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Hi friends,

Christmas in July is almost over, but I have another fun project to share with you before it ends. Do you have a theme for decorating your Christmas tree?🎄 Ours is filled with handcrafted ornaments that I’ve made or collected during our travels over the years.

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Ribbon Wrapped Cookie Cutter Ornaments are quick and easy to make. You’ll need simple cookie cutters – mine are metal ones that I picked up for about a dollar at Target last year. The stores will soon be putting out their Christmas items 😳 so you’ll be able to find inexpensive cookie cutters at all your favorite stores. You’ll also need ribbon in your choice of pattern and color. My ribbon is 7/8-inches wide. I wouldn’t go much wider than that but I think 1/2-inch wide ribbon would work, too.

To make the ornament, cut a piece of ribbon for wrapping around the cookie cutter. I cut mine about 40-inches long, but you may need more or less depending on the size of the cookie cutter. My cookie cutters measure about 3.5-inches tall. Secure one end of the ribbon using hot glue to the inside of the cookie cutter. Then wrap the ribbon tightly around the cookie cutter, slightly overlapping the edges as you go. After covering the entire cookie cutter, secure the end with hot glue trimming off any excess ribbon.

I tied red/white bakers twine around the top of the ornament then added 1 red and 2 white wood beads to the twine. I tied a knot close to the top bead and tied the ends of the twine together to form the hanger.

You could also use bakers twine to wrap your cookie cutters, although it would take longer, but I think it would be very cute.

Ribbon Wrapped Cookie Cutter Ornaments will look so cute on your tree, attached to a wreath, or used as package tie-ons. 🎄

Anita

Hi friends,

Christmas in July continues today with these Wood Snowflake Ornaments. ❄️ They are easy to make and may even be a fun Summer project to do with the kids.

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To make these Snowflake Ornaments, you’ll need some 2-inch wood ornament cutouts and laser cut 1-inch snowflake wood cutouts. I had the ornament cutouts in my craft stash – I think I got them in the Dollar Spot at Target last year. If you can’t find ornament shapes, these wood circle shape cutouts would work great. You’ll also need bakers twine for making the hanger and white and dark brown acrylic paint.

First paint the ornament shapes with 2 coats of white acrylic paint, letting it dry between coats. I painted both the front and the back so it has a finished look. Once completely dry, lightly dry brush both sides of the ornament with dark brown paint. Then dry brush the snowflakes with the same dark brown paint. Glue the snowflakes to the center of the ornaments and tie a piece of bakers twine to the top for a hanger.

These will not only look great on your Christmas tree 🎄, but they will also make cute package tie-ons for all your Christmas gifts.

Have you started your Christmas crafting yet? 🙂

Anita