DIY Christmas Ornaments

OK, So I was trying to find something fun and quirky to make to put on my pink tree this year. I have Tinkerbell ornaments I use every year, but I always want to make things more personal. I came across this project while surfing the internet for something else. It was originally for keychains using wooden squares. I would most definitely use the wooden squares for key chains or for necklaces. But for ornaments, I think these work great.

All you need is the following:

Jewelry Findings

This is a set of tiles from The Home Depot. I bought the entire sheet for under 3.00

A Glue Gun

Then all I did was hot glue the jewelry finding to the back of one of the tiles. Then took a sharpie and decorated. You could use anything. Super easy. I made sure to hot glue it on and then hot glue it on top to secure it.

Enjoy!

Storing Fabric

So, I am a huge sewer these days. I have always loved fabrics, and usually will be 1/2 yards and yards at a time, when I find a print I like, or more if I really love it. But over time, I get confused on what I have bought.

I will be in the store going " Did I buy this last week??" and then I end up buying duplicates when I really do not need to spend the money.

I hate putting fabric in bins, because then you can not see what you have, or easily access it when you want to make something, without digging for it. And that hurts my back. And frustrates me when I can not find something I KNOW I have.

So, I decided to do some looking around the net. I went to Pinterest and of course there are tons of storage idea's. Even getting old bolts that fabric come on to wrap them around and store them. But, who has a spare fabric shelf in their house? And then I saw the idea about putting them around file hangers, and being able to hang them in filing cabinets. I thought " Brilliant! I will be able to just tab through them." Which is a great idea, but I do not have any filing cabinets, nor do I want to go buy any. I am frugal remember?

So tonight, while I was trying to find some fabric, once again, for a project I wanted to do, I came up with a great idea. I am sure someone, somewhere has done this, but it is new to me.

Take a hanger, the ones you hang shorts with, that have the clips on the end? Yep those- and hang up your fabric. Um, hello, super easy, cheap ( i have a gazillion of these laying around right now) and best of all you can probably find a closet to use in your house. I have a craft room with a walk in closet. Now I know what I am going to be doing with that unused space.

And, here's one of the best features- you do not have to bend over to get to anything. Its eye level. Brilliant.

If you have more than 2 yards you might have to cut it or store that, as I am not sure how much it would hold on a hanger. But for me 1-2 yards and less is all I usually have on hand. I am not to the "by the bolt" stage just yet.

xoxo
-Stephanie