web hosting short URLs photo sharing

 

Merry Christmas

Crafts on this Page

Candy Cane Reindeer & Elf

  Materials:
  •6- candy canes
  •brown pipe cleaners •-goggly- eyes •small red pompoms
  •pieces of ribbon (optional) •glue
  .jingle bells (optional)
  .small red pompom (optional)

  Directions:
  Glue two eyes on candy cane. Glue the red pompom for a nose. Twist the
  brown pipe cleaner around the bend of the candy cane to fashion antlers. Tie a
  bow with ribbon.

Back to Top

  Materials:
  2" white pom pom (body)
  1 1/2" white pom pom (head)
  1" white pom pom (muzzle)
  4 x 3/4" red pom poms (arms & legs)
  2 x 1/2" gold pom poms (scarf ends)
  1 tiny red pom pom (nose)
  2 eyes
  2 x 12" red pipe cleaners (antlers)
  1 x 12" green pipe cleaner (scarf)

  Direction:
  To make antlers: fold each pipe cleaner in half. Twist to hold & bend a bit
  up to look like antlers - make 2.

  To make head: Glue muzzle to front of head. Glue nose to top of muzzle.
  Glue eyes to front of head, above muzzle. Glue Antlers to top of head.
  Glue head to top of body. Then glue arms to upper body & legs to bottom
  Note: glue all to the front so you have a reindeer looking like he's sitting
  up. Twist scarf around his neck & attach gold pom poms to the ends.

1 lb. powdered cinnamon
3/4 c. applesauce
1/8 c. orris root powder (optional)
1/8 oz. apple fragrance (optional)

Add the scents to the orris root and mix well. Combine with the cinnamon powder and add the applesauce.  Roll out onto the counter (it's not suppose to stick) to 1/4" thick and cut out your shapes. Any thinner and the edges may start to curl.  Use a small straw to make holes for hanging.  Dry the ornaments in a dehydrator if you have one,  otherwise, air dry. When  completely dry, sand the rough  edges with a fingernail file and paint or decorate.

Use up any spare grapevine you have around. Soak the grapevine in warm
water until pliable. Using a large round balloon that is inflated, gently wrap the
grapevine around the balloon to form a sphere. Make it as dense or as sparse  as you choose. Once the grapevine has dried, pop the balloon. These spheres look really magical wired with tiny twinkling white lights and suspended  from bare tree branches.

1/2 cup butter                  1/2 tsp salt
6 Tbs sugar                     1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 brown sugar                 2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup molasses                1 1/2 tsp ginger
1 egg                           2 cups flour
t tsp baking powder

*Cream butter with sugars, molasses and egg yolk.
*Mix all remaing ingredients, except egg white.  Stir into buttermixture to form stiff dough
*Chill for 1 hour, then roll out on floured surface to 1/8" thickness.
*Use Christmas cookie cutters or knife to cut out shapes.
*Preheat oven to 350 F. and butter cookie sheet.
 Brush shapes lightly with egg white.
*Bake 8 minutes until crisp.  Make a hole 1 inch from the top, then cool.
 Pipe edges with icing of your choice.  Thread holes with gold cord.
Makes 40 ornaments

Materials:
3 inch Styrofoam ball
Textured snow paint
Orange Polymer clay
2-15mm wiggly eyes
5 inch straw cowboy hat
Red bandanna fabric, 1/2 x 20 inch strips, three Misc. items--wax paper, palette knife, hot glue gun, clear monofilament, sewing needle.

1.  Use the palette knife to coat the ball with snow paint; let dry on wax paper.
2.  To make the nose, use the polymer clay and follow the manufacturer's instructions to mold and bake a 1-3/4 inch carrot nose.  When cool, glue to the center
of the face.
3.  Glue the wiggle eyes to the face 1/2 inch apart and 1/4 inch above the nose.
4.  To make the hatband, braid the fabric strips.
Wrap and glue the braid around the hat, overlapping the ends at the center back.
5.  Glue the had on the head 3/4 inch above the eyes.
For a hanger, thread monofilament through the top of the hat and knot.

Floral Ice Candle
This candle is a combination of the traditional ice candle
using ice chips with an added floral touch of dried flowers.
This candle can also be made without dried flowers
if desired.  This candle can also be made
without dried flowers if desired.

Materials:
1 qt. size milk or juice caron
1/2 oz. of driend rose petals
1 c. ice chips
1 lb. paraffin wax
1 white tapered 6 inch candle
1/2 oz. fragrant oi.

To begin, cut the top of the container off to remove the pouring spout from the carton.  Melt the wax slowly on low heat.  Pour a small amount of the hot wax in the carton, fill approx. 1/4 inch. from the bottom of the carton.  Center the tapered candle in the carton. You might have to hold the candle for a few minuts for the candle to stand freely in the wax.

To prepare for the next step.  You will need some ice cubes.  A tray full should be enough.  Place the ice cubes in a thick ziplock bag. Beat them with a hammer or large spoon.  Just enough so that you have ice chips.  Add a small amount of the ice chips around the candle,
approximately and inch high from the bottom.  Place a few dried flowers around outer edge of ice chips, make sure to put the flowers as close to the edge as possible.

Pour wax on the ice chips until the wax comes to the top of the ice. Continue the process by repeat the previous steps.  Let candle sit for 6 hrs. turn the candle upside down over the sink while stil in the carton.  This will allow the water to flow out.  Tear away the carton
from the candle carefully, while holding it over the sink.

Let the candle dry for 24 hours before burning.