Order of Grace with a Side of Sass: DIY Christmas Ornaments

This "First Christmas" is so much fun to celebrate as a married couple. I'm loving the excitement of it in sharing the spirited season together. However, due to economical times, this first Christmas is also a BUDGET Christmas :) We were graciously given our first Christmas tree by Austin's sister and brother-in-law. It looks fantastic! Ornaments were what were hard to come by. I can't wait until everything is 80% off after Christmas. I plan to go ape crazy buying the "Christmas essentials" ;) when they're super cheap!

The point to this blog post is to show Christmas can be done with style without spending a fortune on the little things. These ornaments were home made with a few supplies from your local Hobby Lobby and Michael's. It also helps to have a mom who owns a lifetime of craft supplies to borrow from!

The ornament below took me almost 2 hours to make! No kidding! All the time was taken up creating each of the rosettes that I glued onto the plain glass ornament. Not hard to make, just time consuming. The paper raffia can be found at any craft store.

This next ornament was also pretty easy but just a litttttttle messy :) Decoupage (modgepodge found at your local craft store) combined with old sheet music (Christmas Music if you so desire) cut into small pieces and smoothed onto a glass ornament. Decorate with a colorful ribbon and waalaahh! Oh I also glitter spray painted the ornaments after decoupaging. Make sure you give adequate time to dry after!