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DIY Ombre Christmas Ornament

by heather 40 Comments

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Ombre is a home design trend that I love. 
 
If you aren’t familiar with the term, ‘Ombre’ refers to a color gradient that progresses from lightest to darkest.
 
Like you see on a paint chip!
 
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Which is what inspired me to make this easy inexpensive DIY Ombre Paint Chip Ornament! This is a fabulous gift idea and present topper idea too!.
Use those paint chips that you’ve collected and saved ….
…Repurpose your old, dated ornaments or use ornaments that are on sale at the end of the year!
 
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Materials

  • Paint chips
  • Ornaments (this is a great project to use ornaments that have colors or designs you no longer are in love with, or dollar store ornaments will work perfectly too!)
  • 1 inch circle punch
  • Silver colored craft paint
  • Paint Brush
  • Hot glue gun
  • Thick Silver thread
  • Scissors

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Tutorial

  • Paint cap of Ornament and around top of ornament with silver colored craft paint.   I used some dark blue ornaments I had already, that had gold caps.
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  • Using a 1 inch circle punch, punch out several circles of each color on the color chip. My paint chips have 5 colors which creates a nice ombre design.
  • Take one circle of the darkest color and glue onto the bottom of the ornament.
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  • Using circles of this same dark color, hot glue them onto ornament, overlapping each circle. Create one band of this color.  It will look a bit messy at this point, but don’t worry you will be covering up the hot glue parts!
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  • Using second darkest color hot glue circles onto ornament overlapping each circle so that the previous layer is somewhat covered.  Create one band of this color.
  • Continue gluing the circles onto the ornament making one band in each color until the entire ornament is covered.
  • Cut an 8 inch long piece of thick silver thread and tie onto ornament to hang.
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Hang and enjoy!
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I love how the circle shapes create subtle gradations of color from light to dark.
To personalize this ornament for your home use paint chip colors that coordinate with your Christmas décor!
 
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These are so much fun to make! They will add a pop of color as well as a fresh look to your space for the holidays.
So now you know how much I love Ombre! What do you think about this design trend?
 
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Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, DIY Tagged With: christmas, Craft, DIY, ornament, Paint, tutorial

heatherHeather is a Designer and the owner of the Interior Design and Lifestyle website SettingforFour.com Heather offers online EDesign services Instagram and family friendly, elegant interiors.

 

 

Comments

  1. Lucy Farmer says

    November 19, 2012 at 5:11 am

    So cute!! I love the ombre, the paint chip use and the colors! Great job!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      November 19, 2012 at 5:02 pm

      Thanks Lucy! That circle punch is so fun to use!

      Reply
  2. Athena at Minervas Garden says

    November 19, 2012 at 6:20 am

    What a pretty ombre ornament–such a great idea, Heather!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      November 19, 2012 at 5:11 pm

      Thanks for your sweet compliments!

      Reply
  3. Barb says

    November 19, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    Too fun!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      November 19, 2012 at 5:04 pm

      That circle punch is wayyyyy too fun Barb! Glad you like these ornaments!

      Reply
  4. Claire @ a little something in the meantime . . . says

    November 20, 2012 at 4:01 am

    Love, love, love these, Heather! Ombre and paint chips – two of my very favourite things rolled into one 🙂

    Reply
  5. Theresa says

    November 20, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    Hi visiting from Social Fabric. I have been so busy with a wedding I am just getting caught up in the forums. Nice to meet you! I added you to Google+ & twitter, FB.. I am torn between blue & a forest theme this year. I love changing it up in simple ways, yet using things I already have. What a clever way to change up a bulb!

    Reply
  6. [email protected] Line House says

    November 21, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    Oooo! So pretty! I love the ombre too! I’m really impressed that you managed to pull this off though. Mine would be a total mess!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      November 22, 2012 at 3:26 pm

      Thanks Court! This circle punch is too fun!

      Reply
  7. Kelly @ JAX does design says

    November 22, 2012 at 4:03 am

    I love ombre! I tried to paint my craft room walls with an ombre effect, but it was just too hard and I gave up. These ombre ornaments are MUCH easier to make, look SO cool!

    Another fun & easy ornament project is glitter balls – I was totally addicted to making them last year!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      November 22, 2012 at 3:41 pm

      This circle punch was addictive Kelly!

      Reply
  8. Kelly says

    November 24, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    So cute! I love how it’s free….can’t beat that!

    Reply
  9. Anne says

    November 26, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    so cute! What a cool idea!!

    Reply
  10. Mary Beth says

    November 26, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    What a great idea, Heather ~ love this!

    Reply
  11. Sarah @ Just The Bees Knees says

    November 28, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    Love it Heather!! Great job:)

    Reply
  12. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says

    November 29, 2012 at 7:43 am

    This is so beautiful! I just love it Heather. Gorgeous color choices 🙂

    Reply
  13. malia says

    November 30, 2012 at 4:33 am

    Fantastic idea and a great way to use paint chips!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 3, 2012 at 3:36 am

      Thanks Malia – yes now I have a way to use all those paint chips I have been hoarding! Haha!

      Reply
  14. Brittney says

    November 30, 2012 at 4:46 am

    So pretty! I’m a huge paint chip fan, and this color you chose is gorge.
    -Brittney

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 3, 2012 at 4:31 am

      Thanks Brittney – I love those colors too!

      Reply
  15. Hilani Ellis says

    December 3, 2012 at 2:04 am

    super, duper cute!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 3, 2012 at 3:34 am

      Thanks Hilani – so fun to make!

      Reply
  16. Four Marrs and One Venus says

    December 3, 2012 at 2:51 am

    Love it Heather! This looks great on the tree! Super Pretty..thank you so so much for linking up at the No Rules Christmas Party!!
    Jen

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 3, 2012 at 3:11 am

      Thanks for your supersweet comments Jen and for hosting your awesome party!!

      Reply
  17. Being Home says

    December 3, 2012 at 10:09 am

    Oooooh, I like this! It never occurred to me that you would use paint chips. How very clever and FREE! 🙂

    It turned out lovely. 🙂

    Julie

    Reply
  18. Ann says

    December 3, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    Everything about this is great! The color, the ombre, how CHEAP it is to make!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 4, 2012 at 4:04 am

      Thanks and I agree it’s great to make projects that are inexpensive this time of year!

      Reply
  19. Holly Lefevre (504 Main) says

    December 3, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    So pretty – great idea.

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 4, 2012 at 3:56 am

      Thanks Holly! They are fun to make!

      Reply
  20. Eclectically Vintage says

    December 4, 2012 at 12:50 am

    So fun and loved your video – that hair – very Farrah!
    Kelly

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 4, 2012 at 3:49 am

      Thanks Kelly – yes I am Farrah’s twin you know!!! LOL – Not!!!!

      Reply
  21. 4 You With Love says

    December 4, 2012 at 2:49 am

    Wow, I love this ornament. This would be a great project for one of the ornaments where the paint is starting to come off. Genius! Thanks for sharing on the homemade holiday party.

    Marilyn

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      December 4, 2012 at 3:55 am

      Exactly Marilyn! You can use any ornament even one that is a really not so pretty color!

      Reply
  22. Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says

    December 4, 2012 at 9:42 am

    Heather I love a good ombre project and this is a great one! I’ve enjoyed the trend in ombre, but seldom find a use for it in my home because it requires way to much thought in the color degradation and I’m too lazy to figure it out!!! I love your ornament because it’s a good way to get a little ombre without overload. So did you make a whole set of these for your tree?

    Reply
  23. A Little Knick Knack says

    December 6, 2012 at 1:29 am

    This is such a great idea! I just bought a hole punch, too! All right!

    Reply
  24. Helen says

    December 17, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    These are awesome too Heather, looks like I may have to make a batch for my kiddos teachers to add to their gifts. I love how modern they look!

    Helen

    Reply
  25. Katie says

    December 10, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    Hi Heather! This is such an awesome craft! About how many circles did you need of one color to get around the middle part? The paint chips I had (which yielded 6 1″ circles) did not nearly make it around! Thank you.

    Reply
    • heather says

      December 16, 2014 at 9:25 pm

      Hi Katie – I used 10 overlapped circles for the middle. Hope that helps!

      Reply

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