Christmas Crafts
Christmas is only a few days away but there is still time to a few crafts for the Christmas tree or to give as little heartfelt gifts. Decorating the Christmas tree doesn’t have to be with expensive baubles, though they can be beautiful but a tree done up with handmade ornaments from loved ones makes a Christmas tree just as beautiful and will also hold a special meaning. The following are a few …
Snowman Face Ornaments

Items needed for this craft are- 2″ branch, small eyelet screws, ribbon, saw, adornments, paintbrush and white, orange, & black paint
Directions

1. Find a dry branch about 2 inches in diameter
2. Cut the branch into discs about a 1/4″ thick

3) Screw in the eyelet screws at the top of disc

4) Paint the front and back of the discs white, I leave the bark unpainted for a more rustic look

5) When white paint is dry, paint on snowman faces. You can also use paint pens to do this also

6) Tie ribbon through screw eyelet

7) Use adornments if desired
Here are a few other ideas for ornaments

Hand sewn and painted ornament

Hand painted glass ornament

Cinnamon dough ornament cut out with a cookie cutter

Hand painted bell

Painted salt dough ornament with the impression of a child or grandchild’s hand or foot

Salt dough ornament with the impression of your pet’s paw(be sure to wash paw after impression)
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This entry was posted on December 22, 2014 by yesteryearprimitives. It was filed under Uncategorized .
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