Welcome

Are you a crafty person? Do you love decorating for the holidays? You have come to the right place! At Ornament Designs you can learn to make beautiful and fun holiday ornaments. I have free tutorials that range from the most basic beginner friendly designs to more complex designs for the skilled crafter. I even sell affordable Do-It-Yourself Kits for those that don’t have the time to go searching for all the materials themselves.

GettingStarted
New here? Want to learn the basics? Find them on the Getting Started Page.
Tools and Materials
Need sequins, foam balls, a kimekomi tool kit. Find everything you need for making ornaments on the Tools and Materials Page.
FreeTutorials
Over 50 free tutorials for a variety of ornaments are available on the Free Tutorials Page.
DIYKits
Don’t waste time running around trying to find all the materials yourself. Head on over to My Shop and purchase one of my affordable Do-It-yourself Kits. Kits include all the materials and instructions you need.
Recent Blog Posts
Multi-colored Triangles, April 2013

Metallic Multi-colored Triangles

Every time I order from Cartwright's Sequins I like to get some new fun shapes to try out. With my last big order I got one small pack of Metallic Mixed Colors Triangles. I started out by sorting the triangles by color. Then I arranged them in ...

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University of Pittsburgh, November 2012

University Pride

I'm in Pennsylvania visiting family and doing local craft fairs this holiday season. It's been so nice shopping at US craft stores again. They offer a different range of products that aren't availible in Japan. At Joann's I found some great college fabrics and made these fun ...

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Sequin Shapes Video Series- Hexagons

Sequin Shapes Video Series- Hexagons

Here is another video in my “Sequin Shapes Series”. Today’s shape is Hologram Hexagons in Gold.

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Never throw away your scraps!

Never throw away your scraps!

I'm a part-time ESL teacher and June is always my busiest month. I don't have time in June to work on big projects so instead I use the few free hours I have each day to make small kimekomi ornaments using scraps left over from other projects. They ...

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