Tips on Decorating Your Christmas Tree – What To Do First

[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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Beaded Snowflake Ornament & Jingle Bell Snowflakes

[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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ribbon candy wrapping paper and how to make your own Christmas gift wrap

Here is a link for store bought ribbon candy Christmas wrap and a plethora of ideas for you crafty souls that want to try your hand at making your own! Feel free to share your awesome results! Happy Crafting!

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How to: make an evergreen wreath

[ A beautiful post, here's the link to the original site: http://heavypetal.ca/archives/2005/12/how-to-make-an-evergreen-wreath/]

Perhaps the only thing better than the scent of fresh-cut evergreen boughs is having that scent come from a wreath you’ve made yourself.
My mom and some friends did just that last weekend and I played photojournalist. And so, may I present:
A step-by-step guide to [...]

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Fabulous Christmas Craft Ideas from Howstuffworks!

[This is very lengthy but it was loaded with such great info I just had to share it all!]
Making Christmas Decorations
Are you tired of the same old Christmas decorations you see in the same old stores year after year? Then it’s time to get creative and start making your own decorations for the holidays. From [...]

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Making a Christmas elf costume

Why not do something special for Christmas this year and make an elf costume with your child?
Christmas is on its way and you are looking for a fun activity that you can do with your child. Why not create an elf  together? It will be a creative and satisfying experience for the young one [...]

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Elf Costumes

From LoveToKnow Costumes

When you’ve got people dressing up in Santa Costumes, there’s no doubt you’ll need some elf costumes, too. Elves are classically Santa’s little helpers: they make all the magic happen, getting the toys done so that Santa can make his deliveries on Christmas Eve. But why should the fat man get all the [...]

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Peppermint Ornament

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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A great idea from valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com- Elf Shoe

[this craft was designed by valita's designs & fresh folds. Very talented lady, check out her blog for more ideas and inspiration!]

Elf Shoes

Elf Shoe Instruction Sheet
Elf Shoe Pattern
Posted by valita at 12/07/2007 09:43:00 AM [...]

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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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