Homemade Holiday Ornaments?  

Oh yes. My grandmother was really in to making homemade ornaments and every year I would go over to her house and we would make home made ornaments. I don't have any of them though, any those that are still in existence are at my mom's house. I was a Girl Scout Leader and we did make some ornaments with the troop. Here is a picture of a reindeer ornament we made in Girl Scouts.

I'm answering from my email, so I will look at your picture when I get there ..okay? Now you bring back memories Grandpa Bob... I used to make those red and green loop rings with glue, scissors and construction paper.. I used to have mom pop popcorn and I strung that too. Mom also made Christmas Tree ginger cookies.. I ate them once in a while right off the tree... but I used to hang those.

Do you remember the old bubble lights that looked like candles? They were so beautiful back in the day.. I don't even know if there are any like that now in the modern day.

hi grandpa Bob oh yes we used to always decorate our tree with garlands of popcorn and cranberries and paper loops too. and we had an angel that went on top the tree ever year. and of course w always hung our stockings the night before too. and of course we got nuts and apples and oranges and little toys in our stockings that was about the only time I ever saw delicious apples as a kid. we had a huge apple orchard but our apples were not the delicious variety. winesaps, and jonathons and other red varities and granny green apples and some huge apples with rusty ridges around them called russets. We had a set of fruit shaped ornaments that were made in chezlavakia cannot spell it but anyways it always intrigued me as a kid to know they came from so far away. Now here at Gold Crest we have a huge imitation tree with a lot of doodads on it but somehow it lacks something we never used false trees we got the real thing and they always smelled so good. I used to love Christmas but not like this here at gold crest, maybe i am being scrougeish but its not home to me. guess I must try harder.

For years, I had childrens home made decorations on my Christmas tree. They were usually made by my daughter, but sometimes my step daughter. We have done the paper chain thing, had it hanging everywhere, not just on the tree.
Cant say we tried popcorn or cran berries. A lot of individual decorations were made; stars, trees, Father Christmass, bells etc.
It is lovely for the kids to see their decorations on the tree. I still have a few remaining that didnt eventually break.

I remember doing all of that when I was a kid. I even remember the "cookie" ornaments. We'd make the dough and then roll and cut it out, and then either paint then bake or bake then paint, can't really remember which order that part was in. I miss those days.

I've been trying to find the recipe for those ornaments but haven't been able to find it yet, so if anyone has it, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks:)

I think the homemade ornaments kids make are the best.

All of them on this discussion are very cute.

Merry Christmas.

No, I never did. However, my dad has some fond memories of stringing popcorn to put on the Christmas tree. That seems so unreal to me. Something one only reads about. But pretty cool.

Aw that tree is cute. We haven't done anything like that, but it does sound like a good idea and a good way to save money. Although when I was younger we made some christmas ornaments from school and my mom always hung it up on our Christmas tree every year and she still does to this day

The Christmas just before we were married, we made paper chains to fill out the tree decorations.

never done cranberries,but i used to make popcorn strings with one of my grandmothers.although she nibbled while we were making them,i'm surprised much made it to the tree LOL

Dont forget the looped fruit loops kids love making those. And you gotta take the kids out to see christmas lights like you used to do for us.