D-I-Y: Loopy Christmas Balls | Laura Wears... 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. The wrapper is a FREE PRINTABLE… I am SO doing this for my kid’s friends. These cookies are a JOY to look at… I think this would make a PERFECT GIFT for neighbors and teachers… Talking about cookies… It was a hit!
Handmade Hourglass Ornaments Today, I’m over at CraftSnob sharing a quick handmade ornament tutorial made with supplies you likely already have on hand. I guess you could consider me a major scrooge since I don’t really decorate for the holidays. Or any holiday. In the past couple of years (including this one) we’ve moved just before the holidays so I haven’t really had much time to prep for them. Also, I hate buying Christmas decorations. My mom was always a huge decorator for the holidays & I have such fond memories helping my mom decorate the Christmas tree. Click here to see the full tutorial at CraftSnob. border punched ornaments I was excited to get a chance to use the new interchangeable border punches from Fiskars. They function the same way as their regular border punches, except you can pop out different design cartridges so they store very compactly! I used them to spice up the popular paper strip ornaments. You can view full photos and details in my article here at Fiskars.
Adventures in garlanding « Bookity I made these map garlands as a special request for a customer and they have proved rather popular. The map colours glow in the light – all those blues and green smoosh together into something very pretty. This is the style I call ‘paper onions’. I don’t know what else to call them! These are paper hearts, strung on twine. There are eight on a string. I’d like to experiment with something other than twine though. Like this: Like Loading... Pretty paper baubles The lovely peeps at new craft store Mushi Makes sent me a Tildas "Winter memories" paper pack . A beautiful pad of 24 double sided sheets of 230gsm acid and lignin free paper in seven different patterns, three of each plus three cut-out sheets. So to match my Vintage Christmas theme I made a bunch of pretty paper baubles dusted with coarse white glitter to hang on my white Christmas tree. Here's how... Pretty paper baubles Tools and Materials Pretty paper baubles, How-to step by step Using the paper-mate cutters smallest circle, with the blade on the inner lineCut out two circles of paper from each printed sheet, so you have nine circlesFold all the circles of paper in halfStack circles on top of each other, Wrap a lenth of thread all the way around the stack, so that it runs along the fold. Fold and unfold paper sections, so paper starts to fan outUsing a hot glue gun, place a dab of glue about 1/3 of the way up the top of the bauble, on the outside edge. Have a sweet day!
Series 7 - Ornament-ED Finale: Heart House Ornament I have been feeling some feelings lately. Like, feelings of well-being. Like, spontaneous-breaking-into-song-and-general-wonderfulness-type feelings. I know... It sounds pretty floofy, but I can't help it. And I can't explain it either. Before I Begin: I made two versions of this ornament. Tutorial ♥ Heart House Ornament You will need: Old greeting cards or tissue box (but I strongly recommend old greeting cards)Pair of scissorsExacto knifeCraft glueClothespins (for clamping)Pretty stringTwo wooden beads (I stole these from The Boy's stash. 2. 3. 4. 5. Don't look now, but the cute heart house is complete and ready to hang! It reminds me of a itsy garden gazebo or merry-go-round, hee hee. On that note, it is time to bid a fond farewell to this little series... Have a happy weekend.
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 Paint a flesh color rectangle on the front of the ornament. With the end of the paint brush handle make dots for the eyes and nose. Mix the Snow Tex with a little white paint (about 3:1 ratio) to make it a bit thinner consistency. Paint a mustache, beard and add a small little dot for the mouth. If you are looking for more homemade gift ideas, from edible gifts to sewn gifts you might enjoy browsing my Handmade Gift Guide!
Book Page Wreath / Other Projects Difficulty Rating: Beginner I am loving all of the beautiful book page wreaths I've seen popping up all over the place. So I decided I needed to create one for myself ... Fiskars-style! Running border punches along the edges of each page adds gorgeous texture. Begin with a chipboard base. Tear out pages from a book (mine is from the dollar store) and run a border punch along the straight edge of each page. You can use the pages at the size they come or trim down for a smaller wreath. I rolled the page in one time and accordion "folded" the rest. Glue sections along the edge of your wreath base being sure to get glue in between the layers. Once you get to the center, fold your tab through the center and glue to the back to cover the chipboard. At this point you will want to go back and fill in spots with individual sections to get the wreath full and evenly spread.
101 Handmade Christmas Ornaments Get ready for the holidays with handmade ornaments! There’s something about handmade ornaments that really make me smile. I made ornaments every year with my mom as a child and creating this list reminded me of some of those classic ornaments. She still has some of them to hang on her tree! Top your gifts with glitter cookie cutters, make yarn wreaths with your children, add a favorite photo to a felt Polaroid ornament for your best friend…I could go on and on. There are a million ways to use these and they are all quick projects. Now you just need to set up an ornament party and make some with your friends and family.
Make Modern Paper Ornaments Christmas Having completed yards of modern paper holiday garland, I wanted to create some more paper decorations to maintain the look and colors throughout my home. I tried making paper snowflakes from the colored cardstock, but they didn't really work. Then I recalled an old trick I learned in Sunday school as a kid which we called "onion bulbs" and put them all over the Chrismon trees. They used paper strips to create the shape of teardrops and hearts, and we made them from white paper and glued so many globs of gold glitter that it would stick the coats and fancy outfits of the old church ladies that would brush up against them. So, I experimented a bit with different sizes, and came up with a more polished decoration with a mid-century vibe. Materials 12 x 12" cardstock (in the scrapbooking aisle at the craft store)Paper cutter or scissors and rulerBinder clips1/4" hole punch 1/4" metal eyelet kit (in the sewing notions section, might be called grommets) and hammer or white glue 1. 2.
DIY ornaments // a daily something // part 2 | (A guest post while I’m on vacation…) Some more DIY ornaments from Rebecca of A Daily Something! The Glitter Ornament. To make your own, simply pour some fine glitter into your clear glass ball and place the lid back on the ornament. Swirl the glitter around – it will stay in place without any glue because of the static! Feathery Tree. Mini Paper Trees. Wood – Two Ways. And there you have it – six new ornament ideas for your Christmas tree or other fun holiday decorating. Hope you are all having a blessed week and enjoy your holiday weekend thoroughly! Thank you Rebecca! share