Every year I used to buy an ornament for the Children & Grandchildren. Then I started making them using fabrics that ,I feel, represent them. BUT!! I'm running out of 'new' ornament ideas...need help!! THANKS!! & Merry Christmas!!!

Here are some pics of past ornaments...I love crafting of any kind!! but was thinking, something with fabric. :)

http://stacysews.com/entry/2006/1218...ents_tutorial/

I've made these for several years now - always seem to get a good response, and they're very easy (and relatively inexpensive!).

Thank you for sharing.

how about a paper pieced tree or something that you can embroider their name and the year?

this could be cute too: http://whipup.net/2007/10/09/tutoria...cone-ornament/

and I've done TONS of these: http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts...o-your-el.html

Those are wonderful. I saw some really cute ornaments made from yo-yos at a craft fair last summer. Wish I had taken a picture.

http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/...t-pattern.html
Here is a cute ornament I made for DGK last year. It was posted here on the board.

http://www.connectingthreads.com/pat...__D991417.html

Here are some 3-d fabric ornaments :) It's from the free patterns at connecting threads

Those are neat

Those are neat

Love them. And thanks for the links

Have your done tiny stockings? I like to do small patchwork Christmas stockings with enough room inside to put in a gift card or folded paper money. I do some pieced no name ones for a quick gift for someone I forgot and I embroider the names on the front of the family ones. I hang them on the tree for the Christmas season. They are handy for paperboy, mailman etc.

Sorry don't have any ideas for you but wanted to say I love all of your projects, especially the Dora ornament. My little DGD would love to have one of those on her tree.

Go to Angie's Bits and Pieces site. She has a "Freebies" section with several really cute ornaments to make. I love that site.

All these ideas are super. Thanks everyone.

Very cool potholders !!

These 'potholders' are actually ornaments !! There is no sewing ....alll done with folded fabric & a glue stick!! I thought of them as 'mini' quilt ornaments!!

These 'potholders' are actually ornaments !! There is no sewing ....alll done with folded fabric & a glue stick!! I thought of them as 'mini' quilt ornaments!!

I thought of mittens before!! & never did them, maybe this year!! Thanks!! My most difficult time is choosing fabrics that to me, represent each of my family...:)

What great ideas! It's hard to believe, but you're right, it's time to get started on Christmas gifts. My LQS has been running an event once a month called, "Twelve Days of Christmas." She is teaching a new project every event. We've learned some new ideas for Christmas gifts.

I have done the yo-yo christmas trees..they are so easy and fun to do!

What a lovely idea. I may have to give this some thought and see what I can come up with.

How about making jo-jo's out of Christmas fabric and a shiny button or Christmas pin in the hole in the middle. Our church made these and gave them out in the neightborhood. They turned out really cute.

How about a set with the nativity symbols? OR the emblem for the college their parents are expecting them to attend?

Absolutely amazing ornaments!

I have a ton of links for sewn & quilted ornaments on my personal website. There are some really cool ones on it. I keep adding to the list whenever I see new tutorials...
Maybe you will find some ideas for next year...
http://yarn-or-fabric.weebly.com/chr...ent-links.html
There are a few on that list that I want to make this year...

I love your Christmas gifts for the GKS but really like your idea.

WOW!! Thank you !! & Thanks to everyone who 'helped' me out!! With this last post, I believe I have enough to take me thru my lifetime!!!!

Your ornaments are beautiful.

I would like to know how you did the balls? They are all neat! I have a lot of little friends that like anything I make for them. My sister in law always wants something I make.

Thank you for the link they look great I will definately some some for Xmas:)

I have the directions in my 'stash' of patterns...I'll look for it & see you get it, how's that?!!! It is also for sale at some sites if you search for it.

Thanks for sharing. Nice collection of ornaments. I like being able to mouse over and see the picture of the ornament.

Nice... book marked in evernote...

I love all the ideas I have seen so far!! I want to do them all! :D Thank you all so much for sharing!

OOOh too cute. I love them both. I think I hear elf feet carrying baskets of little ribbon pine cones dashing through my house.

Thank you for this link. Am planning on doing the Pinecone Ornament!

I have some lovely fabric pinecone ornaments that a co-worker made. She used folded pieces of fabric and either pinned or glued the pieces together. She made these back in the 90's and her idea came from a craft magazine.
Another idea is to use liquid starch on a cut piece of fabric that looks like a patchwork angel, tree, Santa, etc. Whatever you choose, you will have fun.

I'm so glad you asked this. I do the same thing and had run out of ideas. Now I have a whole new line up for a while. :)

I love making ornaments!!!! Thanks for all the sites! I carried some big bells to decorate this week. Now to hunt out my ribbons, flowers and all my small goodies I have stashed away.

And make some more of my yo yo ornaments that I made the pattern up myself a while back. I will try to do a tuterial on those as well as other things. I have to figure out how to do them. Never done one before.

Love your ornies.

I have made advent calinders for my Grand kids. I sew a small wall hanging with pockets that I use fabric that has small xmas designs on it and put choclate candies in and make loops on the side to put candy canes in.