Hey all you nap time crafters! I’m Erika, and I am the crafter and blogger over at Oops! I Craft My Pants.
You guys, I cannot even tell you how much I stressed over what to make for this Crazy Christmas Crafters event. When I saw the line up, I was floored! I’m pretty sure I am not worthy enough to be among such crafty ladies.
Today, I’m going to show you how to make some seriously easy Christmas tree decorations. (Which can also be put on a ribbon, if ya know, you like that kind of thing).
Step one: Gather all the supplies. These include: paint, white Christmas bulbs, glitter, a paint brush, and (not pictured, sorry!) Mod Podge or glue. Also, this isn’t required, but you should probably have your phone (or a computer) nearby so that you can blast Christmas music on Pandora. It helps, I promise.
Step two: Begin painting Christmas-y designs onto the Christmas bulbs. I made some candy canes, a few snowmen, and some plain ol’ red polka dotted ones. Don’t worry if your lines aren’t perfectly straight, or if your paint isn’t perfectly even, it’ll hardly be noticeable later on.
Step three: Allow paint to dry. Sorry, no picture of this step. I know, it would have been really exciting to include video, even!
Step four: Break out that Mod Podge! Paint a thin layer over your Christmas bulb.
Step five: Roll that bad boy in your glitter, and let it dry.
Ta-da! You’re finished.
Unless….You want to hang them up on the wall instead of putting them on the tree. My tree isn’t put up yet, so I picked this option. I’m really sorry for the horrible lighting in these pictures.
All you’ve gotta do is grab the ribbon of your choice and string it through the bulbs one at a time. Once the bulb is where you want them to be, make sure to loop the ribbon back through so the Christmas bulbs will stay in place. I tried to take a picture of this step, but it was too hard one handed. I’m so sorry!
So, there you have it! A super easy Christmas craft. I would LOVE to see one of these made with children’s paintings. Pretty sure it would kill me with cuteness.
Thanks for having me today, Jamielyn! I am beyond honored.
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and managing editor of iheartnaptime.net. She is married to her best friend and together they have two beautiful children just under two years apart. Her days are filled with lots of snuggles, crafts, e-mails, avoiding the ever-growing pile of laundry, play dough, sneaking bites of chocolate and wondering, “Is it nap time yet?!” I Heart Nap Time is a creative site sharing DIY home projects on a budget, crafts, sewing tutorials, easy recipes, tips and techniques.
Linds@ THAT'S SO CUEGLY
Love the glam and LOVE her!
Van
VERY cute :D Love the glitter, makes everything better!
Chrissy
They are super super cute!
And what a sweet pic of you in the snow!!
Katie@a mom, a wife, and a me
Cuteness! what kinda glitter did you use? I love the chunkyness of it!
Heidi@Mommy Tools
How fun!
Stacy
I love this project! Thanks!!
Brie Wheelwright
I can't wait to make these! I love how easy and cute they are. Thanks for the idea!
Erika @ Oops! I Craft My Pants
Thanks you gals!
Katie, it was called Christmas Glitter, and I found it with all the Christmas crafts at Hobby Lobby. I seriously fell in love with the stuff!
Tina
Are you kidding?? Not worthy? You are wonderful! Thanks for the adorable idea and keep looking towards the stars. You are perty darn talented. Love the pic, it's so festive!
Warmly,
Tina @ The Country Heart
Christine from FL
These are so darn cute!!! I think I will make them with my grandkids.
Kori M.
These are so simple and cute! The snowy glitter is awesome. Thanks for posting. :)
Theresa
Those balls are so adorable!! Friday is a day off school and I know 2 little girls who would L.O.V.E. to craft some of their own!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
Theresa
Sawdust and Paperscraps
Love the adorable snowmen!
MeenyMoe
Love the snowmen!! I am so going to make these for my neighbors! Quick, easy, and cheap! But very glam!! :) -Karen
Stef
Adorable! I'm doing my 1st Linky party & its all about Snowman!! I would love for you to join ;)
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Gen
those are so cute! great job.
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Chessa Moore
Love them! So cute and easy. I need to craft up some of these this weekend!
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Nancy
Awesomely adorable!! I’m going to so try this with the kiddos at the school daycare I work at!! Thanks for posting!!! Wohoo, I believe the Christmas spirit is here!! :)
Mimi
Love these! So sweet! I’m all about glitter this year and these are wonderful :)
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