Carolyn J. Braden • 3 Minute Read
How to Make a Personalized Disco Cowgirl Ornament
While I know “cowgirl” and “cowboy” and “cow person” will always be in style, the last couple of years, cowgirl style has really been a focus of some of my creations and I know other creators have felt it too. From Beyonce’s first country music and Americana focused album, Cowboy Carter, to my own glitter cowgirl fascinator, the trend has snowballed, added some fancy glitter, and is here to stay. Read on to learn how to make a personalized disco cowgirl ornament.
The completed disco cowgirl ornament
In 2023 I created a rhinestone encrusted mini cowgirl fascinator. I started it early that year and lost the “vibe”, so I set it aside until inspiration came back around. When it did, I created an entire “electric cowgirl” look to go with it in 2024 (see that here), including rhinestone encrusted eyebrows. See my rhinestone eyebrow tutorial below or via my YouTube channel @carolynjbraden. See it here on my website too with the full tutorial.
The Inspiration + Discount
My ornament tutorials started to get sort of popular on my Pinterest, so I decided to create at least one more thing in 2024 that focused on cowgirls. The disco aspect of this project just came from a disco ball and cowbow hat set that I got on Temu. I originally got it to use on a cake, but when it didn’t quite fit it, I put it aside until I thought to create this ornament.
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This cute ornament can be displayed year-round
Ornament Project Tutorial
Now for the project tutorial. This is a fairly easy ornament to recreate. I first created some varsity letter filled ornaments (see that project here), which lead me to create another varsity style letter ornament using different colors. DIY ornaments can be hung year-round, make great gift ideas (they can commemorate people, places and events) and can be personalized easily.
If you want to make yours just like mine, go for it! If not, tell me what you did differently in the comments at the bottom of this article.
What You Need:
Scissors
Round Fillable Ornaments (Mine are round and flat-ish, about 3.15 inch and from Temu, but Amazon and Walmart have them too)
Iridescent “icicles” or tinsel (I got mine on Temu, but Amazon has them)
Silver “icicles” or tinsel (I got mine on Amazon, but Temu and Walmart has it too)
Tulle Ribbon (I used glittery silver and pink, Amazon has it, and so does Walmart, and Temu)
1-inch Pink Satin Ribbon (I got mine at Hobby Lobby, but Amazon has similar ribbon)
Mini Disco Ball and mini Cowgirl hat set (I got mine here on Temu and they didn’t have sticks, but if yours do, you can break the stick off, Amazon has a similar set here)
Iridescent flatback rhinestones (Amazon)
Iridescent Rhinestone Varsity Letters (I got mine on Temu but Walmart and Amazon have similar letters sets)
My supplies for this craft
How-To:
First, take off the cap of the ornament. Mix together some silver and iridescent icicles and stuff it into the ornament. Put the cap back on.
I mixed iridescent and silver tinsels
Next, using a LOW temperature setting (high temp melted my ornament a bit during a test, so that’s why I used a low setting), hot glue the letter onto the ornament.
Hot gluing on the varsity letter
Then I applied thin layers of Liquid Fusion glue to the mini hat and used my wax pencil to grab rhinestones and add them to the hat. I let it dry overnight.
The completed blinged up hat
I cut a piece of pink satin ribbon and tied it on as a way to hang the ornament. When I cut ribbon, I seal it with a swipe of a lighter. It creates a melted seal on many ribbons so they won’t fray.
A quick swipe of a lighter seals many ribbons
The next day I tied some tulle ribbon to the top of the ornament (I used a dot of glue under it to make sure it stayed) and using hot glue on a low temperature setting, I glued on the cowgirl hat and the disco ball.
Making the back pretty too!
I used my wax pencil and a bit of Liquid Fusion glue to add some rhinestones around the top of the ornament on the back side too (just for a little extra bling).
This disco cowgirl ornament sparkles!
Then, the ornament is complete! It’s sparkly, fun (kind of like my personality, so I’ve been told) and will add some flair to our Christmas tree for sure.
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Carolyn J. Braden is the owner of Carolyn’s Blooming Creations is a regular contributor and editor for CBC. She has been featured in numerous media publications such as InStyle Magazine, on HGTV, on Bustle.com, and more. She is the author of the books Georgia McMasters in Amethyst Lake Cemetery, How To Be Yourself: 3 Ways To Help You Being You, and the illustrator for the children’s book Bridging Connections. She is a former classroom teacher that now dedicates her life to educating others on how to live their most healthy, creative and happy life. Learn more about her visiting our About Us page.