Simple Kid Made Christmas Ornament
There it something so special about kid-made ornaments. Â Like most kids, mine love blessing me with simple ornaments that they made. Â So much so that I have an entire tree decorated with their handiwork. Â I am one of those crazy people that loves to have a lit and decorated tree in every room. Â I know a little over board for most, but I love it! Â These simple Beaded Twig Christmas Ornaments have a special spot on the tree. Â Right next to the pompom candy cane and the glittered juice lid.
I fell in love with the Twiggy Trees from Happy Hooligans last year. Â Make sure to check them out, they are absolutely adorable and so simple to create. Â I could not resist making our own Twig Ornaments.
We found a number of “y” shaped branches in our back yard that worked perfectly as the base of our ornament. Â I helped the kids cut the branches so that all we were left with was a simple 4″ “v” shape.
Tools:
thin wire
small beads in assorted colors and sizes
“y” shaped twig
They simply stringed the beads on the wire and then wrapped it around the “v” shaped twig. Â It really does not get any more simple than that. Â I find that it is easier for the kids to work with wire than with string when beading. Â However, string or yarn would work great too.
I love that the kids left a little bit of wire showing. Â The part that took the kids the most time was stinging the beads, but even that was quick. Â I showed the girls how to make a quick loop with the wire and a bead to create a simple hanger.
I am so excited to be joining a group of my fav kid bloggers to bring you over 50 kid-made ornaments over the next 20 days!
We would love for you to join us, all you need to do is:
- Simply pay my sweet friend Melissa from Mama Miss a visit. Â She is one creative lady, and I just know you are going to fall in love with her blog.
- Once you are there, link up your favorite kid-made ornament that you created with your kids. Â It is that simple. Â Hope to see you there.
- You can find a schedule of all the creative blogs joining in the series here so you don’t miss out on any of the creative ideas shared.
Looking for more Simple Kid-made Ornaments?
Find our favorite ornaments here or follow our Simple DIY ornaments Pinterest board.
I love these, Tammy! So pretty!
What a lovely idea for an ornament!!!
They turned out beautiful! So so pretty!!
very pretty little ‘trees’! 🙂 if i can find a y-shaped twig we’re doing this!