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.















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
Posted by: Brenda Kula | November 02, 2009 at 05:58 PM
Yeah, I know. I'm crazy. That's what you were going to reply I bet. But I'm full of fun!
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | November 02, 2009 at 05:59 PM
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
Posted by: DENISE | November 02, 2009 at 09:13 PM
Ahhhhh, too darned cute Suzy Q! ~xoxo~ Janet
Posted by: Janet (Shabbyfufu) | November 02, 2009 at 09:40 PM
HOW clever! You are only as young as you feel. Such a cute idea! of course,
Sharon
Posted by: Sharon A. Kyser | November 02, 2009 at 09:47 PM
Very cute Suzy!!! I love them.
Posted by: Sharon | November 02, 2009 at 09:50 PM
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!
Posted by: Jessica | November 02, 2009 at 10:00 PM
I love these so much, and will need to buy another one this year. See you at FCHS craft show!
Posted by: sue | November 02, 2009 at 11:04 PM
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!
Posted by: Paige | November 03, 2009 at 06:34 AM
Just so creative and wonderful!!! So perfect for the Holidays!!
Posted by: sharron | November 03, 2009 at 08:08 AM
LOVE these! I agree - the boxes are quite a wonderful item in and of themselves.
Karla
Posted by: Karla | November 03, 2009 at 09:16 AM
SOOOO super cute Suzy!
Posted by: jen duncan | November 03, 2009 at 12:16 PM
I sure hope these are going up on Etsy!
Posted by: Debbie | November 03, 2009 at 02:16 PM
Well, the 10-year-old (and the 31-year-old!) in me LOVES them!!
Posted by: Heidi German | November 03, 2009 at 03:25 PM
A diorama of pure kitsch! What could be better?
xo
Pam
P.S. I have added you to my blog-o-rama!
Posted by: one gal's trash | November 03, 2009 at 08:51 PM
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
Posted by: black eyed susans kitchen | November 04, 2009 at 09:39 AM
Love, love, love these! Kitschy and adorable - hope a few turn up on etsy... -amy
Posted by: Amy | November 04, 2009 at 11:16 AM
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!
Posted by: mo | November 04, 2009 at 12:17 PM
I'm lovin' it!! very cool!!
xo natalea
Posted by: natalea | November 04, 2009 at 03:39 PM
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.
Posted by: barbara | November 04, 2009 at 04:03 PM
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!
Posted by: Karla Nathan | November 04, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Your ten-year-old brain is MAGNIFICENT! Never grow up! Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 04, 2009 at 11:13 PM
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
Posted by: niki | November 06, 2009 at 04:18 AM
Haha! Those are awesome! I would have NEVER thought to use those old boxes to make new ornaments! What great ornaments you made!
Posted by: Diana | November 06, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Wow-how do you work and raise kids and do this too? Fantastic boxes and I love the retro wreaths too. WONderFUL!!
xo-Tammy
Posted by: tammy smith | November 30, 2009 at 10:51 PM