Hip2Save This Holiday: Homemade Card Ornaments
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 at 3:10 pm.
Hip2Save This Holiday Guest Post Submitted By Reader Kalie…
I have made Christmas Card Ornaments for people I work with and family members for several years. To make it more personal, you can even make themed ornaments using cards from a wedding or baby shower! They really are pretty easy to create and always are a huge hit with the people I give them to. If you use old Christmas cards, the main material is free!
Materials Needed:
*Christmas cards (or any cards/sturdy paper material you like)
*Scissors or circle cutter
*Glue
*Tube of glitter paint (I use the Tulip brand in silver or gold)
*Small round beads
*Ribbon
Instructions:
1. Cut circles out of the cards. You need 20 circles of the same size for one ornament.
2. Fold the edges of the circle up to make a triangle shape.
3. Glue the edges of 5 triangles together in a circle shape. Make 2 of these –1 for the top and 1 for the bottom of the ornament.
4. Glue the remaining 10 triangles in a chain by alternating one triangle pointing up and the next one pointing down. Connect the 2 ends to make a circle.
5. Thread your ribbon through all 3 pieces making a globe shape and tie the ends to make a loop to hang the ornament. Glue the top, middle, and bottom together along the folded edges.
6. Paint all of the edges with the glitter and put a bead at each intersection. I think gold is the best. It really makes the ornament pop!
7. Finish the ornament by tying a couple of different ribbons at the top of the ornament in a bow.
fingers says:
I love it! Butttttt call me lazy cos it looks like a lot of work.
ryan says:
girl…i was thinking the SAME thing!
Lacey says:
HAHA….agree with Fingers…LOTS OF WORK!
Sue says:
My thoughts too. I make ornaments from 3 circles. Fold each circle in half. The glue one half of one to half of the other two and finish by gluing the two unglued halves together. Much quicker and you can do it with kids easily.
Karen says:
Can you skip the middle section and just put the top and bottom together? That would cut down on some of the work.
Rachel R says:
You can, but it won’t be as full a circle.
Rachel says:
Very nice!
Marci says:
As a math teacher this was a great project for that last few days before the holiday break!
Sandra says:
Hey Marci, So how did you “spin” it as a Math Lesson?
lj says:
fractions?? lol wondering the same thing. Maybe it was just a fun project… sometimes teachers need a break too.
Bev says:
I made one of these in fourth grade (1967, yikes!) for my parents for Christmas. They are fun to make, and I made several in the years following.
Bonnie says:
A large circle punch works well to cut circles. Plain paper can be decorated with small stamps also.
Kat says:
I just made one–took a lil time! It is definatel cute though. Word of advice for everyone, make sure your “triangles” are all the same size it will definately be easier to construct!
Rachel R says:
I cut my circles out with my cricut. The cartridge I used cut little score line to mark where to fold making that part easier. I love the added glitter on the edge!
Tara says:
What cartridge do you use?
Lindsey says:
What size circle punch did you use for these?