Let me just say that I am having a BLAST decorating for Harper's First Birthday Party! Little girls are just too much fun! Inspired by all of the Christmas Balls I saw hanging from chandeliers, I decided to get a bunch of glass balls and fill them with "all things girly" then hang them from my chandelier in our dinning room! For Harper's party, I chose to use pink, hot pink and green as the colors so I stuck to those colors when looking for items to put inside the glass ornaments.
Ok, so get glass balls (I got mine from Hobby Lobby, %50 off of course) and I got different sizes. This helps add another layer of interest.
Then get all of the materials together that you want to put inside the balls. I used feathers, strips of scrap fabric tied in knots, little pink balls, tulle and ribbons of all sorts (scrap ribbon):
Take the top off of the ornament and begin to put your materials inside. (NOT all at once!)
Fill until it looks "right" then replace the top. Hang with fishing line or a cute ribbon (I used different ribbons) from chandelier. Make sure each ball is hung at a different height. Play with it until you get the look you want!
See how pretty they turned out?!
I love all of the different textures.
I could ooohhh and ahhh over them all day...
The feathers are so light and airy!
This one may be my favorite:
I have an awesome idea for these in Harper's room after the party!
Can't wait to show you next week!
How neat! I never would have thought to make anything like this, love it!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this idea!! I will be using this for a Baby shower I am throwing in a couple of months
ReplyDeleteThose are really fun! What a great (and inexpensive) way to decorate ... you could fill them with so many different things. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Somewhat Simple.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! What a great idea. Are those gumballs in the one picture?
ReplyDeleteLove the idea! Very cute!
ReplyDeleteThose are super cute!!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!!!
ReplyDeleteAlexis - They are little balls, but not gumballs! What a cute idea that would be though!
I featured this over at Today's Top 20!!
ReplyDeleteAmanda
www.todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com
Thanks Amanda! So exciting!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very whimsical idea, and you can use it in so many ways! Hope the party goes well :)
ReplyDeleteGenius! Looks so fancy!
ReplyDeletewow! this is great. love all the stuff in there. so smart.
ReplyDeletelove. love. love!
What an adorable project! I plan on doing this next year! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower from Be Different's blog hop. I'd love a follow back.
Thanks
Nancy
funwithnancy.blogspot.com
so cute! i did something similar using our leftover wedding invitations & christmas cards (made them into christmas ornaments). this is such a great idea - great job!
ReplyDeleteI love all the textures in the ornaments! Too cute! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!
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Hello! Just wanted to check in and congratulate you for being a January finalist at Saturday Mornings! This Saturday, voting will begin to determine the winner, so get your crew together!
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Hi Natalie! I just voted for you over at Saturday Mornings! I love your idea with the ornaments! I am also a new follower. I love finding other Christian bloggers.
ReplyDeleteWould you consider voting for my 1Corinthains word art that I've entered in a Valentines Challenge? You can see it here:
http://keeninspirations.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-printable-love-word-arti.html
I wish you luck!
Sharon