How to Make Glass and Egg Shell Christmas Tree Ornaments

With some creative thinking and bits of this and that around the home, you can make decorative and memorable Christmas tree ornaments. The unique quality of homemade Christmas tree ornaments is that the family can come together in the crafting. Over the years, a family creates its own story, filled with humor and nostalgia. Unlike a store-bought ornament, handmade Christmas tree ornaments, in all their imperfection, have lasting value for generations to come.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Plain silver glass balls
• Scrap fabric of any kind (lace, velvet, flannel)
• Leftover Christmas wrapping paper and cards
• Egg shells
• Colored lacquer
• Glue
• Beads

1. 
    

   Attach bits of brightly colored ribbons or scraps of lace or velvet to plain colored glass balls. Glue fabric first to construction paper so that the fabric or other paper decorations will hold to the balls.

2. 
    

   Save egg shells. If you poke a tiny hole at either end with a thin pick or a needle and blow out the egg, you will have a whole egg shell to decorate. Lacquer in colors of your choice. Leave some shell in its original color. Light reflects through egg shell and creates its own show, especially contrasting with pearl lacquers.

3. 
    

   Attach beads or rhinestones to either glass balls or egg shells. Haunt bead shops and thrift stores for beads and old jewelry for promising results. To make it possible to hang Christmas ornaments on your tree, glue a small bead to the top of the ornament and run necklace wire or thin string through the bead.

4. 
    

   Make a collection for a particular year with a theme. Select a theme that has meaning for your family, perhaps of loved ones. Or choose a common (or uncommon) Christmas theme, such as the Nativity scene or Santa's reindeer.

Resources

• Christmas ornaments
• A Homemade Christmas
• Christmas ornament crafts

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[patmcaudel]

on 11/1/2009 wonderful ideas, i have a friend who drills eggs with a dental drill, they are beautiful! very good!