Christmas has arrived in the land of Crafty Teacher Lady! I spent all day Sunday (and the last two nights) decorating for the holidays!! I’m hosting four separate holiday gatherings between now and New Years and so I want to make my home really special and welcoming to my guests!
I went to my favorite local farm stand to by my tree (fourth year in a row)…they sell such nice looking trees and I like to support local when I can. I plan to do a separate post featuring a little ‘holiday home tour’ but today I’d like to share a really clever ornament idea that’s both easy and meaningful…
My graduation tassels (from high school and college) have sat in a storage container basically since the day I graduated as I didn’t really have much use of them after the ceremonies! By taking an expensive clear plastic ornament (purchased for $1 at WalMart) and adding my tassels, I now have a meaningful way to display and preserve these mementos.
Here’s how to do it:
1) Purchase your clear plastic ornament
2) Remove the top metal piece
3) Remove the metal number from the tassel (it won’t fit through the opening and into the ornament)
4) Push the bottom of the tassel into the ornament
5) Punch a small hole in the top of the metal piece (I used a leather belt hole punch purchased at a hardware store but you could use a hammer and nail or drill)
6) Thread the tassel string up through the hole
7) Thread the metal numbers with the tassel string
8) Hand on your tree and let the memories of graduation day flood back into your mind!
The tassel from my high school graduation is extra special to me now since I’m back teaching at my Alma mater! I’m going to share the idea with my senior students since I’m sure their tassels will just end up in storage otherwise! This would make a really great graduation gift, too!
