I can’t believe that Christmas is in 11 days….. if any of you are last minute gift givers, I have a Christmas craft that is perfect for grandparents.\u00a0My girls love to create artwork for their grandparents… and the grandparents love to receive it (so they say – along with the\u00a0ooohhh and ahhhs).\u00a0 The girls & I were browsing around looking for ornament ideas, and came across this fun little project from Better Homes & Gardens, Christmas Card Ornament Art<\/a>.\u00a0 Now of course, once I saw it, I had to do it Ruff Style<\/strong><\/em> – and include two of my favorite elements: photos of my kids, and german glass glitter.\u00a0 (Grammy, if you are reading this, either stop now OR act surprised when you open the girls’ Christmas gift)<\/p>\n

Supplies needed:<\/p>\n

1. 8.5″ x 11″ frames<\/p>\n

2. Patterned paper and cardstock – I used the paper from our\u00a0 North Pole Christmas Holiday Printable Collection<\/a>\u00a0 (you can use that paper or other scrapbook paper)<\/p>\n

3. Photos of your kids – faces must fit in a 2″ circle<\/p>\n

4. German Glass Glitter – or you can substitute with regular glitter<\/p>\n

5. Elmer’s glue & double-sided tape<\/p>\n

6. 1\/2″ wide\u00a0ribbon of your choice<\/p>\n

7. Scissors or 2″, 2 1\/2″ and 3″ circle craft punches<\/p>\n

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To get started:<\/p>\n

First go ahead and cut out your 2 1\/2″ circles out of plain cardstock – this is for the glitter circle, and cut out your 2″ circle photos.<\/p>\n

Once you have these cut, you will need to start glittering your 2 1\/2″ circles.<\/p>\n

We put Elmer’s glue into a bowl, and used paint brushes to glue edges of the 2 1\/2″ circles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You will only need to glitter 3\/8″ edge along the circles – leave the center unglittered.<\/p>\n

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Once you have a 2 1\/2″ circle with glue around edges, you will want to glitter it while it is still wet.\u00a0 We poured the glitter over the circles in a bowl, to keep the glitter somewhat contained. (I’m not going to lie…. I always have glitter everywhere, when working on these kind of projects) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Once your glittered circles have dried (I allowed about an hour before I started the next part), use double-sided tape, and tape the 2″ circle-cut photo onto the 2 1\/2″ glitter circle.\u00a0 Complete all of your photos.<\/p>\n

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Next, cut your patterned paper to 8″x10″.\u00a0 Then cut strips of ribbon to desired length on your 8″x10″ paper.\u00a0 Adhere them to the paper with double-sided tape.<\/p>\n

Once you have the ribbons taped down, then use double-sided tape and tape the glittered photos down.<\/p>\n

Last, make little bows and tape down to the top of each ornament.<\/p>\n

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Insert into your 8″x10″ frame, and it’s complete!<\/p>\n

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I also made Christmas ornaments, because at my house I do not have any wall-space for framed projects (sad but true)….<\/p>\n

I thought these were too cute not to display in my own home so I had to create matching ornaments!<\/p>\n

I cut out 3″ circle patterned paper, taped the glittered circle photos together, punched a hole at the top and strung a little silver twine through.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Super easy, and I just love how they look on my tree!<\/p>\n

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Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n

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