Doughnut Bites

Sprinkled doughnut porcelain ornament

Aw man, I hate it when that happens.

One look is all it takes to know exactly what kind of trickery was involved when this round doughnut ornament ($10) was made. Obviously, someone picked up a bottle of candy beads, gave it a quick shake to lightly sprinkle what must've been a very gooey doughnut, and watched in horror as the entire top of the bottle, unscrewed by some cruel prankster, fell to the table. Unable to stop the avalanche of candy sprinkles that poured out of the bottle and onto the sticky doughnut, the poor soul just took a picture and had it printed on a porcelain ornament.

Oh well. At least the red ribbon it comes with, which was designed for hanging, will highlight the red beads and make the sprinkle overload look intentional.

Felt doughnut ornaments

They don't appear to be for sale, but the felt doughnut ornaments created by Craftster forum member seampoints would still sell out in a heartbeat at a craft fair.

I'm not sure how big they are, but the assortment and creative use of materials (the chocolate drizzle at right, for example, is glue-gun glue painted with brown acrylic) make them so cute that I'd put them on a Christmas tree of any size. They'd also be really cute pinned to a bulletin board or as random hanging decorations. I'm usually not a fan of googly eyes, but I like the way these are mismatched.