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how to make a quilted “Snow Globe” ornament

ornamentgirl — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:01:41 +0000

Lots of people have asked me how to make the variation of quilted ornaments that feature a picture or image centered on each side (I like to call them “Snow Globe Ornaments”), so for the last week I’ve been working an a brand new tutorial. It’s finally done! You can get it HERE for $8.50. [...]

how to make a wedding pomander, kissing ball, or ornament with silk flowers | DIY

ornamentgirl — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:23:23 +0000

A few months ago I added some flower pomanders to my shop, and I had promised to write a DIY for them…I know it took me long enough, but here it is, finally. These are so easy to make, and they come out really beautiful. I made this one in a smaller size with tiny [...]

never kick your washing machine.

ornamentgirl — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:05:31 +0000

It looks like I will be taking a few days off from ornament making, due to a washing machine mishap. Due to a sprained wrist, due to a washing machine mishap. Last week, my dinosaur of a washing machine stopped working. I was pretty positive that it was a goner, until I looked it up [...]

regular styrofoam or smooth foam?

ornamentgirl — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:42:30 +0000

Here is a question I get several times a week: When making quilted ornaments, should you use the regular (rough) styrofoam, or the smooth foam balls? My answer is abso-posi-lutely use the rough styrofoam for quilted ornaments. Why? Well, there are several reasons. It is about a zillion times easier to push pins into than [...]

glass heart ornament with paper roses diy

ornamentgirl — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:45:49 +0000

I’m a little bit overdue for an ornament diy (especially since I fell 3 days short of my 12 Days of Christmas project…arggg) And SO, since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I’ve got a really cute little heart ornament diy today. I actually came up with this idea last year using mini red [...]

handmade barbie shoe christmas ornament | DIY

ornamentgirl — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:38:46 +0000

I’ve been collecting Barbies since I was about 16 years old. 18 years of Barbie dolls reside at my house. I don’t know how that’s possible, since I’m only 23 now…there are some things that are unexplainable… I can’t help it; I just love Barbie. Most of my dolls are still in the boxes, [...]

handmade ribbon wrapped Christmas ornament ball | DIY

ornamentgirl — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:39:49 +0000

Today I am going to teach you a little known fact about Christmas that I’ll bet you’ve never heard before. The seven swans-a-swimming and the eight maids-a-milking were actually all given by my true love (and your true love, too) on the same day. It turns out that our true love liked to wait ’til [...]

how to make a beaded wire ornament hook | DIY

ornamentgirl — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:24:36 +0000

I stopped in at my parents’ house the other day and was looking at their Christmas ornaments, and noticed that some of them were hanging on some fancy schmancy beaded wire hangers. And all I could think was, “WHY HAVEN’T I DONE THIS BEFORE?” So now I’ve made a couple, and it literally took me [...]

refurbish an old Christmas ornament with decoupage

ornamentgirl — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:53:01 +0000

Sooo…there are 4 days left until Christmas, and I’ve got 7 more days of Christmas ornament DIY’s to write. I think it’s going to work. (and I’m really good at math, so don’t worry.) Onward! I have some old ornaments that I’ve never been able to bring myself to get rid of, that I usually [...]

How to make glass popcorn ball ornaments | DIY

ornamentgirl — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:05:21 +0000

Today’s ornament idea is really quick and easy, but super nifty…popcorn inside clear glass ornaments. I can’t take credit for this idea…I saw it on make-stuff.com (and there are a few other cute ideas for clear glass ornaments on that page, too, so check it out) and I’ve been wanting to try it for myself and [...]