Weekend Achievements - Ornaments

I've been really busy trying out some of the tutorials I've linked to in my side bar. First up: Christmas Stars and little house ornaments.

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I love how both of these turned out, so I made the easier one (the star) multiple times to add to my Christmas gifts this year. They pretty much make themselves and I didn't have any problems whatsoever following the tutorial and getting a similar looking product.

I've had a hard time finding decorative buttons though... all the ones I could find were plastic and ugly, so I'll keep on looking for buttons and other alternatives for the center. Or I just perfect my centers to the point where I don't need decoration :)

I loved the house ornament too, though the pattern made a bit of a wonky house. I'll probably change it slightly for the next ones, but have a great project idea already - it has to do with St. John's, Newfoundland and the beautiful coloured houses you can find there...