Christmas Ball Ornament Chandelier tutorial. This is a fun way to dress up the dining room during the Holiday Season!
Supplies: Origami Christmas Tree by Francesco Guarnieri. This Christmas Tree is the latest origami model by Francesco Guarnieri which he generously shared just a few days ago!
It’s folded from 6 octagons of different sizes that you cut out of squares after some pre-creasing. Follow the link below for the Crease Pattern. Robin Star by Maria Sinayskaya. I’m very glad to share with you a new origami diagram for one of my stars!
This is a modular origami star, Robin Star, made from 8 square sheets of paper, no glue needed. It’s double-sided and I’m not even sure which side is the front and which is the back, because I really like both of them! Elle's New England Kitchen - Elle's New England Kitchen - Make Your Own Christmas Ornament Wreath. Did you know that you can take a wreath form, some ornaments, ribbon, beads and a glue gun, and make a gorgeous holiday wreath?
You can! It’s easy, too. It takes a little time, but in the end, it’s SO worth it. I used to be crafty. All the time! A few weeks ago, all of that changed. B is for Bows. Festive Felt Wreath. Yeah!
December is finally here, and I am so excited for this years Holiday Season! I have a new little bundle of joy, so I am finally getting back into the swing of things here at Holee Molee Hostess. This year instead of running out the day after Thanksgiving to get my Holiday wreath, I decided to DIY my own! I love the soft, warm feel of felt…I know it’s a strange obsession, but it paid off and here is a tutorial on my super easy, Festive Felt Wreath. You will need 2 yards of felt (any color) Stick pins (about 300) 12 or 16 inch foam wreath Scissors. How to Weave a Paper Ball Ornament. When I was in Thailand, I would see the local people weave palm leaves into beautiful bowls, fans, balls and other amazing things.
I asked my aunt if she knew how to make these things and she gave me a book that was all in Thai. I don't know how to read Thai, I can barely speak it. Somehow after a week of fumbling around with strips of paper, I managed to decode the pictures and figure it out. Here is my tutorial for you, it is not in Thai, and hopefully it won't take you weeks to make. I did take pictures, but please watch the video. Part 1 (Four strand braid) Geeky snowflakes download pattern here. DIY Felt Poinsettia Hair Clip. Follow the picture tutorial and pattern.
The larger circle in the pattern is used to glue all the petals to. Start with the biggest petals around the outside, then medium sized, then smallest in the middle. The smaller circle is for after you glue the top of your clip to the flower. Open the clip, glue it to the back of the flower, then glue the small circle over the top of the open clip to clean up the look. Origami Christmas Wreath. TUTORIAL: Geo Christmas Ornament — Compulsive Craftiness. Here’s another Christmas ornament that is super easy to make, and even cheaper than my felt pom pom ornament . It’s simply 20 circles, cut out of your favorite paper, and glued together into a sphere. While really simple, I think that it’s also really striking and fun. If you have circle punches, this craft could easily be done alone with supervision by a kindergartner. Even a younger preschool-aged child could help glue it together in the later steps, once the circles are cut and folded.
I love crafts that get the kids involved. Gift Wrapping Ideas. Last night I was wrapping up my gift for the Cold Hands, Warm Hearts gift swap by Much Love, Illy and SandyALaMode, and I realized something.
I may be "crafty" but I am sort of awful at wrapping presents. Accordion Fold Bow. Today's bow(s) are super simple and can be made any size.
How to Make a Paper Snowflake. Happy Black Friday, everyone!
To follow up with Monday’s snowflake mood board, here are the templates and instructions on how to create these simple, yet beautiful, three-dimensional paper snowflakes PRINTING TEMPLATES: Open PDF of small, medium or large snowflake. Print the large template onto 6 pieces of white paper, the medium on 2 and the small on 1 page. This template will give you the guides to cut and fold. CUT & FOLD: Trim off extra paper then on the medium and small cut out the square pieces. How to make 25 paper Christmas ornaments.
Here's a roundup of ornaments you can make from paper.Above left: I made with these instructionsAbove right: I made with these instructions (Update: this is now an old post; some of the links no longer work.) More: Printable snowflake 1 Printable snowflake 2 Paper snowflakes stapled together into something 3-D Not 3-D, but nice snowflake cutting templates. Tool Time Tuesday...Toilet Paper Roll Gift Box or Advent Calendar. Rosemary Filled Ornaments. Book Page and Cardboard Kleenex Box Ornament. Here is a tutorial on how to take an ordinary Kleenex box and make it into an ornament. I start by cutting 6 strips of cardboard, cut with an exacto knife and ruler (for the Kleenex box ornament I cut it .375 inches wide by 9 inches long).
Then using 5 strips interlock them to make a star. The sixth strip is the center ring to interlock. Please look at the video tutorial (part 1 and part 2) for full instructions. I also made one out of a page from a magazine. The dimensions I stated are the minimum lengths, in proportion to the width. How to make 3D paper ball ornaments.