We were contacted by HGTV in September for a few basic craft supplies for their holiday special that would be aired in December.
December 6, 2009 8:00 pm EST HGTV aired Celebrity Holiday Homes featuring Kathie Lee Gifford and her style-wise designer Eddie Ross. His fresh and festive ideas transformed Kathie Lee’s house into a holiday wonderland with simple handmade ornaments. Eddie Ross saves consumers a trip to the fabric store with his simple no-sew ornaments from old shirts.
Things you will need:
Old shirts (go ahead… clean out that closet!)
Styrofoam Balls (whatever size you have in mind)
Straight Pins
Floral Wire
Scissors
Instructions:
1. Sort through your closet and find the patterns that will best with your holiday theme.
2. To guarantee that you get the most fabric out of you old shirt be sure to cut off all the seams, including the collar and cuffs.
3. After cutting off the seams, lay out the remaining fabric and place one of the styrofoam balls on it (whichever size you decided on) to see how big of a strip you will need to cover the ball. Cut the fabric this length so that you have a big strip.
4. Next, take your strip that you just cut, fold the strip lengthwise four times and cut different widths.
5. Take one strip and pin it to the styrofoam ball using one of the straight pins to ensure that it stays in place. Pull the fabric strip tightly and pin the other end using another straight pin. Repeat this process until your styrofoam ball is covered.
6. Finally, use the floral wire so that you can hang your fabric ornaments to a garland, wreath, or even your tree!
Photo Credits:
HGTV Celebrity Homes: Holiday Decorating From the Stars
Eddie Ross
Ps. You can see the show again
December 13, 2009 5:00 PM EST
December 24, 2009 6:00 PM EST
December 25, 2009 11:00 AM EST
4 Comments
Love these, what a great idea and so cute!! Cute in a jar too!
i just want to say THANK YOU for doing the styrofoam ball with the old shirt it was a great idea . i took a old shirt of my dad who passed away 4 years ago and made my brother and his 2 kids and my daughter 1 for Christmas. i hope that they will like them. over the years to come i hope that they will look at this and will always remember that this was a part of him and will always know how much he loved them AND thanks again for the great idea.
What a wonderful idea! I am sure they will love them and cherish them forever. I am glad that you were able to create something so special and means so much to you. Happy Holidays to you and your family!
my dad passed away this year and i don’t think my mom saved any of his shirts except some hawaiian ones he loved to wear even though we live in michigan. think i might even try some out of those.