Were you a former love child? Are you fascinated with the 60s? If so, then you absolutely must have some retro ornaments on your Christmas tree this year. Theyre easy to make and cost next to nothing to create. As a matter of fact, you probably already have everything at home that you need to get started! If you were alive in the 60s then you know all about Flower Power. Create fabulous flower ornaments by starting with bottle cap lids. Use six soda bottle lids to create an awesome flower for the tree. Place one cap on a flat surface then glue the other five around it. Before gluing on the last lid glue on a piece of stretch cord for a hanger. The flower is now created.
Paint the center cap purple, and the surrounding caps pink, or create your own look. Paint each cap first, then glue them together, or just paint the entire thing after gluing. Use glitter and glue to make it shine or use felt pieces to give it a different look. You have many choices for decorating the lids including gluing on tie-dye fabric, using neon paints, or covering the flower with sequin. The finished design is all your own.
Instead of pop bottle lids you can use spice jar lids, small thread spools, milk jug caps or other round objects to make the flower shapes. Each set of lids will create a completely different look for the flower-power ornament. You can even glue a picture of you, from the 60s, in the center of the middle cap. Or, glue a picture of a famous rock star from the 60s, a scene from the 60s or something similar. The theme is up to you. Take a popular word from the 60s, like "groovy" or "peace" and make an ornament. Draw the word, using bubble letters, onto a piece of cardboard or craft foam. Create a special look for the word by coloring in the letters, stamping on stars, using sticker images over the top of the word, or otherwise enhancing the word. Now cut out the word and embellishments that youve attached. The cutout doesnt have to take the shape of the actual word. Simply cut around the word in any shape you want. Attach a loop of cord to use for a hanger. Use paint markers, sequin, fake jewels, rubber stamping, or even flat wooden shapes to enhance the word ornament. The word you use doesnt necessarily have to be a popular term of the 60s. For example, create the word "Christmas" then use paint markers to give it a tie-dye look. Make an easy peace sign ornament by first drawing the peace sign on a piece of cardboard or foam. Craft foam makes this project ultra-simple. Cut the letters p-e-a-c-e out of a different color of foam. Glue the letters around the top part of the peace sign. Use paint markers to create a tie-dye look for the peace sign or just glue tiny miniatures onto it. Miniatures can be jewels, tiny stars and moons or other choices. Make tie-dye clothing ornaments by starting with foam or cardboard. Cut out shirts and pants then decorate them. Use felt or cloth pieces to glue onto cardboard shapes or use foam in the colors you want. Use paint markers to create a tie-dye look for the clothing or to write a saying on the shirt. The saying can be something from the 60s, like "Have a Cool Christmas", "Groovy", or "Peace". You create the look you want by using markers, cording, stickers, glitter, jewels and other embellishments. Theres no limit to the number of 60s ornaments you can create using cardboard or craft foam, soda lids, and other items from around the house. Invest in a few embellishments and your tree will take on a retro look like no other tree in the world!
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