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Looking for a fun and easy craft project to make this holiday season that won’t cost you a lot of money? If so, you’ll want to make several of these cute Christmas refrigerator magnets! The majority of the supplies needed can be purchased from your …
We have several readers who have been loving our hand-painted clam shell and seashell designs that we’ve been featuring the past 3 years. Painting on seashells is an affordable hobby that allows anyone to be creative. You don’t have to be a professional artist to …
When I was a kid every holiday season we would sit down to make a batch of homemade cinnamon applesauce holiday ornaments. They’re easy-to-make and add a country-touch or primitive flair to your Christmas tree. Use them as holiday ornaments, package tie-ons, napkin rings, hang from a peg shelf, etc.
The best recipe that I’ve personally found is by McCormick and you can grab their recipe HERE. You only need ground cinnamon, applesauce, cookie cutters, a drinking straw, and ribbon to make them according to their directions.
However, I go one step further. They can be delicate so I like to take them outside and spray them with clear acrylic spray sealer in a matte or glossy finish. I spray 2 light coats on each side. This helps to make them a little more durable. You’ll want to let them air dry for a few hours or until no longer tacky.
Depending on your decorating style you can cut strips of fabric to make the hanging cords, use satin ribbon, jute, twine, rope, rick-rack, binding tape, elastic cord, etc. In our photos you’ll see that we cut thin strips of cotton homespun fabric to make the hanging cords. A primitive-country look.
When it comes to cookie cutters I recommend using metal ones that just give you the outer shape. I don’t recommend using plastic ones or cutters that have a lot of intricate details. I was able to pick up a brand new set of metal cookie cutters for a great price over on Amazon.
For the work surface…I like rolling out the dough onto a dough board between 2 sheets of waxed paper or parchment paper. They recommend plastic wrap which I didn’t care for and had better results using the waxed paper.
Clean up is easy! You will get a little bit of brown staining on your hands which easily washes off with liquid soap and water. You’ll want to clean-up everything as soon as your done…don’t let things sit for later. This is a great holiday craft project to get the kids involved! Just let the kids know that these Christmas tree ornaments are not for eating!
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I decorate our home in a Coastal Living Beach Style. I love the relaxed vibe and neutral colors. I take great pride in finding unique home decor pieces and often times I make my own. The holidays are no exception. All of our Christmas decor …
Over the years I’ve posted dozens of hand-painted seashell designs on the Two Classy Chics blog. For the most part I like to paint on large clam shells or oyster shells. However, last month I did something different. I painted The Grinch on a crab …
These snowman Christmas ornaments are super easy to make! You can make at least a dozen of them in just one weekend! Once completed they can be used as ornaments, package tie-ons, hung from a peg hook, etc. A great craft project for older kids and adults to make.
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Quick and Easy Wood Balls Snowman Christmas Ornament
3 Unfinished Wood Balls with Pre-Drilled Holes
10″ Long White Rope
Acrylic Craft Paints: White and Black
Orange Air-Dry Modeling Clay
Scrap Satin Ribbon
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Scissors
Craft Glue
Paint all 3 of the wood balls with white acrylic craft paint. We used 2 coats of paint with 30 minutes of drying time between coats. Take a pea-sized amount of orange modeling clay and shape it into a small carrot shape. We used a wood toothpick to make the indentations. Let it dry overnight.
Dot on 3 small black dots on one ball to serve as the snowman’s buttons. Glue the carrot shaped nose onto that same bead. Then dot on 5 smaller dots with black paint to serve as the mouth. Let dry.
Form the white rope into a loop knotting the 2 ends together leaving about a 1/2″ long tail. Thread the 3 painted balls onto it. Add another knot right above the ball that forms the snowman’s head. You should be left with a nice loop at the top for hanging. Finish up by tying a scrap piece of ribbon around the neck to serve as the scarf. We used 1/8″ wide red satin ribbon. That’s it, you’re done!
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These handcrafted and hand-painted Snowman Christmas tree ornaments are made out of scrap pieces of pine wood. If you don’t have a saw or a scrap wood pile…you could use wood Tumbling Blocks (game blocks from Dollar Tree) or Jenga-style wooden blocks. Size doesn’t have …
These adorable snowman Christmas tree ornaments are easy-to-make! You don’t have to be a professional artist or crafter to make them. They’re made using clean Mussel Shells – Seashells. You’ll need just a few basic supplies and you can make several of them in one …