Make your holidays handmade—try these charming Paper Bead Tree Ornaments for a fun and festive craft!
Today is the last day of the Christmas Ornament Hop, and I’m excited to share how to make these Paper Bead Tree Ornaments. For my green tree, I created my own colored design, but you can easily customize yours using napkins, scrapbook paper, wrapping paper, or even magazine pages. It’s a fun, versatile project that turns simple materials into something beautifully festive!
I colored the ends of the beads with a marker to cover the white paper. This gives your ornament a more finished appearance. To join the beads together I used festive pipe cleaners. Alternatives could be cord, or floral wire.
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To see all the different ornament tutorials follow the post you can find here: [12 Days of Ornaments]
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Transform simple items from Dollar Tree and ribbons from Gwen Studios into a lovely fall decor.
This project transforms a simple pumpkin base from Dollar Tree into a stunning seasonal centerpiece. By combining affordable florals with quality ribbons from Gwen Studios, you can create a piece that feels custom and high-end without the high price tag.
Start by painting the pumpkin with a white wash and then arranging faux flowers, greenery, or stems around the top of the pumpkin. The ribbons from Gwen Studios add texture and pattern amongst the flowers.
The result is a versatile autumn decor piece: perfect as a table centerpiece, mantle accent, or even porch display. Best of all, it’s budget-friendly, fun to make, and completely customizable to your color scheme.
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The styrofoam pumpkin from Dollar Tree comes in a very bright orange, which can feel a little overwhelming for floral decor. To soften the look, I gave it a whitewash effect using Deco Earth paint from DecoArt. This toned down the orange, and created a more natural base that blends beautifully with fall florals and ribbons.
To enhance the floral arrangement, I used Gwen Studios grosgrain ribbon in both solid orange and playful orange polka dots. The ribbons add layers a pop of pattern that ties the whole design together.
For attaching them, I made my own metal picks by unfolding paper clips — a simple and affordable alternative to store-bought floral picks. This little hack kept the project budget-friendly while still giving me the flexibility to position the ribbons exactly where I wanted them.
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The image above shows a close-up of the finished pumpkin decor, highlighting how the whitewashed pumpkin peeks through beneath the floral arrangement. The softened base creates the perfect contrast against the vibrant flowers and Gwen Studios ribbons.
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This tye-dye look is achieved with a technique called reverse embossing. It uses the “wrong” side of the embossed card stock. After ink blending into the negative spaces, black ink is applied to the raised surfaces to create the look. I added a sticker sentiment and a few gems to finish the tag off.
If you are interested in the word sticker set, it is available in the store at the following link: [Art Words]
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In this close-up image, you can see the addition of the gemstones better. I think they add to the final overall look.
If you make tags or enjoy tags, I’d love for you to join us at Crafting Tags
Using charms from the craft store make for quick and affordable earrings.
Making earrings from charms is so easy. These beautiful butterfly wings came in a set of four pairs from Hobby Lobby. I was able to make four pairs of earrings for less than $10, making these a very affordable gift. Charms and buttons make for quick and easy earrings.
Using two jewelry pliers, charms, and matching ear wires I was able to make four pairs of earrings in no time at all.
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These were such a huge hit in my house, I have to go and buy a few more sets of charms so we don’t fight over the colors!
Cats are playful. The Nala stamp from Fairy Stamper needed to be playful and the scrapbook paper with the birds worked well. I put the two together to make a playful tag.
Materials:
scrapbook paper
cardstock
Nala stamp
black ink pad
clear embossing powder
heat gun
DIY shimmer spray
Distress Oxide
blending brush
ribbons
hole punch
works board
scissors
tape runner
Video Tutorial:
The glimmer on the tag is hard to capture on video and photography. Hopefully, the image above shows a bit of how it shimmers. I make my own shimmer spray. If you would like to learn how to make your own you can follow this link. [DIY shimmer spray]
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Die cut a pair of Christmas tree earrings using shrink plastic three different ways.
with Scrapbook.com
Fun for the holidays, fun for gift-giving, make a pair of Christmas tree earrings with a die from Scrapbook.com, and shrink film. I’ve shown three different designs all made from the same die. The green earrings are using alcohol ink, the rose gold earrings used a stamp pad, and the silver and black pair were stamped with a rubber stamp.
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To make the earrings I used the smallest die from the Nested Tree Dies and shrink film from Grafix. I used white and silver shrink film.
Materials:
Nested Tree Die
Shrink film – white, silver
CrossOver II
alcohol inks
Rose gold stamp pad
Stazon ink pad
rubber stamp
jewelry making tools and findings
Alcohol ink marker (green)
UV light
UV resin
hole punch
toaster oven
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As the film shrinks, the colors become more intense. While there was a pattern on the rose gold trees, it is all but gone once shrunk. However, they did take on a more metallic sheen almost like glitter. Do you have a favorite pair?
Make sure you stop at every crafty post along the way for Christmas magic and inspiration!
Sometimes the materials suggest the project. This is the case with my gift tag made with pieces of ephemera. I loved the little girl knitting and it seemed like the perfect idea to make a gift tag to go with a special handmade knitted gift. The little girl image also set the color theme. I only wish she were crocheting because I do that more often than knitting.
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To begin, I chose to distress the edges of the colored card stock pieces. I cut the mint cardstock tag first, then the mustard tag a bit larger on all four sides. The mustard rectangle was a leftover piece from cutting the tag. Notice the hole isn’t punched yet in the mustard tag so I can align it correctly with the mint piece. These pieces were cut on the Works Board using the guide for making tags.
Here are all the individual parts ready to put together with The Best Glue Ever. You can watch how it was done in the following video tutorial. While the ribbon bow coordinates well, I couldn’t find the right spot to place it on the tag.
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How I updated a night light from the Dollar Tree with a vinyl design. @OfficalCricut @DollarTree #affiliate
A Dollar Tree Craft
I found this plain night light at the Dollar Tree and I was drawn to it for a crafting project. As a craft designer, I always have my eye out for project ideas and the Dollar Tree is a great place to find economical items. With the use of my Cricut and a little bit of vinyl, I transformed this plain night light into something more decorative. Follow along for this quick and easy project.
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materials
Materials:
night light
Cricut Maker
Holographic Vinyl
transfer tape
Cricut design
scissors
washi tape (optional)
Cricut Maker
I cut the stencil design on my Cricut Maker using holographic Cricut vinyl. The design I used is a purchased Cricut design – Flower Square Coaster #MCDABE4D. I sized it to be a bit smaller than the flat surface of the night light.
I used washi tape for additional security on my mats since they aren’t as sticky as they used to be. This is just a precaution and not necessary for most.
For the next step, weed away all the unwanted vinyl and then apply your transfer tape. The video below will show you how these preparation steps were done.
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The finished night light is placed in our downstairs bathroom which is very dark. It stays lit all the time and sets off a beautiful soft blue glow that works really well with the holographic blue vinyl. I am happy with the result and I think the design really adds to the night light.
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Make a pen gift box with a free SVG file. #free #freeSVG
With a Free SVG
My daughter graduated from High School this year. Here graduating class was small. On the day of graduation she wanted to give each girl a graduation gift of a nice pen. The pens didn’t have a gift box, so Cricut to the rescue. We made gift boxes.
I have a video tutorial on the Rinea Foiled Paper blog today making this decorative gift box just in time for Valentine’s Day. Consider using it as a gift box for jewelry or candy or maybe the box is the gift!
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