2019-12-01_Better_Homes_and_Gardens

108 | December 2019

WOOLLY

SNOWBALLS

Cleverly made from

inexpensive wool dryer

balls ($9 for six;

amazon.com), these

ornaments instantly

warm a tree. Lightly

sketch snowflakes on

the ball with a pencil,

then backstitch along

the lines with various

colors of embroidery

floss. Sew on a loop of

floss as the hanger.

TWO-TONE

“LANTERNS”

These bright

ornaments—

reminiscent of

traditional Chinese

paper lanterns—look

complicated but

are simpler than you

might expect. Each

one is essentially two

overlapping felt

cutouts pushed onto

a skewer with a

section of paper

straw in the middle

to hold the shape. A

loop of metallic cord

and colorful beads

glued to the ends of

the skewer finish it. Get

the cutout template

and detailed how-tos

at BHG.com/

DIYOrnaments.

STAMPED

SHAPES

Tone-on-tone plaid

felt ornaments look

retro. Stamp the plaid

onto felt shapes with

a homemade striped

stamp applied in

opposite directions.

Make the stamp by

gluing strips of crafts

foam to a wood

block. Cut out the

ornament shapes

freehand or use our

templates at BHG

.com/DIYOrnaments.

BY

LAUREN HEDRICK

PHOTOS

ADAM ALBRIGHT

PRODUCED BY

JESSICA THOMAS

CR AF TS BY

KIM HUTCHISON

your way to a joyful

collection of handmade

(and charmingly giftable)

ornaments that will

delight on tree branches.

stitch,

fold,

stamp,

dip, or

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