Glitter Snowman Ornament

I combined 2 different ornament crafts with this idea. The glitter filled and the handprint snowman
Both ideas came from Pintrest. The glitter filled instructions are Here (Sorry my picture doesn't do justice for the glitter it is much prettier in person) and the handprint snowman are Here she even has a cute saying that I retyped and attached to each ornament. My daughter is giving these to her grandparents and god parents.

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Believe Banner

I cut out some green squares then some patterned squares layered them, cut our my letters with my cricuit, glued everything together added some little rhinestones (they are hard to see if you look close you can see 3 next to each letter), I had some little mini clothes pins in my craft stash so I painted them red and green and attached the letters to some Christmas ribbon I had got from Micheal's.

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Christmas Stick Tree

I spray painted some sticks gold and silver stuck them on a vase/candle holder I had and hung some red snowflake ornaments I got from Walmart (pack of 20 for 2 or 3 dollars)

Easy and inexpensive as always!

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Naughty or Nice Door Hanger

This idea I got from kmckaydesigns she had the template you can print off with the Santa I just got a wood door hanger, some Christmas scrap paper, and a brad so the arrow could move and went to town with my friend good old mod podge. Check out her page she has some awesome ideas I love her stuff!!

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Kids Countdown Calender

This was my 12 day count down calender for my daughter, magnetic cupcake tin, some scrap paper, embellishments, magnets, and treats for each day and viola!

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Christmas Countdown

I got a picture frame from the Dollar Tree, removed the glass, spray painted (and sanded to weather it a little) to match Scrapbook paper. I used my cricuit to cut out the numbers for the count down then cut out 13 pieces of paper to glue the numbers on and added some embellishments, I also took my red and green ink pads and inked each piece of paper. (example: I glued 1 and 2 , 3 and 4 back to back so I wouldn't have so many sheets) then I used the head of a tack and glued that on the paper to hang my binder clip on, I also added some fuzzy ribbon to hide the clip. I love the way it turned out. Now I just have to remember to change it everyday ;)

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Christmas gift ideas

These are some of the Christmas gifts I made this year or plan on making for next years gifts.

CANDY DISH- I did see these on someones blog but I am not sure who it was and now of course when I want to give credit I can't find it again, if you know please post a comment so I can give credit where it is due! Dollar store candy dish and a taper holder glued with some E6000 glue to give it some height.

SANTA'S MAGIC KEY -  I did make a couple of these this year and I got some more ornaments on clearance so I could make some for next year also. I found this idea on kmckaydesigns she has a template you can print out I didn't want to go with the vintage look since I had the sparkly red, gold and silver keys so I made my own tag from some clip art I found and printed with her saying on the back and attached it to the key with some Christmas ribbon. 

CHRISTMAS PLATTERS - I found these salad plates on clearance at Walmart for $1.50 so I snagged up a few with plans for some goody plates for next Christmas. I plan on spray painting some taper holders either the red or cream color, attaching them to the bottom center with some E6000 glue and filling the plates with some of my Christmas candy I make.

CANDY DISH - I made this for my mother-in-law who loves to spoil my daughter with candy. I attached a taper holder to a glass bowl with some E6000 glue. I found some stickers that looked like candy, added a saying and mod podged over it so it wouldn't come off with washing it.

Joy Blocks

 

 I painted the blocks red and green, mod podge some Christmas paper on, used my cricuit to cut the word JOY, added some embellishments and inked to give a distressed look.

Christmas Topiary

I loved the look of her topiary Here but I tried using some ornaments I had and just couldn't get it to look right so I had to think of something else to use. I decided to use some left over poinsetta flowers I had on hand. (had to get my cute santa believe nught light in the pic got it at kohls this christmas)

Materials:
Dowel
terracotta pot
acrylic paint - red, white, black, silver
stuffing
Styrofoam ball
foam block
hot glue
flowers
Directions
1. Paint pot and dowel
2. insert dowel into foam block
3. use stuffing to fill pot and cover block
4. insert other end of dowel into styrofoam ball and adhere flowers around ball with hot glue till ball is covered.