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[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 [...]

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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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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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[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 [...]

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My little one is still too young to really get excited about Christmas, so I am planning our family traditions now while he is so young in hopes that he will acquire the sense of wonder that I had when I was young. I absolutely loved Christmas preparations, decking the halls and baking so many [...]

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Tree decorating themes vary widely according to individual tastes. Many people [...]

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My Christmas Tree skirt!
Starlight mints!(my Favorite) I have many more mints to make. I’m hand-stitching everything so it’s taking me awhile to get it done!So far so good!

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I have other ‘gingerbread’ ornaments I’m working on but these were my first few. Finished but missing hangers. I can’t wait ’til I get to the snowflakes!

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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 [...]

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