Twirly Paper Snowflake Tutorial. Last of the 3 part snowflake tutorial series. Hope you have been having fun making the other two snowflakes, cookie cutter paper snowflake and piping paper snowflake. Then a surprise forth snowflake, the twisted paper snowflake. If you make something using this tutorial, please upload pictures of it in our Flickr group to show it off to everyone. You may be featured on Simply Modern Mom. Tutorials. Fold + cut a standing paper Christmas tree. I really enjoy making and dressing up these standing trees with my favorite mini dot stickers and an origami star.
Here’s what I did: 1. Use a square. 2. Fold half lengthwise, breathwise and diagonalwise to get these creases. 3. Fold diagonally. 4. 7. Pappersgran – Craft of the Day, paper Christmas tree. Det finns lite olika varianter på den här idén har jag sett (se t ex Ellas Inspiration, @ Down Under, Martha Stewart och Fru Fly).
Miycreations.com/miycreations-Christmas-outdoor-decorations. Familyfun.go.com/crafts/wishing-spool-662835/ Themotherhuddle.com/how-to-make-candy-cane-candlesticks/ Cottageinstincts.blogspot.com/2011/11/mr-burlap-snowman. Ribbon Candy Ornaments. I remember trying to eat ribbon candy at Christmastime when I was a kid.
It was always a little too big for my mouth and didn’t really taste that great. But I ate it anyway, because it was one of those things that was only available this time of the year, which made it special. As the years passed, I got over the need to actually eat the stuff, but I still think it’s pretty. When my kids were small, we found kits to make ribbon candy ornaments from actual ribbon, thread and beads. This is my take on those, using wire instead of thread. To make these you’ll need: Ten inches of 20 gauge craft wire, ten 8-millimeter beads (give or take a few millimeters), and two pieces of 1 1/2” wide and 17 1/2” long grosgrain ribbon.
Melt the ends of the ribbon carefully with a lighter so they won’t fray. Using needle-nose pliers, make a hook using 1” from one end of the wire. Holiday DIY: Painted Ornament Tutorial. Here's another simple yet cute ornament you can make with just a couple of supplies.
Just like my yarn ornament tutorial showed, you can start with a simple glass or plastic ball ornament, fill it with scrap yarn and add some acrylic paint. Gather your supplies: yarn or fiber fill stuffingacrylic paint in selected colorssmall paint brushesplastic or glass clear ornaments For these ornaments, I used my scrap yarn leftover from my dandelion pom poms to fill the ornament.
I also chose metallic acrylic paint for the penguin. The penguin is very simple. Next, choose black paint and dip the handle of your paint brush to make the eyes. A small yellow or orange triangle, painted upside-down, makes a simple beak. PINE CONE XMAS TREES {day 2} Anncoo Journal: Christmas Tree On The Box. With Christmas only a few weeks away, many of you would probably have created a gift list.
Besides giving Christmas gifts to your loved ones, pretty wrapping is also another way to make the recipient feel that he or she is 'extra special' to you. My post today is showing you how to transform a square or a rectangular box or even a magazine to look like a X'mas tree on the box. Pictures tell a thousand words and I'll let the pictures do the talking as the tutorial will show you step by step on how to wrap a gift box in detail. Hope you'll enjoy this post and get ready to wrap a pretty gift for Christmas. Christmas Tree On The Box. 22 Holiday Children's Craft Projects. The Lovely Cupboard: DIY Paper Trees.
I love paper crafts, and Christmas is the perfect time to experiment with new decorations.
Painted Santa Ornament. This little Santa ornament is quick and simple to make!
Tie it to the top of a gift package or give it alone as a nice little gift handmade by you! Painted Santa Ornament Supplies: One medium size round ornamentPaint (flesh color, white, black and red)Snow-TexPaintbrushesSnow Writer. Felt Christmas Trees. Felt Christmas Trees I wanted to make four felt Christmas trees, one for each member of our family.
These trees are very easy to make and cost about 30 cents each. They are also so much fun because you can make many different versions and you can even let your kids help you decorate them. These are generally based off of this pom pom felt flower that I love to make. Holiday teacher gifts. I love finding creative (and cute) ways to say thank you to the teachers and staff at the kids' school.
From finding fun ways to dress up (literally) practical gifts... ... to adorable ways to house a gift ... .... to making super simple, yummy treats! Lots of teacher gift and card ideas in my new article over at Fiskars here. 5 Ideas For Cardboard Tube Ornaments. Rose Wreath Tutorial. Thank you for all your wonderful comments about this wreath.
It is a bit time consuming, but totally worth it. A Pretty Life in the Suburbs: Starbucks Inspired Christmas Ornament Wreath. I wanted to share with you my most favourite wreath ever! I made this one a few years ago, after I saw similar ones in Starbucks. I remember when I saw these my heart did a little pitter patter! So I sipped my eggnog latte while I studied them very carefully, then I ran, literally ran to Michaels to buy the supplies to make one for myself! Here’s what you need:1 grapevine wreath~ 40 shatterproof ornaments in red – I used shiny, glittery and matte balls2 sizes of styrofoam balls, about 352 shades of green yarnglue gun Wrap the styrofoam balls in the yarn.Then with your glue gun, randomly glue on the balls. Isn’t that Pinteresting? Have you checked out Pinterest yet? If not, let me know and I will send you an invite. It’s my new favorite spot to find inspiration for crafting, recipes, style, home decor and more!
I wanted to share a few Pinterest-inspired successes from the past week. I have a set of vintage ornaments that I bought a few years ago in Tombstone, Arizona. They are beautiful and interesting, so I wanted to highlight them in my decorating this year. And made it into a larger display using cheap frames from the local thrift store. How To Make Fabric And Paper Garland. Decorate your space with handmade fabric and paper garland! Make your own or check out some of the coolest paper and fabric garland on Etsy. How to make paper garland | Design Sponge I was happy to see the response to the covered jar lids and pencils post from a few days ago.
It seems I am not the only one who saves paper scraps and needs a use for them. Twig Tree. Now you’ll probably think I’m exaggerating, but I had the best day of my entire life a couple of weeks ago. I FOUND SOME STICKS! Not just *any* sticks! I found 2 bundles of perfectly straight sticks out behind the kitchen store I shop at.
DIY Mini Present Garland. Patterned Paper Wreath - Remix! Did you know that the first post Sharon and I ever worked on together was her Patterned Paper Wreath? It was several months ago, before Two Girls Being Crafty was even a thought, and I was blogging elsewhere. Sharon told me about a craft she was making and I asked for pictures so I could share it with my readers, and a very popular wreath was born. Here's Sharon's awesome original wreath: So, now I have made Sharon's Patterned Paper Wreath like three or four times... Each time using the same wreath form but different festive papers.
You'll need the same supplies as you do for the other wreath, which is: 5 or 6 12x12 sheets of scrapbook paper Hot glue. PAPER TOWEL ROLL STARS {day 8}