Christmas crafting is my favorite kind of crafting!

I made these super simple ornaments last year as place cards for Friendsgivemas dinner (our Thanksgiving/Christmas crossover dinner that we had with our friends), and loved that they doubled as cute tree ornaments!

PS, for the silverware pouches, I just used mini stockings, and wrapped them and the napkins in short pieces of garland and a few decor Christmas bulbs - all purchased from either Hobby Lobby or Michael’s.

MATERIALS

• Clear plastic (or glass) ornaments. I got a 2 6-packs from Michael’s for about $2 each.

• Faux snow, for filler

• Mini Christmas trees

• Hot glue, or Krazy glue

• Tweezers

• String (I used baker’s twine)

• Marker and a steady hand, or a Cricut/Silhouette and vinyl (I used my Cricut, and black vinyl to make the names)

• A short funnel, or a small piece of paper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Take the top off of the ornament. Holding the top of the mini tree with the tweezers, place a sufficient amount of glue on the tree’s base.

2. Quickly, but carefully, slide the tree glue side first, into the ornament. Hold it firmly in place for 30 seconds-1 minute. You may need to straight the tree out, which is doable with tweezers.

3. Sit the ornament upright, continue to let the glue dry. If you aren’t using a funnel, roll up a small piece of paper so that one end is able to fit into the ornament.

4. Once your “funnel” is ready, take a small amount of the faux snow, and pour it into the ornament. Add as much or as little as you’d like. Feel free to add glitter, or any other mall decorative objects you desire. To keep with our simple kraft paper, chalkboard, and potluck dinner theme, I made the ornaments pretty minimal. This also kept them nice and light to be hung on the tree later.

5. I used a Cricut and black vinyl for the names, using a script font, and then attached them to the front of the ornament.

6. Finally, put the top back on the ornament, and tie the string/twine on.

That’s it!