Personalize your Christmas tree with a picture of your kids! You'll have an easy DIY Christmas ornament and a great memory of your kids for years to come!
It's December 1st! Yea!
That means I can finally start singing Christmas carols. My son has declared Christmas carols off limits until the start of December. I keep trying to play the Christmas radio station, but lose the radio wars every time.
So now, I can start singing and decorating... that starts with making my personalized Christmas ornaments for the tree and checking out all the great ornaments that are part of the Christmas Blog hop.
While you are checking things out, be sure to check out all 12 days of my projects.
That means I can finally start singing Christmas carols. My son has declared Christmas carols off limits until the start of December. I keep trying to play the Christmas radio station, but lose the radio wars every time.
So now, I can start singing and decorating... that starts with making my personalized Christmas ornaments for the tree and checking out all the great ornaments that are part of the Christmas Blog hop.
While you are checking things out, be sure to check out all 12 days of my projects.
Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
Stop by every day from December first through the twelfth for new ideas you can use to make your season brighter!
Meet Your Hosts
They have all been busy as Elves creating, decorating, cooking and crafting tons of new ideas for you to try this holiday season!
Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event
Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd.
Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
Megan~C'mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs
Amanda~Domestically Creative/ Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister
Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Amanda~Domestically Creative/ Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister
Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline
Bonbon~Farmhouse 40 I Susanne~Pearl Street Designs
Bonbon~Farmhouse 40 I Susanne~Pearl Street Designs
Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts
Kelly~North Country Nest I Marie~The Inspiration Vault
Kelly~North Country Nest I Marie~The Inspiration Vault
Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme
Karen~Dragonfly and Lily Pads I Trisha~Blowing Away Out West
Karen~Dragonfly and Lily Pads I Trisha~Blowing Away Out West
Tomika~Life In Pumps I Rachee~Say it, "Rah-Shay"
Ra'Nesha~Queen Thrifty I Lorrin~Embrace The Perfect Mess
Ra'Nesha~Queen Thrifty I Lorrin~Embrace The Perfect Mess
Sam~Raggedy Bits I Rachel~Smart Mom Smart Ideas
Surya~The Busy Mom Club I Cyn~Creative Cynchronicity
Surya~The Busy Mom Club I Cyn~Creative Cynchronicity
Valeria~Val Event Gal I Yami~The Latina Next Door
Jeannee~Centsably Creative I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Jeannee~Centsably Creative I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180
Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I Kim~Everyday Parties I Erica~Erica Ever After
Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I Kim~Everyday Parties I Erica~Erica Ever After
This year I am going to try a themed tree, and so I'm working on making a "yearbook" for our tree. Every one of the ornaments is going to have something to do with a memory or activity that we had this year.
So I'm going to include the kids' first day of school pictures on our tree. This is a lot easier than it sounds, so you will definitely want to check this Christmas ornament DIY out.
To make these personalized picture ornaments you will need:
- Darice Ceramic Christmas Ornament (I have been able to find them at Hobby Lobby before but couldn't this year, so I got mine from Amazon)
- 3x5 or 4x6 inch picture
- Modge Podge or Xyron Sticker Maker with Adhesive Cartridge
- 3 inch Hole punch
- Ornament Back Printable (at bottom of page)
Start by using your 3 inch hole punch to punch out the face or part you want on your ornament from your picture. It's really easy to do this by turning the punch over and lining up the area with where you want to cut.
Print out and punch the ornament back that you want. I have given you 6 different designs. 2 have the saying "Christmas 2017", 2 say "Merry Christmas" and 2 are blank.
The blank ones would be great for you to have your child write there name on it. Or you could write information about how big they are this year. Or anything that's personalized and you may want to remember when they have kids of their own.
I love to use my Xyron sticker maker to turn my picture and ornament back into stickers for the ornament. It's so easy to run the pictures through it and then peel off the back for the perfect sticker. The Xyron is one of my favorite crafting tools ever.
But if you don't have one, ask Santa to get you one for Christmas! In the meantime, paint the back of your picture and ormanent graphic with Modge Podge and secure it to your ornament.
See, I told you it was super easy. Plus, be sure to sing lots of Christmas carols while you are working on these to get you in the Christmas spirit...and to spread some Christmas cheer. Then be sure to come back tomorrow to find out why you should be singing loud and clear to spread that Christmas cheer! (Anyone catch the hint in that famous line?)
Be sure to visit our fellow 12 Days of Christmas Bloggers below for even more creative ideas this holiday season!
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