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Are you ready to Bling On The Holidays???  If you love glitter, silvery tinsel, shimmery paint, and shiny decorations, the Bling On The Holidays Blog Hop will leave you inspired to make something sparkly for this holiday season.

Bling On The Holidays Blog Hop - 15 crafty blogs have awesome Holiday Projects featuring, glitter, shimmer, rhinestones, sparkles, and BLING! There are lots of great Christmas decorations, ornaments, and gifts to inspire you for this Holiday Season.

There are 15 awesome projects made by 15 crafty ladies that will have you headed for the craft store for more supplies.  Get ideas for decorating your Christmas Tree, decking the halls, and sprucing up your holiday dinner table.

I’m sharing a Christmas Ornament that I made for my daughter and son-in-law’s First Christmas Together.   Keep reading for the materials list and instructions for this ornament.

Our First Christmas Together Ornament - Using a wooden ornament, paint, rhinestones, Wink of Stella, and the Cricut Explore, I made a beautiful Christmas ornament for my daughter and son-in-law's first Christmas together. I used rhinestone brooches that were in my daughter's bridal bouquet to make this keepsake that they will cherish forever.

Here is the Blog Hop List.  After visiting all of projects, you are eligible to sign up for a drawing for a $150 Amazon Gift Card.  You can do some Christmas Shopping or treat yourself!

Blog Hop List

P.S. I Love You Crafts – Our First Christmas Together Ornament
Anika’s DIY Life – LED Christmas Tree Wall Decor
My Pinterventures – Baking Soda Gingerbread Ornaments
Intelligent Domestications – Poinsettia Christmas Wreath
365 Days of Crafts – Handmade Christmas Cards
Love My Simple Home – Chicken Wire Christmas Tree
Day to Day Adventures – Glitter Letters for Christmas Decorations
Faeries and Fauna – Christmas Cushion and White Glitter Christmas Tree
Our Crafty Mom – Glittered Mason Jar Light
Knock It Off Kim – DIY Holiday Crackers
The Latina Next Door – DIY Christmas Ornament
Finding Your Joy in the Journey – Christmas Letters with a Little Bling
Craft Create Calm – Gingerbread House
DIY 180 Site – Vintage Christmas Bulb Wreath
The Inspirational Vault – Glittery Snowflake Decor

Our First Christmas Together Ornament - Using a wooden ornament, paint, rhinestones, Wink of Stella, and the Cricut Explore, I made a beautiful Christmas ornament for my daughter and son-in-law's first Christmas together. I used rhinestone brooches that were in my daughter's bridal bouquet to make this keepsake that they will cherish forever.

Our First Christmas Together Tree Ornament

My daughter and son-in-law got married in May.  It was a gorgeous outside wedding at a local winery.  Her colors were a beautiful summer Malibu Blue and gray.

Malibu Blue and silver bridal bouquet with blue and white roses and rhinestone brooches. Our First Christmas Together Ornament - Using a wooden ornament, paint, rhinestones, Wink of Stella, and the Cricut Explore, I made a beautiful Christmas ornament for my daughter and son-in-law's first Christmas together. I used rhinestone brooches that were in my daughter's bridal bouquet to make this keepsake that they will cherish forever.

 

My friend did the flowers, and they were breath taking.  My daughter’s bouquet was fresh blue and white roses with sparkly rhinestone brooches.   She also put the brooches in the mothers’ corsages.

We saved the brooches, but I wasn’t sure what I to do with them.  My first thought was that they would be beautiful on handmade cards.

When we announced the Bling On The Holidays Blog Hop, those brooches immediately came to mind.  I wanted to create a special Christmas Ornament that Mike and Katie will be able to remember for years to come.

 

Our First Christmas Together Ornament - Using a wooden ornament, paint, rhinestones, Wink of Stella, and the Cricut Explore, I made a beautiful Christmas ornament for my daughter and son-in-law's first Christmas together. I used rhinestone brooches that were in my daughter's bridal bouquet to make this keepsake that they will cherish forever.

 

I wasn’t sure what type of ornament would work best with the brooches.  I was originally thinking a flat ornament that was either a wreath or tree shaped.  With the brooches being so big though, the ornament I had in mind was too big and heavy.

I was cruising through heaven…..I mean Michael’s, and spotted this wooden Christmas Ornament with flat sides.  I knew that it would work perfectly, and I would be able to add touches of silver glitter, the rhinestone brooches, and have room for their names and wedding date.

Our First Christmas Together Ornament - Using a wooden ornament, paint, rhinestones, Wink of Stella, and the Cricut Explore, I made a beautiful Christmas ornament for my daughter and son-in-law's first Christmas together. I used rhinestone brooches that were in my daughter's bridal bouquet to make this keepsake that they will cherish forever.

 

The flat sides of this wooden Christmas ornament aren’t very big.  I wasn’t sure how I was going to fit their names in a 2″ x 2 1/2″ space.

I was hoping that my Cricut Explore would cut a font that small, but the first font that I tried was too detailed.  Then I tried this font called Elegant Cake.  I still couldn’t get the whole date to cut the way I wanted, so I settled for just the year.

Our First Christmas Together Ornament - Using a wooden ornament, paint, rhinestones, Wink of Stella, and the Cricut Explore, I made a beautiful Christmas ornament for my daughter and son-in-law's first Christmas together. I used rhinestone brooches that were in my daughter's bridal bouquet to make this keepsake that they will cherish forever.

Supply List for Our First Christmas Together Ornament

Our First Christmas Together Ornament - Using a wooden ornament, paint, rhinestones, Wink of Stella, and the Cricut Explore, I made a beautiful Christmas ornament for my daughter and son-in-law's first Christmas together. I used rhinestone brooches that were in my daughter's bridal bouquet to make this keepsake that they will cherish forever.

Christmas Ornament Instructions

  1. Paint the wooden ornament with white craft paint.  I did two layers.
  2. I used a Silver Wink of Stella pen to add shimmer to the balls on the top and bottom of the ornament.  Before this project, I had only used Wink of Stella on paper, but the tiny brush tip was perfect for for getting into that tiny spot where the ball meets the ornament.
  3. Using the Cricut Explore, I added my daughter and son-in-law’s names on one side and 2016 on the other side.
  4. I cut the rhinestone trim to size and attached it with thick tacky glue.
  5. After cutting the pin backs off of the brooches with wire cutters, I attached them with thick tacky glue.
  6. To finish the ornament, I glued the blue rhinestone trim to thin blue satin ribbon.  After it dried, I thread it through the hook and tied a knot in the end.

I love how this First Christmas Together Ornament turned out.  It’s a treasure that the new couple will cherish for years to come.

Don’t forget to check out all of the SPARKLY projects brought to you by my talented and crafty friends!

 

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Blog Hop List

P.S. I Love You Crafts – Our First Christmas Together Ornament
Anika’s DIY Life – LED Christmas Tree Wall Decor
My Pinterventures – Baking Soda Gingerbread Ornaments
Intelligent Domestications – Poinsettia Christmas Wreath
365 Days of Crafts – Handmade Christmas Cards
Love My Simple Home – Chicken Wire Christmas Tree
Day to Day Adventures – Glitter Letters for Christmas Decorations
Faeries and Fauna – Christmas Cushion and White Glitter Christmas Tree
Our Crafty Mom – Glittered Mason Jar Light
Knock It Off Kim – DIY Holiday Crackers
The Latina Next Door – DIY Christmas Ornament
Finding Your Joy in the Journey – Christmas Letters with a Little Bling
Craft Create Calm – Gingerbread House
DIY 180 Site – Vintage Christmas Bulb Wreath
The Inspirational Vault – Glittery Snowflake Decor

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  4. This is a lovely ornament for your daughter and husband. I love the sentiments touch to it as well. Great partying with you.

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  17. Beautiful! and very special. Our son & his new wife are celebrating their first Christmas together and you’ve inspired me to make an ornament for them. Thank you!

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  28. I love that it is not a tradition First Christmas together ornament. The personal names and colors make it a one of a kind special ornament to cherish forever.

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  37. I’ve never made my own ornaments. It occurs to me that my kids would enjoy it though. Sounds like a good craft project for them and I can keep the ornaments for memories.

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  43. I love collecting Christmas ornaments, especially when traveling. These are particularly nice, being made from shatter-proof wood!

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  58. This is so beautiful! The brooches are beautiful and I love the pretty keepsake you have made for you daughter and son-in-law.. I am sure they will treasure it for years to come!

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  61. My most precious, favorite presents to both give and receive are personalized gifts. They just mean so much & hold such wonderful memories. This is really lovely & I’m sure your daughter & son-in-law will treasure it always.

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  63. This ornament is so beautiful and I love that you’ve tied it to a very special event with the colours and the actual brooches. It will be a family heirloom no doubt, and I guess you should buy some more of them to make for any babies the newlyweds have along the way.

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