Winter Crafting
Crafting 101 by Tammy Stanard Winter is here and I always enjoy decorating my home for winter and the holidays. This crafting article features homemade ornaments that can be modified for any holiday or decor for the winter season. I love to use the same materials across multiple crafts. If you have supplies on hand, take a stab at modifying the ornament projects here by using your materials. I will list the supplies you will need to make all the ornaments here and will break down the supplies you will need to make each ornament before listing out the steps by specific project.
Supplies for all ornaments: - A glue gun and an extra glue stick or two
- Black or gray craft paint
- Scissors
- Small paint brushes
- Tan yarn – At least 10 yards. How much you need depends on how many ornaments you are making
- White paint marker
- Wiggly eyes
- Wooden stars – Michaels sells these in a package of 5
- Chenille pipe cleaners
- Red and/or green glitter (I know it is messy – but I use it anyway)
- Red ribbon of some sort – I used ¾”, if you have 3/8” that should work too
- Mod Podge
- One length of string - I used red - Small pom poms – I used black or you can change it up with multiple colors
Snowflake Ornament Supplies you’ll need: - DIY Wood Ornament - Black or Gray Craft Paint - Small Paint Brushes - White Paint Marker - Ribbon ¾” 1) I think a round wood piece is perfect for this ornament. I used a stencil brush, because that is what I had and it worked just fine. First, paint one side of the ornament black or gray depending on what color paint you chose. If you are doing this with children, you may want to paint the wood beforehand to limit the mess. 28
- Tiny little bells - or any other tiny items you may have - Krylon Workable Fixative (This is not necessary, but if you already have some I suggest using it.)
2) Once the paint is completely dry, emphasis on completely, use the paint pen to start drawing a snowflake. I searched for snowflakes in Google, picked the image I liked and started drawing. 3) I kept the jute the wood came with to use as a hanger and I tied a red ribbon to the jute hanger to spruce it up. Use any type of ribbon you like, and any color depending on the holiday you celebrate or the décor in your room. And your ornament is completed!
