Christmas ornaments

Good afternoon! I attended a craft fair this weekend. I sell soap that my dad makes and whatever else I come up with for myself. This time I brought ornaments and jewelry as well. The fair was pretty slow and it was disappointing but I did meet some nice people. That is the best part. My booth neighbors on the left and I tried to brainstorm ideas for how we could maybe make the next one more successful. I plan on writing the coordinator and giving her our ideas. Anyway, I wanted to share

some pictures of what I made. The first three pictures are those very large ornaments you can purchase at Hobby Lobby. They have a bunch of foam balls in them. I almost dumped them out and threw them away when I first purchased them, but then when I figured out what I wanted to do with them I thought they were perfect because they look like snow! I used my Cricut, permanent vinyl and ribbon to make them. I used Winter Frolic for the snowman and the hot cocoa ornament. I used Simply Charmed for the cute pengies! On the last picture, I used acrylic disks to make the ornaments. It came to me to use them one night when I couldn't sleep and I was trying to think of how I could use the disks in ready-made gifts to sell. It is definitely a challenge trying to get the vinyl centered and bubble-free. Even with finding some great tutorials on Pinterest, I still struggled.

These are the glass ones I made. They are pretty small. I was thinking I could use the deer ones (Cindy Loo cartridge) for baby ornaments and use paint pens to personalize them. The tree is from Winter Frolic and the cupcake I cannot remember at this time because Cricut has soooo many cupcake cuts to choose from!

So here they are. Just some little Christmas tree jewelry for you to hang. I hope I can sell more at the next fair I attend in two weeks. I will post the other items I make between now and then. I'm thinking I might make some pillow envelops for gift cards and things of that sort. We will see! Anyway, thanks for looking! Have a great afternoon!

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