Tis the Season: Handmade Christmas Ornament

The front of an ornament I made for a Christmas party this weekend.
I love that by making my own, I was able to customize it for the event

This is the back side.

I am the first one to admit that I am not crafty and rarely if ever am I able to think of awesome ideas by myself. But thank God for other women, their talents, and the Internet for sharing all that they do.

This weekend, I am attending a Christmas party with my MOPS group that includes an ornament exchange. I searched a few places, but kept coming up empty handed. There are beautiful ornaments out there, but nothing seemed just right.

Then, lo and behold, one of my favorite blogs How to Nest for Less posted a wonderful how-to that very day.

Seriously, all this ornament took was
pre-cut wood, card stock, bells,
ribbon, and Mod Podge.

I went right to work.

I took a piece of pre-cut wood, drilled a hole, Mod Podged cute designs on the front and back, and added ribbon and bells through the pre-cut hole. Viola! Done.

It was super easy and I love how it turned out.

For the images that I printed out on card stock and Mod Podged to the piece of wood, I used these wonderful free Photoshop scrapbooking kits from Scrapbook Ideas. Even the Bible verse design came from Scrapbook Ideas.

I found the pre-cut 4.5-inch wood square (pack of 2) at Micheal's and the bells and ribbon at JoAnn's.

I love this ornament so much. I think I'll be making one for our tree and adding our family Christmas photo to the back.