Boxes of Fun

After making 8 wreaths this year from vintage christmas ornaments I was left with quite a pile of old ornament boxes.  I love these old boxes as much as the ornaments that came in them. 

I've been burning blisters on the tips of my fingers with the hot glue and I've got a big batch of them turned into fun and kitschy decorations themselves.

This is exactly the kind of thing I would have dreamed up to make when I was 10 yo.  Yeah, I'm thinking like a 10 yo these days.

Comments

[Brenda Kula]

But a ten year old with bells on, Suzy! Now how many ten year olds are so happy they're going around ringing their own bells!!!
Brenda

[Brenda Kula]

Yeah, I know. I'm crazy. That's what you were going to reply I bet. But I'm full of fun!
Brenda

[DENISE]

That is a BRILLIANT idea! They are really really cute. If that's what thinking like you're 10 gets you, yippee for you!
Denise

[Janet (Shabbyfufu)]

Ahhhhh, too darned cute Suzy Q! ~xoxo~ Janet

[Sharon A. Kyser]

HOW clever! You are only as young as you feel. Such a cute idea! of course,
Sharon

[Sharon]

Very cute Suzy!!! I love them.

[Jessica]

All the best things are dreamed up by 10 year olds! I love them. I saw a box of ornaments at the thrift store the other day and thought of you!

[sue]

I love these so much, and will need to buy another one this year. See you at FCHS craft show!

[Paige]

These are great! Is that a flocked red coffeepot on the top left, or plastic? Either way, that one is my favorite- even a cuckoo clock!

[sharron]

Just so creative and wonderful!!! So perfect for the Holidays!!

[Karla]

LOVE these! I agree - the boxes are quite a wonderful item in and of themselves.
Karla

[jen duncan]

SOOOO super cute Suzy!

[Debbie]

I sure hope these are going up on Etsy!

[Heidi German]

Well, the 10-year-old (and the 31-year-old!) in me LOVES them!!

[one gal's trash]

A diorama of pure kitsch! What could be better?
xo
Pam
P.S. I have added you to my blog-o-rama!

[black eyed susans kitchen]

Inventive, clever, fun and brings me back to a walk through Woolworths when I was 8 years old. You are steps ahead when it comes to being innovative!
♥, Susan

[Amy]

Love, love, love these! Kitschy and adorable - hope a few turn up on etsy... -amy

[mo]

So cute! Great idea. I just bought some old ornaments in their original boxes at a garage sale and the woman wrote the price right on the front of those great boxes. Argh!

[natalea]

I'm lovin' it!! very cool!!
xo natalea

[barbara]

I loved these so much last year - I'm glad you made more! I just noticed the box on the ornaments I got yesterday has a little tab on the back that you can pop up - for hanging, it says, like you were supposed to hang up the whole box of ornaments? (Which would be cute.) Or maybe for a store display. (More likely.) Anyway, yes, I'm reading ornament boxes now, but somehow I thought you'd understand.

[Karla Nathan]

I always think that the old boxes are pretty cool and a shame to not use. I love to see what you've done with them!

[Elizabeth]

Your ten-year-old brain is MAGNIFICENT! Never grow up! Elizabeth

[niki]

Hi Suzy - these are fab...a real waste-not, want-not idea.

I remember as a 10 year old cleaning out the egg shell from my tea-time boiled egg, and adding a face, red hat and cottonwool beard and hanging santa egg-heads from the tree.

Handmade decorations are great and hold the best memories,
Niki

[Diana]

Haha! Those are awesome! I would have NEVER thought to use those old boxes to make new ornaments! What great ornaments you made!

[tammy smith]

Wow-how do you work and raise kids and do this too? Fantastic boxes and I love the retro wreaths too. WONderFUL!!
xo-Tammy