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A tutorial about how to turn a normal glass bulb into a glittery Christmas ornament.
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Guatemalan Handmade Beaded Christmas Tree Ornament

• Handmade in Guatemala
• Quality Beaded Craftsmanship
• Ornament- sturdy construction
• Sales benefit the Indigenous People in one of the World’s poorest countries

These Christmas ornaments, keychains and personal accesories are hand made by skilled indigenous artisans within the interior of Guatemala. These skilled women create a variety of items using beads and woven fabrics. Many of the colors used indicate the geographic region of the Myan tribes within Guatemala.

Price: $ 9.75

Dimensions Counted Cross Stitch, Christmas Village Ornaments

• Makes 6 ornaments
• We recommend an embroidery hoop for stitching these ornaments
• Also needed but not included: thick craft glue and quilt batting
• Finished Size: 6 – 3 .375-Inch by 5 .175-Inch
• Easy to follow instructions

Stitch this set of exquisitely detailed ornaments to add to your holiday decor or as a special, handmade gift for a dear friend or family member. The designs are stitched on 18 count ivory Aida with cotton thread. Kit includes fabric, thread, felt and gold metallic thread for finishing, and complete instructions for stitching and assembling your ornaments. Finished Size: 6 – 3 .375-Inch by 5 .175-Inch

List Price: $ 21.99

Price: $ 14.94

by alykat

Christmas Ornaments Are Always in Style

Each year, as the holidays approach, the temptation to buy Christmas ornaments can be overwhelming. Glimmering bulbs in hundreds of colors, styles and sizes can dazzle shoppers to the point of overindulgence. But too many styles and colors can easily turn a traditional tree into a holiday decorating hodgepodge. Better to shop for a singular style of Christmas decor.

The Many Styles of Christmas Ornaments
The design of holiday ornaments ranges from deeply religious icons all the way to irreverent and lowbrow depictions of Santa. Colors can be bright or muted, traditional or trendy. The largest holiday ornaments can overwhelm a tree, and easily outshine any smaller features. The important thing is to find a good balance.

Christmas ornaments that complement a single theme can give a tree that “put-together” look. As the eye moves across the display, individual decorations play off one another to convey the theme. The right style for a tree can be anything imaginable, it just depends on establishing a unique theme.

3 Creative Christmas Ornament Themes

1. Angels on High

Angels can find a welcome place in holiday decor, conveying a traditional view of Christmas. A tree filled with a glorious selection of feathered angels can be a beautiful expression of the season, but keep in mind; the style of angels can vary greatly. For the best visual effect, choose angels that are in a similar style, size and color. Finish the tree with an assortment of tiny bulbs in a shiny gold or silver to enhance the heavenly theme.

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2. Single Color Chic

A single-color theme makes a striking statement. Choose a single, distinct color of ornaments. Look for a good selection of decorations that match perfectly in color, and select three or more sizes of bulb-style ornaments. Distribute the largest bulbs at approximately equal distances around the tree first. Then place the next largest set of bulbs. Lastly, intersperse the tiniest of bulbs amongst the larger ones.

3. Santa’s Workshop

Convey the fun and excitement of Christmas Eve with a salute to Santa and his workshop. Look for cheerful trinkets that are in a complementary style, with similar color themes and designs. Find decorations that show all the steps in Santa’s holiday preparations. Choose a few elves, reindeer, and Mrs. Santa Clause too. Include a few more Christmas ornaments shaped liked cookies, candy, toys and presents. Finish the tree with white twinkle lights or go all out with multi-colored blinking lights.

Tips for Choosing Stylish Ornaments

1. Learn by Example

Holiday decor is often marketed and displayed according to style and design. Find inspiration from holiday displays shown in catalogs, websites and stores. It helps to find Christmas trimming that is coordinated to reflect a particular style.

2. Shop Early and Save

As the holiday approaches, the choice of knickknacks quickly depletes. Also, many stores offer up to 50 percent off Christmas decor the minute ornaments hit their shelves.

3. Shop Online

Christmas ornaments are sold online. The selection is vast and it is easy to compare prices. You can find all sorts of unique ornaments. You can even find handmade ornaments like these: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyCraftsR4U?view_type=gallery.

For more information on Christmas ornaments, visit http://christmasstore101.co.

www.theDIYdish.com Join Kim and Kris from www.theDIYdish.com as they show you how to needle felt. Make a darling Christmas pillow with needlefelting. Season 2, Episode 7 will show you how easy it is – Plus, you’ll receive a free pattern download.

Glorious Christmas Ornaments: More Than 40 Handmade Treasures for Your Tree (Pat Richards Crafts Collection)

List Price: $ 24.95

Price: $ 21.37

uktv.co.uk Danielle Proud provides step by step video instructions to create these fabulous home made Christmas decorations. With this fashionable, crafty style selling for high prices on the high street, impress your family and friends with your artistic skill and get ready for the festive season.

Handmade Christmas Ornaments

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Christmas Ornament Storage

Christmas Ornament Storage Ideas.

Some people think that all the Christmas Ornament Storage advice that has been printed and the many products produced are for others, who collect expensive, delicate or antique Christmas Ornaments. That is just not true. I don’t collect Ornaments but I do have several that my children have made in school over the years. Like the paper Snowmen decorated in cotton balls, a cut out Santa and sleigh covered in glitter and the many snowflakes and angels decorated with lace and other fabric trims. Like many of you, these are my treasures. I look forward to the time when I can turn them over to my children so they can display them for their children.

These are some of the things I’ve come up with that have helped.

Ornaments made of construction paper and decorated with cotton balls and fabric trims I store separately. They are carefully wrapped in acid free paper and then stored in an empty filing drawer where nothing can rest on top to smash the cotton balls and other decorations.

I also have some glass balls and a few other traditional type ornaments I’ve picked up along the way. When I’m buying an ornament I always ask if they can put it in a box, then I keep the box. This is especially good for glass balls. It is so much easier to store them back in the box than to try to find one and risk breaking some because you had to stack them on top of each other to fit them all in.

Use Acid Free Tissue Paper to wrap single glass balls, crystal and other types of ornaments. The Acid Free Tissue keeps the paint from fading. Do not use newspaper the ink can rub off onto your ornaments.

Put all your ornaments in a sturdy, Acid Free Ornament Storage box. Put Acid Free Tissue Paper, crumpled up, in the bottom of the Ornament Storage box and on the top before you close the box. This will keep the ornaments from being jostled too much when you move the box.

Put some type of label on the box, that way you can see at a glance what is inside each box.

It is not a good idea to store glass ornaments with the ornament hangers still attached. The hanger could scratch the paint off the ornament.

You can use the small plastic or paper cups to store your Ornament Hangers.

Store your boxes in the most climate controlled area of your home. This probably will not be your attic or garage. Most of our nicest ornaments cannot take the changes in temperature and humidity.

Why Acid Free Paper?

Acid Free Paper is best for delicate antique glass ornaments. The ones handed down to you from Grandma or that you have been collecting for years. Regular papers can cause the paint to fade. It has even been found that if you wrap your ornaments in Acid Free paper and then store them in regular cardboard the acid in the cardboard can penetrate the acid free paper and cause the paint to fade.

There are many products on the market today for preserving our family records, photos, handmade Christmas Ornaments and other treasured items for years, possibly even decades.

Craft project from Jude at Crafts by Jude.

To see more handmade Christmas Ornaments go to my new website: www.MyCraftsR4U.com
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