Curtain Ring Christmas Ornament {The 2017 Ornament Exchange}

Welcome to the 2017 Ornament Exchange & Blog Hop! This year, there are 47 amazing bloggers participating in the exchange. The rules of the challenge were simple: be partnered with a fellow blogger, create a handmade ornament for $15 or under, create a tutorial, and ship the ornament off to a new home!

I was partnered with Joanne, who lives all way down to the USA and is a mom of 3 kids. Today I found out that they unschool too so here I am fascinated by how things happen… I didn’t know her or her blog before and I am so thankful to have met her, I will be visiting her blog to get more ideas for my daughters. She has lots of useful info, so please stop by and see for yourself: Our Unschooling Journey

2017 Ornament Exchange and Blog Hop

Meet the 2017 Ornament Exchange Hosts

Erlene ⋅ My Pinterventures   Kim · Made In A Day   Amanda · Domestically Creative

Shirley · Intelligent Domesticatons     Michelle · Our Crafty Mom

Beverly · Across the Blvd.    Christene · Key to Inspiration    Pili ⋅ My Sweet Things

Nicki · Sweet Parrish Place     Megan · C’mon Get Crafty

Hilary · Raising Fairies and Knights     Emily · Two Purple Couches

Tina · One Crafty Mess     Marie · The Inspiration Vault     Debra · Shoppe No. 5

Trisha · Rosewood and Grace    Jeanie · Create and Babble    Katrin ⋅ Kreativ K

Terri · Christmas Tree Lane     Maureen · Red Cottage Chronicles

Toni ⋅ Small Home Soul     Ula ⋅ Lulu & Celeste     Sue ⋅ A Purdy Little House

Pamela · Home On The Corner     Lorelai Life with Lorelai     Cindy ⋅ DIY Beautify

Debbie ⋅ Tweak and Style    Stephanie ⋅ Swoodson Says     Chelc ⋅ Inside the Fox Den

Susan ⋅ Super Mom – No Cape!     Molly ⋅ Just a Little Creativity

Roseann ⋅ This Autoimmune Life     Angela ⋅ Simply Beautiful by Angela

Vicki and Jenn ⋅ 2 Bees in a Pod     Joanne ⋅ Our Unschooling Journey

Tylynn ⋅ Bitterroot DIY     Sam ⋅ Raggedity Bits     Mary ⋅ The Boondocks Blog

Cyn ⋅ Creative Cynchronicity     Dione ⋅ Clever Chameleon Quilting

Erica ⋅ Erica Ever After     Chelsea ⋅ Love Paper Crafts     Evija ⋅ From Evija with Love

Samantha ⋅ Little Bits of Home     Hope ⋅ Hopes Crafty Niche     Anne ⋅ Orange Bettie

Pam · P.S. I Love You Crafts


You all know my love for repurposing, and Christmas is the perfect time for it. Instead of buying stuff that will end up in a box later, I prefer to look around the house to see what I can use as home decor for the season.

In my search I was able to find a bag full of curtain rings. Personally, I don’t like to hang my drapes using curtain rings but these were a free gift and free is always welcome!

As soon as I saw them I had an idea, I could wrap some twine around the rings and I would have some cute Christmas ornaments. But thinking about it twice the twine thing didn’t sound like the right material for them, for me Christmas is bright and shiny, so glitter it had to be.

I will share the how to below and I promise it is so easy that even a kid can do. Just keep an eye on him/her during the glitter part unless you want your house covered with it.

How to make your own “Curtain Ring Christmas Ornament”

I will share the products I used for your convenience. There are affiliate links for your convenience, you can read my full disclosure.

Materials:

The first thing is to prepare all the material at the same time. You don’t want to start looking for something with your fingers full of glitter, right?

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

Apply a coat of ModPodge to the ring, and make sure you don’t leave any spot without it.

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

Pour some glitter on them and they could be ready. I made an extra step to make sure the glitter stays in place better. After they were covered with glitter, I spray varnished them and still wet I added a second coat of glitter.

You will end with something like this.

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

Then it’s time to use the nylon thread to hold the charm.

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

Voilà! Done!

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

They took less than one hour to put together.

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

Oh that shine…

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

These are great to do with kids, you know they like glitter a lot.

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

Even the eyelet is perfect for hanging them on the tree or wherever you prefer.

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

What about the charms? The message is great all year round but it fits so well in Christmas

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

I really like these curtain ring Christmas ornaments! If you already have all the supplies at home, they are free!

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

 

I hope you like them as much as I do 🙂

How to make a curtain ring Christmas ornament with glitter · Via www.sweethings.net

Have fun, and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Pili


FIND ALL 47 HANDMADE ORNAMENT TUTORIALS BELOW AND SHARE YOURS TOO! Use Hashtag #2017OrnamentExchange so we can see your creations on social media.


7 comments

  1. Mary says:

    Pili these are so sparkly and pretty. Just what is needed for a Christmas Ornament. I love that you were able to repurpose them too.

  2. Evija says:

    Pili you are so creative, I absolutely love these ornaments so nice and sparkly!! I have a box full of curtains rings and I have beent thinking what to do with them!! Thank you !! #2017OrnamentExchange

  3. Emily says:

    I agree Pili, you have to have some glitter for the holidays! Your ornaments are beautiful and I like that you were able to repurpose items you already had on hand! There have been so many wonderfully creative ideas shared during this Exchange!

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