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    Home » Small Christmas Projects I Made This Week

    Small Christmas Projects I Made This Week

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    I wanted to share all the Christmas ornaments and magnets I made this week along with sparkly houses and other stuff! These projects are really easy and I especially love the Christmas card ornaments made out of….what else but Christmas cards I received from friends and family. You will think of the sender every time you see the ornament hanging on the tree. I enjoy making anything Christmas. It’s my favorite time of the year.

    Christmas cards for diy projects

    These are a few of the cards we received last year.

    vintage and junk jewelry for diy projects

    I pulled out my junk jewelry stash. This is just a small part of it.

    how to recycle Christmas cards into Christmas ornaments

    I cute the cards into tree shapes just willy nilly. They don’t have to be perfect. For the toppers i selected a piece of jewelry or just lever the top bare like I did on the snowman card. He didn’t need a tree topper. I used  hot glue to put everything together.

     

    Christmas ornament made with Christmas cards

    The trunks are small chips of wood or part of the cut up cards. I am not showing all the steps in each project because there are a bunch of projects and you guys will know how to put them together just by looking at them. This pretty card was from my brother and sister-in-law.

    diy Christmas ornaments (2)

    The snowman card was 3 dimensional and I just cut a piece of a red card for his trunk, no topper needed. You could also make a garland out of the trees!

     

    how to use vintage jewelry and recycled Christmas cards to make ornaments

    I had a bunch of options to choose from when it came to tree toppers. This would be a fun project when you are visiting with relatives or friend over the holidays. Then you could pack them away for next Christmas. Get the kids involved.

    how to make Christmas ornaments from jewelry

    Next I took some of the jewelry pieces and made ornaments. I selected these black and white pieces to work with. I cut or pulled the backs off of the earrings using a pair of wire cutters.

    how to make tree ornaments from old jewelry

    I used simple white curly ribbon for the hangers and again I used hot glue to put everything together.

    diy magnets made from junk jewelry (2)

    I also made some refrigerator magnets using pieces of the jewelry. I really like the fleur dis lis magnet with the rhinestone face. 'When making refrigerator magnets you should use strong magnets like these.

    angels 3

    The little angels are vintage package decorations. I’ve had them for years. I never could decide what to do with them. They are so pretty. The picture above was cut from the video I made and the colors are off.

    diy refrigerator magnets made from vintage angel gift tags

    All I did was cut the pipe cleaner stems off and hot glued heavy duty magnets to the back of the angels. I put two of them together on one magnet because the skirt on one was torn and showed white.

    bingo tree (2)

    The next project was inspired by a roll of moss I bought from a vendor at the shop. The sheet of moss has been in the shop for a while. I bought it with no projects in mind. Then I came up with the tree project.

    bingo card Christmas tree

    I pulled out one of my vintage Bingo cards and cut a tree shape from the moss sheet. I hot glued it to the card then added a jewelry pin topper and a small piece of furniture veneer for the trunk.

    DIY moss Christmas tree with star topper

    I  made this little tree on reclaimed wood. The glitter star was salvaged from an old Fourth of July project. Never throw anything away. Reuse and recycle.

    gingerbread 2 (2)

    This next project is going to be all sparkly. The gingerbread box came from the Dollar Tree last year. I bought the bottle of sparkly white and clear glitter from Michaels when it was on sale.

    small Christmas project

    small Christmas project - glitter house

    I used a paint brush to brush white glue all over the box then I set it on a piece of parchment paper so I could save the excess glitter. I sprinkled glitter all over the box. It turned out so shiny.

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    I did the same thing to this birdhouse but I added a bit of gold glitter too. I like the white and clear glitter better.

    pompom magnets (2)

    I’ve made these pompom magnets before. The kids love them. I used colorful paper straws, googly eyes, and pompoms…and of course  magnets and hot glue.

    recycled shutter sign made with a wreath and a chalk couture sign

    This last project is a shutter sign I put together using a reclaimed shutter, a wreath from Hobby Lobby, ribbon, and the Brrr sign I made using Chalk Couture. I love the blue color on the sign which is a FolkArt Chalk color. Can’t remember the name.

    That’s it for my small Christmas projects and I hope I was able to inspire you in some way. That’s it for me until  after Christmas too. Merry Christmas friends. Thanks for always being here, Kathy

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    1. Naomi Shelton

      December 23, 2021 at 5:57 pm

      I loved looking at all your little projects, Kathy. Especially the little houses. I had hoped to make some little putz houses this year but got sick right after Thanksgiving and haven't been able to do much at all. Hopefully, next year will be better.

      Hope you and your family have a happy Christmas and New Year.

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      • Kathy Owen

        December 23, 2021 at 9:22 pm

        I hope you are feeling better Naomi. I love seeing your comments. I hope to make some putz houses too. Nothing says we can't make them all year round. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and Good Health

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      • Cheryl Atkinson

        December 27, 2021 at 9:46 am

        These are wonderful ornaments. I love them all

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    2. Lynda

      December 23, 2021 at 4:25 pm

      Enjoyed looking at your pictures. Really liked the use of the moss. Have a blessed, Merry Christmas! Happy New Year, too!!

      Reply
    3. Jo-Ann

      December 23, 2021 at 10:27 am

      Your ornament projects look like such fun and made me happy viewing them. I especially like the frosted gingerbread house and bird house. Thanks for all you give us all year and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

      Reply
      • Kathy Owen

        December 23, 2021 at 11:24 am

        Thank you and Merry Christmas JoAnn

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    4. Jo

      December 23, 2021 at 4:34 am

      I use to use old cards as gift tags on family and friends presents

      Reply
      • Kathy Owen

        December 23, 2021 at 9:42 am

        That's a great idea. Merry Christmas Jo!

        Reply

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