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From: Bama
Date: 08-27-2004, 07:00 PM (1 of 15)
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Mary, I like this few forum! I've been thinking about making Christmas ornaments. I want to get started soon. The last two years I've painted Victorian lightbulb ornaments. I saw some Santas painted on dried okra pods when I was at a craft show last year. They were so cute and sooo detailed. I had hubby leave some of our okra plants to dry out so I can try that. Anyone have any new ideas???? |
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 08-28-2004, 01:35 PM (2 of 15)
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Bama, My sister painted santas on star shaped wood cutouts one year.. I do not have one to illustrate, but I talking about a 5 or 6 inch tall 5 pointed star, with one point being hat and head of santa, then 2 points for arms and 2 points for his legs and feet...She put different facial expressions on them.. You could also do them on card stock and make hanging ornaments out of them.. Sew With Love
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From: Bama
Date: 08-29-2004, 01:31 PM (3 of 15)
That sounds cute Libby.  I've seen the wooden stars at the Michael's store.I found another idea in a book from the library. It's stars made from scraps of chenille, lace and other fabrics. You crazy patch a 7" square with the scraps then cut another 7" square from chenille. Place them wrong side together. Outline a star shape on them and sew on the lines leaving a little opening for stuffing. Cut out the star leaving about a half inch seam. Snip into the seam without cutting the sewing line (like for rag quilts). Toss the stars in the washer and dryer to fray the edges. Then stuff them with fiberfill and stitch openings closed. Add a cord for hanging them. |
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From: Bama
Date: 09-06-2004, 10:30 PM (4 of 15)
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My 12 yo daughter and I made 10 ornaments today. First we printed some Victorian Christmas cards and cut out some of them into rounded shapes. Some we left squared, depending on the picture. Then we glued paper doilies on the back, peeking around the edges, then embellished them with ribbon, ribbon roses, buttons, and charms. They turned out very pretty. We ran out of doilies.  I'll have to get more. We have enough pictures and trims to make alot of them and they were quick and fun to make. (And also very inexpensive  )
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User: Bama
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From: Magot
Date: 09-12-2004, 02:24 PM (5 of 15)
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You can also cut out victoriana type chirstmas cards and paste them back to back with coloured card. Then ice around the edge with royal icing to creat a textured picture frame. They won't last from year to year, but hey!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: dmoses
Date: 09-25-2004, 03:36 PM (6 of 15)
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Hi Bama, Have you seen these sewn ones? They look nice, and fairly simple.  The first ones are done with embroidery, but the instructions say that you can use decorative stitches instead. http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/eo_heirloom-fantasy-tree.html http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/eo_silk-tree-decoration-trio.html Take care,
Donna |
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From: Bama
Date: 09-26-2004, 06:16 PM (7 of 15)
Thanks Donna. I love Victorian ornaments. The angel looks simple enough.  Jan, I wonder..... maybe that snow stuff you can get in the craft paint department at Walmart would work like the royal icing, and it would keep for several years. Thanks for the idea. We've had 2 Christmas trees the past couple of years. If hubby ever gets our den in the basement finished, I'll have 3 trees. 
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From: oklahomanana
Date: 09-29-2004, 11:37 PM (8 of 15)
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Has anyone seen the christmas ornaments made from yarn? Something about you blow up a balloon to your desired size and knot it, then cut your yarn into long pieces and dip into starch and wrap the starch soaked yarn around the balloon at various angles until you have it the way you want it and set the baloon on wax paper to dry, and when the yarn is dry carefully pop the balloon and remove it and spray paint the yarn gold and then decorate with twigs of flowers, etc for christmas and run a string of ribbon throuh the top and knot off for a hanger. Sounds cute but I do not know the starch combination to use and what kind to use, or is it glue? I tried glue one time and of course it was cloudy outside and my poor ole ornaments remained wet all day and were pitiful looking! They never did stiffen! LOL! I have not tried since to do it again! I went to quilting! LOL! Would appreciate any comments back on this! Thanks! Dorene
One of the best gifts to give a child/grandchild is your listening ear.
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From: Holly Berry
Date: 09-30-2004, 06:23 AM (9 of 15)
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I made those a few years back. I too love to make christmas ornaments too. They were beautiful on the tree with lights shining behind them.
Holly Berry
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From: Holly Berry
Date: 09-30-2004, 06:32 AM (10 of 15)
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There is a starch that comes in a bottle like glue. I soaked my string in a bowl of regular full strength starch left a little string hanging free at the top to hang it by. Hung it by a close pin in my laundry room for a couple of days with newspaper under them. Then popped the balloon and pulled it through a opening with my seam ripper. Decorated the top and put pretty ribbon on it to hand it by. It took a couple of bags of balloons to get the ones that blew up round. I think they were water balloons.
Holly Berry
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From: oklahomanana
Date: 09-30-2004, 08:19 AM (11 of 15)
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Holly Berry, Do you remember the name of the glue? I would really like to make some of these for gifts this yr. You used crocheted thread, correct? Like what you make doilies out of? I think this would make prettier ones rather than the yarn but who knows the yarn may do well too. You used straight glue too right? No diluting it? Hope your day is a great one, and you can get some sewing done. I have work (8 to 5) , but my ole machine will hum tonight! LOL! Grandkids are coming and I have got to make some spiderman and dinosaur boxers! What we love to do for our grands is just grand! One of the best gifts to give a child/grandchild is your listening ear.
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User: oklahomanana
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From: Holly Berry
Date: 09-30-2004, 09:22 AM (12 of 15)
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"Stiffy" fabric stiffener, made by PLaid. Yes, use the crochet thread, not yarn. You can get it in the craft dept. from Wal-Mart. I got little "picks" from the floral dept. to decorate them. Hope theycome out good for you. Happy Sewing yourself.
Holly Berry
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From: susies1955
Date: 10-19-2004, 06:22 AM (13 of 15)
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I made this Christmas ornament last year. Fun once you got the hand of it. http://www.make-stuff.com/projects/quiltball.html Susie in northern NY northern NY
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From: dmoses
Date: 10-19-2004, 07:58 AM (14 of 15)
Welcome to the SWN discusssion boards, Susie!  Thanks for the link. That site has a lot of cute crafts!
Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964
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From: susies1955
Date: 10-19-2004, 10:11 AM (15 of 15)
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Donna, Thanks for the welcome. Glad you liked the link, northern NY
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