Christmas Ornaments

I've been busy with social engagements and making Christmas presents and, as a result, this poor blog has been neglected. I still can't show what I've been making, so I thought I'd show off some of my favorite handmade Christmas ornaments.

I don't decorate too much for Christmas. I have a few decorations, an advent calendar (haven't gotten good pictures of that one yet) and the tree. I like to cover my tree with as many ornaments as possible, with no particular theme. This year, the ornaments aren't as plentiful because we are trying to populate the tree with baby friendly ornaments only.

I LOVE homemade ornaments. They're just better than store-bought ornaments for so many reasons. Here are some of the ones on my tree.

This is a stick my sister painted brown and then painted over with a Santa head. He has a long, skinny beard that extends all the way down the stick. I couldn't get a very good picture of this ornament, but I love it so much that I had to include it here anyway.

This little girl was made by my grandmother (not the one who gave me all that fabric from her stash, but the other one). She's made from felt and appears to be hand sewn and embroidered. The date embroidered on the back tells me that she was made in 1985. I was eight years old.

My sister beaded and painted this sweet little angel. She hangs near the top of the tree, so she can play with the angel tree topper.

This angel is another felt ornament that was hand sewn and embroidered by my grandmother. This is Simon's favorite ornament, since he keeps snatching it off the tree and flinging it around. If you look in the background of this picture you can see the godseye which was my sister's very first handmade Christmas ornament.

And here, finally, is an ornament made by me. I made it for my first Christmas after graduating college, shortly after I discovered cross stitching. I really need to make more Christmas ornaments. My goal is to design a new one every year. I should start thinking about next year now!