Use your dog as inspiration for making Christmas tree ornaments.
Christmas is a time to celebrate with the entire family. This includes your pets. One activity that can bring a family together during the Christmas season is making ornaments. This is an inexpensive way to decorate your Christmas tree while creating personalized ornaments that represent your family. If you have a dog, then you will want to create a few ornaments that represent your pup on the family Christmas tree.
Instructions
Paw Print Dough Ornament
1. Combine 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of salt and 1/2 cup of water in a mixing bowl. This creates your dough.
2. Lay your dough on a flat surface and roll it out at a thickness of 1/4 inch. Sprinkle some flour on the rolling pin first so that it does not stick to the dough.
3. Cut out a circle or square that is large enough to fit your dog's paw. If you want to add your dog's name to the ornament then make it even bigger.
4. Lift up your dog and press its paw down into the dough to create a paw print.
5. Write your dog's name across the middle of the paw print, or below the paw print using a toothpick. Then take the toothpick and dig a hole of of the top of the paw print ornament. This will give you a hole to thread ribbon through for hanging on the Christmas tree.
6. Bake your paw print ornament in the oven on a cookie sheet at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours.
7. Paint the ornament to your liking after it has completely cooled.
8. Thread some ribbon through the hole at the top of the paw print ornament and tie it around one of the branches of your Christmas tree. Do this after the paint is dry.
Shrinkable Plastic Sheet Dog Tag Ornament
9. Turn your shrinkable plastic sheet so that the rough side is on top and the smooth side is on the bottom.
10. Cut the shrinkable plastic sheet into four even pieces. You only need one piece to make your dog tag ornament. If you prefer, you can repeat the steps to make three more dog tag ornaments with the leftover pieces.
Note: The piece may look large, but keep in mind that it is going to shrink significantly when you put it in the oven.
11. Punch a hole in the top middle of the piece of shrinkable plastic sheet with a hole puncher. This will give you a spot to thread string through to attach the dog tag ornament to your Christmas tree.
12. Color a picture of your dog on the shrinky dink sheet using colored pencils. You can also add your dog's name or a funny saying.
13. Set your shrinkable plastic sheet dog tag on a cookie sheet and bake for three minutes at 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
14. Thread a string through the hole in the dog tag and tie it around one of the branches on your Christmas tree.
