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Highlighting the Lace Flower Ornament

Last week we showcased the Paper Doily Flower Ornament. Today, let’s take a look at a similar decoration made with lace – the Lace Flower Ornament.

Here are three finished lace flower ornaments made with three different colors of lace:

Three completed Easy Christmas Crafts Lace Flower Ornaments hanging on a tree

Two short pieces of lace from 16 inches to 20 inches long – one roughly half the width of the other, two short pieces of narrow ribbon and an optional embellishment for the center of the flower are the main materials for this simple lace flower ornament.

Now, this ornament does require some simple sewing – very simple sewing – to make the circles of lace.

On our Easy Christmas Crafts Lace Flower Ornament page, we provide the step-by-step instructions along with pictures showing you how to make this pretty white and pale pink decoration:

Completed white and pink easy Christmas crafts lace flower ornament hanging on the tree

A few of these pretty decorations would add interest to a Christmas tree, a wrapped package or even hanging on a drawer pull. One or more would also make nice yet inexpensive gifts for several of the people on your list this year.

Take a look at the Easy Christmas Crafts Lace Flower Ornament page for the details.

Have Fun!

Five Point Wooden Star – Easy!

We made our Five Point Wooden Star out of wooden skewers found in the kitchen, but any five pieces of wood of roughly equal size and length would work.

The larger star shown above can be woven such that all you need is string to hold the pieces together.

Smaller stars require an additional bit of glue at the interior cross points.

These stars could be made of popsicle sticks, toothpicks, drinking straws, chenille wire, twigs from the yard or garden and the list goes on…

These simple stars could decorate a holiday tree, surround votive or pillar candles on a table or mantle, become napkin rings or add a bit of interest to wrapped gifts.

Take a look at the easy directions with their accompanying pictures on our main page for the Easy Christmas Crafts – Five Point Wooden Star.

Have fun!

Easy Paper Doily Flower Ornament

This Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Flower Ornament looks pretty hanging on a tree. These were made using 6-inch diameter paper doilies, a few short pieces of ribbon and some yarn. Don’t they look delicate?

Four Paper Doily Flower Ornaments hanging on a tree

These pretty ornaments are easy to make and use only inexpensive materials and tools.

Here’s an up close view of the one we make in the instructions on the Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Flower Ornament page.

An up close view of a finished paper doily flower ornament in our Easy Christmas Crafts series

These simple and pretty paper doily flower ornaments can also add decoration to a wrapped gift. They can also be a place card decoration with the simple addition of a name tag for a dinner party. Your guests could take their decoration home as a simple yet pretty ornament for their Christmas trees.

Use different ribbons to make a variety of these fun ornaments! Oh, for another variation, split the ribbons after they are curled.

You will find the step-by-step instructions accompanied by photographs on our Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Flower Ornaments page.

Have fun!

Construction Paper Fan Ornament

Take a look at our Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament. It’s simple. It’s inexpensive. And, it’s fast.

Our first version of the Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament is purple embellished with a simple artificial flower and 1/4 inch purple edged ribbon.

The next version uses a different type of paper – tracing paper – and is embellished with gold wired ribbon and dried flowers.

The next Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament used glossy tissue paper with a simple flower and ribbon. In addition, the top edge was curved and holes punched to add further interest.

But, the variations are almost endless when you add wrapping paper as an alternative:

Here, the wrapping paper adds a story among its folds as a snow person family sings in celebration among the falling snow:

But, back to the Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament…the materials and steps to make this blue version can be found on the main web site:

These simple and versatile Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornaments are inexpensive and fast to make.

They also would make great place cards for a dinner party. And, they would add interest to a prettily wrapped gift.

Have fun making these Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornaments.

Bell Ornament – Easy Christmas Craft

This easy Christmas crafts project is a simple and inexpensive bell ornament.

Here are two examples:

Of course, they would be much prettier hanging among other ornaments on a decorated Christmas tree! (By the way, the green floral wire hanger disappears among the green of the tree.)

But, you can get an idea of what they look like from this picture.

The Easy Christmas Crafts Bell Ornament is easy, takes very little time to make and uses inexpensive materials and tools.

Placed on a Christmas tree with other decorations, these small and shiny ornaments would add interest and a jingle or two if someone brushes against the tree.

And, if you have furry friends, some of these bell ornaments placed low on the tree would give them something to play with that is not breakable or costly.

This bell ornament offers fun for individuals, families and groups to make a few or many of the simple yet pretty decorations.

Children can do most of the steps with a little help with the wire depending on their age. Senior citizens can have fun making these as well. Depending on their manual dexterity, a slightly larger bell might be easier for them to thread onto the wire.

Plus, with the inexpensive materials, this project is ideal for school and church bazaars.

Visit our main web page for the list of materials and tools and the step by step instructions illustrated with pictures.

You will find the Easy Christmas Crafts Bell Ornament can be made almost as quickly as it takes to go through the instructions.

Icicle Ornament – Easy using Wired Ribbon

This simple icicle ornament using wired ribbon can be made quickly and easily. Actually, you can make one faster than you can read the instructions!

These sparkling ornaments use a short length of wired ribbon and another of thread to form the easy icicle ornament.

The ornaments are made so quickly, you can make many in a short amount of time.

Also, these icicle ornaments are an easy craft for senior citizens whose manual dexterity has deteriorated. They can make several to decorate their senior center Christmas tree.

On the opposite end of the youth scale, young children will have fun wrapping the wire to make the simple design.

In other words, this is a craft anyone can enjoy. The materials and tools are simple and inexpensive. And, the project will add sparkling highlights to a decorated Christmas tree.

Several of these icicle ornaments can also add sparkle to a wrapped gift – as the ribbon decoration and as an extra little gift to the package.

Enjoy making these wired ribbon icicle ornaments!

Highlighting a New Paper Pinwheel Wreath Ornament

Today, we’re highlighting a paper pinwheel wreath ornament.

This new ornament uses a small piece of paper cut into circles and squares along with some string and glue. The paper pinwheel wreath ornament is both easy and inexpensive.

The variety for these simple paper ornaments is only limited by the paper you have available and your imagination!

Plus, if you want to make the wreath larger, the steps work just the same. Just make the circles with diameters twice that of the squares. These paper pinwheel wreath ornaments have circles with two-inch diameters and twelve squares of one-inch. For a four-inch diameter circle, make twelve two-inch squares for the design.

Visit the paper pinwheel wreath ornament page on our main web site for the list of materials and tools along with the illustrated step-by-step instructions.

Enjoy making these by yourself or with family and friends.

Have fun!

Simple and Elegant Ribbon Circles

Are you looking for a simple yet elegant decoration?

Take a look at these ribbon circles:

These ribbon circles ornaments are easy to make. You can make many of the ornaments in a short amount of time.

The project can be done by the young or the young at heart!

Visit our ribbon circles ornaments page to view the list of materials and tools and see the illustrated how-to-make steps for the pretty little ornaments.

Enjoy!

A New Paper Star Angel Ornament

This paper star angel is simple to do. It’s made even more simple if you print the patterns onto the paper you want to use for the angel.

These pretty little paper star angels use five different sizes of a rounded five point star pattern to form the body and the robe of the angel.

The paper star angel ornament requires only basic tools along with the paper, doll head and ribbon.

Head on over to the paper star angel ornament page to find the list of materials and tools, the illustrated step-by-step instructions and the patterns to print and cut-out.

The angels can be made quickly and easily and provide inexpensive fun for children of all ages.

Enjoy!

Another Highlight – Button Snowman Ornament

He (or she) may be made with buttons and felt, but the button snowman ornament is a no-sew project. Instead of needle and thread for the buttons, glue will hold the buttons to the felt.

Let’s look at four simple yet cute little snow persons!

Each small ornament uses two small pieces of felt – one white and one complementing the button colors, three buttons and a short piece of yarn or thread.

Inexpensive craft felt can be found in 9 x 12-inch pieces. Inexpensive buttons can be found in mixed bags in the craft areas of stores or in flea markets.

The inexpensive materials and simple tools allow you to make several of these ornaments for very little cost.

Plus, these little ornaments are not just for the holidays. They can be a fun project for a snowy afternoon for children or the young at heart at a senior center.

They’re fun little button snowman ornaments to make.

Of course, if you prefer to sew, these little button snowman ornaments would be lovely with the buttons sewn on and the two pieces of felt held together with stitches around the edge.

Head over the the button snowman ornament page on the main website to find the simple pattern and the illustrated steps on how to make the button snowman.

Have fun!