Every year in December I host an Ornament Exchange Party. This year we had 9 ladies that exchanged handmade ornaments. We all bring something to eat and then gather 'round for the Exchange.
Each person gets to tell the "story" of their ornament - how they made them, what was easy, what was hard, how they came up with the idea, etc. You can make your ornaments from any craft medium that you choose.
There are always so many cute and creative things. I love putting all of these handmade things on my tree each year and remembering who made them. Look at this cute sled with pine boughs and ribbon embellishments!
Don't you just love this pretty ornament made with fancy papers and snowflake cut-outs in it? Each one is different.
Then we pass the ornaments around and each person chooses one from the basket. They're all so pretty and interesting, it's hard to choose!
It's such a fun evening getting together with the Girls! We look forward to it every year.
Aren't these cute? Painted lids to jar candles and then when the candle is burned, punch a hole in the lid to use them as an ornament! The idea is so clever. It's a Reuse- Recyclable ornament. :)
There were so many different snow scenes in a jar to pick from. How festive is this little caroler in her woodland scene?
I wonder how many bottles of wine one of my friends had to drink to make these ornaments? Ha ha - just kidding!
Pretty felt cut-out snowflake ornaments made with the Accu Cutter.
What a sweet look to these ornaments made from dried okra and acorns! They are painted and assembled to look like they are straight from the Christmas Garden and Forest.
And golden stars always make your tree look traditional and festive.
It's so much fun! We all can't wait to do it again next year.
Have you ever had an Ornament Exchange? What are some of your favorite handmade things that you put on your tree?
No comments:
Post a Comment