Every year we add a new ornament with each child’s name and the year to the tree. I also like to have a family ornament. One day I will give each child all their ornaments from over the years, but the family ones I will keep. Some years I make them, other years I buy them. This year, I’ll definitely be making them. The more I use my Cricut, the more things I think to make with it! Using the Cricut to make or personalize ornaments is lots of fun.
Festive Christmas 2020
Welcome back to year 6 of our Festive Christmas Event where we team up with a bunch of talented blogging friends to bring you a plethora of creative ways to celebrate your holiday season.
We will be baking some cookie recipes for you, sharing some party games, making some handmade gifts, doing some ornament crafting, and sharing our Christmas movies family fun. There will be breakfast recipes and as always our decorated Christmas Trees which is always a fun tour of homes.
New this year is Gift Guides. We are right there with you shopping from home due to Covid 19 and we understand how hard that can be so we have been busy little Elves doing tons of research to create fabulous Gift Guides to help you with your holiday shopping.
You will find new ideas every Monday and Wednesday between Oct. 19th through Nov. 18th. Scroll all the way down to find all the ideas linked at the end.
Personalized Ornaments
Every year stores have lots of cute ornaments, some that really fit my children at their current stage of life. Or, ornaments that fit our decor, that I like (because sometimes mom just needs to pick).
Sometimes we select ornaments when we travel to remind us of a great family trip. Either way, I like to be able to indicate who’s ornament they are and the year.
With my Cricut, I don’t have to rely on my nice handwriting… and hoping I don’t mess it up! I have an assortment of fun fonts to select from. Depending on the ornament, I can use adhesive or heat transfer vinyl.
Wooden Ornaments
Using wooden shapes is another fun and easy way to make personalized Christmas ornaments. I always have lots of these on hand (that’s actually a better price than I paid for mine!).
Sometimes I will stain or paint these circles. This time I tried just starting with a layer of adhesive vinyl as a base for my design.
It looks a bit gray in the picture, but it’s just white gloss.
Sometimes I’ll start a design from scratch, but other times, I’ll just use a free SVG image or one that I have purchased through Design Bundles. This one happens to be a freebie from Design Bundles.
All I did was size the image, attach it and cut it out of red adhesive vinyl. Once weeded, I used contact paper to transfer the image.
All I need to do now is drill a hole for a ribbon to hang!
After I took the picture I noticed one of the dots was missing and another was in the wrong place… Since it had only been a few minutes, I was able to reposition the one. I figured I could drill the hole where the missing one is… but found it stuck to my elbow!
Layering the vinyl can be a little more complicated, but worth it!
I’m still playing around with the design of this one. Over the years I’ve had many ornaments break, so making them on wooden cut outs means I don’t have to worry about that as much.
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DIY Wood Slice Christmas Ornaments
Starfish Ornaments for a Coastal Christmas Tree
Lightweight Bauble Ornament – Free Crochet Pattern in 3 Sizes
Clothespin Snowflake Ornaments
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Simple DIY Leather Christmas Ornaments
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