Korker Ribbon Christmas Ornament Ball

I love to go shopping for Christmas ornaments after Christmas is over. I found two cute little Christmas ornaments hanging on in the clearance section at Lowes last January. They looked homemade and that alone is what caught my eye. So I snatched them up with the intent to make them.  Of course as luck would have it, I lost them. That's nothing new for me, I lose everything not nailed down to the floor! Thankfully though, I snapped a pic to share with all of my wonderful followers over on Instagram. So BAM! I'm back in business.




This picture was all I needed to pull off my impersonation of Lowes ribbon Christmas ornament. I will tackle the knit one next, but first things first.


This is very easy and doesn't require much skill at all. If you can wrap ribbon around and stick, use scissors, and a hot glue gun then your good to go!







The supplies you need:

3/8 inch ribbon (7 strains of korker ribbon...I'll show you how to turn your ribbon to korker shortly)
hot glue gun
hot glue sticks
scissors
1/4 inch by 12 inch wooden dowel
2 clothespins





Video Tutorial:

OK so watch this quick and easy to follow step by step tutorial I made for you! It's super easy and you can make one of these in no time flat. They will make such a cute addition to your Christmas tree this year and even cute homemade Christmas gifts.

No Sew Quilted Christmas Tree Pattern and Tutorial

     I know, it's a little early to be starting new Christmas projects. Heck they just put the Halloween stuff out in the stores, but I can't help myself. I have searched high and low for a free pattern and tutorial for this tree for quite sometime now with no such luck. I finally decided that I could do this all on my own with no instructions. Three trees later I finally figured out the best way to make these cute little doodads. Since I had so much trouble finding a free pattern I thought it would be a lovely gesture to share with you my pattern for free! Please feel free to share this pattern among your friends and family and feel free to make them to sell as well. Be sure to click the Pin It button below to save this to one of your favorite Pinterest boards so you don't lose it or forget about it.

Supplies Needed:

127 squares of fabric (2.5 inches X 2.5 inches)

3 squares of fabric (2.5 inches X 7 inches)

scissors or a rotary cutter and cutting board

270 straight pins (flat heads)

1 Styrofoam cone (12 inch X 5 inch)

Patten Goes As Follows:

Row 1 (Bottom) – Row 4 ---- 12 squares of fabric

Rows 5-7 ---- 10 squares of fabric

Rows 8-10 ---- 8 squares of fabric

Rows 11-12 ---- 6 squares of fabric

Rows 12-15 ---- 4 squares of fabric

Video Tutorial:

In this video I am going to show you how to make your own no sew quilted Christmas tree. These make beautiful Christmas décor throughout your home. If you decide to give this project a try I’d love to see your finished product. Be sure to tweet me a picture of your quilted Christmas tree at @carlynicoleYT , you can share it with me on Instagram at @carlynicoleYT , or you can share it with me on my Facebook Page @carlynicoleelliotteYT Looking forward to seeing your creations.

DIY Pacifier Clip Tutorial (No Sew!)

I'm going to show you how to make the worlds easiest pacifier clip! These are cheap and very quick to make. You could whip some of these up as a baby shower gift, make plenty to match all of your child's outfits, or you could even make then and sell them on the side to make a bit of pocket change.

 

Supplies Needed:

• Snap pliers or a snap press
• sicissors
• 12 inches of grosgrain ribbon (5/8 or 1 inch)
• 3 sets of plastic size 20 snaps (2 female parts, 1 male part, and 3 caps)
• 1 suspender clip (5/8 or 1 inch - match it to the size of ribbon you choose)
• lighter
• 1 silicone O ring (22mm)
• awl

Snaps I used in this video can be found here. http://www.kamsnaps.com/Size-20-c33/

The O rings I used (not where I bought them but just a random link- I forgot where I actually bought them...some where on ebay I think) http://www.etsy.com/listing/91956311/...

Snap pliersI used in this video were purchased here. http://www.kamsnaps.com/Snap-Pliers-H...

I bought the ribbon some where on Ebay but can be bought at any craft store or Walmart.

The ribbon in this video was 5/8 and the suspender clip was also 5/8. You could also use 1 inch just be sure that the ribbon size matches the suspender clip size.

I bought the pacifiers at Buy Buy Baby.

Check out this video for a step by step set of instructions.