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Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Pinecone Carollers


These small-scale singers are poised to echo their joyous strains this holiday season.


Total Time Needed:
1 Hour

Materials
Acrylic paints
Capped acorns
Hot glue
2 small twigs
Small pinecone, between 1" and 2" tall
Glue stick
Small piece of photocopied sheet music
Coloured construction paper

Instructions
To make your own tiny choir, first use acrylic paints to create faces on a collection of capped acorns and allow them to dry.

Use hot glue to secure each acorn head and 2 twig arms to a small pinecone (ours were between 1 and 2 inches tall).

For each songbook, use a glue stick to attach a small piece of photocopied sheet music to a rectangle of coloured construction paper.

Give each book a centre crease, and then attach the music to the carollers’ hands with hot glue.

Photo courtesy of Family Fun

Monday, 10 December 2012

Glass Pebble Baubles - Tutorial





Here is a simple way to make a plain Christmas bauble into something special with round glass pebbles. These pebbles are normally available in small bags at discount or craft stores. The string used to hang the baubles will need to be replaced with fishing line, as the pebbles make the bauble considerably heavier.



Sunday, 2 December 2012

Amazing Mrs Claus Apron - Tutorial

Does the thought of preparing Christmas lunch bored you?  Well try serving it in this easy to make little Christmas number.

The Mrs Claus Apron is so simple to make, and you have to admit, it is so cute too.




Thursday, 22 November 2012

How to make a Santa Marionette - Tutorial



What a fantastic activity to do with the little ones!






This Father Christmas Marionette moves by way of 3 skewers attached to the hands and head, underneath the red fabric. Santa’s beard and trim are made from cotton wool, his outfit is an recycled baby’s T-Shirt and his head and hands are kitchen foil covered in tissue paper.


Full tutorial

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Busy this weekend making Christmas decorations

Wow how quickly this weekend has gone, i have been busy making Christmas decorations for our tree.  I love traditional style Christmas trees.  My plan is to have a handmade red and wooden decorated Christmas tree this year.

All the decorations were so easy and so much fun to make.


Stuffed Christmas pudding: made of felt, sequinnes, wadding and jute.   


Gingham felt and Heart hangers:  Using felt, gingham, sequins, beads and jute


Wooden Dotty Hearts: I used some wooden hearts from my stash - 
painted them red with white dots, gingham ribbon sequins and jute.


Gingerbread men: used these from my stash, painted them brown with white stitches, 
square of hessian, jute and red button.  I made these last year but slightly different.


Santa Balls: I used glitter baubles, silver card and black ribbon.


Reindeer thumbprint baubles: Luke and Chloe's thumbprints were turned into reindeers.


Five Finger Snowman: The childrens prints were made into snowmen.  For the full tutorial.

Whilst I had my sewing kit out I made some door hangers using Cath Kidston fabric I had left left over from previous projects.







This is a little door hanger i made for Chloe's bedroom using Disney Princess material I had bought and I was not sure what to do with.  I am awaiting Luke's Lightning Mcqueen material to arrive, so I can make him one too.


I have a feeling there will be lots more Christmas goodies that the kids and I will be making, so keep popping over and see what we have been up to.



Thursday, 15 November 2012

Flowers and Sequinned Bauble

Are you looking for a special bauble for the tree or to give as a gift?

This amazing sequinned bauble is so beautiful and easy to make



Click here for the full tutorial.

Monday, 12 November 2012

Top 10 Christmas wreaths

I love the way the American craft blogs show their crafts they have made in their beautiful homes....

I love to see their beautiful wreaths on their freshly painted and neat and tidy front doors.  I wish that the UK could show some of that flair when it comes to our homes and crafts.

So if you are like me and obsessed with homemade crafts - i hope you like the selection of wreaths i have put together.


Mittens and fir


peacock feather


Ok ....I know this is not christmassy - but i just love it.  Really simple to make
click here for the tutorial

 cute





wreath

Rose wreath




Cute Christmas wreath

Cute little rag ribbon wreath

Great tutorial!!  DYI Wreath


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