Gumdrop Button Christmas Tree Ornament

By Jen Goode on November 27, 2012 in Christmas

Make your own sparkly Christmas tree ornament with a cute candy twist using our gumdrop buttons. You can make a whole pile of these glittery ornaments and personalize them for each gift recipient. Make little Christmas trees that are multi-colored or use a single gumdrop color to make each ornament unique. I included a mini gift tag with this ornament to show you could easily personalize.

Gumdrop button ornament by Jen Goode

To make the gumdrop Christmas tree ornament …
Materials you need:

Gumdrop buttons
Gold flower button
3″ Wood circle
DecoArt Silver Twinkles paint
DecoArt Snow Writer
Scrap denim fabric
Small gold colored gem
Tiny gold dot embellishments or beads
Gold trim or decorative ribbon
Hemptique brown twine
Scissors
Paintbrush
Beacon 3-in-1 craft glue

Christmas tree ornament using gumdrop buttons

Christmas tree star with button

Make a Christmas tree ornament with gumdrop buttons

Paint the wood circle with Twinkles, covering completely. Allow to dry.
Cut a circle of denim 1/4-1/2″ smaller in diameter than the wood circle. Glue to the center of the wood circle.
Cut off the backs of the gumdrop buttons so they will lay as flat as possible. Glue to center of denim in the shape of a pyramid, leaving a 1/2″ space at the top for your star.
Using the Snow writer, create 3-4 small dots on each gumdrop. Place a small gold bead on each white dot. Allow to dry.
Create a hole at the top of the ornament about 1/4″ from the top, (I used a Crop-a-dile to easily cut this hole).
Using Beacon 3-in-1 glue, adhere gold trim to painted surface edge of the ornament, overlapping the edge of the denim.
Adhere a piece of hemp twine on top of the gold trim to add a nice finished look. Then, tie a piece of twine through the hole to create a hanging loop for your ornament.
Finish off by making a star to put at the top of the Christmas tree using a single gold button. Glue a gold colored gem in the center of the button and then glue a tiny gold bead on top of the gem. Glue in place on the ornament. Allow to dry

Mini gift tag

To make the mini gift tag…
Materials you need:

White cardstock
Heat gun
Clearsnap Smooch Spritz (Gold Glow and Gingersnap)
Clearsnap Smooch (Mocha)
Clearsnap Glitter (Cinnamon Spice)
Hole Punch
Gold eyelet
Small scalloped square die from My Favorite Things
Cutting machine – to use the die

How to make a mini gift tag for your ornament:

Cut out a small decorative square using the MFT die
Punch a hole 1/4″ from edge in one corner. Add an eyelet.
Spray lightly with Smooch Spritz, first one color then the other to add some color interest. Heat set with heat gun.
Draw lines and a heart using Smooch, while still wet sprinkle glitter. Set with heat gun.
Place twine from ornament through the eyelet to display the tag.

Fun Christmas ornament using gumdrop buttons

You can make so many variations of this same project just by changing the colors of the fabric and embellishments you use. Try using a red velvet with green sparkle ribbon or a blue satin fabric with hemp ribbon that you doodle on yourself. You can make a cute gumdrop Christmas tree ornament gift for each of your friends with these simple materials!

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Jen Goode is the owner and “doodler in charge” of JGoode Designs, a Denver based art and design studio. She has been a creative professional since 1996, developing art for a variety of uses in an array of mediums from handmade crafts to Graphic design and illustration. Jen, a designer member of CHA, is a tech savvy, work-at-home mom of 3 who shares her creative inspirations with other moms through her sites Projects for Preschoolers and 100 Directions and as a featured contributor on various sites throughout the web. Jen's motto is "Inspiring Smiles Every Day".