Homemade Christmas Ornaments 12-20-17

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Homemade Christmas Ornaments 12-20-17

Years ago, even when I was a child, the Christmas tree was decorated in part by homemade ornaments. Doing it was one fun part of Christmas for us kids. If you never did this growing up, I'M SORRY :( Anyway it is never too late.

Even if you have an artificial tree, you can add some homemade things and enjoy an Old Fashioned Christmas or reminisce. Here are some we did that you can do.

String Popcorn (no butter on it). Use a large darning needle and strong button thread.

String whole fresh Cranberries the same way (you can get them in supermarkets now during the holidays).

Make Paper Snowflakes. We did them in school and put them on windows and trees and wherever here is a how-to link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1mmOTprHA4&pbjreload=10 . Make Paper chains of construction paper for garlands. When we were very poor we used strips from old magazines.. they looked colorful or even newspaper or brown paper sacks. they all look different when made into chains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JONehS8aHBA&pbjreload=10

Gingerbread or sugar cookies.. use man design or any shape.. Christmas cookie cutters. Pierce with heavy thread or string and hang them. Icing makes them different.

ALUMINUM Stars or other shape.. USE Aluminum Pie or baking pans for heavy aluminum. Trace a star, or paper snowflake on it with a sharpie marker and cut out.

HANG CANDY CANES

Hang baby socks from Family Dollar or WalMart .. Baby Mittens Too.

HAVE FUN, do with the kids, have an old fashioned less commercial Christmas!

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