I am trying, really trying. When you have a child in Marching Band your year isn't yours until after Thanksgiving! So.....
I was inspired by Ali at Honey and Maple Syrup and these great ornaments! Inspired by Ballard, and we know how awesome their stuff is.
We have a small gathering of friends and I was wanting something to make as a small gift. So I took this idea and ran with it. I bought the glass balls at Michaels and Joann's when they were Buy One Get One FREE, so $5 for 8 or .63, then I got the cream paint at Michaels for .39, since these are larger balls it lasted through about 3 or so. Than I bought the stick on letters, all about being easy, right, these were $3.99, but have lots of letters!
Spray painted the tops black and here is what I got! I made one for each couple, using their last name initial.
I had these cute alphabet tiles I got last year and tied them on with twine. Since I don't have a tree up yet, this is what you get. Tree will probably go up this weekend. I think I will get the little chinese food containers to package them in. So one project down, a few more to go.
Have a great day!
Laura
5 comments:
These look so great....I can even see them clustered as a collection in an apothecary jar with the letters or even numbers. Love how you added the twine as a tie...
Take care,
Lisa
This makes me want to get my CriCut going....Think I will make some soon, even though it is hard to think about Christmas when it is 90 degrees and sunny. Last year I made name tags for packages that looked like the little tags, the twine idea is a very fun touch.
the little scrabble tiles send your take on them right over the edge. i love that touch.
Love! How did you paint these? (spray or brush?) On the inside or outside the ornament?
I used the craft paint and squirted a bit inside the glass ball and swirled around, then you let it drip into a plastic cup to drain. Works like a charm.
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