I picked up packages of mini ornaments for my children at Wal Mart for last Christmas. Maybe they will have them again this year?

Check out fancy beads, like used for jewelry.

Craft stores like Michaels usually have quite a selection, although not as many as they used to have when they sold the kits for making beaded Christmas trees.

Also, if you have a dollar store that isn't dollar tree or dollar general, check them. I found some of the prettiest ornaments I have (I have a 2 ft tree) in an independent dollar-type store.

Thanks for the info, everyone.

My problem has mostly been that the ornaments come in packs and they're all the same so to get a decent variety I'd have to spend a lot more than I'm comfortable doing.

I did find a cute pack of 6 (all different) at our local dollar store. But that was the limit of their options.

Michaels has a semi decent range of ornaments, but I find you're paying a minimum of $7.99 for several of the same ornament.

A bead store is an excellent idea. I will definitely check that out.

And I'll check out WalMart as well, when I'm ready to brave the crowds.

Also check ebay. Search for "westrim beaded christmas tree" and you'll find a bunch of the ornament packs. You'll probably spend about $14 for one, but that will get you about seven different ornaments, not a bunch of the same one.

writersblock, those are really cute ornaments. Unfortunately shipping adds about $20 to my purchase. But this did give me the idea to check at Claire's or similar for cheap Christmas-themed earrings.

How annoying. Those can't weigh more than a couple of ounces, but it seems like a lot of ebay sellers make most of their profit in shipping costs these days.

Check Amazon.ca for Miniature Christmas Ornament Set. Saw THIS but I'm sure there are others more suitable.

I needed small ornaments for this year's Christmas Day dinner table and found what I needed at Hobby Lobby about a week ago. They have an entire section of miniature ornaments, etc.. Yes, some are 6 of the same in a package, but the ones I bought were all different or two of three different ornaments.

I agree that church bazaars (as well as other craft places) can be great for this kind of stuff. And see if your local girl scout service unit has a craft fair scheduled.

Or if you like spoons, antique sterling spoons are cheap on eBay and there are tons of lovely patterns.

Fun2BHere that's a gorgeous christmas tree and ornaments! And I can't believe the reasonable price (especially with free shipping). I'd been having trouble finding anything nice and reasonable like that on Amazon, but something similar to that would be perfect.

Church bazaars are a good idea. I'll have to see if I can find any that aren't too artsy (very expensive) or to commercialized (lots of "corporate" vendors selling Epicure, etc).

No Hobby Lobby up this way. I think Michaels is our only similar store, and the stock can be quite different between the two countries. And of course the prices are quite different.

https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/collected-ornament-set?category=holiday-ornaments&color=095

https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/petite-ornament-set?category=holiday-ornaments&color=028

https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/mini-ornament-set?category=holiday-ornaments&color=028

expensive if you ask me..except for the last one. you can buy just the last one and find several odd ones somewhere else

I also have a mini tree and it's difficult to find mini ornaments for it! I sometimes use large/fancy sequins or earrings as ornaments. :)

I managed to find some ornaments at Canadian Tire: 5 different coloured jingle bells for $2, and 10 small glass ornaments for $5 (not too much duplication there).

Walmart didn't have a great selection here. But I bought a few ornaments, even though the quality wasn't great. I don't expect they'll survive to next year.

I was hoping to find more that were a bit more interesting, but between what I've bought and some things I can pull off the regular tree, I should have enough. If I run low I can always tie a string to some of the dollhouse accessories!

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Oh, I forgot, in case anyone comes across this post while trying to solve a similar problem....I was in Bulk Barn and found some very small cookie cutters. I bought a few Christmas-themed ones (tree, star, gingerbread man, etc) and looped a thin piece of wire through them to make ornaments. They're really cute. I'd like to do that on a full-size tree with bigger cookie cutters and ribbons.

Anything small can be used as an ornament - I used things, such as toy mops, buckets and brooms, cookie cutters, farm animals, pendants ... whatever.

Also, unless the girl is really young, she can make some ornaments.

Late to this as well & glad problem is resolved.

I wantwd to add that thinga like gift tag sets & scrapbooking elements could fill the bill as well. Michaels is 1 good source, Target is another.

lazy_gardens, she is really young, so making them wasn't really an option. But it's a good idea for future years. Toys would have been a good idea, but most of ours are bigger and chunkier, so more than a couple of them wouldn't fit well on a tree.

Toys would have been a good idea, but most of ours are bigger and chunkier, so more than a couple of them wouldn't fit well on a tree.

You can find miniatures in the dollhouse section of most craft stores, although they do tend to be pricey.