Festive Ornaments

Posted on December 17, 2014 by liz

When I was a kid my favorite ornaments were Richard Scary color it in yourself ornaments. Some were colored, some had a single line of crayon through them. they were paper cut outs with holes punched in them and ribbon, string or wire from bread bag attaching them to the tree. I love holidays as an excuse for crafts. There’s something special about learning how to make popcorn strings or fold crepe paper into streamers. There is a pleasure in making, mastering and being part of a communal effort that is seen.

I made these ornaments for you, just print them out, color in, cut out and add string. If you do use any I’d love to see them. You can mention in the comments or send me an e-mail.

I’ve printed out a copy for myself, but I have not yet colored mine in! The Things can be any color or pattern in the world (or non-world) so it’s hard to decide how to do it!

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2 thoughts on “Festive Ornaments”

  1. greenspace01

    when we were little my sister and I used to love making silver and gold bells out of the milk-bottle tops (I’m not sure why there were two different colours – full-cream and skim, maybe? this was in regional Australia in the early 1970s). so easy, just fold and squash the little circle of gold or silver foil around the tip of your finger until it makes a bell shape, then use a needle and thread to put a loop of cotton through to hang it from the tree or wherever…

  2. liz

    I miss those bottle tops! Gold was definitely full cream and unhomogenized in Canberra. Delicious delicious cream floating at that top.

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