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It’s no surprise that I LOVE a handmade ornament. In fact, we make one every year. Its a challenge for me creatively too, because I prefer to make it a handprint ornament or a fingerprint one. Here is a look at this years’ as well as a compilation of those from the past in case you are looking to re-create one or for inspiration. If you aren’t quite as crazy as me, you can always go see Jill at Jill’s Ceramics and she can help you recreate these (or a version of them) with her ceramic ornaments.
Here’s how I work it: My elves (Marvin and Lily) bring the kids a photo or sample of what they need to recreate. All of the supplies come too. Then we work to create several (we give all the grandparents a copy) of the ornaments. At Christmas, they all expect it and its fun to look at all of them over the years.
Here’s what you need:
- Sleigh Ornament (I can’t find the one we used, so here is a great alternative)
- Craft Paints
- Flesh Toned Craft Paints
- Paint Pens
- Baby Wipes (these clean fingers etc better than anything else- in fact they can be used to correct a placement mistake with the craft paint when done quickly too.)
Here’s how we do it:
Fingerprints make the elf body and face.
Then we painted on matching hats.
Used the paint pens to add arms, legs, faces and the date, on the back we also added names and ages <3
Finished Product
