Show Me Christmas

A friend of mine is expecting the birth of her first child around this coming Thanksgiving. This means that she’ll be a new mom in time for her favorite holiday, Christmas. Already she has started planning ways to commemorate her baby’s first Christmas.

To date, she has bought baby’s first Christmas outfit (complete with a red and white Santa hat), babys first ornament, and has booked a photo session with a local photographer for the family Christmas cards she intends to mail out. Now she’s got me in a panic because I don’t think there will be anything left for me to give to the baby! Maybe instead of a material gift, I’ll make a donation in the child’s honor to a worthy cause.

Glass ornament wreaths can retail for $50 or more, particularly around the holidays. You can make your own gorgeous wreath for a lot less. All you need are an assortment of glass ornaments, a foam wreath, and a hot glue gun. All of these items can be purchased online or at your local craft store.

Start by heating up the glue gun over scrap paper to catch any drips. Lay out your colorful glass ornaments and clip off the loops, but keep the rest of the tops intact. Lay out the foam wreath and play around with how you want the ornaments to look when attached. When you’ve come up with a design, attach the ornaments to the wreath using your hot glue gun.