Christmas anyone? #2

Deanne at Inspirational Tips

 http://inspirationaltechniquesandtutorials.blogspot.com/

has a lovely tutorial on covering CD's.  On the first CD I used a wired garland that I found at Walmart and the second I followed her directions.  I think they turned out so lovely. 

 I thought I would go "cheap" and use a piece of core board scrap to cover the backside so I could make twice as many ornaments.  It worked fine except that it took alot of time and patience to cut, form and decorate it.  So I got smarter/wiser and decided to use two way tape to hold the ribbon in place until I finished decorating the backside with another CD.  I then used my handy dandy E6000 glue and ran a rim of glue all the way around the back CD.  I then used clamps to hold it together while I worked on another one.

 (I have no patience in holding something in place till it sticks

so the clamps are one of my favorite tools.)

I have some lovely yarn that is a Christmas green with long metalic fringe so I made a few with the fringe, with the ribbons and with the garland. 

What do you think?

Which one is your favorite?

I decided to make the ornament reversible so that no matter where it hangs it can be viewed from either side. 

I made one, then two and before I knew it I had eight of them done! 

Red Glass Ball with a Porsche exterior.

This red ball has been around for at least six years.  I leave them hanging on my back porch all year long.  I got the brainy idea to mosaic these beautiful seven inch balls with a clear glass.  I started to thinking that car window glass has a netting or something in between the layers and that it would hold together once broken. 

My hubby and I stopped at a car body shop and asked for a glass from a wrecked car.  They did not have any broken glass but had a windshield from a Porsche coope.

They gave it to me for free when I told them what I was planning on doing with it.

(I think they thought I was nuts and wanted me off their property.)

Do you have any idea how hard it is to break a windshield when you want it broken?  Very very hard work.  Finally I layed out a tarp on the driveway, got my hammer and struck it on the end of the glass.  Yep, it broke in thousands of pieces with one hit!  But the majority of it is fused together so I could apply it to the ball without any trouble. (BE SURE to wear gloves!!!)

 I was able to get four covered balls from one windshield.

There you go!

 I may never own a porsche (let alone know how to spell it),

but will always have a little piece of one!

At Christmas time I hang a bow with some pine from my trees and

 I have an updated look for the season.

Do you have any unique ideas for ornaments? 

I would love to hear about them.
Thank you, Deanne for reminding me of this project!  Be sure to go over to see all of the lovely things she creates!!!http://inspirationaltechniquesandtutorials.blogspot.com/

Don't you love Christmas? 
It brings out all of our creative senses.

Blessings,

Sharon