Create Holiday Magic Using Handmade Ornaments

By Lawanda Burch


No holiday tree is complete without traditional ornaments handing from its branches. Ornaments in stores are endless and almost anything that can be imagined is now offered as a tree hanger. Many make their own special handmade ornaments. This offers the opportunity to use them over and over again each holiday, and offers special family memories.

Making tree hangers is usually very simple, easy and economical. A few simple ideas include making photo ornaments or using old Christmas and holiday cards. Other simple ideas exist, but photos and cards offer the opportunity to give the tree a personal touch with faces of family members, and special words on cards.

Photo tree hangers are easy and simple to make, and is a very time saving project. Start by selecting pictures. Select pictures from old scrapbooks or online photo files and print them. Gather things needed to begin the project, including card boards that will be used.

Colored cardboard can be used, but also white cardboard. White offers the opportunity to decorate borders, as well as the back with glitter, sequins, tinsel and festive shapes. Gather glue and scissors, and any other materials needed to decorate.

Using more than one picture is an excellent idea and will help to create more personalization and nostalgia. Create the unique personal experience for the tree by gathering materials and starting the project. Make sure there is glue, scissors, cardboard, tinsel, and a variety of sequins and colored glitter. Cut cardboard to border picture by one or more inches on each side of picture.

Glue the photo to the cardboard. Cut pieces of tinsel to glue on cardboard surrounding picture. Put lines of blue on the back of cardboard and spread. Sprinkle desired colors on back of ornament. Allow to dry. Glue sequins to tinsel, and to back of cardboard, over glitter. Allow to dry. Make small hole in the top of the ornament, attach string and hang on tree.

Using old Christmas or holiday cards is another great idea that will personalize and create lasting memories. Cut out words written inside the card. Glue on a piece of colored card paper. Trace words with glue and sprinkle silver, gold, red or green glitter. This process can be repeated to border the cardboard

This year instead of store bought tree hangers, words and photos will adorn the tree, to bring life to any holiday gathering. Dangling on the tree will be sparkles of, "I'll always remember you, class of, " "my sweet angel, " or "merry christmas mom, first grade." Words from children's youth or loved ones will be priceless, and will remind of captured moments, long past.

Creating a special personalized memory tree with handmade ornaments can be accomplished easily, and quickly. It will create a tree filled with memories from a lifetime, filled with family pictures and collected cards. This is an excellent way to create magical keepsakes that will last a lifetime and create personalize holidays with the beauty and magic of holiday memories.




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