Look at just about any Christmas tree, and the most eye-catching ornaments are usually the ones made from scratch. You don't have to spend a fortune on those store-bought ornaments to make your tree stand out. In fact, you can create some awesome ornaments from scratch right in the comfort of your own home. The only investment you need to make is for the materials, which you can find at a local craft store or even the grocery store. Look carefully enough and you may already have everything you need on hand. These ornaments also make inexpensive gifts for teachers, friends or family as well. So you'll get plenty of bang for your buck. Here's one way to get personal. Purchase glass or plastic balls, sticker letters and ribbon for hanging loops. Ornaments with horizontal stripes may be ideal as they'll help you line up the letters evenly. Apply adhesive letters to spell out the name of that special someone on the ornament. Then string a ribbon through the loop at the top. It's that simple.
These sugar ornaments are also a cinch to make. Gather up 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon glitter and 2 teaspoons of water. Mix all of the ingredients together and pour into a Christmas themed cookie cutters. Allow to dry overnight. Remove cutters and glue a loop of ribbon to the back for hanging. Or why not try transforming your little sweetie into an angel? All you need to make one is a jumbo craft stick, 2-4" paper doilies, thin red ribbon, mini star garland, a photo of just your child's face and a string for hanging. Glue your child's face to the front of the stick and fold doilies in half so that they're at angles on top of each other to form wings. Glue so that they stick below the face. Put the red bow below the face and in front of the wings. Using the star garland, make a halo and attach to the back of the stick using glue or tape. Also attach a string on the back for hanging.