A Special Kind Of Christmas

Why buy generic ornaments from the store when you can create a long-lasting family tradition simply by using clear baubles each year and filling them with lasting memories.

22/11/2024

 

 

 

Christmas is a special time of year when families and friends gather together to celebrate the season. Traditions handed down through families are an integral part of the festivities and the craft project below shows how easy it is to start your own family tradition that will not only bring joy to the festive season but will also save you money.

 

Jenny over at Simcoe Street came up with the lovely idea of cutting out strips from invitations and celebrations and placing them in transparent baubles for the Christmas tree. I thought that this would be a great way to kick-start a family tradition, by writing and printing out events that happened during the year, to build up a Christmas tree full of memories. Each special bauble is then glittered with the year.

 

 

 

 

Start by writing down, printing out, or cutting into strips the memories that you want to place in your special bauble. The strips don't all have to be the same size - some can be wider than others. If you have a PC printer, this gives you the option to select pretty fonts for the wording on the strips but handwritten notes are more personal - the choice is yours.

 

 

Wrap all the strips around a skewer, or something small, so that you can remove the top from the bauble and push in the strips. Once the are inside, they pop open to reveal just a hint of what's written on the strip.