What is your Christmas wish?  Joy?  Peace?  Love?  Hope?  I am sure the list can go on, right?  As we settle into the cozy Christmas season, I am ready for some quiet nights by a lit Christmas tree, glittering lights, hot tea, and a good Christmas movie.  Are you?  There is something about that atmosphere that shouts CHRISTMAS!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – time for the annual 25 Days Of Christmas Movies Blog Hop! #ChristmasMoviesHop

We have 25 talented bloggers gathered together to share with you all the wonderful crafts and recipes you can make this Christmas season, based off of some of the most beloved holiday classic films. There are 25 films to be inspired by for your holiday season, and 25 talented bloggers to aid your inspiration! If you love Christmas movies, you have come to the right place!!

Let’s Meet The Hosts!

 

 

Megan ~ C’mon Get Crafty | Erlene~ My Pinterventures | Lindsay ~ seeLindsay

Marie ~ The Inspiration Vault | Maureen ~ Red Cottage Chronicles | Emily ~ Domestic Deadline

Stephanie ~ The Tip Toe Fairy | Rebecca ~ The Moments at Home | Michelle ~ Our Crafty Mom

Pam ~ P.S. I Love You Crafts | Sue ~ A Purdy Little House | Heather ~ The Busy Giffs

Erica ~ 5 Little Monsters | Valerie ~ Occasionally Crafty | Sara ~ The Holy Mess

Tina ~ Sweet and Salty Sisters | Sam ~ Raggedy Bits | Christine ~ Where the Smiles Have Been

Allie ~ Vigor it Out | Lyne ~ Lynn’s Everyday Ideas | Evelin ~ Evey’s Creations

Nina ~ Crazy for Cookies and More | Carrie ~ A Princess and Her Pirates

Jaclyn ~ The Dotted Nest | Kelley ~ Simply Inspired Meals

Looks like fun, right?!  We are going to start with my DIY Christmas Wish Ornaments, and then keep reading for more amazing ideas and a $125 Cash Giveaway!

My daughter and I are all about the Hallmark Christmas movies.  She’s 8, and actually at an age where she is enjoying them!  I love when she comes downstairs and turns on the TV, skips right past the cartoons, and goes to the Hallmark Channel.  That’s my girl!  We don’t have a current favorite, we love them all.  But the title of one in particular caught my eye~”When Calls the Heart-The Christmas Wishing Tree”.  Doesn’t that sound super cute?!  When I was a teen, my mom introduced me to the When Calls the Heart book series, and I was hooked!  

When the Christmas season rolls around, my crafty side really kicks into gear!  I love to create special touches, gifts, and of course Christmas decor for my family and friends.  This year, I created these DIY Christmas Wish Ornaments~and I even found heart shaped ones to mimic the “When Calls the HEART” idea!  Yay!  These are SUPER easy, and the possibilities are endless!  If you have a Silhouette or other cutting machine, these DIY Christmas Wish Ornaments are a perfect project for a first timer! 

DIY Christmas Wish Ornaments

Materials:

Silhouette Cameo or craft cutting machine

Oracal 651 Vinyl

Transfer Paper

Weeding Tool

Heart Shaped Ornaments {I found mine at JoAnn Fabrics}

Instructions:

First, choose a font for your ornaments.  I went with three different fonts.  I used Cosmic Love for “HOPE”, Sofia for “PEACE” and Cutie Patootie for “LOVE”.  You can download these from DaFont. It is my favorite free font website!

Next, set up your cut file.  I chose to go with white vinyl for the words, and then accent it with flourishes and arrows.  All of these you can easily find as free cut files on Pinterest.  One thing I really love about my software is I can fill the color of the objects, so I get an idea of what it will look like as a finished product.  

From here, you need to cut the vinyl, using the suggested machine settings.  Did you know that you can choose which parts of your file to cut?  Yes!  I chose to cut the words, by selecting them and clicking on “Cut Edge”. Then I selected the flourishes and arrows and chose “No Cut”.  

Place your white vinyl on the cutting mat, and send it to cut.  When it is finished, you should only see the words, no flourishes or anything! 

 

Next, set your words as “No Cut” and then the flourishes as “Cut Edge”.  Doing it this way assures the spacing will be correct when you go to place it on your ornament.

When you are finished with your cuts, weed out the excess vinyl and cover your cuts with transfer paper.

To place your vinyl on your ornaments, start with your arrows or flourishes.  They are already cut perfectly to accommodate the words. Peel the back of the vinyl off, so the sticky side is exposed.  Place this carefully on your ornament and burnish it {go over it with a credit card or rub hard with your fingers}. Then gently, at an angle, peel off the transfer paper.  Repeat this with the text.

DIY Christmas Wish Ornaments can be a cute addition to any gift-as a tag, wrap them up and give them as their own gift, tie on a candle or a body scrub….the ideas are endless!

 

Now let’s check out the rest of the amazing Christmas creations!

 

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