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Finally it is up! Still a work in progress, I’m trying to get the tree skirt done before Christmas!!
I will be working on a tree topper over the next year!
(I’m thinking angel, but we’ll see where inspiration takes me!)
If you look closely you can see some of the felt ornaments.

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[from Better Homes and Gardens]
The light will dance on these wintertime snowflakes, made from a variety of crystal-like beads.

What You Need:
For each snowflake:

It’s easy to make a blizzard’s worth
of these sparkling snowflakes.

10 corsage pins with pearl ends (available in fabric and craft stores)
Crystal-like beads in desired shapes and sizes
1 [...]

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Here is my latest project. The method is very similar to my felt elf but obviously I dress it in a ballerina’s tutu.

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^Okay if you remember, this was the inspiration^
Here are images of my elf ornament in progress.
[I'll try to edit this with directions when I'm finished. Hopefully I'll be able to make some patterns!]
What you need:
round wood bead [I used 25mm]
Flesh toned acrylic paint [I used Delta Ceramcoat  'santa's flesh']
paint brush
black art pen [for drawing face]
2 [...]

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I won’t do this too often,
but here are the newest additions to my etsy Christmas shop:bzlittlechristmaself

$1 of every puzzle wreath ornament sold will be donated to The Autism Research Institute.
[ARI was established in 1967. ARI is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the triggers of autism and on [...]

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I stumbled upon this shop while looking for glass diamond dust glitter [yes they do carry it!] Especially great if you love Old World Christmas Ornaments! Here’s the link: Blümchen’s Christmas Shop

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If you like painting, you will enjoy making these scrumptious looking peppermint ornaments.

Materials:

3 1/2″ Paper Mache disk
All purpose sealer *
Acrylic paint – red & white
Pink paint – either fabric paint in a squeeze bottle or acrylic paint
Paint brush
Thin ribbon
Clear cellophane

*Can be found where acrylic paints are sold
1) Paint the entire disk with [...]

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elf ornaments

[Here are a couple of craft projects mined off of the net. Above is a cute ornament I found a picture of on Flickr, I will try to come up with directions on how to make it when time permits!! There should be links back to the original sites on all the photos, if not [...]

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