture to take you to the tutorial by the original creator. This is so rustic, and I love the tiny little [...]

zebra ornament pattern

ornamentgirl — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:27:18 +0000

So many of you have asked for a tutorial for the “Why Blend In?” zebra print ornament. Here it is! The tutorial includes more than 40 close-up photos and step by step instructions. (This beautiful ornament would make an awesome Christmas gift!) You can find the PDF tutorial in my shop. If you are interested [...]

new leopard print and tiger striped Christmas ornaments…

ornamentgirl — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:46:29 +0000

I’ve had lots of requests for Safari animal print ornaments, and so…introducing the first two Holiday Safari ornaments in leopard spots and tiger stripes (more to come soon): I have ornament kits available in these prints too. :) Pin It

the best holidays are handmade…

ornamentgirl — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:52:18 +0000

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how to make a quilted fabric tree

ornamentgirl — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:40:49 +0000

Finally. I’ve finally got my quilted fabric tree pattern finished. The reason it took me so long is because I just kept coming up with more things I wanted to add to it. At first it was just going to be the basic instructions for making a quilted tree. But then I wanted to add [...]