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Archive for October 5, 2010

Blue-and-Silver Christmas Tabletop Tree

Make this pretty Christmas tabletop tree from a variety of blue and silver crafts supplies.

What You Need:
3 7/8 X 8 7/8-inch foam cone
Package of 100 long pearl-head straight pins
Multicolor glitter crafts paint; paintbrush
5 silver glittered leaf florist’s picks
1 teal-color grape cluster florist’s pick
Assorted teal, blue, and silver sequins
White and teal snowflake-shape foam stickers
Crafts glue; scissors
Iridescent star topper
Clear glass votive cup

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Christmas Holly Napkin Ring

Make this simple holly napkin ring with felt and jingle bells to bring cheer to the Christmas table.

What You’ll Need:
Tracing paper
Wool felt: 1 sheet each of green and white
1 sheet of embossed red velvet felt
Scissors: straight and scallop-edge
Fabrics glue
Hand-sewing needle and matching threads
Small red jingle bells
Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
3/8-inch-wide red-and-white check ribbon

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Bundled-Up Snow Family

What You Need
Unfinished wooden snowmen: two 6-1/2-inch and one each of 8- and 10-inch
Sandpaper: 100- and 150-grit
Tack cloth
Latex primer
Paintbrushes: 1-inch flat, small round, and stencil
Glossy acrylic paints: white and black
Stencil paint creme: blue (We used Delta Stencil Magic Paint Creme: Cottage Blue.)
Blue acrylic paint
Wool felt: purple, green, red, and blue
Sewing needle and matching sewing thread
Fabric paint: light green, purple, and white
Pinking shears and scallop-edge scissors
Buttons: three each of 3/4-inch blue and red, three 1/2-inch purple, two 1/2-inch green, and one 3/4-inch snowflake
Mandarin Orange Fimo Soft polymer clay
T-pin
Metal baking sheet
Aluminum foil
Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive

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Joyful Garland for the Holidays

Scrapbooking supplies are all you need to make this joyful Christmas garland to decorate for the holidays.

What You Need:
Pink, green, and white patterned papers
Decorative-edge scissors
Crafts glue
Adhesive-backed foam dots
Coordinating Christmas stickers
1 yard of pale pink satin ribbon
2 large jingle bells

For directions, click here

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