Town House Gift Boxes. The German town of Nuremberg has been famous for its "lebkuchen" since the late 1300s; the soft, cakey cookies are traditionally made with several spices, candied citrus peel, hazelnuts, and almonds.
Packaged in quaint town house boxes, the cookies seem all the more authentic. The house templates create a sleeve that slips over a box filled with cookies. Tools and MaterialsTemplatesHeavyweight matte printing paperSelf-healing matCraft knifeBone folder4-inch length of red ribbon for each boxGlue stickParchment paperScallop scissorsDesired number of 3-inch square boxesLebkuchen (gingerbread) or other cookiesTape (optional) Cookie Box How-To1.
Print templates at 105 percent onto heavyweight paper. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Felt Holly Corsage.
Christmas Paper Craft. Christmas Wreaths. Ornaments. EXTRAORDINARY Ideas: 25 Christmas Projects! It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Ding…♪ Dong…♫ Ding…♪ Dong…♫ .Christmas is without a doubt my FAVORITE Holiday. As a child I remember waiting month after month to smell the fresh “truchas” { Canary Islands’ Christmas Dessert } made in my mom’s kitchen and the endless parties on Christmas Eve Night. I recall dancing all night long, singing Villancicos {Christmas Carols from Spain} while neighbors and friends would show up unexpectedly because in our home EVERYONE was invited! Those memories of my childhood and youth have stayed with me forever and every year I wait with anticipation to celebrate the greatest day of all and keep the traditions alive. Here are some projects, ideas and favorite Christmas Things that I have found around… Enjoy! Make the cutest snowman candy bar wrappers. 25 Handmade Gifts Under $5. If your gift list is long and your budget is small here are some great Handmade Gifts that you can make.
Keep in mind that handmade items are not just beautiful but special… I love to give them and I love to receive them. In my opinion they are the best! Jersey Knit Bracelet Lovely! This would make a perfect gift for any of your girlfriends. You can choose the colors and recycle t-shirts that you have around the house. Cheap and cute! Tutorial Paper Clip Earrings Tutorial. Coordinately Yours Entertaining & Design that Celebrates Life: DIY Ornament Swag. I wanted to design holiday decor for a client that would really stand out in a dark room.
It needed to incorporate baseball and the color blue. I immediately gravitated toward ornaments. They will reflect light during events and make a statement in the space. I decided to create ornament swags. Of course, it started out as an experiment, demonstrated in the photos below. Supplies: ornaments – I used 18 or so, but you’ll use more or less depending on how large you want your swag to be ribbon wire {think I used 24 gage, but it wasn’t marked} scissors This project is definitely easier to do on a wall so the ornaments can dangle down. Purchase a metal circle to use as your hook or create your own as demonstrated above. Top 10 advent calendars. Top 10 advent calendars The tradition of advent calendars used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas are made mostly for children these days.
Most begin on December 1, regardless of when Advent begins, which can be as early as November 27 and as late as December 3. One window, bag, pocket or other for each day of December leading up to Christmas Day. One is opened every day during Advent. In many of these calendars, each window opens to reveal an image, a poem, toy or a chocolate. As a child I always had an advent and the daily ritual of opening one was so exciting. Typical Type A Merry Matchboxes Ziggiau Alexis Brooke Lane Homemade Happiness Design Mom Julie Ree Francine Clouden Country Living. {Tutorial} Knock-Off Ballard Designs Advent Pillow.
I recently received the holiday edition of Ballard Designs’ catalog in the mail.
Amidst all of the gorgeous pages of holiday décor was this Advent Pillow: 34 Best Christmas Advent Calendar Tutorials {diy} Christmas advent calendars are not only so much fun to make but create a family tradition that your kids will remember for years to come.
Christmas tree ornament mobile, how-to. Here is how I made my Christmas tree ornament mobile, it was easier than it looks, promise.
The Supplies a 17″ steamer rack from a restaurant supply storeabout 5 feet of lightweight jack chaina small carabiner100 basic ornament hooksone roll, 500 feet, monofilament jewelry string (not the stretchy sort)200 jewelry crimp beads or tubesjewelry crimping tool100 lanyard hooks100 ornaments Note: In the photo above I show earring wire instead of ornament hooks. I changed that later as I found ornament hooks made it far easier to move ornaments around after they’d been hung. Also, my supplies are based on a 4 foot tall mobile using almost 100 ornaments, you’ll need to adjust amounts if you make one larger or smaller.
Creating the Mobile Frame Creating the frame for my ornament tree mobile turned out to be fairly simple. For the top of the mobile I needed something that would allow me to easily secure a lot of hanging points without them sliding around too much. Notes: Why so many hooks and bits?