Christmas Paper Crafts. Christmas ornaments, cards, snowflake cutouts and tree decorations have been made from paper for generations.
As children we learned how to make cut out snowflakes, paper chains, stars and many different paper crafts for the holiday season. As adults these same simple creative crafts made with paper are still satisfying and fun, adding a homey, nostalgic touch to our holiday decor. Paper crafts for the holidays can be good for the environment: recycle previous year’s Christmas cards into this year’s post cards, gift tags, gift boxes and ornaments. Printable Santa Letter Templates. Printable “Merry Christmas” Banner. Advent Calendar / Calendario Navideño. I wanted my kids to count down the days until Christmas (and maybe stop asking me 10 times a day if Santa will come soon).
So I keep on with the Christmas crafts, and made an advent calendar with toilet paper rolls. Quería que mis hijos pudieran descontar los días hasta Navidad (y tal vez dejar de preguntarme 10 veces al día si Santa vendrá pronto). Así que segui con las manualidades de Navidad, y hice un calendario con rollos de papel higiénico. Material: Toilet paper rolls, tissue paper or crepe paper, Christmas wrapping paper, ribbon and glue. I cut the roll into two or three pieces, but you can leave them whole, it depends of what you want to put inside. Material: rollos de papel higiénico, papel chino o papel crepé, papel de envoltura navideño, listón y pegamento. Corte los rollos en dos o tres piezas, pero los pueden dejar enteros, depende de lo que quiere poner adentro. 25 Days of Disney Papercraft Ornaments. Christmas Cracker Templates.
By Kate on December 10, 2011 I can’t imagine tucking into a Christmas dinner without pulling a cracker first.
I love the naff hats, the cringe-worthy jokes (and just the tradition of it all). Crackers are so easy to make…and if you don’t fancy making some for the table you can make some miniature ones to hang in the tree. They also make really cool gift boxes. I’ve put some templates together if you wanna try. Here’s how: 1) Download the pdf and print onto thin card. 3) Score along all the dotted lines. 5) Fold along all the vertical lines. 6) Fold along horizontal lines as shown. DIY Christmas Crackers by Blankspace for The Pretty Blog. What better way to dress up your Christmas table & give your guests a little treat than with a few crackers!
To make things easy – most of these items for today’s DIY should already be in your home. Step 1: What you need: Recycled toilet roll inners – 1 per crackerTreats to stuff the crackersNapkins – 1 per crackerRibbonA name tag for each guest (optional) as placeholders Step 2: Stuff, roll & tie Stuff your toilet roll with a selection of treats, roll up in the napkin and tie both ends of napkin on either side so it resembles a cracker. Cute Toilet Paper Roll Santa. We do love those paper rolls… and have long stopped throwing them away.
Sometimes we start making one thing but get another… just as easy and amusing. Those little toys will surely be part of the Christmas bazaar at little Krokotak’s school. . You need a toilet paper roll, some red paper, some glue, a pair of scissors and a black marker. An A4 sheet of red paper will be enough for one roll. Fold one end of the paper roll as shown in picture 3. Fold out the two lower ends to make the boots. Now you have to glue on the face and the beard. DIY Pine Cones From Paper Bags.
About two weeks ago, I was approached by Reena, the owner of eco-artware.com, requesting my permission to feature my butternut squashes on the eco-artware-notes blog site for this week of Thanksgiving.
I was very flattered. Thank you, Reena. Eco-artware has some of the most wonderful sustainable art and décor you could find online, and a long list of very intriguing, creative artists and environmental advocates. With all my wonder came guilt. I often craft without bringing to mind the impact my work makes on the environment, especially with my significant use of paper. This summer, I had my first encounter with giant sequoia trees while hiking in Tuolumne Grove in Yosemite. Origami Christmas Tree. DIY : Make A Paper “Pine Tree” From Old Paper. Origami Angel Instructions. How To Fold A Christmas Money Tree. Giving cash this Christmas?
Instead of sticking the bill in a card, how about making a card out of the bill? With this easy folding technique, you’ll have the whole project done in less than five minutes. A bit of sticky-back tape will affix our dollar trees to the cardstock. A snowflake punched out of gold paper provides the perfect star on top! Looking for more seasonal DIY projects and ideas? Tagged : paper-folding, origami, Christmastree, greeting-card, money-folding. How To Fold A Paper Santa. Christmas This paper Santa is great for embellishing Christmas cards and gifts.
Because he can stand on his own, he makes a sweet place setting. You could also add a tie to his hat and use him as an ornament. So versatile is this easy-to-fold little guy, you might want to make a bunch! Here’s how we do it: I’m using a square of paper that’s white on one side and red on the other. With the white side up, fold diagonally in half one way. Unfold and flip over your paper. Fold a thin strip down at the top. Flip over your paper. Fold lower edges in to middle as shown. Fold bottom up as shown.
Video: Button Tree. Print Vintage Brown Paper Santas. Father Christmas, Vintage Santa Clipart Victorian & Cartoon. Huge List Of Free Gift Tags. I've scoured the internet for you to find free gift tags that you can print right off the computer.
I love these and think it's so great of the artists to make them available. If you use their gift tags be sure to give them a little thank you in their comments - I know they'll appreciate it! *Recently edited: I've changed the format to show you an example of the tags available. The majority of the artists/sites have more than one tag to choose from so please click on the link to see all of them. Why Buy Wrapping Paper When You Can Print These at Home? Printable Woodland Christmas Gift Tags & Labels. Reused Wrapping Paper Wreath. Make A Nutcracker From A Cardboard Box.