Friday, November 24, 2017

CHRISTMAS PAPER WREATH!








I started getting tons of Christmas 

catalogs after Halloween. I thumbed 

through some them while I enjoyed my 

morning cup of coffee.  I was looking 

through a wholesale company


catalog when I saw an interesting 

Christmas craft. This month's craft idea 

was a Christmas paper cone wreath. It

was very pretty and it  was made from 

wrapping paper. This craft would be 

great for using up left over rolls of

Christmas wrapping paper. I use gift 

bags now and have a bucket full of 

Christmas wrapping paper that I rarely 

use.



Here is an image of the wreath I used for 

inspiration:










Here is the image of my Christmas 
Paper Wreath:









I used the following items:


2 different prints of red & green wrapping 
paper
Scissors
Glue gun & glue sticks
Red pipe cleaner
Red wire ribbon
Sprig of faux holly & berries










Make 6x6  template. 





Cut 13 squares for each color of the 
wrapping paper. Shape paper squares 
into cones & secure with glue.









Make first row of the 13 cones together in
a circular fashion.
Start second row by inserting 13 cones
inside first row. Be sure to leave top half 
of cone exposed. 

Make bow and attach it  to center of 


wreath. Glue holly and berries to center


of the bow. 




Make loop with pipe cleaner and attach to 
center back of wreath so it can be hung on
a door.









 

Thursday, November 16, 2017

CHRISTMAS PLATE CRAFT!




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I love Christmas because it's the day my 
church celebrates Jesus' birthday. The 
books Matthew and Luke in the Bible 
reports that Jesus received gold, 
frankincense and myrrh as gifts. My family
include exchanging gifts in our Christmas 
celebration too.


I prepare for the Christmas season 

each year by searching online and craft 


TV for  Christmas craft  ideas.

I try to give one handmade gift along with 

store bought gift to my family and friends 

for Christmas.


I saw a cutting board planter while I was

on the Pinterest website. 


The cutting board had salad bowls 

attached for  use as a planter. It

was so cute.











I wanted to make this craft as cheap as 

possible. Most of the wood cutting boards


started at $6 in the retail stores. I checked 


the thrift stores but they didn't have any


wood cutting boards or wood salad


bowls. I didn't find any cheap wood cutting

boards or wood salad bowls online.


I noticed some clear plastic dinner plates and glasses at a dollar store.  I suddenly got  a bright idea on how to improvise the wood cutting board craft.  I decided to make a plastic dinner plate craft!












This would make lovely Christmas craft 
for children and adults. Here is a list of items 
you'll need:


CLEAR PLASTIC DINNER PLATE
CLEAR PLASTIC 8-9 OZ TUMBLER
SMALL ARTIFICIAL BIRD
SMALL BIRD'S NEST
DISH TOWEL
SMALL WHITE HOOKS
RED PIPE CLEANER
CHRISTMAS RED  DISH TOWEL
CHRISTMAS RED PIPE CLEANER
GLUE GUN & GLUE STICK
DOUBLE SIDED TAPE (OPTIONAL)




TIPS:

*TRY DOUBLE SIDED TAPE IF GLUE 
STICK IS TOO HOT FOR PLATE.

* TRY TO MATCH BIRD WITH DISH 
TOWEL.

* IF PREMADE BIRD NEST NOT 
AVAILABLE, MAKE DIY NEST USING 
SPANISH MOSS OR STRAW