[I had to find this article today because I'm finally getting my tree up this weekend. Normally, I like to have it up the weekend after Thanksgiving but between traveling, my etsy shops picking up and prepping for a craft show, this is the soonest I could manage. I always thought garland went on last [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christmas Tree’
Elf Ornament – Figuring It Out
Posted in christmas, craft, ornament, tagged christmas, Christmas Tree, craft, elf, ornament on October 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
^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 [...]
elf ornaments
Posted in craft, ornament, tagged Christmas Tree, craft, elf, how to, ornament on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[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 [...]
How to Make a Pixie Elf Tree Skirt
Posted in Christmas Tree, craft, tagged Add new tag, christmas, Christmas Tree, craft, elf, how to, tree skirt on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[mined the net again, here's directions for making an elf tree skirt from http://swapatorium.blogspot.com archives and a 1969 magazine!]
Pixie Elf Tree Skirt
Poopscape here and I’m feelin’ all festivey and stuff. For this project, I referred back to my pile of old Pack O Fun magazines for craft inspiration. This time my eye was caught by [...]
how to make a ribbon candy ornament from BHG.com
Posted in craft, how to, tagged christmas, Christmas Tree, craft, how to, make, ornament, ribbon candy on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Make a Ribbon Candy Twist Ornament
Wow family and friends with these handcrafted retro ribbon candy styled ornaments.
What You Need
Spray adhesive
Wide, medium, and narrow ribbon
Water-soluble marking pen
Long-eye beading needle
White embroidery floss
Eleven 10-mm-round pearls
How to Make It
Glue the medium-width ribbon to the center of the wide ribbon.
Trim the length to measure 16 1/2 inches.
Using the pen and [...]