glitter and glue

Filed under: Uncategorized — Carol at 11:03 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2005

What do you do when you come across a lot of egg cartons at work? You make ornaments with your 7 year old daughter of course! Everytime I throw out an egg carton tray, I always wonder what I could do with it. Well, with some internet research, I found the perfect solution and a nice chunk of time spent with my sweet Elisabeth Helene. We had fun delivering them to some friends…each angel had a message…”peace”, “joy” and “cheer”.

The assmebly line of heads and collars.

Ellie and the perfect look of concentration.


I hope that Ellie will look at these ornaments in 20 years and have fond memories of our time. These sort of projects are what make a childhood memorable. It may take some time in planning, but it’s what a kid wants…time with their family. Go do it…spend time with a kid or someone special.

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November 26, 2006 @ 6:10 pm

[…] Last year, Ellie and I enjoyed making these crafty little ornaments. We liked them so much, I thought I would share the idea again! Basically they are upside down paper egg cartons, wooden beads, buttons, felt, glitter, hair, and chenilles (AKA pipe cleaners!)… […]

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