Buy or DIY: Ornaments

Somehow, through no planning on my part, a magical window of time opened up the Saturday after Thanksgiving and I was able to decorate my tree. This is the first time I’ve ever had a white one and I’m very into the way all of my brighter colored ornaments pop against it. I have a great ornament project coming your way next week, but in the meantime here are twenty to buy and twenty to DIY!

1/ Cardboard Ornaments, Set of 2
2/ Agate Slice Ornament
3/ Beaded Eye Ornaments, Set of 3
4/ Budding Monogram Ornament
5/ Ceramic Open Ball Ornament

6/ Double-Dip Ceramic Moon Ornament
7/ Geo Tassel Ornament
8/ Glass Ball Ornaments, Set of 4
9/ Glass Candle Clip Ornament
10/ Glinted Houseplant Ornament

11/ Handpainted Ornament
12/ Jingle Bell Tree Ornament
13/ Luna Stars, Set of 6
14/ Metal Bell with Velvet Ribbon Ornament
15/ Mini Gold Reindeer Ornament

16/ Muted Metallic Ball Ornaments, Set of 4
17/ Rainbow Iridescent Ornaments, Set of 3
18/ Shiny-Brite Bird Ornaments, Set of 6
19/ Wooden Starburst Ornament
20/ Wooden Tree Ornament Set

1/ DIY Alcohol Ink Ornaments
2/ DIY Brass Ornaments
3/ DIY Wood Beads Wreath Ornament
4/ DIY Disco Ball Ornaments
5/ DIY Fresh Greenery Ornaments

6/ DIY Glitter Scallop Ornaments
7/ DIY Gradient Ornaments
8/ DIY Mini Wall Hanging Ornaments
9/ DIY Mini Wreath Ornaments
10/ DIY Need Felted Star Ornament

11/ DIY Modern Diorama Ornament
12/ DIY Paper Candle Ornaments
13/ DIY Reindeer Clothespin Ornaments
14/ DIY Wooden Modern Bell Ornaments
15/ DIY Wooden Ornaments

16/ DIY Minimal Wrapped Tree Ornaments
17/ DIY Geode Ornament
18/ DIY Scented Baking Soda Ornaments
19/ DIY Memphis Design Ornaments
20/ DIY Zodiac Rhinestone Ornament

DIY Modern Cone Trees

I first made this ridiculously easy project a few years ago and can’t believe it’s taken me so long to share with you! This trio of DIY modern cone trees are a statement maker on their own or pair them with your other decor – I favor plenty of bottlebrush trees. I think they’d also be really pretty in any other color and the glitter would really pop!

Supplies
• paper mache cones (the ones I used are 16-inch and 12-inch)
• pearlescent white craft paint
• medium paint brush or craft sponge
• clear craft glitter
• newsprint or something similar

Step 1. Spread out the newsprint or something else that will protect the surface of whatever you’re creating your trees on. (It’s the glitter that’s going to get messy, not the paint.)

Step 2. Do one tree at a time, start by painting with long vertical strokes. You can do either one coat of paint for a more textural look – the paper will show through a bit – or two for more coverage, but whichever look you prefer make sure the paint is still wet when we get to the next step.

Step 3. Rather than using glue you’ll be relying on the wetness of the paint to adhere the clear glitter to the cone for a pretty, snowy look. (You could also use regular glitter if that’s your preference, or mix the two together.) With the tree held horizontally over the covered surface, gently sprinkle the glitter as you rotate the cone. I went with about 50% coverage on my trio, so you gauge how much you’d like from that estimate.

Step 4. Allow to dry completely. If you’d like an extra layer of protection/glitter adhesive, you can add a coat of clear spray varnish at this point before allowing it to again dry completely.

Step 5. DONE.