How to Make Christmas Photo Ornaments
Decorate your Christmas tree with this keepsake ornament featuring a photo of a loved one.
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You Will Need
- Photo
- Scissors
- Transparent ornament with a removable top
- Pencil
- Cotton swab
- Glue
- Decorations
- Acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Ribbon
Steps
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Step 1
Cut out photo
Cut out the photo you want to use into a circle that measures about 3 inches across.
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Step 2
Remove cap
Remove the hanger and cap from the bulb. Then wrap the photo around a pencil, making sure the photo is facing outward.
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Step 3
Put photo inside
Holding the photo around the pencil, slip it inside the bulb. Release the photo from the pencil.
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Step 4
Straighten the photo
Position and straighten the photo with a cotton swab.
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Step 5
Fill the inside
Get creative and glue small shells, colored tinsel, colored sand, and even popcorn to the inside and outside of the ornament.
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Gluing decorations inside will also help keep the photo in place.
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Step 6
Add date and a message
Write the date on the back of the ornament with acrylic paint, and a message if you like. Finish by tying a bow around the top of the ornament and give it as a gift to the person in the picture or hang it on your own tree.
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Ornaments on the 2008 National Christmas tree were made with holographic film to make the tree look lit all day.
