Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Vintage Sewing Christmas Ornaments!

A while back I saw a beautiful Christmas wreath made out of vintage sewing notions and it got me to thinking......If you can make an awesome wreath with vintage buttons and pattern paper, why not a chic sewing ornament?  I've been sewing my entire life and I definitely had the stuff for it!  Also, a while back my friend Margot sent me some vintage patterns that she picked up at a thrift store so I had everything I needed.  You can grab patterns for 10 cents at some places!  Just look around.  I'm also sharing some vintage pattern images for you to download and print if you can't find any right away!  Remember to celebrate the holidays, recycle thrift store items and always 
Make Your Mark!
So fun to make!


Watch how to make them here!
STUFF I USED
Clear ornaments
Vintage patterns (thrift store)
Vintage Pattern Illustrations
Tape measure copied on card stock
DecoArt Glamour Dust
Americana Decoupage in Gloss
Dollar store sewing kits
HERE'S HOW
TO MAKE THE FILLED ORNAMENT
1. & 2.  Cut the pattern paper in strips and fill a clear ornament
3.  Copy, reduce and cut out a vintage pattern illustration
4. & 5. Mist with water and decoupage to the ornament
6.  Add shimmer with DecoArt's Glamour Dust
7. & 8.   Copy a white tape measure on cardstock and glue around the ornament
9.  Glue on sewing notions from a dollar store sewing kit and matching buttons
TO MAKE THE COVERED ORNAMENT
10.  Decoupage pattern paper on the ornament
11.  Add a layer of Glamour Dust in Gold Glitz
12.  Cover in cardstock tape measures and sewing notions



7 comments:

  1. Blown. Away. Mark, seriously, I can't tell you how much i *adore* these. Pinning & doing these. Thanks for sharing this amazing craft. You rock, Sparky!

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  2. Neat! I'll have to play around with these. Thank you.

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  3. i love your creative ideas...thank you for sharing

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  4. Yay, Marky Mark! Love these. Made 8 so far for a boutique sale. Have 36 decoupaged. You are so clever💗💗

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    1. Awesome! I'll let you know where you can send my percentage. Just e-mail me.

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  5. What a great ornament for anyone who sews! I think I might make color copies of the "models" so I don't destroy the pattern envelope. AND there is enough spare tissue paper in a pattern to use instead of the pattern itself!

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  6. Such a cute and unique project for sewers and quilters.

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