Good morning everyone!
I know that it has been a while since I have shared anything creative and crafty with you, but that is going to change TODAY!! I have really been in the Christmas mood lately with Christmas music playing and putting up the tree and decorating it with my fiance and making Christmas candies with my family, so I decided why not make some homemade ornaments! Every year I make some homemade ornaments to hang on our tree, last year I wasn't able to because we were moving into our new home, so this year I was so happy that I had time to. This particular ornament was inspired by Alyx from
Ornament Designs. I stumbled upon her website a few weeks back and was amazed at her talent and the beautiful ornaments she creates. I decided to give a simpler design a try and loved the way mine came out. Mine is no where near as ornate as her beautiful pieces, but I love it.
Similar to Alyx's original ornament, I used a black silk satin type fabric and then added a teal colored lace fabric as an over lay to three of the segments. I then just used teal colored sequins that matched the fabric. The ribbon used was just some basic black satin ribbon from the craft store. Lastly for the top and bottom of the ornament, I decided to make it a bit more fancy by using bouquet/boutonniere pins that already have a pearl like detail to the tops and added swarovski crystals to it and then inserted them into the top and bottom of the ornament. I love how it turned out!!
I have made three of these ornaments so far, one to hang on my own tree, one for my mom to give at an ornament swap at work and the other I am going to be selling on my Etsy Shop:
Sara's Sweet Creations
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
