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Yesterday I rewarded myself by digging this Basic Grey ornament kit out from under all the piles of scrapbook paper and ribbon and doodads, and assembling three kicky ornaments. I wanted something to hang from my chandelier in the front room… something not “cutesy”, and something that wouldn’t break the bank, which has all of about $28 in it right now. ;)

These ornaments fit the bill. At only $5.50 per kit, (which includes THREE ornaments), how can you go wrong? I found mine at my local Recollections. A google search showed dozens of pages featuring online retailers that stock them.

The first ornament took me about an hour to create, but after figuring out how to get that very last tab tucked in and glued, the other two took considerably less time. (The trick? There is no trick. You just have to wrestle with it and use something long and skinny to help press it down. I used a stylus. You’ll see what I mean when you get to that point.)

Embellish with buttons to hide the small hole that’s leftover, and VOILA! The coolest thing? When people ask, “Where’d you get these beautiful ornaments?”, you can answer, “I made ‘em!” Consider inking the edges and using Stickles to customize them even more.

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Posted in General on December 20th, 2006

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9 Responses to “Basic Grey ornaments”

  1. Kris in TX Says:
    December 20th, 2006 at 4:21 pm

    oh man! now I have to go to the lss again! those are WAY cute. and very classy. btw, what are stickles?

    Just gorgeous.

    Are you thinking of going to the Louisiana retreat in Feb? It’s on SS.

  2. Veronica Says:
    December 20th, 2006 at 10:18 pm

    They look great! I’ve always looked at those kits and wondered if they were any good - now I have my answer ;)

  3. Lara aka weathergrl Says:
    December 21st, 2006 at 10:25 am

    I have those and made one. What adhesive did you use to put them together? What I used (tape runner) didn’t stick very well. I looked for the adhesive they recommend and couldn’t find any. Thank!

  4. Stacy Kocur Says:
    December 21st, 2006 at 1:04 pm

    I used tape runner, too! So far it seems to be holding up okay. I’ll let you know if they start falling apart. lol!

  5. Lisa Says:
    December 21st, 2006 at 8:25 pm

    I used Aleene’s Tacky Glue when I made mine. Of course I got icky sticky glue fingers!

  6. foleysfriend Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 6:02 pm

    Thanks Stacy - you enabler, you. I HAD to buy some of these during my last trip to WA.

    I haven’t made them yet … after all, it’s only 366 days until Christmas 2007!

    Sue

  7. Karen (ksheffer) Says:
    January 8th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    I think these are awesome. Do they store well? I’d be afraid they would crumple in storage. (Just trying to find excuses for not spending more money to buy it!)

  8. Diane (CMCEmmylou) Says:
    January 8th, 2007 at 3:20 pm

    Oh my. I just bought my first pack of BG last week and I am overwhelmed just by that! I can’t imagine ornaments too though they are beautiful!

  9. Kendra Says:
    January 8th, 2007 at 5:33 pm

    I love BG and for it to be hanging in my home would be simply yummy!!! Wonder if those kits are now on sale???

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