Cotton batting ornaments

This little squirrel ornament is made with a combination of cotton batting and dryer lint. Top, dryer lint and cotton balls. Center, cotton unrolled is easy to "spin" around pasty surfaces. Bottom, thinning out cotton or lint before applying it to surfaces will help you to craft a smoother surface, free from odd lumpy bits. Supply List: newpaper, or newsprint, or old telephone book pages masking tape white school glue and tacky white glue tiny beads for eyes dryer lint (greyish or whatever)…

My versions of cotton batting Santas are dyed with tea. European artisans created ornaments from a process of spinning cotton, ...

Love snowmen? Like to decorate your home with snowmen during the entire winter season? If so, I have a really easy snowman project to share with you today. This project is easy enough that even a beginner crafter can master making one…or several of them in just one afternoon. You will need just a handful […]

Antique cotton batting ornaments

So it begins! I’ve been crafting like a little elf behind the scenes for a few weeks now making these snowman and some other holiday… | Instagram

mini mitten vintage style ornament - made with natural batting (sewn together using a blanket stitch) with lace, seam binding, Prills, micro-beads & glitter. The tutorial was from Etsy; Sugar Lump Studios.

Tutorial Scrap Batting Ornaments & Garland Today, let’s use up our scraps of batting to make Christmas ornaments. I know I have ...

If you have ever wondered how to make spun cotton figures from scratch, this is a great introductory project to the nostalgic art of spun cotton. These small-scale antique style spun cotton dolls feature natural cotton quilt batting on an armature of cotton pipe cleaners with cardstock faces. The finished figures measure about 4 1/2 inches tall, which is a good size for hanging on the Christmas tree. The kit makes 4-6 Santa ornaments depending on how economically the cotton is used. Each kit…

Check out our tutorial along with project ideas and learn how to make beautiful Vintage Style Ornaments from Spun Cotton Shapes

The spirit of Christmas past is on me this year. I have been making these beautiful batting ornaments for my tree.There are people who collect old pressed or spun cotton ornaments, such ornaments are rare and hard to find because in the mid-1870 children were given the ornaments to play with and because of this few survive. I prefer to make my own ornaments and decorate them to my taste. I made this angel tree topper using two cds that I didn't like and a cardboard tube. I glued the top of…