Thursday, March 18, 2010

Christmas ornaments

I don't know what it is about me, but when it is Christmas I don't really sing carols. Though after Christmas when it is out of place I find myself singing them. So when I got the following email a special offer from fave crafts although I thought it was out of place I also smiled, it looks like I am not the only one who thinks of the next Christmas right after Christmas just past.

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When you go to their site it doesn't tell you anything about prices till you click join now. If you join with a 50% off offer your first Christmas Ornament craft kit at their listed BIG INTRODUCTORY SAVINGS rate is $7.49 (plus postage & processing). After the first kit it goes back up to the regular rate of $14.99 (plus p&p.

Each kit is supposed to make 3 ornaments. I don't know what the postage or processing costs are, figuring before those charges your paying $5/ornament. Am I the only one that finds that ridiculous?

Let's compare the ornaments Kit you get with this company to what a fellow blogger Just a Girl did with ornaments from the dollar store, hot glue and a hanger. I estimate after all is said and done she made both ornament wreaths for less than the price of one of their kits. The following is her post.

Let me make this declaration. I am a FIRM believer that you do not decorate for one holiday before another has taken place. Firm. Believer. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two very different feelings to me, and I don’t need decor mixing ‘em up. However…



I couldn’t resist a jump up on just one. So I’ve seen others taking part in this project, but Eddie Ross’s was my dream wreath. The colors were perfect, and that bow sang to me. He used about 80 ornaments. I did not.



I hit up the dollar store and bought these tubes of ornaments for, well, $1.00. The pink ones I picked up for 1/2 off at Michaels. I had to have the pink. Oddly enough, I actually had to buy a package of wire hangers at the dollar store. I didn’t have a single one! Wire hangers and I don’t really get along.



Like Eddie says, unwrap the wire and form a circle out of the hanger. Then, just thread the ornaments on in assorted colors. I hot-glued the hook to half of them like he told me to. The other half, I didn’t. I regret that decision.





Of course, the only problem now is that I didn’t buy enough ornaments for two of them. Inside the den is where I keep the kids’ white tree, and I thought this would be a cute entrance. Looks like I’m back to the dollar store for more!







Until then, let’s just pretend.







Okay. That’s it. Back to Thanksgiving. No more talk of this stuff.

Go to her blog and give her some love. I have quite a few posts of hers starred for future reference. Here are a few of her posts that I starred myself.

I have a confession to make

One. More. Day

Tag Tutorial

The Dresser

Greeting Card Caddy

What is it about Art Supplies?

Of course these are just a few of the posts I have starred, I have many more. Instead of sharing everything I starred myself I will let you go check her out yourself. I read it all, so take it from me you might just fall in love yourself.