Craft stores are full of flat, wooden shapes that can be used to make many different projects. At Christmastime, these flat shapes are the perfect choice for creating all sorts of fabulous ornaments for your tree. The shapes are inexpensive, come in a variety of sizes and will help you create one-of-a-kind ornaments youll cherish forever.
Look at any craft store and youll find the flat, wooden letters needed to create these particular ornaments. Its up to you to pick the size you want. Its also your choice as to whether you paint the letters yourself or purchase them already painted.
To create a word ornament just choose the letters youll need. For example, if you want to make an ornament that says "joy" youll choose those three letters, all the same size. Paint the letters - or purchase the pre-painted types - and glue them together side-by-side. Now just string a loop of thread through the "O" of the word and you have your ornament. There are many different words you can use to make ornaments. "Peace", "Love", "Snow", "Family" and "Jesus" are just a few. The wooden letters make it easy to create the ornament in minutes. Its the perfect project for kids, too. Embellish the word ornaments any way you wish. Use stickers to make the letters more colorful, use rubber stamps, glitter glue, tiny novelties or even velvet bows. Craft stores are full of miniatures that will work well for enhancing your word ornament creation. Words like "Peace" or "Joy" have a central letter that can be used to thread a hanger through. But, a word like "Love" doesnt have a central letter. When working with those types of words glue the hanger between the "o" and the "v", or the middle of a similar word. Make a Christmas tree by using words to form the shape. Glue the wooden letters together to spell "Joy", then "Love", then "Peace". Now glue the word "Joy" on top of the word "love", then glue the word "Peace" under the word "love". Since each word is slightly longer than the previous word, the words together form somewhat of a triangle. Glue on a wooden box or other shape to represent the tree stand, then glue a small golden star on top of the word "Joy". This little Christmas tree ornament is unique and easy to make. Use the letters to create your childrens names pets names, or other words. "Mom", "Dad", "Angels", "Happy", "Toys" or any number of words can be made into ornaments. Paint the letters traditional Christmas colors then use a pencil eraser and paint to create dots on the letters. Or, use narrow strips of colored tape to make candy stripes or other designs. Purchase tiny miniatures of pets, presents, snowmen, or other shapes and glue them to the words. The trinkets add dimension and color to the word ornaments. Use thick block letters to create a word Christmas tree that will stand on its own. Use giant letters to make a centerpiece rather than an ornament, or use slightly smaller letters that can stand on a mantle or table. If you dont have wooden letters you can also cut the letters from cardboard. Youll have fun making many different word ornaments that you can hang on the tree, doorknobs or other areas of the home. Kids will really enjoy this craft which is simple, inexpensive and fabulous!
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