Had a go at making ornaments

[badwhiskey]

Turns out these are fun to make.  Great use of scrap!

[MichaelMouse]

Lots of folks like the birdhouse type.  Yours look good, except ....

Note how unobtrusive the cotter key hanger is.  Steel or brass, your choice.  I do the more traditional globe and icicle type. Have to be hollowed for weight reduction if you're using a natural tree.  Not critical on an artificial. They come in at 1/2-1  oz or so ideally.

[Arlin Eastman]

Frank

I really love the double twig on the one.  Looks like it is a Family house.



Like MM said I now use cotter keys on the three I made and I did not do a cost check in it but had them from long ago.

[badwhiskey]

Thanks fellas, I look at cotter pins for future ones.

[chips ahoy]

Nice looking ornaments,Frank,now you have a new addiction,so let's see some more.




Mel

[AnthonyYak]

http://www.michaels.com/bead-landing-eye...ns&start=1



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDRrLnlsx-w

[Arlin Eastman]

Frank

I forgot to ask where did you get the blue and green plywood stuff at?  Also on the hooks I think they look good with some things like the bigger bird houses about 6" like that where a cotter pin would look small and out of place.

[Arlin Eastman]

Yak

Thanks for the link and I like those a lot better, however, I like the bling of gold so looked that up on the site and it is on Clearance 230 for $1.49.

Hope they take paypal.

[badwhiskey]

Hey Arlin

The multi-colored ones are bits of Spectraply left over from bottle stoppers and such.

[Arlin Eastman]

My grandkids would love if I made them some ornaments form that.  Do they have pink, purple, and blue?

Do they ever go on sale?

Thanks