I am a Christmas ornament whore.
Not all ornaments though – only vintage ball ornaments.
And they never go on my tree – the tree is reserved for really meaningful ornaments – instead, these ornaments get scattered throughout the house and in clusters. My favorite is the clusters though.
Now, these clusters could be nothing new to you. It may just be that I was living under a rock for a very long time and when this idea dawned on me awhile back, it just seemed like the best thing ever. So, if you already knew how to do this…then why the hell didn’t you tell me?! If you didn’t, here you go.
How to Make Ornament Clusters
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All you need are ornaments and ribbon of some sort. I prefer gold curling ribbon.
Step 1:
Cut a long piece of ribbon. I cut mine longer than I need because I use the curly ribbon and like the long curly spiral on the end. String however many ornaments your little heart desires onto the ribbon.
I suggest random sizes with more smaller ones than larger ones. If you get too many larger ones, then sometimes the ornaments will pop off.
Step 2:
Tie the ends of the ribbon together to form a ball.
You don’t want to tie it super tight, but enough to where a larger ball of sorts or cluster is formed.
Make it rain ornament clusters everywhere…
Beside busts.
On sconces.
And lamps.
And of course…
The Buck.
Where will you make it rain?
Ornament clusters of course.
And dear freaks – have a stellar Thanksgiving. I’m so very thankful to have people who enable my freakiness and cheap beer habit. Cheers to you!
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I LOVE this idea and can’t believe I never thought of doing this. I am so making some and adding them to my lamps! Thanks Jenna!
Thanks, Amy! They are too easy not to make!
And WAY too cute!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you too! I love vintage ornaments!!!!! I pick them up whenever I find them.
Hope your thanksgiving was great, Lindsay!
Those are really beautiful! I have bowls of old ornaments scattered here and there, but this is even prettier. Thank you!
And may you and your awesome family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
PS, I think we’re due for a Bill post soon…
Oh girl, I love me some bowls of ornaments too!! Hope your Thanksgiving was great!! I’ll tell Bill…there’s no telling what he would want to write!! lol!
I love this idea, I never thought of it either. I am going to have to try it. Love your freakiness, have wonderful Thanksgiving!
Thanks, Sherri! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving as well!
Love this idea — I have an ornament addiction as well. I actually bought some really cheap (after Christmas of course) ornaments that are non-breakable. I think I’ll cluster them and hang them like kissing balls outside my front entrance. BTW I enjoy reading your blog every Friday. A very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!
That would be gorgeous, Joanna! I always look for great Christmas decor at the clearances after Christmas!! Also, sorry there wasn’t a Freak Show Friday post this Friday – I opted to take the rest of the holiday week off! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Sooooo cute! Thanks, Jenna. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks, Brigitte! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving as well!
So no one ever shared this with me either! Love it…..something even I could pull off 🙂 Thanks for a great idea for us artsy-fartsy challenged!!
SO easy, Pam!!
great idea !! have a swell thanksgiving !!
Thanks, Mary Jo! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!