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 [...]
Continue reading...21. December 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...20. December 2011
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 [...]
Pin It Continue reading...19. December 2011
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! [...]
Continue reading...16. December 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...15. December 2011
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 [...]
Pin It Continue reading...14. December 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...13. December 2011
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 [...]
Pin It Continue reading...12. December 2011
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 [...]
Pin It Continue reading...9. December 2011
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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28. December 2011
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