Comments on: Homemade Christmas Ornaments and Decorations

By: The Master List of Homemade Christmas Decorations | The Greenest Dollar

The Master List of Homemade Christmas Decorations | The Greenest Dollar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:47:40 +0000

[...] Homemade Salt Dough Ornaments [...]

By: Love is a homemade paper chain. « Slow Christmas

Love is a homemade paper chain. « Slow Christmas — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:22:25 +0000

[...] a lovely how-to guide for paper chains, salt dough ornaments, and cranberry and popcorn strings here. Go forth and craft, dear Slow Christmas [...]

By: Tim @ Vintage Christmas Decorations

Tim @ Vintage Christmas Decorations — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:06:39 +0000

Sometimes nothing beats the fun and satisfaction of making something yourself, especially when talking about Christmas ornaments. .-= Tim @ Vintage Christmas Decorations´s last blog ..Vintage Christmas Decorations and Ornaments updated Tue Nov 17 2009 3:56 pm CST =-.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Aren’t they awesome!

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:28:14 +0000

Very cool. Thank you for the recipe and holiday decoration tips. Definitely going to do the salt dough ornament thing again. I have salt dough ornaments from my kids about 5-6 years back – it was a single mom’s way of being festive. And they are my most cherished ornaments, too.

And easy way to poke a hole in the ornaments before they go in the oven: a straw works great. Tip I learned from my mom.
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By: The Katana: Favorite Articles of Samurai's from Nov 8, 2009 | Financial Samurai

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:02:50 +0000

[...] Matt provides another wonderful article on “Homemade Christmas Decorations & Ornaments.” Matt has a whole stable of home made posts, such as making your own toothpaste and [...]

By: Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News and Opinions #20

Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News and Opinions #20 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:38 +0000

[...] put together a great post that really brought home some memories for me. Checkout this article on how to make homemade Christmas decorations including three all-time classics: homemade salt dough ornaments, red and green construction paper [...]

By: Jay @ Christmas Yard Decorations

Jay @ Christmas Yard Decorations — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:52:26 +0000

I love this post…It brings me way back to when I was a little guy, making homemade Cristmas ornaments with my Mom and fudge with my grandma. Actually, my grandma’s super-secret recipe that she made for all the friends, family and neighbors was “Bird-Turd Cookies” — (they were actually much tastier than that sounds).

Now that I’ve spoiled the party, thanks for the recipes and great ideas for my kiddos this year!

Happy holidays everybody,

Jay

By: Paneh Weekly Roundup #7: Giving Edition | Paneh Praise Dance Ministry & Mime Ministry

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:22 +0000

[...] Homemade Christmas Ornaments & Decorations – Debt Free Adventure shares these ideas to help decommercialize Christmas and get together as a family creating these crafts [...]

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:04:55 +0000

C’mon over… the more the better!

By: Kelly Whalen

Kelly Whalen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:39 +0000

Aw! Love your mom. Can I be in your family? LOL
We love to do homemade crafts for the holidays, and the kids like to make things to give to other people.

I love making paper chains.
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By: Lydia aka Ms. MoneyChat

Lydia aka Ms. MoneyChat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:46:25 +0000

Oh, thanks Matt & Mom!!! I’m loving the ideas and hope to create some memories of my own this holiday season. What an awesome idea. It’s amazing how the most simple of things are not that obvious at times. Like seriously, I never thought of doing anything like this. Thanks a bunch!
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By: Jason @ RedeemingRiches

Jason @ RedeemingRiches — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:07:23 +0000

You guys are quite the arteests! =) Good stuff and going along with your post from the other day – there is something about homemade gifts (in this case ornaments) that brings about happy lifetime memories!

This is a great way to invest into family time as well!!
.-= Jason @ RedeemingRiches´s last blog ..Restore Your Money – Renew Your Mind =-.

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:01:15 +0000

This post gives me the same feeling I get while watching Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life! It’s great to see people responding to de-commercializing Christmas ideas! I was working in Louisiana one Christmas, away from home. I had no Christmas decorations, not one! There were some awesome large pine trees in the parking lot of the apartment complex where I lived, and they dropped these mega pine cones. So, I went and gathered them up, bought some glue and different colors of glitter, and created some beautiful, sparkly, festive ornaments from Gods bountiful nature! I still have some of them to this day!

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:39:48 +0000

Great holiday ideas! I also like to get inexpensive clear glass ornament balls from the craft store and fill them with red and green glitter, ribbon, or any other holiday-themed things I can find. The glitter sparkles in the Christmas tree lights and it looks really pretty.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:52:39 +0000

Matt – I LOVE your homemade series! They rock! So cool man. You sure you wrote these? haha.

Len is right, brings back memories… but they aren’t too far, b/c holiday season is a coming! Best time of the year is here!

ps if the christmas tree in the picture is kinda crooked. may want to fix it.

Best,

FS
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By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:34:27 +0000

Oh my gosh, did this post bring back some happy memories for me!

Len
Len Penzo dot Com
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