Here is a great tradition that our family has been doing for years now. It all started about 50 years ago when I decide to make a gingerbread house for Christmas. My first ones were fairly simple but over the years have gotten more complicated and quite intricate. Now, as was bound to happen, the kids and grandkids and even my great grandson have taken over.
Thomas the Tank Engine Santa Shirt
This is so simple and involves no sewing! I first bought a green plain t-shirt at a craft store for $2.50 and then cut up a big Thomas from a pillow panel. Next I ironed on wonder under to the Thomas cut out and then peeled back the paper on the wonder under and ironed on the green shirt.
Craft Project: Colorful Christmas Pinatas
These fun and colorful pinatas make a great gift and holiday activity for kids of all ages!This project requires three different sessions, each lasting approximately 30 minutes.
Craft Project: Snowman Nitelite
This is a simple, eye-catching snowman that lights up. Take an empty jar or glass container (as you can see by photo, one is an empty Ragu jar, the other one I bought at a thrift store), clean outer surface with cotton ball and alcohol so paint will stick.
Inexpensive Holiday Decorating: Candy Canes
In last minute budget/economy Christmas decorating - don't forget candy canes!
Add Bows for a Christmas Touch
A nice holiday tip I ran across while surfing the net was to add holiday touches to items already around the house, like putting bows on figurines, etc. I think that's a great idea and will use some gratis ribbon I got to put red bows on some of mine.
Craft Project: Padded Fabric Stocking
Make easy padded stockings with this simple pattern of fabric layers which include any type fabric cut in amounts of 4 and 2 layers of batting. I have made this size which is 9 inches long 4 inches wide and 7 inches from heal to toe end. Print out a stocking pattern from clip art or use one from a color book page as your pattern.
Craft Project: Wood Plank Santa Claus
Choose your wood source of any size you like. Cut your wooden mittens and boots from scrap wood pieces make them the size needed to match your wooden Santa's body. Paint his body red first, let dry. Paint the top end of the plank, just far enough down in a flesh color to be his face and let dry.
Craft Project: Advent Paper Chain
There are many ways to count down to Christmas. There are songs about it. Retail has take a cue from the season and transformed it into a list of shopping deals for the holiday season. Each year at church, we take the month of December off from creating crafts about the children's bible stories and make Christmas themed crafts. The Sunday before the month of December, we usually make an Advent. This year, it was a paper chain.
Create a Tree With Your Children
Instead of a tree that may shed, cause allergies, or one that you have to pay $300 for, why don't you make your own? This is a money AND space saver.
Craft: Hanging Ball Made With Old Cards
Take 20 used Christmas card (or any other card) fronts and cut out 4" circles. Using a triangle template, fold the edges of the circles up to form flaps. Glue the flaps together, add a hanging ribbon and you have an 8" decorative ball.
I love decorating for Christmas with Angel Fluff (snow), you can use it anywhere and it really adds a nice wintry touch.
Oriental Themed Christmas Decorations
I am hoping that some of you can help me with ideas on making Christmas Tree ornaments to be hung on a tree in my Oriental themed living room.
How To Make Decorative Christmas Bows
How do you make decorative bows for Christmas?
Hang Apples For Holiday Decoration
Tie a length of nice holiday ribbon to apple stems and suspend them from the ceiling or in an archway or doorway from thumbtacks. Make sure though, that they hang higher than the tallest person's head, who lives with you or visits, so they don't get bumped!
Ideas For Office Christmas Decorating Contest
Does anyone have ideas for an office Christmas decorating contest? I can't find much information at all on the internet.
Christmas wall, window and tree decor. Drill a hole on an old CD and tie a ribbon or a yarn through the hole. Hot glue a poinsettia/leaves or any Christmas symbol on the CD. Make a bowtie and glue just above the the flower.
Making Fancy Shower Curtain Hooks
You know those pricey matching shower hooks to match the pricey shower curtain you bought? Well I finally found my "snowflake" shower curtain for Christmas.
How can I decorate a Christmas stocking for a 10 month old girl? She's my granddaughter.
Simple Candle Decorating Idea. A simple decorating idea. Select a round or square glass dish. Place as many crystal or silver candle holders as will fit (3 or 5) in the container.
Craft Project: Bottlecap Christmas Tree
An easy craft re-using bottlecaps and promotional magnets. I chose a wrapping paper that had a variety of items to punch out. I punched 12 1 inch circles from the wrapping paper and used Mod Podge to glue circles inside the caps.
Craft Project: Holiday Tag Garland
Holiday tags strung together to make a garland.
Craft Project: Thread Cone Angel
Cute angels made from recycled thread cones can be used as decorations or for place settings.
Craft Project: Holiday Candy Wreath
Wreath made of individually twisted end wrapped candies. Cut pieces of curling ribbon approximately 8 inches each.
