Christmas Craft Tutorial ~ Paper Trees

These trees look great clustered together for Christmas

You can use magazines, catalogues or even books.

Take two Christmas Catalogues

Remove the front page and any inside pages that come loose.

Remove the back page and  loose inner pages

Fold the top right hand corner of the first page diagonally to the spine.

Fold again towards the spine so that the flap resembles a tie.

Fold the overhand back up

Turnover the page and start on page two following the same instructions

work through the whole catalogue

until you have folded every page

 Then do the same to the second catalogue

apply glue to the two spines

Press them together

You can either spray the tree with gold or silver spray or leave natural.

 Top with a bow, star, feathers or beads

Flash Mob Messiah

Cards To Make With Your Little One

It's always nice to do some "messy time" with your little ones and to produce some cards for Grandparents etc.
It doesn't matter how young they are, they can contribute, even if it's only having their footprint or handprint taken!
These are some ideas of what to create:

thank you to Karlilay for this image!

if working with children you should use children's paint.

Cinnamon Trees

 A set of beautiful rustic Christmas trees with natural cinnamon trunks that will defuse the aroma of cinnamon around your home this winter.  Created By Beledien

Bearing Gifts We Traverse So Far

 Crocheted 3 wise men with their gem stone gifts by Nofkants Curios

Little Felt Jingle Bell Birds

Here are the first batch or should I say flock of felt jingle bell birds

Each bird is approx 10cm beak to tail, is hand sewn and features real jingling bells

Available in many different colours from my Folksy Store Ra Ra Bazaar

Christmas Advent Draws Tutorial

Ros can come up tops again with her latyest tutorial for Christmas.  It''s a chest of draws made out of matchboxes and looks like a lot of fun.  Ros's tutorials are easy to follow and her photo step by step are very clear.  Have fun.  You can find the tuitorial on Ros's blog.

Peg Doll Fairies and Angels

 
I have been making more peg doll fairies and angles for my Folksy shop.  You can find then by clicking on the photos.

Posting Dates For Christmas 2012

18th December for 2nd class

20th December for 1st class 

22nd December for Special Delivery

Sophisticated Stockings

I have just discovered some grown up and sophisticated stocking to add glamour to your Christmas celebrations.  they have been created by Linda Wild.

using decadent rich fabrics, Linda's Christmas stockings are not only practical, but incredibly beautiful.

Available from her Folksy store Wild Rose Designs

Christmas Decorations ~ Hatifers Hand Sewn Gifts

I saw these beautiful decorations this morning and felt that I just had to share them.  They are so beautifully created by Debby Mooring.

Each decoration is handsewn

A lovely selection of decorations to decorate your home and tree this year.

All available from Debby's Folksy store 

Fullness of Grace

Wooden Christmas Decorations

I've really enjoyed decorating these wooden Christnmas decorations with acrylics, ink and glitter.

They are available in my Folksy store Ra Ra Bazaar

Quilled 3D Angel

Meet Rose, my quilled angel. 

I have made her using a peg base.