10 on the 10th: Ornaments

ORNAMENTS

Our theme for 10 on the 10th this month is "Christmas Ornaments"  

Do you need a way to store those very special, breakable ornaments?  I have some ornaments that were on my father's tree when he was young and they are made of glass.  I also have a few from my husband's family tree and would feel so bad if any of these were broken in storage.

Here's a way to keep them safe in storage...

I am sharing these ideas with the bloggers listed at the bottom of this post, please hop over to see what they made!

I save these cookie containers....

...and wrap each ornament in tissue paper, and store 3-4 ornaments in each tube - then I store all of the tubes in a large bin!

This idea was FREE - however the cookies are $2.99!

I have been hooked on these Baton Cookies lately - If you haven't tried them, RUN to your local Trader Joe's and buy a few ~ the lemon are my favorite!

Another idea for these containers is to use them as gift boxes!

The containers are perfect for 'gift packaging' cookies, socks, vinegars or balsamics, mittens or gloves, scarves, etc....the cookies are wrapped in a foil bag, so no need to clean out the inside of the tube!

I cut a piece of deco paper and used a double side tape dispenser to attach it:

This is so much easier than glue, but attach it however you like!

I added two different ribbons to a small floral pick.....

and hot glued it to the top lid:

Another can you can use, is a Pringles can - however these will need to be cleaned out, or you will have to wrap your gift in a plastic bag inside, because of the grease and salt from the chips

This Pringles can was also wrapped in deco paper and then I tied a floral pick to the front with green ribbon

This design could also be duplicated using tin cans, too!

Sheets of deco paper are about $.50, floral picks are under $3.00 and I used ribbon from my stash!

I hope you will visit these other blogger friends to see their ornament ideas - it's never too early to begin thinking about the holidays!:

Hop over to see how these bloggers spent under $10:

Ann - The Apple Street Cottage

Tammy - Patina & Paint

Terrie - Decorating & More With Tip

Niki - Life as a Leo Wife

Allyson - Southern Sunflowers

Cindy - Cloches & Lavender