Rhonda in TX Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 DH is in a community orchestra. They have their Christmas concert on Sunday and will have some tables set up with things for people to buy (Gift baskets and such). It's a fund-raiser for the orchestra. DH has asked us (kids and me) to make some ornaments to sell there. I can find tons of ornament ideas on the internet, but has anybody done anything like this (selling them, that is)? Pricing ideas would be helpful, too. I completely forgot about this and they need to be done by Friday. So, something not too time-consuming would be good. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Paper clip angels are very quick and inexpensive. They can be sold as ornaments or for adorning gifts. Since it's for raising funds I would price them $2 or 3 for $5. They would look cute covering a small table top tree. These are made from a 'butterfly' paper clip, thin ribbon and a bead. (I have used silver pony beads) Here's a photo (on the left) http://home.att.net/~mcdermand/angel_paperclip.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I completely forgot about this and they need to be done by Friday. So, something not too time-consuming would be good. :001_smile: If you decide otherwise on the time-consuming thing, I recommend Martha Stewart's cinnamon dough ornaments! They're gorgeous! But I made them one time four years ago and haven't had the energy/motivation to do it again because it does take a lot of effort, time and thought. But they ARE gorgeous (they're in the shape of birds & you put beads on them for their coloring). I'm sure you could sell them for a bit more than the average ornament. Another option is clear glass balls with Christmasy items inside them. For the vendor table I do for my business at Christmas time, I do clear/colored balls with words like "believe," "peace," and "joy" on them and I'll sell these for about $3 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 These cinnamon dough ornaments look easy enough to make, but take 3-5 days to dry. I wonder if you could slowly dry them part way in the oven at a low temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeOnTheRanch Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 How about ornament wreaths? http://www.eddieross.com/eddie_ross/2008/12/no-wire-hangers-well-maybe-just-one.html http://crapivemade.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-know-that-fabulous-eddie-ross.html http://frilyyfrolic.blogspot.com/2009/10/christmas-accent-craft.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Thanks for the ideas. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 If most of the people passing your table will have kids you could do ornament kits. Use snack size christmas ziplocs and put in all the supplies with printed instructions. Beaded candy canes would be an easy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougarmom4 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I hope you've been able to get a few ideas! I saw this post yesterday but didn't get back on to reply until now. Here are a few ideas, if you are still looking. Using Christmas fabrics or scraps of red, green, tan, etc...sew together small four-patch squares, add a backing, stuff & sew a button in the center of the four-patch. sew on a loop of ribbon to hang with. Using felt--make mittens, stars, trees, snowmen--sew around the edges, stuff, trim. Wooden ornaments are my favorite with the kids--let them paint them, embellish with buttons. Use wire or ribbon to hang with. We have a bunch of gold stars that we put on the tree. Styrofoam balls with scraps of fabric covering. I don't know if I can explain this well enough, but it is the easiest, goes pretty fast & looks cute, too. Just take all kinds of scraps (I do Christmas fabrics/colors), and using a butter knife (not too sharp) push the edges down into the styrofoam ball. Where one fabric ends, grab another scrap & stuff in until all of the styrofoam is covered. Wooden spools--you can paint them to look like snowmen...paint the top black like the hat, the center white like face, paint on the face, and then paint the bottom a different color & tie a strip of fabric around the bottom as a scarf. If you find little mini wooden spools, you can take three of them--paint off-white or white and using a strip of fabric you can create a snowman. The top spool has black painted on top for hat, face drawn on it; middle spool has three buttons drawn on (I just used a sharpie); bottom spool is just solid white. Take a strip of fabric (I used red & white gingham) and tie in a loop, turn it so there is a knot at the bottom & string the spools on in order so it forms a snowman. Then you just use the fabric loop to hang on the tree. I usually make a different ornament with the kids each year...so I need to figure out the new one for this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgm Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) Candy cane sleds...the bell on top will make it tie in to the music theme!! http://www.shavkin.com/candysled.html Hershey kiss mice: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/mice-ornaments-661236/ Edited December 1, 2009 by lgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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