SANTA’S MAGIC KEY ORNAMENT
Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
Meet Your Hosts
Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event I Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd. I Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
Megan~C’mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs I Amanda~Domestically Creative
Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister I Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline I Bonbon~Farmhouse 40 I Susanne~Pearl Street Designs
Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts I Kelly~North Country Nest I Marie~The Inspiration Vault
Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme I Karen~Dragonfly and Lily Pads I Trisha~Blowing Away Out West
Tomika~Life In Pumps I Rachee~Say it, “Rah-Shay” I Lorrin~Embrace The Perfect Mess
Jaime~Love Jaime I Serena~The Weekend Jaunts I Terri~Christmas Tree Lane I Jessica~A Southern Mother
Sam~Raggedy Bits I Surya~The Busy Mom Club I Cyn~Creative Cynchronicity
Valeria~Val Event Gal I Yami~The Latina Next Door I Jeannee~Centsably Creative I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180 I Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I Kim~Everyday Parties I Erica~Erica Ever After | Dru~Polka Dot Poplars
I’m so excited!! I feel like Buddy The ELF when he heard Santa was coming.
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Today is the first day in 12 days of amazing Christmas inspiration. As you can see from the list above, we have a great group of bloggers coming together to share holiday crafts, recipes, and décor oh my!!!
For the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: ORNAMENTS ON A CHRISTMAS TREE
SANTA’S MAGIC KEY ORNAMENT
In true Salvage Sister and Mister fashion, this is an upcycle project.
But first, do you know the story of Santa’s Magic Key?
“The key is very special you see,
it won’t work for just you or me-
hang it just outside your door,
go to bed and worry no more-
close your eyes and close them tight
for Santa Claus is coming tonight!”
The ornament can be hung on the tree and on Christmas Eve, after reading the story, the child who finds the key on the tree can place it outside for Santa.
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This Santa’s Magic Key started with an old skeleton key. You can generally find them in thrift, craft, or antique stores (this is a great budget friendly option as well- online).
Now, here is the tricky part! The 25 was made out of counting chips/tokens found in a misc. jar purchased at a yard sale (like these counting chips).
The Mister, “What if I were to grind out the 25 on the white and glue the red to the back?”
Me, “Um, how would it get to look finished….. like an old script font?”
The Mister, “I’ll show you.”
Me, {skeptical}
The Mister, BOOM! MIC DROP!
He drew out the numbers in pencil, and with a rotary hand piece, carved out the 25! Since it would be attached to the key, he made a pin hole at the top.
With some bakery string, the 25 tag was attached to the key.
Finally, a piece of red scrap satin ribbon was tied at the top.
TIPS
SALVAGE TIP #1 – Keep all those ribbon pieces in one place so you have them when you are doing projects. I’ve been known to keep ribbons from just about anything like clothing tags and such.
SALVAGE TIP #2 – You may have caught this next tip on Instagram Stories. If your ribbon is too wrinkled,you can spray the ribbon with water and lay it out flat to dry.
And that’s it!
The great thing about the Santa’s Magic Key is to customize it to your liking and with what you have!
I love this and I love that you and your hubby are a team. Mine is with me too 🙂 It’s truly makes for an amazing relationship when you can work together! Can’t wait to check out all the other blogs that have joined in!!
Beth, Thanks so much for stopping by! yes, we love being a team and finding other blog teams too 🙂
This wins for most magical ornament in the #12DaysOfChristmas. Love it!
Trisha, That is so sweet! Thank you!
Now that’s my kind of ornament! It’s unique and beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Dru!!!
What a sweet tradition!
Vy, A little fun thing to do with the kids for sure.
So very cute. We had a Santa key too!
Denise, Isn’t it such fun?
Such a sweet idea and tradition!
Sam – Raggedy Bits recently posted…Large Chalkboard Christmas Tags
Thanks so much Sam!
I love the story. This is sure to be a family tradition. The ornament is so charming.
Debra, It really is fun for kiddos 🙂
This is a very heartwarming tradition. Thank you for sharing it and I will keep an eye out for a large antique key. Yours is beautiful.
Leanna recently posted…12 Days of Christmas – DIY Snowball Wreath
Leanna, It was a great little find for sure.
What a beautiful Idea, I wish I did this when mine were young. Your Santa key is just lovely
Amber, We are in the same boat with older kids now.
I’ve never heard about this Santa’s key story before, but I love it! I wish I knew about this when my kids were younger.
Erlene, Right? Mine are older too but it’s such a fun little thing to do. I guess I will have to wait for grandkids to do it with (although I think I have a few years for that)
What a sweet tradition, and a beautiful Santa’s magic key!
Linda at Mixed Kreations recently posted…How to Make a Metal Tart Mold Pumpkin
Thank you Linda. It’s a fun idea.
Very easy to make and it looks so stylish. Funny I don’t remember Santa key! Cute tradition.
Maria, I didn’t know about it either until recently. So fun!