Making handmade Christmas ornaments is like adding a little bit of your heart to the Christmas tree…
And I like being able to make something that is original, one-of-a-kind and uniquely ‘me’.
Handmade Christmas ornaments also make great gift tags too, so this is a project that does double duty!
I’m thrilled to be once again joining the 31 Handmade Christmas Ornaments blog hop organised by
Yesterday on Tuesday, Cupcakes and Crinoline and An Extraordinary Day.
[This post contains affiliate links to the materials I have used in the making of this project.]
Here’s a sweet little vintage angel graphic I made to add a vintage look to your Christmas decor.
How to make a Vintage Angel Christmas Ornament
Materials
- Free vintage angel graphic from Shabby Art Boutique – Download HERE.
- Cardboard
- Matt photo paper
- DecoArt Decoupage Glue and small foam brush
- Craft knife
- Hole punch
- German Glass Glitter
- Rhinestone button (Etsy)
- Seam Binding Ribbon 15mm wide.
Instructions
1. Download the free graphic and print onto matt photo paper. Using the foam brush and the decoupage paste, adhere the graphic to light cardboard and leave to dry flat .
2. Using a sharp knife, cut out the ornament shape. The back of the ornament can be finished with another angel print, pretty scrapbook card or by painting it.
3. Apply a little white glue (decoupage paste) to the bottom of the ornament shape and sprinkle with German Glass Glitter. Shake off excess glitter and lay flat to dry.
4. Make a small hole in the top of the ornament using a hole punch.
5. Use crinkled bias tape to make a hanger and bow for your ornament. A pretty rhinestone button finishes off your ornament and adds a little extra pizzazz.
Note: I have a tutorial on how to dye and crinkle your seam binding ribbon for vintage projects.
This is a quick and easy ornament to make, especially if you are making several at once.
I left the back of my angel ornaments blank, so I could use them as gift tags.
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Listed below are the 30 other bloggers, each sharing a fabulous handmade Christmas ornament each day throughout October.
Here are all 31 Bloggers in order of their appearance:
Day 1 – Pet Scribbles | Day 2 – Yesterday on Tuesday
Day 3 – Cupcakes and Crinoline | Day 4 – An Extraordinary Day
Day 5 – Celebrating Everyday Life | Day 6 – Hunt and Host
Day 7 – Love of Home | Day 8 – Celebrate Creativity
Day 9 – Petticoat Junktion | Day 10 – What Meegan Makes
Day 11 – Atta Girl Says | Day 12 – Sweet Pea
Day 13 – Exquisitely Unremarkable | Day 14 – Imparting Grace
Day 15 – In My Own Style | Day 16 – 504 Main by Holly Lefevre
Day 17 – Inspiration for Moms | Day 18 – The Chelsea Project
Day 19 – I Should Be Mopping the Floor
Day 20 – My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia | Day 21 – Hearth and Vine
Day 22 – Shabby Art Boutique | Day 23 – Remodelando la Casa
Day 24 – Domestically Speaking | Day 25 – Swoodson Says
Day 26 – Stone Gable | Day 27 – My Creative Days
Day 28 – The Crafting Nook | Day 29 – Knick of Time
Day 30 – Lovely Etc. | Day 31 – Live Laugh Rowe
There are many other handmade Christmas projects on my
Tutorials page… like these Victorian Angels.
Happy festive crafting
♥
Kerryanne
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She is beautiful and is going to look so pretty on your tree this year!
She is just a bit cute Paula!! I’ve made quite a few as tags to use for gift wrapping this year too and looking for the right complimentary paper now!
So lovely! Pinned & shared on FB
Thank you Angie. I appreciate the shares 🙂
So lovely!
Thank you Susan 🙂
I have a friend who loves vintage angels. This would be a perfect gift for her! I also love that little added touch with the rhinestone button. So pretty. Pinning and sharing!
Thank you Patti. I love using these rhinestone buttons, as they add a little glam to any project!
Oh, I love the colors and the sparkle!
I like the pastel ornaments for a change too Kim. Thanks for visiting!!
Kerryanne, your angel is absolutely lovely. I can imagine a tree filled with these and the packages, too. Thank you for sharing your amazing creativity with us again this year. xo
I appreciate you hosting this fun blog hop Diane and was thrilled to be able to share one of my projects for the 31 Handmade Ornaments xx
Oh Kerryanne, This is the sweetest little angel ever! She’s so delicate, but so adorable at the same time. Love the printables, too. Thanks so much for making them available. I will have lots of fun making these! XO ~~ Susie from The Chelsea Project
Glad you like them Susie and I hope you have as much fun making the vintage angel ornaments as I did xx
Such a sweet ornament!
Thank you Lindsay. I love being able to incorporate the old Victorian images into new art pieces.
What a beautiful make Kerryanne. The print is so useful as you have demonstrated.
Toni xx
Thank you Toni. It’s super easy to print, glue, and cut, so a lot of impact for not much work. I think we all love those kind of projects!! xx
So beautiful – love that sweet angel!
Thank you Maryann. She was fun to make 🙂
so sweet, I love this freebie!! thanks!
Thank you Kim. I hope you enjoy using the printable 🙂
Karianne, what a sweet little face. These vintage images are lovely. I really liorporake incting an old-fashioned element to my tree too.
This turned out beautifully and thanks for including the printable..
That’s supposed to be “I really like incorporating”
Not sure how that typo happened. I think it’s too early in the morning-lol.
Have a great day.
Thank you Lisa. I adore all these Victorian graphics and feature them in my own Christmas and my Simply Christmas event on my blog every year. Glad you liked the printable 🙂
This ornament is so adorable, I love the beautiful angel!
Thank you Kristin. She is just a wee bit cute!!
So pretty. What a fantastic idea for an ornament!
Thank you Holly.
Oh, Kerryanne. You creativity never ceases to amaze me. I love your sweet cherub for Christmas decorating.I can picture a Christmas tree or wreath filled with angels like yours. The details of the ribbon and rhinestones are perfection. Thanks for sharing your ideas for a lovely Christmas idea.
Love you, sweetie.
Sometimes it is those little extras that take something basic to extraordinary… like rhinestone buttons. They are my favourites!!
Hugs to you my sweet friend xx
Kerryanne, this is so pretty! I love how perfect shabby chic it is and I also love how beautiful it looks in the center of the wreath. It’s simply perfect!
Oh, that’s so sweet MaryBeth. Yes, she is perfectly shabby and vintage…. just like us xx
Such a pretty Christmas ornament!
Thank you Laura 🙂
SO pretty! Reminds me of a Christmas book I loved when I was a kid, The Littlest Angel. You’re right: you could absolutely use these as gift tags as well. Very smart!
Thank you for sharing your great idea!
So lovely and vintage! Beautiful.
The angel is SO cute! Now, paired up with the ribbon and pretty rhinestone, it’s an adorable ornament!
Am so praying you and yours had a spectacular Christmas.
You spoil us so lovingly Kerryanne, thank you. I made several of both of these angels, using some chunkier glitter, pretty buttons with pearl like centers, the white bias tape. I had hard time giving them up, loved them so much. I didn’t have the photo paper but they turned out sort of faded on card stock. Was needing to use several substitutions of recommended supplies but really used my imagination to help them look pretty.
We were so broke as we had 5 weeks between Thanksgiving payday and 2 days after Christmas (5 weeks) at a money spending time of year, lol.
Instead of putting angels you centered on a folded paper backing I used a glitter paper circle. and some pretty buttons trying to make it pretty but save time. My hands don’t do the folded circles well at all so had to think of alternative to make it attractive, hope you would have approved..
You shared so many wonderful projects to make, was hard to decide which ones I would make when it came down to the final time to get busy, was crowding in extras when you’d share another lovely ornament to make. Each and every one was beautiful.I respect your talent so much and love all you share.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful and HAPPY NEW YEAR.