Christmas | Ladybug Blessings

Handmade Ornaments

Every year I like to make ornaments to use on people’s presents. I almost thought I was going to run out of time this year but I managed to make all 20 of them in time! I ordered small aluminum squares that I was actually just going to stamp to use as the ornament but they ended up being smaller than I expected so I had to improvise. I then ended up making each ornament out of fabric into a shape and stamping the name and year. It took a LOT longer than it would have originally but I have some very unique ornaments for everyone’s presents!

I ended up doing hearts, stars, dog bones, circles, and lots of other shapes.

Pinterest Christmas Finds

Even though I have not been able to craft as much I still check Pinterest and find ideas of things that I want to make. Here are some craft ideas of things that I have found and hopefully I can get to them!

I love this pillow made from scraps from Two More Seconds. I often find that I have extra fabric left over that is too small for anything else. Making a scrap pillow would be such a good idea!

I have seen lots of Advent calendar ideas on Pinterest and I love them all! Creative Green Living has a list of 20 pretty ones you can make.

There are so many ornament ideas like this one from Dimples & Tangles.

And then all the beautiful mantles. Yes, I realize that Thanksgiving has not occurred yet but I just absolutely love decorating for Christmas.