Fun Ornament Craft

To take a break from shopping, wrapping, decorating and cooking, we decided today was a craft day at our house.  My daughter got a pottery wheel for her birthday that we tried out.  What fun!!  I want one for myself.  The pot is drying right now, ready to be painted in a couple days.

We also decorated some glass bulb ornaments.  I bought a 4-pack of plain glass bulbs and some paint markers from Hobby Lobby.  The two of us did some free-painting - no plan or directions.  Just paint what you want.

She painted two and I painted one.  Mine was a "Let It Snow" theme.

Then we shared one. I wrote our last name on it and then my daughter did portraits of everyone in our family - including Daisy the Bratty Yorkie-Poo.  This one is my favorite. 

 
This was so easy, cheap and fun.  And these ornaments are fun additions to our tree.

Here are a couple tips: 

• Use the box they came in to hold the bulb while you paint on it.
• Nail polish remover takes the paint off if you happen to make a mistake!
• Keep the packaging to put the bulbs back in for storage after the tree comes down.

The countdown to Christmas is on!!