Last week I showed you how to make snowman ornaments using a light bulb…
Okay, I have one more light-bulb ornament to show you… promise! (But, if I find another, stinking cute, one to make, then I take no responsibility for the previous statement… :D)
Light-bulb penguins!
I found the idea on Pinterest. The pin came from a website that was in Portuguese,( in English it is called Art of Making. Thank you Google translator!) but pictures are all you need to see the cute ornaments on the site.
I really liked the penguin, and I knew I could copy it. (I’m the master copy-catter! *wink*wink* ;))
It was pretty easy, and my kid’s even helped make one for themselves (with some assistance.)
I painted the bulbs white the same way I did for the light-bulb snowmen. I added the ribbon to hang it, but waited until the end to add the hat.
I penciled on the body and then painted it black (or red, if your name is Jonathan. Did I mention, he’s three???… :)). This is the part the kids helped with, I just instructed them not to paint inside the pencil line.
After the body was dry, I drew on the face, wreath, and then the wings (penguins have wings, right? flippers? Oh! You know what they are!), painted everything, and let it dry.
Finally, I added the hat, just like I did for the snowmen, but no scarf for the penguins, I thought they were cute without it.
Hands down, penguins are my new fave!
They are just so stinking cute!
Have a great rest of the week, peeps!
Linked to these parties.
Lori said:
Okay, I did not think I could like anything better than those snowmen….but you did it again. These are so stinkin’ cute! I have got to try this….love it!
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Lori! Try it, you will like it! Thanks for stopping by, and for your kind words! 🙂
Trudy said:
Why didn’t you bring to the ornament exchange?? 🙂
ladywiththeredrocker said:
I brought the snowman… Sara got it! 😀
Jam Dalory said:
These look great, I’m a big penguin fan! x
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Jam! Glad you like them! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
D @ The Shady Porch said:
I have a Pinterest board dedicated to I ❤ Penguins…so these guys are high on my love 'em chart!!! I think it's a great recycle project too! Thanks for sharing!
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Yay! So glad you liked them! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Cheryl@ Sew Can Do said:
Such a cute idea!! Would love if you would link this up to my Craftastic Party:)
Tamara @ Etcetorize said:
So adorable! I’d love for you to share this over at Etcetorize. The linky party is open now: http://etcetorize.blogspot.com/2011/12/make-it-great-monday.html ~
Brittany said:
Your penguins are adorable! I love how you personalized them. I found you through Someday Crafts. Thanks for sharing!
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Brittany! The kids really liked having their own name on their ornament, it was fun. Thanks for visiting! 🙂
Melanie said:
I love these lightbulb ornaments- never made one, but I need to! Thanks for linking to Things I’ve Done Thursday!
Melanie
Sew Rugged @ bear rabbit bear
bearrabbitbear.blogspotcom
bigbearswife said:
oh mygosh! haha I love them
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks bigbearswife! 🙂
adayinthemaking said:
What a crack up, I would have never guessed! Great idea splendidly accomplished!
I am LOVD said:
This is seriously too adorable.
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thank you, I am LOVD! Thanks for Stopping by! 😀
Melissa @ anotherlunch said:
I love your penguins! They are too adorable. 🙂
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Melissa! So glad you like them! 😀
Sierra @ H is for Homeschooling said:
How cute!! Pinned this to do with my boys when they are a little older 🙂
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Sierra, they will have so much fun! Thanks for visiting! 🙂
haniela said:
omg, these are precious!
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks haniela! 😀
Cindy said:
These are toooo cute…I love doing a lot of xmas craft… every year i’m always doing ornaments for our xmas family gathering. I made Santa Claus from lightbulb few years ago and i was thinking to go lighbulb ornaments again and the your Penguins are amazing… NEVER would of thought Gloves and baby socks will work as beenies and scarf… Love your snowman as well…
Thanks for sharing your craft.. i think i need to start a page as well and show all the ornaments I’ve done every year…
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks for your kind words,Cindy! I bet the Santa Claus ornaments were darling! Such a great idea! Thanks for visiting! 😀
Miss Charming said:
The hats are just darling.
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Miss Charming! I made some snowman ornaments a few years ago, and I used fabric to make the hats. The gloves are so much easier! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
Chrissy @ The Outlaw Mom Blog said:
These are so amazing! Best ornaments ever 🙂
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Chrissy! Glad you liked ’em! Thanks for visiting! 🙂
Dee said:
This is so great!!! I would love for you to share this on the CSI Project this week. The theme is ornaments. Come by everyday to see a tutorial. Then link up starting Wednesday at midnight!!!!
We have a great giveaway too!
Thanks
Dee, the CSI girl
http://www.thecsiproject.com
Kim S said:
Hi Stephanie, So nice to have found your blog! Your penguin lightbulbs are adorable. Believe it or not I was actually thinking of doing the same thing a few weeks ago! Yours turned out so very nice! Happy to find another painted her in blogland and have followed your blog. love to have you stop by sometime to my little corner of the world and say hello as well!
xo
Kim
tiarasandbowties.blogspot.com
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Kim, Thanks for the kind words! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
Amy said:
These are SO CUTE!!! I was going to make a light bulb penguin ornament…plain…but now I’m re-thinking and might have to make a personalized one for each of my kiddos!
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Amy! I think putting their names on the ornament makes them so special. Thanks for visiting! 😀
Lorraine said:
Hi Stephanie! Yes… stinking cute! Just adorable 🙂
I am so glad I stumble across your sweet place here. Nice to meet you!
Kindly, Lorraine
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Lorraine! So glad you liked them! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
Kirsten said:
These ARE stinkin’ cute! I love penguins anyway, so these are really cool to me 🙂 I’d love to have you link up to {Not So} Tough Tuesday’s on One Tough Mother!
http://onetoughmom.blogspot.com/
Jerri said:
Oh I love these! It makes me wish I could paint! Thanks for linking up with me last week for Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you in this week’s special Holly Bloggy Christmas Edition!
melanzana said:
Super ideja, preslatki su!!!!
Michelle at Faith, Trust, & Pixie Dust said:
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This is so fun & creative. Great job on the painting too.
Warmly, MIchelle
ladywiththeredrocker said:
Thanks Michelle, you are so kind! 😀
Kerryanne English said:
Too cute!!
Thanks for linking to the Simply Christmas inspiration Party at Shabby Art Boutique.
Festive hugs ~ Kerryanne
amy said:
Just adorable!! I heart penguins. Wow, the things you can do with a light bulb! Great work…thanks for sharing these at Shine On Fridays; hope you’ll be back to shine again tomorrow!
Cathy@My1929Charmer said:
Your pretty darn good at ornaments aren’t you. I thought you snowman were great and how you follow with penquins. Wherever do you get these ideas! I struggle to keep my creative juices flowing, and yours is like a waterfall. and you used a light bulb, how clever is that. I also wanted to take one of your double chocolate cookies but couldn’t. My mouth was watering. Thanks for joining in on Sunday’s Best and sharing your creativity with us.
Cathy@My1929Charmer said:
PS – I FB’d you, hope you FB me too.
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