All About The Holidays

I found a variety of holiday decoration ideas for the entire family. If you are feeling a bit adventurous and want to try something fun, these ideas are worth your time.  Have fun creating new memories.


Handmade Christmas Stockings

Mitten Stockings

 

 

 

Cozy mitten stockings are just as handy for holding goodies as socks are. Tie a knit pair to a child's bedpost for Santa to fill with small presents; the contents will keep early risers occupied until the rest of the family finally awakens.

 

 

 Kids' Christmas Crafts

Candy Jar   

 

 

For teachers, neighbors, and baby-sitters, label jars of candy with a sweet illustration. Scan art, and print onto a sheet of labels. Or have kids draw directly onto individual labels.

 

 

Recycled Card Ornaments

Holiday cards make perfect ornaments: dazzling and delicate yet impossible to break.

Garland How-To

Make garland by using disks popped out of cards with a circle punch (you can also trace a round object and cut out). They're attached to heavy thread with stickers; to make sure they're secure, rub with a craft stick.

Globes How-To

These airy ornaments are a breeze to make. Cut a card into narrow strips; you'll need about eight to 20 pieces, depending on how much space you want between them. Stack strips and punch holes through both ends with a hole punch (if the stack is too thick, do a few strips at a time); insert a paper fastener into each hole. Bend the stack into a C shape (the card's design should be facing out), and wiggle the strips apart so they fan out to form a globe. To hang, take decorative thread and, starting at the middle of the strand, wind it around the paper fastener several times, then knot ends. When the holidays are over, push strips back into a stack to store without crushing (removing one fastener makes it easier).

Locking Circles How-To

Two circles fit snugly together to form one ornament. To make, cut two disks identical in size from a card; you can use a circle punch, or trace a round object and cut with scissors. Cut a slit halfway across each disk. In one circle, punch a hole near the edge opposite the cut with a hole punch. Hold the disks so that the slits face each other. Slide the slit of one disk all the way into the other (you should feel the disks "lock"). Thread string through the hole, and tie a knot.




 Holiday Greenery 101

 Maximize Fragrance

 

 

Use combinations of aromatic evergreens -- pine, cedar, eucalyptus, balsam, juniper -- and mix them as you would flowers. The scent is pure winter, and you'll crave it every year. A daily misting of water will help keep evergreens smelling fresh.

 

 

 

 

Posted by: Georgie

 

 

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