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Quick Winter Craft: 3-D Paper Snowflakes

28. December 2011

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Quick Winter Craft: 3-D Paper Snowflakes

If you are short on time and are looking for a few extra decorations that are easy, quick and kid friendly – this is the project for you!  Depending on the color scheme that you choose, these fun snowflakes can stay up all winter long!  So, are you ready to make this intricate and complex-looking [...]

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Ornament Challenge Showdown + Giveaway!

21. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge Showdown + Giveaway!

 We hope that you have all enjoyed our Ornament Challenge this year and got some inspiration to create beautiful, crafty ornaments of your own!  We thought we’d have a little fun and let our fans choose their favorite ornament. To sweeten the pot, the winning crafter will receive a prize AND one randomly chosen voter [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Berry Accents Ornament (And Bonus Topiary Tree!)

20. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Berry Accents Ornament (And Bonus Topiary Tree!)

I love the colors and finishes of the Darice Berry Accents vase fillers, so I thought that our ornament challenge would be the perfect opportunity for me to use them in a craft.  These simple, clustered-berry ornaments fit in perfectly with my traditional antique ornaments, mercury glass, and feathered birds… but would look equally lovely [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Snowball Ornaments

19. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Snowball Ornaments

I love when we have snow for Christmas and where I live {Cleveland}, sometimes we get a white Christmas, and sometimes we don’t.  This is what inspired me to make snow on my own!  These snowballs can be hung on your tree, in a window, or anywhere you want to bring the outside in!   [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Bead & Glitter Bulbs

16. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Bead & Glitter Bulbs

When it comes to Christmas ornaments and my tree, I am a firm believer in “more is more.”   There is never too much bling, there is no such thing as tacky and basically anything goes.  Usually it goes something like this: homemade ornaments by my kids next to a kitschy rhinestone mini coke can, next [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Cricut Christmas Ornaments

15. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Cricut Christmas Ornaments

Thinking it would be fun to add some paper crafted ornaments to my Christmas tree, I fell in love with some of the images on the Scandinavian Christmas Cards Cricut Cartridge, and decided on a beautiful simple bird cut out for my ornaments.   Keeping the size at 3 -3/4 inches, I cut out and glittered [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Easy Holiday Banner Ornaments and Garland

14. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Easy Holiday Banner Ornaments and Garland

Make festive garland or individual paper ornaments featuring mini art pieces you and your child create. You don’t have to get fancy to add holiday cheer to your decor. Pick 2-3 colors of card stock, add in coordinating glitter glue and you are on your way to fabulous holiday decorating!   Materials used in this [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Etched Glass Ornaments

13. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Etched Glass Ornaments

Christmas ornaments are as unique as the individuals that cherish them.  I like my ornaments to be sophisticated and a little elegant.  My mom on the other hand, likes wacky and crazy and my sister likes country.  When making ornaments I like to think of what the individual would like on their tree.  The etched [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Cupcake Ornaments

12. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Cupcake Ornaments

I have a love for baking so when I saw a few dessert ornaments on Pinterest {my favorite site for inspiration} I knew exactly the direction I wanted to go in!  I wanted to make an ornament that was cute, fun and a little different from your normal “Christmasy” ornaments.  Everyone loves cupcakes, so why [...]

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Wooden Snowflake Christmas Ornaments

9. December 2011

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Ornament Challenge 2011: Wooden Snowflake Christmas Ornaments

I thought it would be fun to be part of the Crafts Unleashed ornament making challenge.  When I am not working on my granddaughter’s dollhouse I prefer to craft with wood.  Consumer Crafts has a wide selection of wooden cut-outs. I thought it would be neat to make some tiered snowflake tree ornaments using their [...]

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