3 Easy Homemade Christmas Ornaments

Deck your tree with these outrageous ornaments.

Buttons
your Christmas tree an old-fashioned look. Make a garland by knotting large buttons on a sturdy length of string or dental floss.
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Compact Discs
Decorate your Christmas tree in style! Hang CDs shiny side out to create a flickering array of lights -- or paint and decorate the label side to create inexpensive personalized ornaments. For variety, cut the CDs into stars and other shapes with sharp scissors. Drill a 1/4-inch (6-millimeter) hole through the CD and thread ribbon through to hang.
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Earrings
Scatter clip-on earrings around the boughs of your Christmas tree as an eye-catching accent to your larger tree decorations. Or use them as the main adornment on a small tree or wreath.
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