Monday, November 23, 2009

Alphabet Ornaments


As I promised in the previous post, here is my take on the Alphabet Ornaments from Ballard Designs.

I made mine with clear ornaments, off-white spray paint, black glittery letter stickers, and spray sealant. I wanted a rustic, matte finish on my ornaments, and I chose to do my family's initials in both upper and lowercase. I spent $5 on the letter stickers and a set of 5 clear ornaments, and I already had the spray paint and sealant in my craft box.

You can go a thousand different ways with this craft - instead of letters, you could do stickers of your child's favorite animal or cartoon character; I plan on doing an ornament with all elephants on it for my oldest, I think he'll like it. I also plan on making a set for my parents' house, with antique gold spray paint instead of the off-white.

I'd love to see what you do, so please share here if you make some ornaments!

10 comments:

  1. Those are really neat and look super easy to do.

    Stopped by from SITS to say hi and welcome.

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  2. I love how they turned out. And for about $5...wow!

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  3. Thank you ladies, I am very happy with the result!

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  4. Wow - I think I just found what I'm going to make for my kiddos' teachers - great idea!!

    They look beautiful. Crafty people amaze me.

    Stopping by from SiTS - Em

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  5. They're very sharp!

    Welcome to the SITS community!

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  6. Oh I'm so glad I stopped by! This is such a great idea. And, since I am so picky about what it is I am looking for, this would help me perfect that look! I just don't get why I can't think of things like this without someone pointing it out.
    Stopping by to give you a big welcome to the SITSahood. We are so glad you could join us and look forward to seeing you around!

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  7. I love absolutely love great Ballard inspired decor ! THanks so much for linking.... it's so nice to meet you !
    Hugs
    Kate

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  8. Yours turned out great!! I did this for Chris' I can make that party and they were not this cute! my spray paint cracked. You did a great job!

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  9. Wow...those look great! Nice job! I just saw those in the Ballard catalog today. TFS ~Lisa

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  10. They're beautiful... and for that price, a steal!!

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