DIY Pumpkin Seed Ornaments Tutorial

It’s been a busy fall for us so I’m just now getting this post out after working on these pumpkin seed ornaments for over a month. Better late than never! We hoarded pumpkin seeds from Halloween, washed and toasted them, then they sat dry in a bowl on our kitchen counter for almost two months waiting to be turned into Christmas ornaments. Finally we finished them this week and they were worth the wait. For this project you’ll need pumpkin seeds, cardboard, colored felt, a hot glue gun, ribbons, scissors and decorations for the flowers and trees, if you decide to make those too.

Use a pen to trace circles around the bottom of a cup (on top of cardboard) for the base of the flowers, then cut them out.

Use the same cup to trace circles on felt and cut them out as well.

Use a hot glue gun to glue the seeds around the edges of the cardboard as seen below.

You can alter the orientation of the seeds as you place them – some pointing out, others pointing in. Don’t worry about the glue gun strings hanging off. You can remove them later after it all dries.

Here you can see the different variations of pumpkin seed placement.

We did a tree too just for giggles.

Then we started painting the flowers.

And painting the tree.

The natural seed color is beautiful as is, so we painted some and not others.

Next we added sequin decorations to the center of the flowers and all over the tree.

Then hot glued the ribbons on the back of the ornaments.

And glued the felt on top of that to keep the ribbon in place and cover the back.

Here they all are in their glory!

We put some of the ornaments on our tree.

And saved others for future occasions.

Like gift bag decorations!

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Autumn scrapbooking-postcard

Autumn scrapbooking-postcard with your own hands – step by step masterclass for Bright autumn days.

Autumn – this bright time of year. Last warm days and amazing colors of autumn colors and pulls save. Autumn card can be a nice gift for the occasion and without it, especially if, in addition desire to invest in it more and favorite photo.

Postcard on “Autumn” with his own hands

Required tools and materials:

  • paper for scrapbooking, color cardboard;
  • photos and captions ornaments, nails;
  • artificial leaves, bechevka, a strip of burlap;
  • breadboard knife, scissors, line, glue, corner punch (optional);
  • sewing machine.

performance:

 

  • Cardboard biguem center to get two equal parts.

Paper, cut into parts of suitable size. Based on prikleivaem cord (you can use 2 segment), top prikleivaem paper on the back of cards and proshivaem. Paper for the front of the card do array of jewelry. Before you start recording and nashivaty decoration can be a picture of the composition, do not forget row in this process. Then begin to record and flashed jewelry from bottom to top. Some items may be completed with the help of nails. Ready prikleivaem cover of a cardboard base and proshivaem. One of the parties may hit the corners dыrokolom for easy insertion of photos. Both cards (for pictures and letters) prikleivaem of cardboard mat.

  • Finally prikleivaem card to the remaining paper items proshivaem and vkleivaem in a postcard.
  • This card itself navivaet warm thoughts and good memories, but the image will still special charm.

 

 

The author masterclass – Nikishova Mary.

How to make soft pot clock ornaments

The main thing – the idea! You can make such a clock of any size, not just covered with clay cup, but any size jar, pot, bowl …

1. Choose a large ceramic cup on the big, down on the table. 2. Take a piece of brown Taiwan Zhengguang soft clay, with rolling pin (or pressure machine) even carry out a slightly thick piece, wrapped in the cup outside the wall. (Note: Do not put the whole cup full, but more than 1/2 of the area, so as to ensure that the clock can be done after the stand.  3. Wrap the cup wall, find a center point poke a round hole, the size of the round hole with the shape of the core size of the circle as much as possible. 4. With scissors empty beer cans cut into about 3mm of the strip, around the outer wall of the soft clay, this is the use of aluminum toughness to prevent the soft clay in the dry nest after the deformation of the phenomenon. 5. and then pressure a layer of the same size before the brown mud, the purpose is to cover the beer cans, pay attention to poke out the hole. 6. Then, with some small mud in the brown mud surface to do the shape, small mud from the bottom to the formation of gradual color is more beautiful. (The second line, white plus two brown; the third line, white plus three brown, and so on until the whole cup wall.).  7. Put the affixed work into the oven and bake at a temperature of 120 ° C to 150 ° C for about 20 minutes. To be cooler oven, the work out, find a flat head long strip of the tool, slowly let the soft pottery from the porcelain surface. 8. The general effect of the concept bell came out. Then please carefully observe the shape of the clock, the arc is greater than the cup 1/2, whether standing secure. 9. Prepare the watch core. 10. The core through the round hole, with a special screw on the back, the back into the battery will be able to time it!

5-Minute Embossed Ornaments (Christmas Ornaments)

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 5-Minute Embossed Ornaments 

 

Simple homemade Christmas ornaments- Embossed Ornaments | Easy project for kids and adults with stunning results! We used household aluminum foil to make them.

Materials

  • Chipboard or Cereal box
  • Leaves or other shapes cut from chipboard– You can use something like this to create lovely shapes
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Jar lid
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Black paint like this
  • Paintbrush
  • Paper Towels

Instructions

  • Step One Draw a circle on a piece of chipboard using your jar lid. Cut out the circle.
  • Step Two Using a glue stick cover one side of the circle with glue.
  • Step Three Pres your leaf or paper cut onto the circle.
  • Step Four Add more glue on top of the leaf/paper shape.
  • Step Five Cut out two pieces of aluminum foil, one slightly larger than your circle and one the same size as your circle.
  • Step Six Cover the back of the circle with glue and press the circle sized piece of foil onto it.
  • Step Seven Turn over the ornament and press the larger piece of foil onto the leaf. Trim that piece of foil to be roughly ¼” larger than the circle and fold the edges over.
  • Step Eight Emboss it! Using your finger press down on the front of the circle to reveal the leaf lines. You will need to really press to see the details. It’s amazing to watch them appear!
  • Step Nine Paint a layer of black paint over the top of the ornament. Then quickly wipe of the paint with a paper towel. It will make the foil look like it has patina. Apply more paint as desired and wipe off. If you have too much paint use a damp paper towel to wipe it off.
  • Step Ten When you are done poke a hole in the top with a large needle, thread with embroidery thread, and hang it from your tree!

I really like the surprise factor of this project, especially burnishing the foil with your finger to reveal the image underneath. I also loved the way the leaf ornaments look like vintage tin.

Tips

  • You will want to use FRESH leaves to get the best impressions. Leaves with some thickness are preferred but be sure remove any stems that are extra thick as they will poke a hole in your foil.
  • An alternative to leaves is using paper cut shapes. We used this snowflake paper cut stamp to make small snowflakes out of chipboard and then pressed those as well.

Embossed Yarn Ornaments

These are easy for kids to make and decorate!

Materials 

  • Chipboard or Cereal box
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Jar lid
  • Scissors
  • Our favorite markers
  • Thin yarn or twine
  • Glue stick

Instructions

  • Step One Draw a circle on a piece of chipboard using your jar lid. Cut out the circle.
  • Step Two Using a glue stick cover both sides of the circle with glue.
  • Step Three Cut an 18” length of yarn. Start wrapping your circle with the yarn to make patterned blocks.
  • Step Four When you are done wrapping add more glue on top of the yarn.
  • Step Five Cut out two pieces of aluminum foil, one slightly larger than your circle and one the same size as your circle.
  • Step Six Press the yarn wrapped circle down on the larger piece of foil then place the circle of foil on the back side of the circle.
  • Step Seven Trim the larger piece of foil to be roughly ¼” larger than the circle and fold the edges over.
  • Step Eight Emboss it! Using your finger press down on the front of the circle to reveal the yarn “lines.”
  • Step Nine Color in the pattern with sharpies! Use the yarn to guide your pen and stay within the lines.
  • Step Ten When you are done poke a hole in the top with a large needle, thread with embroidery thread, and hang it from your tree!

Conclusion

If you decide to make homemade Christmas ornaments this year consider trying a few finger embossed ones, either style or both! They make a lovely addition to a Christmas tree and embossing is a great way to explore the sense of touch.