{"id":24810,"date":"2012-12-19T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=24810"},"modified":"2014-01-27T15:25:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T20:25:08","slug":"make-a-simple-christmas-ornament-for-pennies-in-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/make-a-simple-christmas-ornament-for-pennies-in-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Make an Easy and Frugal Christmas Ornament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following is a post from contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/wZeT5E\">Lana<\/a> (like banana).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My friend called and asked if I was ready to go to the Annual Ornament Party that our mutual friend has every year.\u00a0 After a long <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ilovemy5kids.com\/2012\/12\/roadtrip5kids-has-ended-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">road trip<\/a>, I had totally forgot about the festivities.\u00a0 So I plugged in my handy hot glue gun and got creative!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Beautiful-Damask-Christmas-Ornament-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24824\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Beautiful-Damask-Christmas-Ornament-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Beautiful-Damask-Christmas-Ornament-.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Beautiful-Damask-Christmas-Ornament--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to make a simple beautiful damask Christmas ornament for pennies or even free in minutes!<\/h3>\n<h4>Materials:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jar Lid (any size)<\/li>\n<li>Scrapbook paper<\/li>\n<li>Beaded Bracelet (<em>Mine broke months ago&#8230;but I just couldn&#8217;t throw it away thinking I could use it for something crafty.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>buttons, bells, beads, or other fun broken bling<\/li>\n<li>Hot Glue Gun<\/li>\n<li>Nail<\/li>\n<li>Hammer<\/li>\n<li>wire for hook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a personalized project. \u00a0If you don&#8217;t have buttons or bells, use something else.\u00a0 This project is so simple you can interchange what you do have in your craft closet or &#8220;junk drawer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Directions:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Lay out all your materials.<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Christmas-Ornament-for-pennies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24840\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Christmas-Ornament-for-pennies.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Ornament for pennies\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Christmas-Ornament-for-pennies.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Christmas-Ornament-for-pennies-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hammer the nail into the lid to make a hole for the wire.<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-Christmas-Ornament.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24841\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-Christmas-Ornament.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-Christmas-Ornament.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-Christmas-Ornament-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe nail doesn&#8217;t have to go in very far.<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-ornament-for-pennies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24842\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-ornament-for-pennies.jpg\" alt=\"DIY ornament for pennies\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-ornament-for-pennies.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/DIY-ornament-for-pennies-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>String the wire into the hole.\u00a0 Later on it can be decorated with a pretty ribbon, if desired.<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/How-to-make-a-inexpensive-Ornament-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24845\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/How-to-make-a-inexpensive-Ornament-.jpg\" alt=\"How to make a inexpensive Ornament\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/How-to-make-a-inexpensive-Ornament-.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/How-to-make-a-inexpensive-Ornament--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trace the lid using a pencil on your scrapbook paper.\u00a0 Cut out circles and then glue to lid.\u00a0 Be sure to leave enough paper to cover the sides.\u00a0 Use a rubber band to secure the paper until glue dries.<\/li>\n<li>String bells unto the wire.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Damask-Christmas-Ornmament.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-24846\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Damask-Christmas-Ornmament.jpg\" alt=\"Damask Christmas Ornmament\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Damask-Christmas-Ornmament.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Damask-Christmas-Ornmament-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Embellish with buttons.\u00a0 Hot glue a bracelet for further bling.<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Black-damask-ornament-for-pennies-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24849\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Black-damask-ornament-for-pennies-.jpg\" alt=\"Black damask ornament for pennies\" width=\"316\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Black-damask-ornament-for-pennies-.jpg 316w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/12\/Black-damask-ornament-for-pennies--278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enjoy your new Christmas Ornament made in minutes for pennies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Other ideas:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Decorate a little tree with just your homemade ornaments.<\/li>\n<li>Use as gift toppers.<\/li>\n<li>Surprise your neighbors by leaving a different ornament on their door every day for a week!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/author\/lana\/\">More posts from Lana<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a post from contributing writer\u00a0Lana (like banana). 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