Pikachu and Unicorn

Hi All!
Did you make any Christmas ornaments for
2018?
I did and here are couple of them.

Here's the Pikachu I made for my great nephew
Anthony. I found a picture of Pikachu and went from
there, creating it in my
 Silhouette Studio Designer Edition
and cut the face pieces from vinyl.
The ears were done freehand with glitter craft foam.
For the ornament itself, I used a clear plastic ornament.
First I poured liquid hair spray into the ornament,
then drained it out.  I used gold glitter and poured it into
the ornament, then poured the excess out.
This process works great for me.

I made this unicorn for my great niece and Godchild,
Andrea.  I followed the same process for glittering the
ornament, found some eyelashes on the internet and
traced them in my Silhouette program and cut them from vinyl.
The horn and ears were drawn freehand and cut from glitter craft
foam.  I found the little flowers in my stash and put them on
with super glue, then added gold gems to the centers.
I also added the year to the back with vinyl.
The kids both loved their ornaments.

I started a tradition of making ornaments for those
we have Christmas dinner with.
Unfortunately, I didn't remember to take pictures
of them. Each ornament had the date on one side and
the other was something that was important to that person
in 2018.  I also use a color that corresponded in some way
to that person or their "theme"
Sure wish I would have remembered to take pictures.

Thanks for popping in today.
If you made ornaments for Christmas
that everyone loved them as much as these were loved.

Bulb Ornaments

Hello bloggy friends!

One day I was in Michael's and the blank

ornaments were on sale 70% off and I saw these and

had to buy some of them.

They remind me of my childhood and those big 

lights we used to have on our tree.

Of course, they were clear when I bought them.

And I forgot to take a picture before I glittered them.

Glittering them was simple.

I used cheap pump style hair spray,

poured it into the ornament.

Then poured it out of the ornament, back

into the bottle.

I turned the ornament upside down onto a paper towel

for about 15 - 20 seconds,

then poured glitter into it.

I put my thumb over the hole and shook it up.

Then I poured the extra glitter out onto a piece of paper

and funneled it back into the container.

I set them aside to let them dry

and the next day put the tops back on.

And here they are, all ready to hang on the tree,

or to give as gifts.

I may add names or the year to some of them.

I think they are just so darn cute, very nostalgic.

I did try to get some more, as I thought they would

make great stocking stuffers for my family,

siblings, nieces, nephews and greats,

but they don't have anymore of them 

at Michael's.

Maybe next year!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Did you make any Christmas ornaments

this year?

Let me know in the comments what kind

you made and if you kept them or gave

them as gifts.

See you next time, until then

make something fun!