Homemade Christmas Ornaments
Many of the ornaments on my tree have been handmade by me over the years. In 2015, I added two more to my collection. The first is made from layered strips with a piece of cardstock sandwiched between two contrasting pieces of fabrics. I chose a red print for the one side and a gold print for the other. I may make these again, but maybe with some of the great decorative paper available on either side rather than the fabric. Snowflake Ornament from Fabric & cardstock The second handmade ornament was this wreath from tiny (3/4") hexagons. I had originally thought to leave it just plain, but I just needed to add some embellishment. Wreath ornament from little hexagons So I looked through my button box and found some little red buttons. It looked better, but was still missing something! Hexagon Wreath with buttons added And I dug into my embroidery floss bin for some red floss and outlined each hexagon with a running stitch. Hexagon Wre...
