Decorating the kitchen for Christmas...

Because I spend so much time in the kitchen, I really enjoy decorating this room for the holidays. Here are a few of my favorite kitchen decorations, as well as a tutorial for making a cupcake Christmas ornament which is fairly "kid friendly".

A glass cookie jar filled with cookie cutters and jazzed up with a decorative ribbon and small bells/pinecones.

A corner lamp with a handmade ornament and a small vignette.

No-sew curtains made from cloth napkins and one of my bingo ornaments.

A favorite bottle brush wreath with vintage angels.

Remember these cookie cutters from one of my shopping adventures?

Who says cookie cutters are just for making cookies? I tied mine onto garland and a miniature tree for my kitchen.


Last year I posted a tutorial on how to make these cupcake ornaments and it's such a fun craft, I thought I'd recycle it again. Josie and Emma were able to help me with 2/3 of this project and Josie was three at the time.

Supplies Needed:

Styrofoam balls
Cupcake liners
Glitter (I used white snowflake glitter)
Artificial floral berries
Twine or ribbon
White craft glue
Foam or paint brush
Hot glue gun
Wooden Skewers for handling glue covered foam balls

Step 1. Stick your Styrofoam ball into a wooden skewer and use a foam brush to coat the upper 2/3 of your ball with glue.

Step 2. Pour your snowflake glitter into a plastic bag and toss your glue-covered ball around the glitter.

Step 4. Place glittered covered balls in a drinking glass and let dry.

Step 5. Put a drop of hot glue in the center of your cupcake, cut a small ribbon, make a loop and press into glue. Press your floral berry (which is the cherry) in the center of your ribbon.

Step 6. Let your Styrofoam ball dry. When dry remove the skewer.

Step 7. Using a hotglue gun, place a few drops of glue around the cupcake liner and press your foam ball in place. Be careful, I found that the foil liners get REALLY SUPER hot quickly.


I also think these cupcakes ornaments would look cute tied onto packages of homemade Christmas treats. Now isn't this fun?

Happy crafting! Have a super weekend doing something you love!