After Chirstmas Sales that Benefit Crafters!

It's that time of year, Christmas is over and everything is discounted!! That's great for stocking up on new decorations for the next year but it can also benefit us crafters!

If you're out and about, take a look around. There are so many things we can create with this decor. Ornament are one of them.

I love to go out and purchase ornaments, and I try to keep them unrelated to Christmas. This is perfect for making refrigerator magnets!! And here's how...

Supplies
Magnets (any kind will work but make sure your using an appropriate size for the ornament you're using.)
Ornaments
Hot glue gun (other glues can be used but I prefer the glue gun.)
Hot glue sticks

Prep your area.
(If you want to protect your surface you're working on, place card board or newspapers down.)

1) Heat your glue gun with glue in it.
2) Remove any straps or hooks that make it an ornament. (I left my hook on. I was afraid to crack the ornament and its so small, I'm not concerned with removing it.)
3) When the glue gun is ready, glue a magnet on the back side of the ornament.
4) Set aside until its cool.

That's is! Simple, fun and makes for unique magnets!

The one I used is from my sister. We both love owls and while we were out shopping, we found these. We decided to buy one for each other! I really didn't want to put it away with the rest of the Christmas things, and instead keep it out all year round. This is the perfect way!


~ Crystal

Pom Pom Christmas Tree

Christmas Decorations!?!?!?!

In our house we seem to skip right over thanksgiving decorations and start Christmas. We actually have a lot going on in December so we wanted to make sure that we had enough time to properly decorate. I would like to share the first Christmas Craft of the season. (at least for us anyway)

last year I won an a massive amount of Pom Poms. I used some here and there on projects through out the year but I wanted to do something using them as the main material.




Materials Used:
Styrofoam Cones
Pom Poms
Hot Glue
Beads,Pins, Etc





So first I had picked out all my Poms Poms to make sure I had enough and an assortment. Using my Styrofoam cone and the hot glue I started by adding hot glue to the lowest part of the cone to start putting the pom poms on. Working your way from bottom to top. Once I got the cone filled I took some glitter poms and glue them to the top to make my tree topper.

For the blue tree I had added some pearl ended sewing pins to use as my tree accents.




As you can see in the background I used more of the glitter poms to make some garland. I have to admit. I like the glitter pom garland. The green and red garland is now hanging over my fireplace. I look forward to sharing you more of our families holiday crafts through out the next month or so.


Happy Crafting,
Stephanie