by Michelle W.
Member since:
August 7, 2006

New Life for Old Ornaments - Repost

December 04, 2007 10:09 AM EST
views: 53 | rating: 10/10 (12 votes) | comments: 17

Let's face it: we all have ornaments that rarely make it out of the box, but that we don't have the heart to toss. Here are some ideas so that we can can continue to use them.

1. Place the scratched, dingy, dinged, and even those tacky ornaments in a bowl on the table. They will look great!

2. Hide scratches on ornaments with velvet ribbon. Apply a line of hot glue to the ornament, starting at the top and going all the way around the ball. Adhere a strip of ribbon to the ball. Repeat so you have six evenly spaced ribbon lines running down the ball. Glue ribbon loops to the top to the ball so they drape over the ball. Tor the topper,, fold over some ribbon three times, going back and forth, so it looks like as if you laid three bows on top of each other. Make a final loop around the center of the layered ribbon, and tie or glue to the top.

link to this page
Bookmark this post:
Facebook
Twitter
Delicious
Buzz
More

Comments: 17

JoAnne D. Dec 4, 2007, 10:17am EST
Here's one I learned several years ago, take a teaspoon or so of paint tinner to the inside of your ornaments, rinse well and you have a clear ornament. You can add whatever fits thru the litle hole on top. You can also reuse it in several glass ornaments.
Thanks fo your tips, they are very helpful.
JoAnne D. Dec 4, 2007, 10:17am EST
Oh my, paint thinner that is.
Steph-in-NE ..... Dec 4, 2007, 10:28am EST
cool Ideals.. I use only my grandparent ornament,, they are worth the tacky dingy look,, I truely love them
Carla B. Dec 4, 2007, 10:36am EST
Good ideas. Most of my ornaments are still fairly new (I bought them in 2005 and 2006), but I will keep these things in mind for future years.
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Dec 4, 2007, 11:49am EST
wow. Sounds like one of my mother's creations...
Heather W. Dec 4, 2007, 12:21pm EST
Great ideas
Sophie S. Dec 4, 2007, 1:14pm EST
I'm starting out with all new ornaments this year so none of them are messed up yet, but I will remember this.
Carla C. Dec 4, 2007, 1:28pm EST
HI! I am in the same situation with new ornaments, but thanks for the info!
Sincerely,
Carla
Erika S. Dec 4, 2007, 2:06pm EST
Nice ideas for keeping those sentimental ornaments on display!
Ms. Meacham: Money Maven Dec 4, 2007, 3:04pm EST
Thanks for the reminder that all isn't lost when a bulb gets a paint chip Michelle. I also take a can of metallic spray paint to my "seen-better-days" ornaments. This makes it easy to change looks at whim: pearlize shiny bulbs for a matte look, make gold bulbs into copper, cover chipped silver with a new shiny coat.
Jurpe {awallflower} Dec 4, 2007, 3:25pm EST
Those the cats break you can paste them to a something like you would tile work. {Mosiac}
Austin Cushing Dec 4, 2007, 4:09pm EST
This comment is to let you know that this content has reached ten comments, and as such has been removed from Comment Speedway! Congratulations!
Olga M. Dec 4, 2007, 4:40pm EST
You are so wonderfully creative. I really admire that.
Jaye S. Dec 6, 2007, 1:16pm EST
excellent ideas.
M & M. Dec 7, 2007, 2:57pm EST
Great ideas. Thank you.
Ang, inspired by good, G. Dec 19, 2007, 9:03pm EST
These are some great ideas. I wish I would have read this article before I chunked about 30 of them in the trash. I will be ornament shopping after Christmas this year and I will be buying me a new tree since some of the branches on mine fell off. :( Poor little tree.
Karolyn Q. Dec 25, 2007, 7:43pm EST
Thanks!

The HOTTEST ORIGINAL graphics on the NET at Sparkletags.Com
WwW.SparkleTags.Com

Join the Conversation
Chime in! Become a Gather member to comment.
Already a member? Sign in
top
 
Gather | Friends | Groups | Share
About Gather | Engagement Marketing | Make New Friends | Gather Points | Advertise on Gather | Gather Press | Privacy | Terms of Service | Community Guidelines
Books | Celebs | Entertainment | Family | Food | Health | Moms | Money | News | Politics | Spirituality | Sports | Travel | Writing
Version 16836, "Oz"; Copyright © 2009 Gather Inc. All rights reserved.