Ornaments for Christmas trees are a valued and honored holiday tradition. Almost every ornament imaginable is available in stores to hang on trees from shiny and sparkling Christmas balls, to flashing figurines. Many people, however, prefer special handmade ornaments that offer the appeal of fond memories and stand as family keep-sakes.
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.
To begin the project decide what photos will be used. Look at digital and print photos. Select children at various ages, parents, and other loved ones. Print them or cut them out. Gather materials, like cardboard that will be used.
It's also possible to use white cardboard and simply decorate borders and the back of the cardboard with glitter, sparkles, sequins, or shiny shapes. Colored tinsels can also be used for bordering around pictures, such as green, red, silver or gold. Deciding beforehand how the picture will be bordered and the back of the cardboard will be decorated will help create a special mood for the tree and for the holiday.
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.
Select a photo, and glue to cardboard. Allow a few minutes for drying. Turn picture over and spread glue on back of cardboard. While allowing a few minutes for glue to dry select sequins and cut tinsel for bordering photo. Glue selected sequins over glitter on back of cardboard. When dry turn over and glue tinsel to cardboard surrounding photo. Glue small sequin shapes to tinsel. After it has dried make a hole in the top of the cardboard and insert ribbon or string and hang on tree.
Another easy idea is to use old Christmas cards and cut out words written from the giver. Glue on a similar sized piece of colored card paper. Trace the words with glue, and sprinkle glitter.
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.
Before buying store bought ornaments, personalize the holiday with handmade ornaments that will create a lifetime of memories, using pictures and timeless words. Such a keepsake will last through time, and will be used year after year. No matter the holiday personalized holiday keepsakes will create a magical, imaginative centerpiece of conversation that will offer family beauty and timeless 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.
To begin the project decide what photos will be used. Look at digital and print photos. Select children at various ages, parents, and other loved ones. Print them or cut them out. Gather materials, like cardboard that will be used.
It's also possible to use white cardboard and simply decorate borders and the back of the cardboard with glitter, sparkles, sequins, or shiny shapes. Colored tinsels can also be used for bordering around pictures, such as green, red, silver or gold. Deciding beforehand how the picture will be bordered and the back of the cardboard will be decorated will help create a special mood for the tree and for the holiday.
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.
Select a photo, and glue to cardboard. Allow a few minutes for drying. Turn picture over and spread glue on back of cardboard. While allowing a few minutes for glue to dry select sequins and cut tinsel for bordering photo. Glue selected sequins over glitter on back of cardboard. When dry turn over and glue tinsel to cardboard surrounding photo. Glue small sequin shapes to tinsel. After it has dried make a hole in the top of the cardboard and insert ribbon or string and hang on tree.
Another easy idea is to use old Christmas cards and cut out words written from the giver. Glue on a similar sized piece of colored card paper. Trace the words with glue, and sprinkle glitter.
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.
Before buying store bought ornaments, personalize the holiday with handmade ornaments that will create a lifetime of memories, using pictures and timeless words. Such a keepsake will last through time, and will be used year after year. No matter the holiday personalized holiday keepsakes will create a magical, imaginative centerpiece of conversation that will offer family beauty and timeless memories.
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