Every year I make a few new handmade ornaments for my Christmas tree.  This year, I made two different kinds of ornaments: stuffed fabric ornaments and paper stars made from my son's artwork.

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I put together a quick video of the papers before and after they became stars:

If you want the how-to for either of these projects:

  • Tomorrow (Wednesday, December 15, 2021) at 1pm EST I am sharing a free stuffed fabric ornaments mini class live on instagram
  • The instructions for the star are in THIS ScanNCut Club video.

Next week I'll try to do a round-up of all the different types of handmade ornaments I've made over the years.  I just have to go searching in the blog archives for all the links!

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

28 thoughts on “2021 Handmade Christmas Ornaments

  • be sure to date your ornaments for future reference

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  • be sure to date your ornaments for future reference

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  • be sure to date your ornaments for future reference

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  • be sure to date your ornaments for future reference

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  • be sure to date your ornaments for future reference

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  • be sure to date your ornaments for future reference

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  • be sure to date your ornaments for future reference

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  • All of your ornaments are sweet but those stars are real treasures. What fun it will be to look back on these when he gets a bit older.I don’t know where you find the time or get your batteries charged, Julie, but I sure wish you could bottle that energy and send it around! Thanks for all you do and all you share.

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  • All of your ornaments are sweet but those stars are real treasures. What fun it will be to look back on these when he gets a bit older.I don’t know where you find the time or get your batteries charged, Julie, but I sure wish you could bottle that energy and send it around! Thanks for all you do and all you share.

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  • All of your ornaments are sweet but those stars are real treasures. What fun it will be to look back on these when he gets a bit older.I don’t know where you find the time or get your batteries charged, Julie, but I sure wish you could bottle that energy and send it around! Thanks for all you do and all you share.

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  • All of your ornaments are sweet but those stars are real treasures. What fun it will be to look back on these when he gets a bit older.I don’t know where you find the time or get your batteries charged, Julie, but I sure wish you could bottle that energy and send it around! Thanks for all you do and all you share.

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  • All of your ornaments are sweet but those stars are real treasures. What fun it will be to look back on these when he gets a bit older.I don’t know where you find the time or get your batteries charged, Julie, but I sure wish you could bottle that energy and send it around! Thanks for all you do and all you share.

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  • All of your ornaments are sweet but those stars are real treasures. What fun it will be to look back on these when he gets a bit older.I don’t know where you find the time or get your batteries charged, Julie, but I sure wish you could bottle that energy and send it around! Thanks for all you do and all you share.

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  • All of your ornaments are sweet but those stars are real treasures. What fun it will be to look back on these when he gets a bit older.I don’t know where you find the time or get your batteries charged, Julie, but I sure wish you could bottle that energy and send it around! Thanks for all you do and all you share.

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  • Thank you for sharing your (and your husband and son’s artwork. It is beautiful and I love how you use your son’s artwork for ornaments. Am grateful you share your talent, energy and spirit with us. It is an emotional lift to see what you create and how you urge us to get out our art supplies and create something for ourselves. Wishing you the best Christmas/Hannukah and New Year

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  • Thank you for sharing your (and your husband and son’s artwork. It is beautiful and I love how you use your son’s artwork for ornaments. Am grateful you share your talent, energy and spirit with us. It is an emotional lift to see what you create and how you urge us to get out our art supplies and create something for ourselves. Wishing you the best Christmas/Hannukah and New Year

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  • Thank you for sharing your (and your husband and son’s artwork. It is beautiful and I love how you use your son’s artwork for ornaments. Am grateful you share your talent, energy and spirit with us. It is an emotional lift to see what you create and how you urge us to get out our art supplies and create something for ourselves. Wishing you the best Christmas/Hannukah and New Year

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  • Thank you for sharing your (and your husband and son’s artwork. It is beautiful and I love how you use your son’s artwork for ornaments. Am grateful you share your talent, energy and spirit with us. It is an emotional lift to see what you create and how you urge us to get out our art supplies and create something for ourselves. Wishing you the best Christmas/Hannukah and New Year

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  • Thank you for sharing your (and your husband and son’s artwork. It is beautiful and I love how you use your son’s artwork for ornaments. Am grateful you share your talent, energy and spirit with us. It is an emotional lift to see what you create and how you urge us to get out our art supplies and create something for ourselves. Wishing you the best Christmas/Hannukah and New Year

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  • Thank you for sharing your (and your husband and son’s artwork. It is beautiful and I love how you use your son’s artwork for ornaments. Am grateful you share your talent, energy and spirit with us. It is an emotional lift to see what you create and how you urge us to get out our art supplies and create something for ourselves. Wishing you the best Christmas/Hannukah and New Year

    Reply
  • Thank you for sharing your (and your husband and son’s artwork. It is beautiful and I love how you use your son’s artwork for ornaments. Am grateful you share your talent, energy and spirit with us. It is an emotional lift to see what you create and how you urge us to get out our art supplies and create something for ourselves. Wishing you the best Christmas/Hannukah and New Year

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  • Let’s see the tree! Please.

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  • Let’s see the tree! Please.

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  • Let’s see the tree! Please.

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  • Let’s see the tree! Please.

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  • Let’s see the tree! Please.

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  • Let’s see the tree! Please.

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  • Let’s see the tree! Please.

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