Christmas in July Gingerbread Ornament
Welcome to the Monthly Creative Craft Blog Hop
A big thanks to Sara from Birdz of a Feather for hosting!
Today we’re going to have fun with a little Christmas in July
Now is a great time to get a head start on Christmas crafts,
decorations and gifts
before things get too crazy later in the Fall
Today I’m sharing an ornament I made last year
for a group of special friends,
We all share a love of MacKenzie-Childs
Last October I shared the mini Little Red Trucks
I made for them the previous Christmas, 2020
MacKenzie-Childs signature design is Courtly Check,
so when I saw these cute mini black and white check stockings
an ornament idea was born for Christmas 2021
This is a simple craft,
it’s really more about shopping
to find the things to put it together
Hobby Lobby had a treasure trove of things to choose from
I thought these cardboard gingerbread men were super cute
and just the right size for popping out of the stocking top
Then I spied the mini Merry Christmas rolling pins,
they came in a variety of colors
and the black and white ones were perfect
I got some peppermint candy mini picks and festive ball picks
to tuck in the stocking too
I stuffed the stocking bottoms with a little toilet paper
and then simply tucked in the gingerbread man
Then a rolling pin in front and the mini picks in back
That’s it!
You can hang it on your tree or anywhere you like!
An ornament is a great gift because you can’t ever have too many!
Make multiples,
wrap them in a small bag with some tissue
and you have gifts ready for friends, hosts, neighbors
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to see their latest creation!
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I love this! ( Love the Traveling Tote Girls and your adventures too!) I am pinning as my kitchen this year is going to be all about gingerbread, so this will be perfect. Off to Hob Lob as soon as it opens… lol. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks Tammy! All the items were inexpensive too. How fun to decorate your kitchen with gingerbread things for Christmas, I just might have to borrow that idea!!
Adorable and that mini rolling pin is like the cherry on top! I actually hadn’t even heard of MacKenzie-Childs until I read your post last year; I just know if will inspire me too one day to try something with a courtly check!
Thanks so much Sara! I have been a MacKenzie-Childs fan forever, I just love their pattern mixes, colorful designs and of course the fact that their ceramics are hand painted. I need to get busy and figure out what I am going to make for my Tote friends this year! Happy crafting!
These are super cute, Jenna. I love the check motif and the red accents are darling! What a great idea.
Thanks Jeanie, it was weird not using my paint brush for this craft 😂
It’s so adorable, and I loved receiving mine! It became the center of my kitchen decor for Christma!
Oh, thank you Rita, I’m so glad!!
Jenna, What a darling Christmas in July project! Your little gingerbread chefs are simply adorable–pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thank you Cecilia! It was really fun shopping and looking for things to fill up the stockings 😊
Jenna, you always inspire me, my favorite time of the year is Christmas and how cute is your craft! Love how versatile the gingerbread are to use. Thanks for giving me such great ideas.
Thanks Terrie, I am dying to go to Hobby Lobby and look at what they have this year, today’s hop has really gotten me in a crafty mood!
I always love seeing what MC inspired designs you create, Jenna! And you never fail to disappoint! This gingerbread ornament is amazing and so adorable. Anyone would love to include one of these in their holiday decor! Just precious!
Thanks so much Gail, I’ve got to come up with something for this year and your darling checked ornaments are inspiring me!
So adorable. You did a great job putting these all together. I bought those some fuzzy ball picks for a retro Christmas tree a couple of years ago. Still love them!
Thanks so much Donna, it was so much fun shopping and choosing how to fill the little stockings!
They turned out cute! I sooooo wish there was a Hobby Lobby near me, bummer.
Oh, that is a bummer, Hobby Lobby is my favorite place to drift around in and get ideas…Thanks Lynn!
Jenna, that is the cutest and easiest idea I have seen in a long time. All things Christmas will be in the stores soon. I am going to stock up on items that will work! Thank you for sharing. Happy Thursday!
Thanks Pam, it is a fun and easy craft and the girls loved them!
Jenna, such fun little gifts. I love mine. The truck and the mini stockings are so adorable. So creative and a nice surprise.
Thanks so much Linda ❤️
These are so adorable and so is the little black and white on red truck. They are special to me and go on The French Hutch for Christmas! Thank you Jenna.You are so creative😊
Aw, thanks so much Emily!
Such cute ideas. I like the thought of having them prepared for last minute gifts.
It’s a great feeling to know you have little gifts wrapped and ready to go, the way this year seems to be flying by, Christmas will be here before we know it!
Super cute Jenna! I know your fellow ‘toters’ must loved receiving them! I loved and remember that cute truck you painted too! ♥
Thanks Mary, it’s hard to resist a gingerbread man 🙂
A D O R A B L E ! What a sweet display for Christmas!
My friend that we visited a few weeks ago dedicated their cottage to MKC … I thought of you instantly!
Happy Day to you!
Thanks so much Nancy, I would love to see your friend’s MKC cottage, did you take any photos?
Just the outside. It was the chartreuse green cottage I posted the other day. I will get inside pictures the next time we go.
Oh, so sweet . . . and I love the smell of gingerbread baking in the oven!
Thank you, I couldn’t resist those cute gingerbread men chefs!
This is just too adorable Jenna. I love it! That is something I could do with the grandgirls too. Thanks for sharing. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Thanks Cindy, yes making ornaments is a great craft to do with the grands!
These turned out so cute, Jenna, and easy, too.
Thanks Kitty, Christmas will be here before we know it!
Jenna,
I love this ginger bread ornament. Congratulations, you are being featured on Thursday Favorite Things. I hope you stop by.
https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2022/07/join-thursday-favorite-things.htm
Hugs,
Bev