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!
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Those are really neat and look super easy to do.
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I love how they turned out. And for about $5...wow!
ReplyDeleteThank you ladies, I am very happy with the result!
ReplyDeleteWow - I think I just found what I'm going to make for my kiddos' teachers - great idea!!
ReplyDeleteThey look beautiful. Crafty people amaze me.
Stopping by from SiTS - Em
They're very sharp!
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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.
ReplyDeleteStopping 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!
I love absolutely love great Ballard inspired decor ! THanks so much for linking.... it's so nice to meet you !
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Kate
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!
ReplyDeleteWow...those look great! Nice job! I just saw those in the Ballard catalog today. TFS ~Lisa
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful... and for that price, a steal!!
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