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For so long I have admired art projects that involve brown paper bags or doilies. This Christmas I was determined to use both of these supplies to make paper bag Christmas ornaments. The resulting ornaments are simple but beautiful… a perfect combination.
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Supplies To Collect
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To craft these vintage-themed ornaments, gather the following easy-to-find supplies:
- large brown paper grocery bag
- white paper doilies
- thin white ribbon
- white pearl bead garland
- adhesive white pearl beads
- white pencil crayon
- pencil
- scissors
- glue stick
- glue gun
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Making The Paper Bag Christmas Ornaments
First, cut out a star, gingerbread girl, angel, heart, and each tree ornament from a large brown paper bag. Feel free to download the templates below to help with the designs.
Note: The three printables in this post are for individual and one-classroom use only.
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With a white pencil crayon, outline the border of each paper bag shape.
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Next, cut out shapes from white paper doilies to accent the paper ornaments. Snipping around the designs in the doilies will give you pretty lace pieces to work with.
Afterward, use a glue stick to affix them to the brown paper backgrounds.
Then cut thin white ribbon into 15 cm strips. Tie them in bows, and trim the ends to your desired length. Glue one bow to each ornament.
Next, cut white pearl bead garland into 8 cm strips. Use a glue gun to affix one strip to the back of each ornament in a loop shape.
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As a finishing touch, accent the ornaments with a few adhesive white pearl beads.
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Now the ornaments are ready to be displayed on a Christmas tree. Aren’t they gorgeous?
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Paper Bag Gift Wrap
Another easy, festive craft activity with paper bags is to make decorated gift wrap. A blog post by “A Pretty Fix” titled “Four Simple Brown Paper Bag Gift Wrap Ideas” will give you lots of ideas to try.
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Related: Handprint Christmas Crafts
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December Kindness Activities Printable Set
A December Kindness Calendar and Kindness Jar are two activities to teach empathy and kindness at home or in the classroom. Download this gorgeous pastel holiday printable set of kindness activities in my Skills N Smiles Etsy Shop for a low-low price. You’ll have the December kindness activities ready in minutes!
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© Annette Kaminsky December 22, 2022
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