Personalized Christmas Ornament Line for 2012

This is always a fun time of year when I finish my new line of personalized Christmas ornaments. There are 43 new designs added to our collection this year that are cute, whimsical, fun, and of course, personalized!

The most popular category is the personalized family ornaments. I have added a new Candy Cane Pole family handmade out of bread dough, this is one of my favorites. Be sure and also check out the Snow Shovel family, it is so cute! I have added a new Christmas door that is adorable and would make a great gift for a family that moved into a new home, a teacher, a special neighbor or how about giving it as a hostess gift. There are so many ways you can give personalized ornaments!

You can view the entire "New for 2012" line http://www.ornamentsforkeeps.com/category/NEW_FOR_2012.html.

Be watching soon for a special discount so you can get a head start on your Christmas shopping!!

Personalized Team Christmas Ornaments

Earlier this year I debuted my new MU Fans Family personalized ornament. Since then I have had many requests for different teams. I have added the photos of the teams I've done so far.

It's never too early to think about Christmas. These will make very unique one-of-a-kind gifts for that sports nut or student on your list. Please order early because quantities will be limited.

Personalized Glass Christmas Ornament

We're excited to introduce our new glass personalized Christmas ornament! This ornament has been hand painted by us of whimsical snowmen on a candy cane and will be available soon with two to six heads.

In the bottom of the ornament we have added beads, snow, and embellishments. The top has a ribbon tied in a bow for decoration and hanging.

This ornament is very unique! We have not seen anything like this in the stores or at market.

Next week we will be unveiling the rest of our 2012 line on ornamentsforkeeps.comwww.ornamentsforkeeps.com...be watching!!

Making Christmas Affordable

I don't know if you have found Pinterest.com but I love it! You find great ideas and a lot of inspiration. I have a Christmas board and I will be pinning some of my favorite finds that you can make yourself.

Christmas is such a special time of year and it's very easy to get carried away with expensive decorations. I am sharing a cute decoration we'll call a "Package Full of Sparkle" that I plan on making for each side of my front door. Something like this is a great way to add some original flare to your home for the holidays. I was in Hobby Lobby the other day and they already have an aisle of Christmas out which proves that it's never too early to be thinking about Christmas.

Next month I will be heading to market in Atlanta to see my new personalized Christmas ornament designs for 2012 unveiled with Rudolph and Me. Be sure to watch our website so you can be the first to see what's new!

Personalized Sweet Pea Ornaments

I want to share with you a special project I am doing. Kit's Muse, a part of Project Sweet Peas, is in charge of decorating a tree that will be seen by thousands. They want to use the opportunity to honor and celebrate your children. I have designed a sweet pea ornament that can be personalized with a name, date, and special message for your child. It can be for one to four heads.
                                         
                                         

I also have several other personalized ornaments that may be ordered. For every sweet pea ornament I sell through my website, I will give a dollar back to the Project Sweet Pea. Read about it on Kitsmuse.com.



I am honored to be making ornaments for these special children.



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Personalized Christmas Ornaments-Then and Now

My how times have changed! I ran across this picture of myself and a good friend, Jackie Biele, at one of my first craft shows in 1982. In the first picture I am the one on the left, and yes much younger! The next picture is almost thirty years later with my grandson Trevin.

I displayed my ornaments on a board covered in black felt. As you can see, I only had a small selection. When I started making bread dough ornaments, never did I dream I would still be doing it thirty one years later! Usually crafts come in style and after a while they go out, but with personalized Christmas ornaments they have only grown and become more popular over the years. What I strive to do is follow the trends of Christmas ornaments to keep them in style and popular with design and color. It is always a challenge-which I love. I subscribe to just about every magazine and many trade journals. It involves shopping and going to market to see what is trending.

In 2005 a great opportunity was presented to me. Rudolph and Me, one of the leading wholesale Christmas companies, asked  me to join their team as an ornament designer. Now my designs can be seen throughout the world.

I thought it would be fun to show you some of my very first ornaments that I made so you can see how they have changed. Can you guess which one is the newest?

What I encourage everyone to do is follow your dreams-you never know where they might lead.



Personalized Christmas Ornaments for Graduation

May has arrived and I have started receiving graduation announcements and invitations to graduation parties. A personalized Christmas ornament is a great way to congratulate that special graduate. We have a great selection of graduation ornaments to choose from. It may be personalized with the graduates name, year of graduation and the school's name.

A personalized ornament is adorable attached to their package or if you are giving money or a gift card, it can be attractively tied onto an envelope. If you are hosting the party, attach the personalized Christmas ornament on a card pic in a flower arrangement you can use for the centerpiece or why not display it on an ornament stand on the gift table. There are so many ways to give or display your personalized ornament. It is sure to be a treasured gift that will be enjoyed for years to come!

In the coming weeks, Ornaments for Keeps will be releasing the remainder of the 2012 line of personalized Christmas ornaments. Check back often!