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Category Archives: christmas craft
Fireplace From a Box: Instructables Box Challenge
Paint faux bricks on box using non-toxic acrylic craft paint.
Someday I’ll have a real life fireplace until then it’s cardboard and christmas lights for me.
Why Don’t You Make Me?: Santa Hat Strawberry Brownie Bites
It’s not the same as melting milk chocolate, I found out the hard way. Now, pipe some white chocolate on the tip of the waiting strawberry and onto the bottom between the brownie and the fruit and you’ll have little chocolate santa hats!
Make Me: Holly Berry Gift Tag
It’s Christmas Eve!! The present-wrappin’-est day of the year! Make this quick & easy gift tag to spruce up your presents. Here’s how:
Supplies-
The Name Frame Game
It’s not really a game, it just rhymed so I went with it. Sorry I mislead you but as long as I have you here, look!
These frames- for cheerleading sisters Faith & Lylah- have been shipped off and by now should be wrapped and waiting patiently under the tree for Christmas morning. Which is more than I can say for myself because I can’t wait for the girls to see them. Their Nonnie (aka Gramma) assured me that Faith & Layla are going to LOVE their frames and now, though I’ve never even met them, I am so excited for them to open their gifts!
It’s not weird if I invite myself over Christmas morning to watch them unwrap them, is it? I’ll only stay for a little bit. Just until my french toast is gone. Maybe they’ll do a cheer with my name in it!! Oh man, this is going to be the best Christmas EVER!!
Why Don’t You Make Me: Frosty the SHATTERPROOF Snowglobe
For this project you will need:
- a pre-schooler
- an empty peanut butter jar (plastic)
- a non-metal character of your choosing (ours is glass)
- Glitter
- distilled water
- glycerin
- modeling clay
- glue gun (do I really need to list that every time?)
These snowglobes make wonderful last-minute gifts. They’re super quick, inexpensive and made by hand so they’re extra special too. Merry Christmas and happy crafting!
The Art of the Ugly Christmas Sweater
As promised here is a quick tutorial on how to make the prettiest ugly Christmas sweater you ever saw and be the talk of the town to boot!
What you’ll need:
- old/second hand sweater (preferrably red or green)
- glue gun (by now I feel like this should be a given)
- mini pom poms
- mini garland
- mini Christmas tree decorations
- mini jingle bells
- 1 candy cane pipe cleaner
- battery operated string of lights (very important)
- Christmas music/hot chocolate/a dusting of snow on the ground
To begin:
Have your model (aka Mom) put the sweater on and mark the center of it with a pom pom.
Then, using green garland we bought on sale for $.50 (Holler!!)
Now, from inside of your sweater add your lights. Push the head of the bulb through the sweater and add a dollop of glue to hold it in place.
**Lights are what really make ugly Christmas sweaters.**
OPTIONAL:
Using a scrap piece of fabric, create a pocket to hold the battery pack and cover the cords inside of the sweater, this just makes it easier to wear. Cut fabric, add some hot glue, press into place, dance of joy.
Using a scrap piece of cardboard inside of the sleeve to keep from gluing it shut, glue jingle bells about 1″ apart along the edge of each sleeve. This ups your Ugly by at least 15% and makes your sweater a multi-sensory experience.
Window Painting & the Scientific Method
Up-cycled Catalog Trees: DELUXE EDITION
Today, I’m going to show you how to take those regular trees (left)and make them DELUXE! (right).
**It should be noted here that in my country “deluxe” is a synonym for “has Glitter on it.”
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mod podge (or Elmer’s glue)
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Glitter (Random Disco or otherwise)
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a paintbrush