Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!
If you are here, you are almost done! I sure hope you have gotten some great ideas the past 2 days!
We are on day 3 Here is the complete list for today’s blog hop.
Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com
Spellbinders http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog.aspx
Hampton Art – http://blog.hamptonart.com/
Zutter – http://binditall.blogspot.com/
Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/
Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/
The Twinery – http://www.thetwineryblog.com/
Authentique Paper – http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/
Glue Arts – http://gluearts.blogspot.com/
Laura Denison – Graphic 45 http://www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com/
Karen Taylor – Donna Salazar Designs – http://creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/
Kazan Clark – Spellbinders http://nunutoolies.blogspot.com/
Janeen Shember – Authentique Paper http://suburbngypsy.blogspot.com/
Charlotte Jenkins – Clearsnap http://suepup.blogspot.com/
Grace Hester – The Twinery http://gracehester.typepad.com/
Nicole Eccles – Graphic45 – http://nicoleeccles.blogspot.com/
Audrey Pettit – Donna Salazar Designs – http://audreypettit.wordpress.com/
Nan Paturzo – Zutter – http://scrappynan.blogspot.com/
******** YOU ARE HERE***** Jeannie DeGruccio – Authentique Paper https://polkacabana.wordpress.com/
Tamara Tripodi – Glue Arts – http://happylifecraftywife.com/
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Nan Paturzo – Zutter http://scrappynan.blogspot.com/.
If you did, you are in the right place!
Welcome!
If you aren’t already a follower, we’d love to have you follow the blog!
We’ll even throw in a few other Authentique Paper goodies as well!
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I then needed to cut each square in 1/2″ strips. I used my Cheery Lynn Designs called Wittle Wicker to save time and get perfect cuts.
I used some removable tape to keep the paper from moving while I cut the strips.
Here you can see all my strips cut and ready to go.
Nest I need to pierce a hole through all the strips on both ends about 1/4″ from the ends.
Here are the pins I am going to use for my projects.
This one pin has a little cap on it, but I need to take it off to start.
I have alternated my paper patterns on the pin, starting with the smallest length first.
This was kind of hard to take a picture of but after you have gotten all the strips for your smallest length on the pin, you need to attach the other end of the strips on the pin. You need to start with the strip that you first put on and them keep putting the strips on in the order you placed them on the pin to begin with.
Here is what your ball will look like after you get the 1st set of strips on.
You will want to attach a rubber stopper to keep these strips in place.
Repeat the process 2 more times with the other lengths of paper.
Once all the layers are on that you want, you may embellish are desired.
Here are some pictures of my finished ornaments. Bear with me, the day I got these done and took pictures, my camera died. In my frenzy to hurry and try to find my battery charger, I left these outside and it started to rain! Not so great for paper ornaments!!
The ornaments looked great on day 1. But after their shower, their photo shoot on day 2 left my ornaments looking a little tired, oops!!
I took a bunch of pictures so hopefully you can see that they really are beautiful.
This is such a great idea for you to make with your kids. Older ones since they are made with pins.
Authentique Paper has a color palette for anyone so chances are you will be able to please anyone on your Christmas list with these ornaments.
I personally love the layered ones since they are so colorful and pleasing.
Here they are, one final look!
I hope you are picking up some great ideas along the hop.
You have a couple more stops…be sure to head on over to
Tamara Tripodi – Glue Arts http://happylifecraftywife.com/
Thank you for stopping by and HAPPY HOPPING, you are almost to the end! Give yourself a pat on the back!
Those are super cute ornaments! How clever! Love how you stacked them and it looks so pretty! Thanks for the tutorial, too!
Oh, what pretty paper, and a cute little ornament! Thanks for the idea~
So inspiring!! Love this idea!!
These ornaments are so beautiful! Way to go! This blog hop is so much fun! Love all the inspiration and great projects I am seeing!
So creative!! Love these ornaments!!
What a super cool idea! And those ornaments are gorgeous!!! If I should be lucky enough to win, I gotta try them!!
This has been a very creative hop. I enjoy these types of project filled hops. Thank you so much for sharing. G45 & Clearsnap sent me. Good luck everyone.
OH MY GOSH! These are beautiful… I love the beads added… I can see a whole tree decorated with them… THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING… WHAT A GREAT HOP this has been.
Nice Christmas toys!
Love, love, love this ornament – so beautiful 🙂 TFS.
This is such a great hop.
This has been such a FABULOUS hop! Thanks for the tutorial today-your ornaments are so pretty!!!!! and for the chance to win! kmassmanATgmailDOTcom
Fab christmas ornament. Thanks for sharing! Love it.
I always wondered how these were made! Thanks for the tutorial. Your ornaments are gorgeous!
cdring@comcast.net
LOVE the idea and useful in so many settings and parties. Thanks, mary Werner
These ornaments loom amazing! I love the whimsical shapes, with the added crystals at the bottom. Beautifully done!
CUTE ornaments! I think this will definitely be something I’ll try with my son!
love the idea, thanks for sharing
wow! your soooo talented!!! those are very pretty! and the paper is beautiful!!!!
i would love to work with!
have a great day!
these are adorable, am need more ornaments so these will be perfect thank you for sharing
Your ornaments are so lovely, I will do myself! Thank you for the blog hop and the wonderful ideas!
Wow… have never heard of a wicker! What a great tool… add that one to my list of must haves for my craft room, LOL! Great projects, first time on your blog and found you through the blog hop! Thanks for a chance to win!
AWWW THAT IS SOOOOO CUTE!!! THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL!!
what a sweet little ornament
Beautiful ornament! Love the dp.
How cool is that!
Wow, wow, wow. Absolutely gorgeous – and thanks for such clear instructions!
Thanks for the “How To”. My grand daughter and I are polka dot fans too, cute blog!
Great ideas! This has been such a fun blog hop!!!
Wow wonderful ornament. TFS
Debbie
debbie_craine at hot mail dot com
http://craftywizard.blogspot.com
Lovely idea with so many possibilities! Thank you for sharing
wow. great tutorial. so where do you get the pins???
Beautiful ornaments! Thanks for the tutorial.
Great job! Love the ornaments. TFS the idea and tutorial!
Such a fun idea!! Love the little ornaments! TFS
Aren’t these fun (mine was large pumpkin centerpiece)!!! TFS your process!!!
I’ve never seen anything like it before! Congrats on your unique idea! They’re great!
Elegant ornament…very clever. Thanks for sharing and I’m loving this hop!!
Great ornament! Off to check out that strip die- very clever!
These are so cute and I loved the tutorial on how to make them. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
kim
k1i2m3@cox.net
Such beutiful ornaments
What pretty ornaments!
very cute, great idea…loving the hop tfs
Wow – what a different idea and its beautiful. I think I am going to have to try one of these! Thanks for the directions and all the photos, will be most helpful! This homemade blog hop has been awesome. So glad G45 sent me! lol Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jeannie! Love these ornaments! What a fantastic idea to use up some scraps I have managed to amass! LOL! Thanks for sharing!
Very cool looking ornaments. I love how easy they look to put together. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tutorial! Beautiful ornaments!
I love these – they are lovely
Wow, what wonderful ornaments. Thanks for showing how you made them.
So creative, love those!
What a terrific idea. Very creative. Love this blog hop. Amazing talent and great inspiration.
This project ROCKS!!! LOVE IT!!
wyme98@yahoo.com
These are beautiful! Very unique. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Very cute. I have never seen the purple thing you used I will have to find more info on it. Always learning 🙂
These are so pretty!!
i loooove this project and can’t wait to try ..what great c’mas ornaments!!!..tfs..loves ya
Jeanne,
You did a fabulous job with this hop. This is adorable as can be. LOVE the staging to make it shine.
simply amazing ornaments…thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous ornaments . Thank you for sharing this tutorial with us.France
A clever way to use your favorite paper scraps! The beads give it a pretty finished look.
Pretty ornaments – very dainty!!
oh these are so pretty! I love this, and I love that I could use some scraps, awesome!
Wow, what an original idea! I love these ornaments, am going to have to try a couple! Thanks so much!
These ornaments are so very lovely! Really great idea that my sisters and I would enjoy making!
what fun ornaments. very unique. thank you for sharing.
How clever are you? These are wonderful and your instructions are great. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful and unique ornaments! TFS
These are beautiful!!! For some reason I am going backwards on the ho today!! LOL! but enjoying it just the same!!
What a great way to use up those pretty little scraps of Christmas paper that we just can’t bear to throw away! The beads really make it sparkle.
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
different and beautiful. tfs.
littlen44 at gmail dot com
beautiful idea for ornaments! Thank you for sharing!
Wow, love that you MADE all those ornaments and it looks so simple after the instructions! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win!
Very cute ornaments!!!!!
What clever ornaments! Love how much you can personalize these!
What a clever idea!!!
I love your ornaments…so very cute. I will have to try these. Can’t do all the projects on the hop but there are a few I must.
I am going to try these-they look like so much fun. Thanks for a great blog hop!
these are wonderful…thank you for sharing!
Amazing. I want to try making these.
Gosh, such beautiful ornaments, I just love them. Thank you so much for creating and sharing them.
Those are some stunning ornaments. I love all the different papers you used.
Lovely ornaments 🙂
Your Ornaments are adorable. I love how you added the jewels to the bottom to add the perfect touch. Thanks for sharing.
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lovely!
Sandra ltb
Very pretty ornaments. I love them.
OHHHHH what cute ornaments!
Oh Jeannie, these are beautiful! I love these little paper balls I have been seeing all over, but this is the first time I have seem them flattened out like this and I love it! This hop has been so much fun, I hate to see it end. I have my mind so full of projects ideas now that I probably won’t have time to do anything else from now til Christmas! Not complaining 🙂
WOW!! These are so unique and fabulous! Love the Authentique papers with this design!
Thanks for the fabulous gift idea. This is terrific!!
cute iea, such a fun way to get new ideas and discover new products
Great ornaments.
Nice ornaments. Thanks for the photos, it helps to understand how to make them.
I do like these ornaments. Simple and pretty papers.
Thanks for the chance to win!
xx
Kristina
http://www.pearlgateway.com
I love homemade ornaments…. These are great and I am going to have to make some of these…. TFS
Super cute! I like the layered ones too!
Well look at those….how clever…what a great way to use up some of those scraps I have
Jeannie–what pretty and fun ornaments. Thanks for the detailed instructions. I am a follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com
Love the ornaments! It is something even my 4 yo could help with.
what a lovely idea the ornaments are gorgeous a tree would look beautiful filled with these handmade ornaments
upnurse at aol dot com
Hi!! Love this ornaments project!!! Loveee it! Thanks a lot for sharing!! Hugs.. Maggy 🙂
Great ornaments. a nice way to use up scrap papers too. I love the 3 tiered one the most. Thank you for the tutorial and pics.
I just love all the ornaments that is a wonderful idea.
What a great idea thanks for sharing
these are neat! i’ve never seen them before! i love the way the crystals look with them. i would love to make some for my own tree! tfs!
Beautiful ornament!
These are so beautiful. I love the layered ones!!
Blog hopping is just too darn fun! The ornaments are great! Thank you for sharing your technique!
I didn’t know there was a die to cut strips!
what a great idea! thanks!
cute ornaments
very pretty…a nice touch of class 🙂
Wow how beautiful your Ornaments I love this Idea. and love the patterenes and the colors you chose the added blig give them the pop factor. great job. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
abbraddock@msn.com
Oh how pretty! What a great way to decorate your tree. Thanks for sharing.
The ornaments are so pretty.
Awesome idea for ornaments!
Fun, fun, fun!
these are so cute! great idea!
Great ornaments, love this, great tutorial.
These look so beautiful hanging on that tree! Thanks for such a great idea.
So awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Super adorable ornaments!
Hippity Hop… Nice stuff! 🙂
What a great way to use up those ‘scraps’ that you just can’t throw away!!! Love the vintage and elegant feel of them. I think I may try making one for our annual secret santa ornament exchange…THANK YOU!
pretty. THanks for the tutorial to make these for my handmade tree this year!
davearmie at comcast dot net
Love the multilevel ones.
Hopping by and glad I did, love the ornaments, and the Handmade Holiday Hop
Bookmarked because I am totally making these!!
what a cool idea! I love this! Such an awesome and unique way of doing ornaments! Thanks for the tutorial!
Handmade Paper Ornaments are my newest obsession and I’ve never seen any like these before..they’re fantastic!! Can’t wait to try them myself!
very, very cute ornaments, even when soggy~
Love you ornaments, another great idea to use your favorite papers.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
That is so very clever!! What a great ornament!! thanks for sharing
Your ornaments are awesome, so so pretty!
simply stunning, and they have a very vintage feel to them. I think they would make excellent gifts for teachers too. Way to think out of the box!
Oh, I just Love your Ornaments! I made a few handmade Ornaments last year. I just Love yours. So Creative. :0)
Patting myself on the back! lol A Hop that I, actually, stuck with ALL THREE DAYS, and completing! Thanks for sharing! Love all of your ideas; and thank all of you for participating! Starting off an inspirational holiday season! http://www.bearheartbottomsetc.biz/ #Bear Luv and Bear Hugz!
WOW! Great ornaments. The inspiration on this hop has been great. TFS
I absolutely adore these! I’m going to start cutting strips as soon as I finish the hop! Thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial!
Super cute! Awesome! You did a wonderful job, loved the tut, was very easy to follow and detailed. thanks for sharing your time and inspiring project. this was a wonderful hop, wish it wasn’t over.
Love these ornaments. Great directions too.
These are ingenious-I can’t wait to give them a try.Thinking how neat it would be to put them on packages-they’d look gorgeous and could be used year after year.Thank you for the tutorial on how to do this.
What cute decoration ideas, going to have to give these a whirl.
These ornaments are so much fun. I can see with some preparation and practice, I could make this with my older grandkids this Christmas. Thanks for the great idea!
A cute holiday project!!
Wow, what a cute idea! Thanks for the info!
Cute decorations for the tree. Great project.
Great ornament idea! I love it!
DeniseB
nice……great idea
How fun! I am taking this idea and adding this to my projects for the Christmas Season. Thank you for sharing!
What a cute project!
What a cute blog header…and I love to find such cute easy to duplicate ornaments. Fabulous!
Super cute! I’m totally going to try this!
nice ornaments. Thank you
What cute ornaments. Thanks for sharing.
These are awesome ornaments – and so very pretty. Thanks for the great idea!
Oh, I just love this and it’s so fantastic to use those bits and pieces! TFS
What a great idea.
these are cute! my hubby has done this just playing around with scraps I’ve left out.
I think this has been my favorite! Beautiful ornaments. Thanks for sharing with us and thanks for the chance to win.
Stunning ornaments! Loved the idea.
just wonderful! this is a great hop!
THANKS For sharing all of the AWESOME INSPIRATION this weekend on the Blog Hop!! I have LOVED it all!!
THANKS for the chances to win and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
I love these ornaments! Love the papers used. This blog hop is amazing. Seeing so many ideas and products I’ve never seen before. Love it!
Neat ornaments. Looks like something my daughter and I could make together.
Your ornaments are so cute. Your tutorial is most helpful. I think i’ll give these a try.
Creative, simple and so unique!
WOW!!! Another great practical idea, thanks!!!
Super cute project. …. Great paper line as well. Thanks for sharing
Misha
Questi addobbi sono deliziosi!
Great ornaments!! What’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful ornaments!!
What a cool ornament! Amazing design!
Such a simple yet cute decoration. TFS.
Julie
Very pretty!
Thanks for being in the blog hop!
another great idea!
I love these ornaments!! They look fabulous!!!
Very pretty! I love handmade gifts to give at Christmas!
My mouth is hanging open! These ornaments are stunning!
Fabulous ornaments Jeannie 🙂
Thank you for being part of the Homemade Holidays Blog Hop – I am loving all the crafty inspiration!!!
Love the paper lines, your ornaments are so cute!! Looks like a fun project with the kids 🙂
Wow that’s quite a line up! Will make some room in the schedule- this looks like fun! Great project by the way- those ornaments are perfect host gifts- need to make a few f those!
those ornaments are sooooooooooooo cute
How very Clever! Great Idea! Thanks!
Love these ornaments
What pretty ornaments! Thanks for sharing!
these are great! Can’t wait to try them!
this hop is fun! too many cool project ideas
that is an amazing and very creative project. thanks for showing how to do it.
Those are so pretty, thanks for sharing!