One of the best things about this holiday season (other than the fact that is the first one in three years we aren’t moving) is that it’s my little girl’s first one. I am having so much fun making everything extra special for her. Part of that has been starting new family traditions. One of the traditions we’ve started this year is making homemade ornaments. I wanted to do a really special ornament for Miss P this year. I thought about buying some kind of baby’s first Christmas ornament but nothing really popped out. So I thought, why not create my own?
I started out with just trying her hand print on an ornament. We’ve tried the hand print thing before on things we’ve sent to Daddy. She didn’t always cooperate so I didn’t really have high hopes for this. BUT, she held her little palm out perfectly and I quickly pressed the ornament right to it and viola!
After letting the paint dry a little bit I cut up pieces of her baby announcement and dropped them into the bulb.
I love that you can see little bits of it as you turn the ornament around.
It’s perfect for her first ornament. I plan on doing a couple more for her but this one is just lovely to celebrate the most special event of the year.
Are you starting any new traditions this year? Tell me about them!
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What a great idea! I love all of the pink.
And that little hand print! *Swoon* So perfect.
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Chelsea, beautiful and sweet ornaments! Following your blog now. Follow me too at http://www.sewsweetvintage.com/2012/11/reversible-holiday-note-board.html I posted to the beyond the picket fence:)
This is such a beautiful idea Chelsea! And I just saw your Christmas wreath too, darling
xoxo, Tanya
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Really really sweet and I’m so jealous that you were able to get the hand print on there! I tried last year with Miss E and it was a complete disaster!
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Chelsea, this is so precious! I didn’t realize at first that it had the tiny little hand print on it. Oh how that will become more and more special to you as the years go by. And I also love that it has pieces of the birth announcement in there. What a truly special ornament, and very creative. That’s one you need to hang at the very tip top of the tree in a few years when curious little hands are about.
Maybe you should make a backup? Have a great day!
Debbie
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Love this idea! The hand print makes it so special!
That is so adorable! I love how its a personal memory yet very elegant at the same time.
So sweet! And I give you mad props for getting that handprint on there! I’ve tried and tried with my little guy…no such luck!!
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Thanks so much Meredith! It took two tries but she was mostly cooperative
I did the same thing with my baby shower invitation! Love it!
This is such a sweet and sentimental gesture for you baby. For sure you’ll treasure this ornament for years to come. I make mine during thanksgiving, slippin in all the things we are thankful for in an ornament and then hanging them on the tree.
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what a sweet and special project!
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that is a super fun idea!
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