Before my husband and I married, we started a tradition of making Christmas ornaments each year for our parents, grandparents, and siblings.
We would choose something different each year and spend hours creating them. Then the ornaments grew to table decorations and they kept getting bigger and more elaborate. We were making about 8 or 10 of them each year.
We stopped making them after several years but found that we missed having that holiday tradition.
A few times now, we have created a special ornament with our son and each made one.
One of the favorite mediums has been polymer clay.
Last year, I made the round Santa that has skinny legs attached with wire.
My husband made the “Super Santa” and our son made the set of Penguins.
The Best Part about Handmade Ornaments
The best part about making Handmade Ornaments is the memories we create.
It is a fun way of spending time together. And each year as we carefully unwrap each ornament, we relive the special memories of when we created them.
We remember something about that year or about a special person or pet in our lives.
A couple of years ago, Parker, our son, created this wonderful ornament of our black lab. She recently passed away and he added her dog tag around the collar. It will be one of our most treasured ornaments. We will remember the joy he had in creating it and also the joy she gave us every day.
