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Crafty Christmas Gifts , Holiday Cards and Decorations to Make With Love
Christmas gifts and ornaments from the heart have more meaning, and especially so for families and friends. You don't need to spend lots of cash, just invest a bit of time and use materials you have in the craft bin or the kitchen to craft unique gifts and ornaments made with the finest ingredient: love.
This lens is filled with free holiday crafts projects, decorating tips and crafty freebies for you to make gifts, ornaments, decorations, greeting cards, stickers and gift wrap on a budget.
We make an extra effort to help others during the holidays - often it costs only our time. If you'd like to help a member of the armed forces this holiday season, there's a special section in this lens for you to donate as little as one dollar to Soldiers Angels. They send letters, care packages, and comfort items to deployed American service members, and support their families at home, too.
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- Happy New Year!
How to Make German Paper Stars
Moravian Ornaments - Step by Step Instructions
German Paper Stars for Christmas!
You can decorate entire trees with these things. They're fun to make when you're just sitting around watching tv. You can make them with most any kind of paper. I used regular double-sided scrapbook paper for this one. You can use plain 'ol printer paper or even Christmas wrapping paper. But beware, the thinner the paper, the more difficult the star is to make. Also, if you want bigger stars, your paper not only needs to be wider, but longer. Music: Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Let is Snow I'll Be Home for Christmas
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Crafty Paper Christmas Decorations
- Advent Wreath Craft
- Paste a leaf on the wreath every day to count down to Christmas in December. Finish off with a glowing candle and bow for Christmas Eve.
- Gingerbread Kids Ornaments
- Cute Christmas gingerbread boys and gingerbread girls, 6 decorations per page, ready to print in full color and cut out.
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- 100 popular Paper Snowflakes
- Woven Moravian Stars
- Free instructions for making 3-D paper stars
(Moravian Pennsylvanian German). - 5 Point Star - Paper Relief
- Free instructions for making a paper relief of a 5 point star.
- 3D Paper Ornament Patterns
- Elegant cut and assemble tree and window decorations.
- Origami Star Box
- Learn how to fold an origami star box.
- How to make 3-dimensional paper ornaments
- 3-D paper holiday craft ornaments
- Paper Craft - Christmas Star - 1
- Make a tree-top star from paper and a recycled cardboard paper towel core.
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- Make a Jack-in-the-Box from paper to use as a tree ornament or gift package topper.
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- Printable Christmas activity book for children prints on one page; includes Christmas maze, Christmas word search, Christmas spot the difference pictures and Christmas crossword.
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- Free instructions and pattern for a paper craft tabletop Christmas tree.
- Snowman Paper Chains
- Cut out a whole chain of snowpeople, then dress them up with colourful clothes.
- Paper Snowflakes - Free Instructions
- Free instructions for making paper snowflakes.
- Folded Paper Ornaments or Package Toppers
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- Christmas Origami patterns for all ages.
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- Use 24 matchboxes to create a darling chest of drawers, each one with a different treat to count the days until Christmas.
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Christmas is About Giving and Caring
Support the troops - make a donation
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- 5 easy and traditional crafts to make a family memory during the holiday season.
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- Simple DIY paper tree to make with the kids.
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Decorations and OrnamentsCraft Project: Gingerbread Man Ornaments
Cut out cookie shapes from sandpaper to decorate your tree or window
You can make cute Christmas ornaments for the tree, window or walls using a simple pattern, gritty sandpaper, and crafty trims.Materials
- Sandpaper sheets, brown in your choice of grit/weights.
- Card stock or cereal boxes flattened and cut into sheets of recycled lightweight cardboard. You can use corrugated brown cardboard for an interesting texture, but be advised it's harder to cut out smaller shapes.
- Craft Glue, in white or colors
- White or other chunky glitter to resemble sugar
- Sewing trim scraps such as rickrack, ribbon, buttons, brads, sequins, small applique trim patches
Directions
1. Draw or trace a simple gingerbread man outline shape onto the back side of the sandpaper. Draw a matching outline shape onto a piece of card stock or recycled cardboard.
Free Gingerbread Boy Pattern
2. Cut out around the outlines of both shapes.
3. Glue the cardboard to the sandpaper, keeping the sandpaper side exposed and the printed box side covered. Allow "cookie" to dry.
4. Decorate with pieces of trim, glue and glitter to make your "cookie" look real. Add a hole (and a brad if you have one) to the top of the gingerbread man's head and string with colorful ribbon or yarn.
Tips
Make smaller versions to hang on the Christmas tree, or larger gingerbread men to use as door or window decorations.
String together 6 to 8 2-sided gingerbread men then string them together on a length of jute twine to make a country cookie garland.
Make 2-sided "cookies" by cutting 2 sandpaper shapes and gluing one on each side of the cardboard.
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For a parent, something that uses a child's handpr more...1 point
Gift in a Jar
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2 Minute Gift - Paper Wallet
Use recycled paper and get really green for the holidays
The Two Minutes Paper Wallet
This is actually real neat... One sheet of A4 paper or card; 8 folds; 3 cuts; 2 minutes= 1 paper wallet. You can find a full set of written and photographic more... instructions on how to build the wallet here: http://www.instructables.com/id/EACEL2MF0X27WBY/ Original wallet design by Sam Noyoun from METACAFE.COM
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Hand Made Christmas Decorations - the Big List of How-to Projects and Patterns
Knit, crochet, sew, cut, paste and fold to make these lovely ornaments
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- Patterns and directions for cutting, sanding and painting traditional tree ornaments.
- Tole Painted Ornaments
- Tole painting Christmas ornaments that will show your patriotic pride!
- Frosty Beaded Decorations
- Beads and wire make lovely ornaments.
- Polymer Clay Gingerbread Houses
- Instructions for making little gingerbread house ornaments from polymer clay
- ARTchix Studio Christmas Ornaments
- Patterns and instructions to make beautiful ornaments from paper, fabric and clay
- Glittery Christmas Ornaments
- Decorating plain balls to make glittering Christmas ornaments.
- Winter Craft - Paper Snowman Decoration
- Stitched Paper Snowman Window Decoration.
- Paper Craft Christmas Lantern
- Free Craft instructions for making a Christmas Paper Lantern
- Christmas Card Craft Box
- Free craft instructions for making gift boxes from old christmas cards.
- Free Christmas Stocking Pattern
- Free patchwork sewing pattern - Snowman Stocking.
- Ribbon Pinecone Ornament
- Cut and fold ribbon snippets, attach to form. Great tutorial with lots of pictures.
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- Easy felt ornaments
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- Instructions for Bead Knitted Christmas Ball Ornament
- Felt Christmas Stocking
- Homemade knitted and felted Christmas stocking will add a cozy touch to your holiday decor.
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- How to make a snowman from a recycled CD and a juice can lid.
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- Recycle old CDs into lovely ornaments.
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- Snowflake Craft Project
- Make snowflake ornaments or package tie ons with liquid starch and embroidery floss.
- Cinnamon Ornaments
- Cute cinnamon purse ornaments.
- Outdoor Decor - Ice Candles
- Make ice chunk holiday luminaries for your walkway or garden.
Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen
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- If you grow your own herbs, this is a great way to share the harvest year round.
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- Treat the canine kiddies to a special doggie cookie.
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Christmas Cards to Craft with Love
Gift tags, greeting cards, ornament cards!
Cards you can print and embellish, cards to color, cards to cut and decoration, and cards to make from snippets and leftovers from the craft bin.Folded Paper Cards and Ornaments
Tea bag folding and iris folding crafts are a perfect match when you want to make unique ornaments and cards.
Coloring Cards
Ready-to-color cards are great for the kids, or you can use them as a foundation for making pieced paper cards and gift tags.
Bookmark Cards
Craft your own embellished bookmarks to make unique greeting cards and gift tags you can also use as tree ornaments. Print and embellish free Christmas bookmarks, or design your own from bits of card stock, pretty papers, ribbon, lace and stickers from your sewing or craft bin.
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Snow Loving Penguin Card
- customize yours at Zazzle today!
It's All in the Presentation - Gift Labels, Gift Tags and Holiday Stickers
Make homemade gifts extra special with creative packaging.
Gift Coupons, Certificates and Checks
Design your own gift - print out coupons or gift checks, make into a booklet and tie up with colorful ribbon or enclose in a special envelope.
Christmas goodies label - design your own with this free template.
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Stickers and Labels for Crafters
Fresh, Modern Holiday Photo Cards!
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Are Home Made Christmas Gifts Better Than Store-Bought?
Cheapskate or Thoughtful?
Express your opinion on home made Christmas gifts. Do you like to get a home made present, or do you prefer a small but carefully chosen gift from a store?
Is home made better, or just a cheap alternative?
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- Easy Holiday Gift Bags
- Use craft papers and these free patterns to decorate plain paper gift bags for the holidays with reindeer or snowman motifs.
- Petal Gift Box Pattern
- Print, cut and fold this beautiful box to hold a special gift or gift card.
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Time Out - Take A Break, Play a Holiday Game
Destress, relax and have some fun with games and puzzles.
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Simple or hard, you choose the number of pieces, shapes and other options - free fun for everyone!
- Santa "Claws" Cute kitty cat with a red hat jigsaw puzzle
- Fun in the Snow, Snowman Jigsaw puzzle
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