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MomsZoo
11-07-2002, 07:01 AM
ok, I'm counting on all of you crafty ladies for ideas! My daughter's birthday is in December and I thought it would fun to let her have an ornament making party. The kids range in age from 5 - 12 so I need some age appropriate ideas.... any suggestions?? :-P:: TIA :heart: :heart:
tankerswife817
11-07-2002, 03:57 PM
One very pretty homemade ornament can be done by using a clear glass ball ornament (maybe plastic for younger ones) and then paint is dropped through opening in top and ball is then swirled or rolled around to spread the paint...then coordinating ribbons or fabric scraps are tied to top.
Another easy idea.....
ornaments made using beads and pipecleaners....the easiest of these is a canycane and one really nice one is a star.
The site below has lots of ideas...maybe you can have a couple different ones they can make or chose from.
Gingerbread always makes yummie smelling ornaments.
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/treeornaments/
Have fun!!!!!
:::
tankerswife817
11-07-2002, 04:03 PM
Also go here....
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_xorn-other.html
that site has the star...they call it a bead snowflake
kasparcat
11-09-2002, 02:14 PM
Having done years of Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, teaching pre-school, and raising two kids,we've done TONS of this stuff.
You can get these mini-grapevine-wreaths quite cheaply nowadays. Provide an assortment of ribbons, beans, dried flowers, glitter, and let the kids loose. You can also take Polaroids of the kids, cut out the picture, and hot glue it to the back of the wreath for a personalized ornament.
Stringing red and white beans onto a pipe cleaner makes a great candy[cane. Those funny-looking beads that remind me of bones nestle beautifully for this.
Glue wiggly eyes, a red pompon nose, and antlers to a candy cane or a clothespin or one of those large colored bulbs makes a cute Rudolph. I have a pair of earrings of those.
This is good for younger hildren's crafts: provide posterboard cut-outs in holiday shapes (star, tree, et.) and various kinds of pata, like rotelli, wagonwheels, etc. When dry, spray the whole thing with gold spray paint. Sounds simple but it comes out very pretty!
Collect a bunch of pinecones and provide glitter, spangles, pompons, and the kids will make them into Trees.
If you have the time and patience, you can make salt-dough and use your christmas cookie-cutters. They will need to have a hook embedded and then be baked and perhaps painted afterwards.
My kids are now 16 and 21. When we decorate our christmas tree now, I'd estimate that 80% of the ornaments are their childhood creations, and the other 20% are mostly gifts given to me as scout leader or teacher or projets the kis and I did together. Trimming the tree is a real trip down memory lane. every ornament has a story. One of our favorites is a set of 4 green balls, with felt eye-masks and wiggly eyes... unquestionably the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Rani
deejay
11-09-2002, 02:29 PM
At Wal-Mart and craft stores you can buy packages of fun foam in sheets and precut shapes. With a hole punch to make a hanging hole, a box of buttons, a few ribbon bows, and some other small trims; jewels, beads, braid, charms, etc., and some glue,you'll be in business.
catlady101
11-09-2002, 06:18 PM
icecream "spoons", you know the old wooden ones, painted white look like snowmen, just add eyes and nose and painted on hat
get some black plastic top hats....they sell them in craft stores they are small...take your glue gun and melt a "puddle" of glue on a non stick surface like a glue gun mat or even reynolds release, put top hat on top of hot glue.....after cool add a pin to the back....you have a florida snowman....
The small glass "fishbowls" craft stores sell make a great place to paint on w/ ceramic or glass paint....make a winter or xmas scene , put some artificial snow in the fishbowl and add a votive holder to the top with a candle...so pretty.
Ruth
Sew4heaven
11-09-2002, 06:45 PM
One year my kids went to a friends house and the mom had dough ornaments made out of the shapes of Christmas cookies.
She had them bake and dried. When the kids got there they painted and put glitter on them for decoration. Oh, she used a straw before the dough was baked to make a hole for string.:::
Michelle Clayton
11-09-2002, 08:21 PM
Hi!
I have worked in an afterschool program for low income children.
We have taken cinnamon sticks cut 3" each. We bundled 3 sticks together with a rubber band. Next, you take green garland (the one with bendable wire) to wrap around the rubber bands. (I cut the garland with wire cutters the length needed to wrap around the bundles) Then you take little decorations, (buttons, beads, etc) and hot glue to the garland. Last, you take a piece of twine to make a loop for hanging, glue to the garland. These smell nice!
We have made ornaments with styrofoam balls and pinned sequins all around the balls. We made a loop with colored ribbon and pinned on the ball for hanging.
We have also made paper chains and hung them on the trees, making sure each chain is only one foot long.
Hope this helps
Michelle:rolleyes:
DeniseD
11-10-2002, 05:44 AM
:daisy: For children's ornament making you could have them make wood star snowmen. Needed for this project is:
Medium unpainted wood stars
Tiny plastic top hats
Black, White, Orange acrylic paints
Pin back or round magnet
Glue gun
Foam brushes
Satin finish
Paint stars white with foam brush, Dot snowman eyes, smiley mouth and three buttons in black with end of medium sized paintbrush. Dot nose in orange. Hot glue pin backs or round magnet to star once paint is dried. Hot glue top hat to head of snowman.
Paint clear satin finish once snowman is completely dry.
Be sure to have each child personalize their snowman by writing their name and date on back of snowman.
MomsZoo
11-10-2002, 12:30 PM
(()) Thanks so much.... I knew I could count on you all!(())
This will be a lot of fun, my daughter is so excited!! Thanks again! ^^
Lisa Fields
11-10-2002, 06:53 PM
A craft they did at one of the parties my ds went to was take some of those large colored Christmas lights, glue on googly eyes and a pom-pom nose and add pipe-cleaner antlers to the top (the end that would screw in to the lightstring). Then they put something on to make it hang on the tree but I forget what they used. :confused: They were very cute!
Chris
11-11-2002, 05:02 AM
I'm wondering... this is more of a decoration question than an ornament question... but...Have any of you seen those decorations above doors that are made with fruit? I think it might be victorian but I'm not sure. There is always a pineapple in the middle, apples and pears all around. I think the fruit is nailed to a board that is cut to fit above your front door.
I'd love to get some information on making one of these or buying one.
Thank you. :)
buputheclown
11-11-2002, 08:28 AM
Cutting paper snowflakes can be as simple or as advanced as your cutters. You can get designs that are very intricate and they all turn out beautifully, even the ones that don't follow any pattern at all.
Mary Ann
11-12-2002, 05:03 PM
I've put together a frugal idea to create for a baby's first Christmas or anytime in a child's life from an old German tradition. This is a simple and easy gift that will become a lifetime treasure. I'm making these for my grandchildren this year (ages 4 through 16, yikes!!!!!!!! I'd better hurry for those older kids).
http://www.thepartyworks.com/holiday/christmas/babystreeornamentcollection.htm
Does anyone know of other ethnic traditions? I would sure like to learn more about other countries and how they celebrate the holiday season, especially with traditional gift ideas.
Have fun!
Mary Ann:rolleyes:
momoftwo
11-18-2002, 05:01 AM
Hello Momszoo and everyone else interested in crafts. I just received this catalog the other day. It's called Sensational Crafts from Oriental Trading Company. They have a web site that you can go to. It's www.orientaltrading.com
You will find an unbeleavable amount of orniment crafts there. Go to Holiday tab and then Orniment crafts. They come in sets of 12 mostly and they are so cheep!!! The prices range from $2.95 a set to the most expensive one was $9.95. I can't waite to order from it myself. I'm also passing on the info to my DS pre-school teachers.
Hope this helps and keep searching that web site. They have alot more things.
Happy Crafting
Tammy8-)
Michelle Clayton
11-18-2002, 06:52 AM
Tammy,
What a wonderful reminder for crafts. I have used this company for years and have always been happy with the results!
:daisy:
leasmom
09-28-2003, 02:53 PM
I want to make more ornaments this year...every year I want to get better and better. I want to make a few Americana ones...my ideal is to go get some of those bagged wooden stars you find at the craft stores. Take them, paint them in USA colors and drill a hole in them.
I am looking for good ideals and can even share a few of my past good ideals and those of homemade ornaments we've gotten from friends and family...
How about you, what are you going to do? Do you have any good ornament ideals???
Songberries
09-29-2003, 08:43 AM
Leasmom - I saw some americana ornaments in a catalog that were cute, they were stars, painted with stripes on the bottom, solid blue, with or red on the top, then they were speckled with black, they had a little bunch of dried flowers in the middle, and ribbon tied around the middle over the flowers. They had wire hangers on them, were really cute!
Carol
:daisy:
leasmom
09-29-2003, 09:18 AM
I knew I wanted to do Americana but I had no ideal what to do with it after I painted it. Thanks...
But here are some of my new ones:
These are for home:
Ice Cream Cones-cone glued to a styrofoam ball and decorated and then sprayed.
Cinnamon Scented Ornaments with various shapes
Cd wreath ornaments
Fleece and quilt ornaments
red chile ornaments
red chile shaped oranaments
red chile ristra wreats
wire x-mas trees
wire snowmen
Clothespin ornaments
Ornament wreaths
Santa's red pajamas
Santa Key's
Wooden ornaments of various shapes
mini sleds
rusted crosses and angels
***I have a cute ideal for anyone who has a hubby or is a hubby that hunts. This lady once gave me this...she took a bullet shell and painted Santa's face on the side of the shell, it's acrylic that has been stiffened-(store bought stiffener), she took a red glove, and using the fingers and made a santa hat out of it using some mini pompoms and ran a ribbon through the hat. The hat was glued onto the top of the shell. It's the cutest little ornament...
This can be replicated on any surface, I do believe...
Songberries
09-29-2003, 10:09 AM
Leasmom - I love the bullet ornament idea! That sounds so cute! I'll have to try making some for my hubby! Thanks!
Carol
:daisy:
leasmom
09-29-2003, 10:12 AM
Which do you prefer? Do you prefer some store bought or all homemade???
momofjems
09-29-2003, 06:03 PM
Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
Equal amounts of cinnamon and applesauce. Knead together and roll out. Poke a hole in the top big enough to put ribbon or thread through. Lay out to dry. You may need to turn over so both sides can dry. You can add cinnamon candies for facial features, buttons, etc. whatever makes you happy.
DO NOT LET CHILDREN EAT!!!
It's hot, so you may need to wear gloves.
They smell so good! My mother in law made them once for a fund raiser, she put one in her car, it smelled so good!
bettdev
09-29-2003, 07:03 PM
:heart: :heart: :heart: I made some of those cinnamon ornaments years ago. They were so easy, and lasted a long time. I gave them out as gifts, too! :heart: :angel: :heart:
.........only thing about them, is that they take ALOT of cinnamon. Buy marked down packages when you can during the year, to defray the cost.
leasmom
09-30-2003, 08:55 AM
I could get some there and use that, right?
I think today I may try to make some ornaments using either Baker's Clay or Cornstarch Ornaments.
Corn Starch Cookie Cutter Christmas Ornaments
You will need:
1 cup Corn Starch
2 cups baking soda
1 1/2 cups water
In a large saucepan mix corn starch and baking soda. Add water and stir until smooth. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is the consistency of slightly dry mashed potatoes. Remove from heat and cover with a damp cloth. When cool enough to handle, coat hands and surface lightly with corn starch and knead until dough is smooth and pliable.
Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with holiday cookie cutters. To dry, place on a baking sheet in a 250 degree oven for 20-30 minutes or until hard. For best results, allow to cool and brush loose powder off ornaments before painting. Makes about 16-20 ornaments.
And, Baker's Clay is...
Makes 5 cups of dough
Ingredients
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Mix the flour, salt and water. Knead dough until smooth. Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Once cool paint with colors, if desired.
I can't wait to try these...I don't have any cookie cutters though, but will use my biscuit cutter instead, just to try it.
bettdev
09-30-2003, 09:28 AM
Can you use cinnamon at say, the dollar store? I could get some there and use that, right?
Leasmom- Sure can........that's what I do. Don't know what cinnamon costs at most stores, but you can get it at Walgreens sometimes for 3/ $1.00.
leasmom
09-30-2003, 09:42 AM
Maybe later when dd is home we'll make them. I'm sure she'd love to help me.
LJsmom
09-30-2003, 01:12 PM
I saw this once in a Lillian Vernon type catalog. They were charging probably 5-$6 (plus s&h) and mine were practically free.
Found a dinged ball from dh's golf bag spray painted it gold and screwed a small eye screw in the top. Green ribbon through the screw for hanging then got small red premade bows (or make your own- but I'm not that handy). Kind of tie them around the screw part to hide it TA-DAH !
These look so pretty hanging on the tree too. My dad got a hole in one a couple years back so that year I made him one and with fine tip perm. marker wrote the important info on the ball to make it extra special.
leasmom
09-30-2003, 02:33 PM
I took some toys and used them as ornaments.
I would like to order these ornaments off of this website, they have some great supplies or already painted ornaments...
http://www.factorydirectcraft.com/
They have a minature Baseball that would be perfect for my t-ball dd. I wish they had a cheerleading one...they have a few others I'm going to order. I'm going to take the sleds they have and put a hook on it. I like interesting ornaments, each one unique on their own...
momofjems
09-30-2003, 05:04 PM
Originally posted by leasmom
Maybe later when dd is home we'll make them. I'm sure she'd love to help me.
That will be a fun mother/daughter project! You can use the cheapest cinnamon and applesauce. One year my cub scouts made them at the church, the room we did it in smelled so good!
I would do some price checking first before I do a big batch of them. And remember have her wash her hands afterwards, or before she rubs her eyes. It would be a fun gift for her teachers.
bettdev
09-30-2003, 05:17 PM
..........If you want to get really creative, you can shape these like you would bread dough figurines.....and they last forever!:angel:
leasmom
09-30-2003, 06:19 PM
I know about the cinnamon. One year I was making Apple Butter and left the cinnamon oil on the table. Dd took it and rubbed it on her face and her skin looked like it had 1st degree burns! She screamed and screamed. I called the Ask-the-Nurse and told them what happened. They said to wash her skin well...it took a few hours before her skin returned back to normal!
Anyone have any other ornament ideals???
bettdev
09-30-2003, 06:26 PM
......I made one year, twig star ornaments. Really simple, too. Just glue twigs into star shapes, and spray paint gold. Used these to top packages, also.
leasmom
09-30-2003, 06:34 PM
I need to find me some twigs.
I did the frozen juice top one before but it didn't last but 1 yr. But, it was cute for the time being! You use the top of a frozen juice top, nail a hole into it, put glue and glitter in a design and wah-lah...ornament.
Songberries
09-30-2003, 09:17 PM
I saw some twig stars today, really cute! I've done the frozen juice can lids, but we used a nail and a hammer to punch holes in a Christmas shape, star, tree, etc. Then hot glued gathered lace and a ribbon loop on them. I made them years ago with the older kids, still got em.
Carol
:worm:
bettdev
09-30-2003, 09:21 PM
Heard somewhere about an angel ornament.....it's wings were made out of old cds. The cd half makes the wings. Guess you cut them in half, and glue a head and dress onto it for the body. I'll have to remember where i saw that one.
momofjems
09-30-2003, 09:43 PM
OH ouch. So your dd will know about the heat of cinnamon. Hope you have fun making them together or whatever you end up doing together.
leasmom
10-01-2003, 06:01 AM
Juice lids punched into trees, etc's...Very creative!
I normally buy 1 ornament as a gift for family and let dd buy one of her own with her own money. I buy things like sports related for the boys, unique ones for the girls...but my dd bought one for her cousin last year that was HIDEOUS!!! It was a wire angel except it had bugged out eyes. I tried so hard to convince her not to buy it but she said it was for her cousin from her. My sister and I laughed so hard about that because she said that everyone that saw it jumped! But, that my niece was so happy that it was from her cousin-lol!!!
leasmom
10-03-2003, 09:45 AM
I didn't have any red felt but blue...I replaced my buttons on a shirt I bought for $1.53 yesterday, so I took off the buttons, wooden square buttons and used them to make the santa undies. I am going to make red and green ones later on...
My dd is excited about making ornaments and already wants to start but I need to watch my money right now, so I don't have extra money right now, but when I do I will make alot more ornaments...
LJsmom
10-03-2003, 01:56 PM
Just remembered that Family Fun magazine usually has some easy and cute and fun ornaments to make. Last year I think they had garland that had sm. wood blocks to be painted then strung. I know that doesn't make much sense, but I can see it in my mind. I'm 2 months behind reading the issues so maybe they already have holiday ideas out...? I'm gonna check the website to see if I can search for back issue ideas etc. We planned to make the garland last year and never got around to it (like alot of things HA)
leasmom
10-03-2003, 02:08 PM
Family Corner...here has some cute santa claus ones made out of the old fashioned laundry clips...
leasmom
10-06-2003, 05:51 PM
Anyone see anything?
I found this one for the Puzzle Wreath...it's so cute, just scroll down:
http://ntl.sympatico.ca/~whogan/xmas97.htm
bettdev
10-07-2003, 03:47 PM
Better homes & Gardens site....
Ornament ideas here......
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jhtml?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/sc_1395.xml
bar_bar
12-02-2003, 10:26 PM
Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
Recipe 1:
The recipe that I use is
1/2 cup ground cinnamon,
1/3 cup applesauce, and
1 Tbs. Tacky glue
Mix in bowl and stir until well blended. Work mixture in hands for three minutes to form a ball. If it is too dry, add applesauce, if too wet, add more cinnamon. Knead ball on cinnamon-sprinkled surface until it holds togehter well. I roll this out and use cookie cutters for the shapes. I also use a drinking straw to cut a hanging hole. These can be air dried for 24 to 48 hours. Turn several times. They can also be baked in a slow oven.
Recipe 2:
1 lb. powdered cinnamon
3/4 c. applesauce
1/8 c. orris root powder (optional)
1/8 oz. apple fragrance (optional)
Add scent to the orris root and mix well. Combine with the cinnamon powder and add the applesauce. Add a tiny bit of apple cider if it's too dry, or more cinnamon if too wet. Roll out no thinner than 1/4" and cut out shapes. Use a straw to cut a hole at the top if making a hanging ornament. Dry in a dehydrator or air-dry. Let dry thoroughly and sand the rough edges with a fingernail file and paint with fabric paints.
Recipe 3:
1-4 oz. can of cinnamon
1 T. cloves
1 T. nutmeg
3/4 cup applesauce
2 T. white glue
Mix dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients Mix thoroughly. Roll out and cut shapes. Let dry several days, turning over frequently. Do not eat!!!
Recipe 4:
1 c. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. allspice
1 t. ground cloves
1 c. applesauce
Combine dry ingredients. Add applesauce a little at a time, mixing thoroughly. Roll out and cut shapes. Allow to dry 4-5 days. Paint after completely dry.
Recipe 5:
1 Cup Cinnamon
1T Cloves
1T Nutmeg
3/4 C Applesauce
2T White glue
combine cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg. Add applesauce & glue, stir to combine, work mixture with hands for 2-3 minutes. Divide into 4 parts. Roll each to 1/4" thickness. Use straw or toothpick for hole. Place on wire rack & allow to dry at room temp. Turn after a day. (takes about 2 days to dry). I use white fabric paint to decorate, looks like frosting.
bar_bar
12-02-2003, 10:26 PM
Corn Starch Cookie Cutter Christmas Ornaments
You will need:
1 cup Corn Starch
2 cups baking soda
1 1/2 cups water
In a large saucepan mix corn starch and baking soda. Add water and stir until smooth. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is the consistency of slightly dry mashed potatoes. Remove from heat and cover with a damp cloth. When cool enough to handle, coat hands and surface lightly with corn starch and knead until dough is smooth and pliable.
Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with holiday cookie cutters. To dry, place on a baking sheet in a 250 degree oven for 20-30 minutes or until hard. For best results, allow to cool and brush loose powder off ornaments before painting. Makes about 16-20 ornaments
bar_bar
12-02-2003, 10:28 PM
hese really make your house smell like the holidays.
>
> 4 cups of all-purpose flour
> 1 cup salt
> 1/4 cup cinnamon
> 3 Tbsp nutmeg
> 1 1/2 cups warm water
> 2 Tbsp ground cloves
>
> Mix the dry ingredients and stir until the dough is the consistency
> of modeling clay.
> Shape with hands or use cookie cutters of your choice and place on an
> non-greased pan or pan lined with parchment paper.
>
> *Remember to poke a hole in the top before baking if you plan on
> hanging the ornament. The resulting hole will be nearly half the size
> after baking.
> Bake at 200 degrees for one hour.
> Cool and finish with coat of water-based polyurethane.
> *These ornaments may be left natural or painted with acrylic paints,
> then sealed again with the varnish after drying or use a spray on finish.
>
I found this site and thought you all would enjoy it. patricia
>
> http://www.make-stuff.com
>
bar_bar
12-02-2003, 10:34 PM
Gingerbread Christmas Ornaments
Gingerbread dough for craft projects that makes ornaments to hang or put in baskets that look and smell like real cookies and are made with normal ingredients but bake up rock hard and keep for years and smell great for years. Use gingerbread dough and your favorite cookie cutters to make gingerbread man garlands, gingerbread ornaments and houses.
Recipe 1
3 tabs. shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 teas. baking soda
3/4 cup water
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon of cloves, ginger and cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy, stir in molasses. Sift the dry ingredients together. Stir them into shortening mixture in 3 parts alternating with a 1/4 cup of water each time. Dough will be stiff. Refrigerate overnight.
Cut dough into 3 pieces. Knead to warm dough slightly, then roll each piece out about 1/4 inch thick. Cut cookie out with a gingerbread pattern of your choice.
Use a drinking straw to punch hole in center if ornament will be hanging. Place cookies on cookie sheet and bake 20 minutes, turn oven off and let cool in oven.
Remove from cookie sheet and place on rack to dry for about 3 days to totally harden. These cookies are purely for decorative purposes and not to be eaten. If you wish you can seal cookies with 3 coats of clear acrylic and decorate with colorful acrylic pains when dry.
Recipe 2,
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup cold water
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp gground allspice
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
Mix sugar, shortening, molasses and cold water in a large bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Heat oven to 350; spray the pan with cooking spray. Shape or cut out your ornaments. Bake 12 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Immediately loosen from pan, but do not remove. Cool 5 minutes, remove from pan onto wire rack. Cool completely.
Haleys grandmom
10-18-2006, 11:27 AM
pattern request:Back in the 70's we made dish det. Santa's and Mrs Santa's. The bottle was the body and you attatched a plastic head to the bottle opening. He had a full Santa suit and she had a full Mrs Santa dress they were made out of velvet. Does anyone know where to find the pattern?
Candy
10-18-2006, 12:24 PM
Hi, I don't have the pattern but will keep my eyes open. I have or had (not sure which) a mr. and mrs. Santa made from 2 liter pop bottles. The head was attach to the neck of thee bottle and they were made with velvet and lace., sounds like your dish detergant ones. When I get my Christmas stuff out I will look for them and post pics on the craft page of the photo album(if I have them). This won't he;p you now ,but I will keep my eyes open sooner.
ajrsmom
10-18-2006, 12:44 PM
Just wanted to let everyone know that on the main page of FC (website, not forums), Amanda has created a section on Winter Fun Ideas!!
Check it out! It is full of all kinds of ideas for the holidays, including tons of craft and ornament ideas! :)
http://www.familycorner.com/dir/Family/Seasons/Winter/
Pippe
10-18-2006, 07:28 PM
Hi - Years ago we used to make little mice sleeping in walnut shell halves or in small match boxes. The mouse head was a grey pompom with felt ears and seed bead nose & eyes & even floss whiskers. Fabric scraps made his stocking cap and blanket.
I just made up a bunch of felt snowmen ornaments for an exchange on another website. It was a commercial pattern that I reduced in sized and adapted from there. I gave them vests and tophats with holly and jingle bell trim - very cute if I must say.
Take care - Pippe
Candy
10-18-2007, 10:30 AM
The mice in a walnut half sounds super!
Can You Guess?
07-21-2008, 01:21 AM
I like making my own Christmas ornaments, but I just haven't had the time in a few Christmases.
craftchick
08-03-2008, 11:24 PM
I would love to join this group, I love making crafts and especially Christmas. I have so many ideas. Please let me know what to do. PM me.
Thank you,
craftchick
BuddyBeanieBaby
08-10-2008, 09:59 AM
Craftchick...there is a Ornament Swap each year for Christmas...
I love making my own ornaments...usually wood and hand painted...Looking forward to the Swap this year...
Smiles & Hugs...
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