Holiday Craft Source

With Christmas only 8 days from now, I thought I would post some quick easy Christmas Popsicle Stick Crafts that the whole family can make.

• Christmas Picture Frame from Crafttown.

• Snowflake from Arts and Crafts for Kids .

• Christmas Tree you can make using Popsicle sticks, glue, paint, sequins, and a little wooden star from Billy and Green .

• Christmas bookmarks from Craftbits

• Popsicle Stick Santa Clause from Craftideas.info

• Popsicle Stick Star Ornament from Kaboose.

• Snowman Puppets you can make using free printables and popsicle or craft sticks from  Free Kids Crafts .

• Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornament from Makingfriends.com

• CraftStick Snowmen from Getcreative.com.

• Popsicle Stick Reindeer from Christmascrafts.com.

• Three popsicle stick crafts: Christmas Tree Ornament, Christmas Picture Frame and a Christmas Jewelry Box from Funschool Kaboose.

• Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree from Ramblings of a Crazy Women.

• Recycled Christmas Card Puppets you can make using old Christmas Cards and popsicle or craft sticks from AllFreeCrafts .

• If you feel really energetic, you could try making this Popsicle Christmas Wreath we found at How Stuff Works .

Here is a video I found at You Tube from ActivityVillage.co.uk showing you how to make a Christmas Tree Decoration using a Popsicle or Craft Stick and pipecleaners. Enjoy!!

Happy Crafting!!

I have been reading quite a few blogs recently looking for new and creative Christmas Craft ideas. Here are some I would like to share with you.

• Jingle Bell Ornaments and Paper Bag Ornaments from Walking by Faith. I really like the Jingle Bell Ornaments, I think these would make a nice addition to your Christmas Tree decorations and look quite easy to make.

• Hand Print Sants from Play Library. Here is a easy craft to do with the youger children and would make a nice Christmas Card.

• Make it from Scratch has 5 easy Christmas Crafts for the kids to make: Dough Ornaments, Paint Brush Santa Ornament, Ribbon Stitch Foam Stocking and Chenille Stem Candy Canes. I think the Paint Brush Santa Ornament is a neat idea.

• Paper Pieced Hexagon Flower ornament at Lovestitches. A great idea to use up some of those scraps of material left over from other projects.

• Orgami Stars at Zen Crafting.  Zen Crafting has a tutorial on how to make these lovely Orgami Stars. If you like the paper Orgami Stars, you might also want to try to make these Fabric Orgami Star Ornaments.

• Felt Skate Ornaments from Not Quite Vintage. These would make a nice decoration for your packages and then next year they can will make a lovely decoration for the tree.

• Pillow Snowman from The Artful Crafter. I think this Snowman is just adorable. He is made from a Standard or Queen bed pillow.

• Small Money Sacks from KeyKa Lou. You could use these to stuff a stocking or to keep  your rainy day change collection in.

• Wheatweaving Ornaments and Snowflakes from Gingerbread Snowflakes. These would make a nice gift idea for someone who “has everything”.

I have enjoyed reading these blogs and I hope you enjoy them too.

Happy Crafting!!

Looking for some quick and easy ornaments to make this year. You may want to try to make some of these using felt.

• At SavesonCrafts I found instructions to make a Felt Mitten and Felt Snowman Ornament.
• At Better Homes and Garden I found another Felt Mitten , Felt Ice Skates, Appliqued Hearts, and Christmas Cardinal Dove Ornament.
• At FamilyFun I found a Flying Bird Ornament.
• At Dot Com Women they have templates you can print out to make other Christmas felt ornaments: bell, tree, gingerbread man, candy cane and more.

You may also be interested in making an Advent Calendar using felt.

• At The Purl Bee I found instructions on how to make an Embroidered Felt Advent Calendar.
• At The Crafty Cattery I found another Felt Advent Calendar with felt oranments. A great project for Christmas.

I also found some Felt Ornament craft kits at Oriental Trading Company.

• Mitten Ornament Craft Kit
• Christmas Tree Countdown Calendar Craft
• Tree Decorating Mega Craft Kit

And also be sure to check out Ebay for many Felt Ornament Craft Kits.

Woodland Ornaments - Felt Christmas Ornament Kit - 6 pc US $16.95 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Thursday Sep-09-2010 6:46:02 PDT   | Watch this Item

Bucilla POOH PIGLET EEYORE Felt Christmas Ornaments Kit US $19.95 Auction Ends: Thursday Sep-09-2010 7:25:24 PDT   | Watch this Item

Bucilla 6 SUGAR PLUM FAIRY Felt Christmas Ornaments Kit US $24.95 Auction Ends: Thursday Sep-09-2010 7:40:41 PDT   | Watch this Item

Bucilla PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE Felt 12pc Ornament Kit US $31.79 Auction Ends: Thursday Sep-09-2010 9:50:28 PDT   | Watch this Item

Bucilla CHRISTMAS TEA POTS Felt Ornaments Kit Set of 8 US $21.99 Auction Ends: Thursday Sep-09-2010 9:51:55 PDT   | Watch this Item

Happy Crafting!!