Jingle Balls, Jingle Balls, Nerdy All the Way!

~Riss 

It's Christmas! Eddie and Rob are likely to bahumbug for the next month. Eddie moreso than Rob; I'm pretty sure he was the original inspiration for the Grinch. Regardless, I'm gonna celebrate anyway, so woohoo!

I decided to kick off the holiday season by inviting some friends over and making some ornaments. I've never painted ornaments before, but I'm always down for craft time. I went to JOANN fabrics and picked up a 25 pack of plastic ornaments for $9.99. I also grabbed an acrylic paint set for $12.99. Joann's has a great app and they always have fantastic coupons on there. 

After throwing in a couple coupons and tax I walked out for just under $18. I used some palettes from the dollar tree that came 6 for a dollar. So for under $20 we had the stuff for 25 ornaments. My friends and I winged it on a few. After a few snowflakes and basic stuff, I turned to my myriad of fandoms for inspiration on the rest. People tell me I watch too much TV, but I showed them! Eddie attempted to make one but gave up about halfway through. He may be many things but crafty is not one of them.
After they dried, I simply sprayed a clear coat of Modge Podge on the ornaments to protect the paint and the finished product is ready for the tree! Pictured are a few of our favorites.

Top: Wolverine, "Ho Ho Hodor", Kirby, TARDIS
Middle: Jack Skellington, Rocky Horror Lips, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Baby Groot
Bottom: Buffy, (non fandom) Bird, Grinch, Boo, Sunflower