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Brown Paper Curl Ornaments

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December 6, 2011 By Jackie

There is something I just love about the classic, simple, functional look of brown kraft paper.  I have even purchased those plain brown papier-mâché ornaments and hung them directly on the tree without any decorating.  I think I just love the relief of the matte brown paper mixed in with the lights and the other shiny ornaments.

Brown Paper Curl Ornament

With leftover brown paper bag tops, from the Punch Game Advent Calendar, I decided to make some more ornaments with my son.  These were super easy to make.  I found the clear ornaments at Michaels for less than $1 each.  I opted for plastic instead of glass, so my son could help me stuff them with no risk of breakage.

Supplies:

  • Brown Paper Lunch Bags
  • Clear Glass or Plastic Ornaments
  • Paper Cutter
  • Scissors
  • Ribbon

Step by Step:

1. Cut brown paper into 1/4″ strips. Cut the bottom off the lunch bags first.

Brown Paper Curl Ornament
2. Curl the paper strips with scissors like you would curl curling ribbon.

Brown Paper Curl Ornament
3. Remove the top from the ornament.

Brown Paper Curl Ornament
4. Stuff the curls in one at a time. My son helped with this part (great task to keep little hands busy). It took the top of one lunch bag for each of the ornaments.

Brown Paper Curl Ornament
5. Attach a colorful ribbon. My tree is mostly colorless in decorations this year, but I cannot resist a pop of color with brown kraft paper.

Brown Paper Curl Ornament
6. Hang on the tree and enjoy!

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Comments

  1. AlexisAnne says

    December 6, 2011 at 11:25 am

    Just stumbled upon your blog and I love it! So fresh and clean looking with lots of great posts and ideas.

  2. Lulu says

    December 7, 2011 at 7:20 am

    I’ve seen several variations of the paper filled glass balls, and I really like the brown paper. That is what I’m wrapping with and the ball would be a nice addition to the package.

  3. Julie says

    December 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    I would love for you to link up your ornaments here:
    http://singingthreelittlebirds.blogspot.com/2011/11/25-days-of-christmas-ornaments-linky.html

  4. kelly says

    December 9, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    simple, but elegant!

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