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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:
- Red Plastic Ornaments (any color will do but we like to switch it up from year to year)
- Craft Paints for the Dress (these last forever so I invested in the multi pack so I can use them again and again)
- Flesh Toned Craft Paint
- Black Paint Pen
- Metallic Paint Pens
Here’s How:
Fingers dipped in their chosen color create the dress and wings. Then a flesh toned finger makes the face.
Upon drying the paint pens are used to add faces, hair, halo’s, the year, names and ages as well as “Merry Christmas”
These ornaments we treasure and they are a rather inexpensive and not too time consuming way to bond at Christmastime, as well as keep kiddos off their electronic devices.
