How do you make Christmas ornaments?

There are as many ways to make Christmas Ornaments as there are types of people wanting to do it. Each hand crafted design will show a piece of the designer. On top of that, the range begins with simple ornaments that can be made by children, and goes to the other end of the spectrum with beads and jewels.

The trick is to figure out what type of handmade ornaments you want to make and go from there. One of my favorite ornaments is made with the large ribbon that is about four to six inches wide with the wire edges. You just make these huge bows with long tails and decorate your tree or home with them.

They are beautiful and easy to make. The first web site I checked out made ornaments from the variety available outdoors associatedcontent.com/article/5923374/un... The next site I enjoyed because it teaches you how to do things in the ‘GREEN’ spirit. Using the natural means of doing things in order to keep the waste out of the landfills.

I enjoyed the ten ideas here and hope to use a few of them this year myself. associatedcontent.com/article/5896288/ho... I could continue to look but I might never find the type ornaments that you are interested in making. If these two sites are not what you are looking for I would suggest that you take a trip to the local craft store, Michael’s or Pearl’s are both great.

Either one, or any other local store should have craft kits that they sell for you to make beautiful ornaments. They may also have classes coming up to teach you how to make some. A popular style handmade ornament is the ones that are crocheted.

Enjoy!

€¢ Rub your hands with cooking oil. This will give the dough more resiliency as you work with it. €¢ Mix together all-purpose flour, water and salt.

Use your hands for best results. €¢ Rolling out the dough Roll out the dough until it is flattened to approximately 1/4 inch. Dough rolled too thickly will take longer to dry, too thin and the dried ornaments break more easily.

€¢ Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. €¢ Place an oversized needle through the top of each ornament and lace thread through it. The hole should be at least 1/8 inch from the top of the ornament.

€¢ Lay out plastic on a table or another flat surface. This will prevent staining as you paint the ornaments. €¢ Mix together 1/4 bottle of food color with one cup of water to paint the ornaments.

€¢ Paint with a basting brush, or for finer lines, use cotton swabs. €¢ Put your ornaments, four at a time, in the microwave, for about two minutes depending on your microwave. €¢ Check the consistency of the dough.

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