Sunday, December 9, 2012

Twig Snowflake Ornament

The other day while scrolling through Pinterest I saw THIS little cutie and decided it would be the perfect thing to add to a gift I wrapped in brown paper.  Its like adding a gift to a gift...just a little something extra!  An ornament to keep even after the wrapping is set aside.
This little lovely cost me nothing to make because I already had everything on hand and I just shopped the front yard for the twigs I needed.  Stay tuned for a larger version I made.
I used a pair of Fiskar tree trimmers to cut my twigs to length.  Mine measures about 5 inches across, but I suppose you could make yours as big or little as you needed.
I used my hot glue gun to "stick" everything together, but I was left with the ugly glue showing.
So I went digging in my old Christmas decorations and found some little plastic greenery that was a perfect fit. It even had snow on it!  I added those on with hot glue as well.  To cover the glue out on the end pieces I added a little more glue and some Martha Stewart glitter. Scroll back up to the very first picture for what that looks like.
I added a little red ribbon bow to one side and then another ribbon for hanging it and I was done!
I thought it was the perfect touch for a package dressed in brown paper and red twine.  Here it is under our front porch tree sitting in our old wagon.  Please join us next week for a post on how we decorated this tree and to see the larger star version of the twig snowflake for the tree topper I made for it.

It doesn't have to be done all at once.  It is a slow process in the works! C-ya next time!

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3 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful idea! I absolutely love it. I've got to try this out. Pinning it right away. Megan

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  2. It's adorable DeeDee! Very clever use of natural elements. It looks beautiful on the package. Thanks for sharing your tutorial, too.

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  3. I love this! Such a great way to pretty up a package! Thanks so much for sharing at Clean and Scentsible. I will be featuring this tomorrow. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
    Jenn ;)

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