Christmas Ornament Memories

I love Christmas! It's my favorite holiday. There's just something special about celebrating the birth of our Savior and spending special times with family and friends.

Decorating has always been a joy for me, and I often get teased by my husband that I overdo on it. But it's only once a year and I like to make it really special. My decorations are simple and not fussy, so I think I do keep it a lot more simple that he does.

For many years now I have made a unique ornament for my family and special friends. It's become a big tradition and every year someone or two or three, ask me what I am making each Christmas. I love to keep it a secret, and although my husband and kids get to see the whole process from start to finish, others who do not live in this house, don't! I love keeping it a surprise.

Over the years I have made things from cloth, wood, paper and plastic. You just never know what my mind is going to come up with or I might find inspiration from as I am out and about.

These are just a few of the ones I have made, and each one is signed by me and dated so I can remember that year easily.

So what is this year's? Well, here it is.....

And this is the happy bowl holding the few I have left to hand out to some local friends and loved ones. Many, many more have been mailed off to their new homes.

I hope you find a way to make each Christmas special and full of memories you can cherish for years to come.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Glass Ornaments To Personalize Your Christmas Tree

I know you are not going to want to hear about this, but it's time to think about things you need to make for Christmas. As an avid crafter, I make a lot of gifts for people and since I do, I have plan far ahead to avoid being crazy near the holidays. I certainly don't want to do that.

One thing I do every year for my family and closest friends is make an ornament. I love doing it and it is a special way to let them all know how much they mean to me. And they get to remember each year as they hang up the ornaments from previous years.

Sparkle Style has some wonderful Clear Round Glass Christmas Ornaments that are perfect for making all kinds of ornaments! They come in a set of 12 and each one has it's own little bubble wrap bag to keep it safe and protected. This is great for when you store them from year to year. The set also comes with a microfiber cloth to help polish the glass so they always look nice and shiny and show off how you decorate them. The ornaments are well made and are easy to use as they are or to fill them or paint them or any number of other creative things.

Now for decorating, the ways to use these glass balls is almost limitless. They aren't just for Christmas either. You can use them for all kinds of events and holidays. I've seen them for Valentines, New Years, Birthdays, Easter, and more. One wedding I knew about had a tree of these with an ornament for each guest to take home as a keepsake. Inside was a picture of the bride and groom. Cute idea!

Now to help spur you on here is one I made!

And to spur you on with even more ideas, here is a great site for ideas! 25 Ways To Decorate Clear Glass ornaments. I love a lot of them!! They are all super easy to make and add that nice personal touch to your tree or to your gift giving.

You can purchase the Sparkle Style Clear Round Glass Christmas Ornaments HERE!

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