Inside: Looking for an easy craft to do with the kids? Make these adorable Christmas card ornaments.
Christmas Card Ornaments
There are times in life when you will be called upon to do something tough. Challenging, you might say. Like entertaining a parcel of children who seem to grow more anxious and rowdy as the days draw closer to Christmas.
Let’s face it, you can only bake so many cookies. And there’s your waistline to consider.
So how about making a simple craft from recycled Christmas cards? Or, if you’re like me, from the many cards tucked into those mailers from various charities.
You Will Need:
- Christmas cards
- various ribbons, raffia, buttons, glitter
- glue (regular craft glue or glue gun)
- large glass or other circular object to draw circle
- scissors
Directions:
- Take the part of the card you want to use, and put the glass on top of it, using the glass to draw a circle. You can use anything circular, but using a clear glass is helpful to see what you’ll get. Cut out your circles.
- Now comes the fun part–decorating the card-ornament. Use pieces of ribbon to make bows or outline the border of the ornament or both! Use buttons or glitter or what else you might think of, gluing on your decorations. Make sure to glue a loop to the back of the ornament for hanging.
- You could also use these ornaments to decorate your package, giving not only a gift, but an ornament, too.
I hope you’ll try this project, whether or not you have little ones to entertain. I find it’s really fun to get out the ribbon and glue and create something new to add to my tree.
After all, you can never really have too many ornaments!
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