Part 14: Rick Rack ornament

Supplies:

• rick rack or double sided satin ribbon
• fray check
• needle
• thread
• embroidery thread
• beads version two

Order of events:

Version 1:

1. Cut rick rack or satin ribbon to length.
2. Fray check all ends; let dry.
3. Sew one end then the other making sure to go from longest to shortest then back up to the longest.
4. Add hanger.

Version two:

1. Cut rick rack (RR) or satin ribbon to length.
2. Fray check all ends; let dry.
3. Sew one end then the other making sure to go from longest to shortest then back up to the longest. I also added one bead to each side of the ornament (see finished ornament to see what I mean).
   
4. String beads through middle of ornament going sideways. I did the following pattern: 1 bead for future hanger bead, RR, 2 beads RR, 2 beads, RR, 2 beads, RR, 2 beads, RR, 1 bead, then three beads; turn, go through all again; tie off.
5. Add hanger in top bead; done (this ornament hangs sideways to the first).
   

When I finished this, I looked around to see if someone had the paper version that I remember making as a kid. Here is one, so if you have quilling paper, you can do that instead of ribbon or rick rack.

DO NOT USE ANY OF THESE PATTERNS TO MAKE THINGS TO SELL FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!!!!

December 1

So what did we wake up to this first day of advent but snow everywhere! We kind of expected it because it was trying to snow when we went to bed. We also had a power outage last night for just a short time.

Check out this advent by Martha Stewart. My Vavo did something like this when I was a kid, but she hot glued them to a wood wreath that my Nono cut out with a jig saw. Once the boxes where glued on to the wreath, she made each box into a Christmas-time scene. She used Christmas cards that she cut up as the back drop in each box. Say it was a tree on the card, then the scene might have some little figure opening a present by the tree or something like that. A sort of mini-doll house with frozen scenes.

Part 13: Spool ornamnet

Supplies:

• craft wood spool or a real vintage one (if you don't mind adding glue to it; I just couldn't get myself to do that to my old ones)
• beads
• bells
• embroidery thread
• scissors
• needle
• glue dots
  

Order of events:

1. Place glue dots on side of spool from top to bottom where thread would normally be wound (I used 3 dots; it'a hard to see in this photo, the next few are better to see the dots)
2. Wrap thread around spool making sure to go over tail. Cut thread just past the last glue dot; press thread hard into glue dot to keep thread from coming undone.
3. String bell.
4. String spool followed by beads. Tie knot to keep beads from moving. Tie another knot to form hanger; done. The red and green tails haven't been cut yet in these photos.

Tails are cut in this last photo.
DO NOT USE ANY OF THESE PATTERNS TO MAKE THINGS TO SELL FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!!!!

Part 12: Wreath Ornament

Supplies:

• ring of some sort
• embellishments (bells, beads, bows, whatever)
• embroidery thread for hanger
• needle
• thread to sew embellishments on
• thimble, if you use one
• crochet hook (size doesn't matter; just whatever works with your yarn)
• Fuzzy yarn

Order of events:

1. Crochet fuzzy yarn on rings. If you don't crochet, you can use a blanket stitch in embroidery to get a similar look.
2. Add embellishments; if you want, you can add some while crocheting, such as the bell on the light colored wreath.
3. Add hanger.

DO NOT USE ANY OF THESE PATTERNS TO MAKE THINGS TO SELL FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!!!!