Hot glue the pine cones 2 to 3 wide across the
grapevine wreath, depending on the size of the wreath and your
preferences. Be sure to put plenty of glue on the bottom of the pine
cone to give it enough stability. Let the wreath sit and cure for awhile. Add the wired
edged ribbon in and around the wreath. Tie a piece in a bow and add to
the wreath by either tying on or hot gluing it on the wreath. Be
sure to hang with a heavy duty hanger as this wreath will be heavy!
Puffy red chenille sticks in 4, 7, & 10
inch lengths
A wooden craft stick cut to 1-1/2 inch length
Narrow black chenille sticks
White pipe cleaners
Craft glue
A cotton ball
Felt-tip pin
First, fold a 7-inch red chenille stick in half,
forming a narrow, inverted V shape. Repeat with a 4-inch red
chenille stick, then place that inside the fold of the longer stick.
Tuck the wooden craft stick between the folded chenille sticks at the
top, to make a face. About a third of the way down from top of
fold, twist a 4-inch red chenille stick once around, letting the ends
extend outward to make arms; wrap torso with a 10-inch red chenille
stick, securing craft stick in place (about 1/2 inch of stick should be
visible) and forming the body.
For each foot, wrap a narrow black chenille stick around the tip of a
pair of needle-noose pliers, then form coil into boot shapes; use craft
glue to secure boots to legs.
Attach "fur trim" by gluing bits of white pipe cleaner to
shirt cuffs and boots, down the middles of the jacket and bordering the
face.
Draw face on wooden stick with felt-tip pen and use pieces of cotton
ball to create beard and a pompom for hat. You can get creative
with accessories for Santa; even send him on a ski vacation with white
chenille-stick skis and pipe-cleaner poles.
Trace around the child's foot
using brown construction paper. This will be the reindeer's head.
Trace around the child's hands using tan construction paper. These 2
pieces will be the reindeer's antlers.
Glue the handprint "antlers" to the top of the reindeer. Add a
bright red paper nose, a paper (or drawn) mouth, and Google eyes (or
paper eyes) to the reindeer's head.
You can now decorate your house for Christmas with these cute reindeers.
Don't forget to put the child's name and age on the back of the
reindeer.
Trace a child's hand on red and
green paper construction paper.
Cut out the hand tracings.
Glue or staple a circle of green handprint tracings (fingers pointing
outwards) around the outside of the plate.
Glue or staple a second circle of red handprint tracings (fingers
pointing outwards) just inside the first circle.
Glue or staple a third circle of red handprint tracings at the center of
the plate.
Glue a small paper circle in the center of the flower.
Cut a long length of yarn or ribbon to hang the bird
feeder.
Tie the ribbon in a knot around the pine cone near the top (about 3
sections down).
Tie a knot in the end of the ribbon.
Use the knife to get a large clump of peanut butter on the paper plate.
Use the knife to spread peanut butter inside the pine cone and around
the edges.
Sprinkle the birdseed over the pine cone.
Roll the pine cone in the birdseed that is on the plate.
Hang the bird feeder on the tree.
Enjoy watching the birds eat their treat!
Begin by cutting a cardboard circle 3 inches in
diameter. Cut a 1-1/2 inch-diameter circle out of its center to
make a wreath form.
Wrap the form tightly with green chenille sticks; you'll need four or
five 12-inch sticks to do the job.
To add a tiny candle, cut a 1-1/2-inch piece of white pipe cleaner;
"light" the flame with a red felt-tip marker. With hot
glue, attach the candle to the wreath. Glue a bow over it, and add
sequins and beads as you wish.
Fold a white, 6-inch standard pipe cleaner in
half. Slide a wooden bead over the fold for a head, leaving a loop
at the top above the bead.
For the arms, twist a white 3-inch pipe cleaner once just under the bead
and let the ends extend outward on either side. Wind a standard
white pipe cleaner around the torso beginning just below the arms to
form the body; leave the two ends of the torso pipe-cleaner sticking out
to form the legs.
To make a hat, wrap a 6-inch piece of narrow black chenille stick around
a pencil (create a brim by making the last loop larger than the
rest.) Place hat on loop above the bead head.
Crimp up bottom of legs to form feet and create ice skates by hot-gluing
a short piece of silver tinsel to each foot. Draw face onto bead
with a felt-tip pen.
Cut a piece of cardboard into the shape of a
stocking about 3-1/2 inches tall, 1-3/4 inches across at top and 2-1/4
inches across at widest part (foot.) Apply two strips of
double-sided tape to the back of the cutout.
Beginning about 5/8 inch from the top, wrap the stocking from cuff line
to toe with 6-inch sticks of red terry chenille. It will take
about a dozen sticks to cover the surface; tuck in the end.
For the cuff, wrap form with standard white pipe cleaners, starting just
above the red chenille and working to the top; curl up the end of the
last piece to make a loop. Wrap silver or red tinsel stem around
bottom of cuff, and hot-glue at both ends.
Glue beads to the top edge for decorations, if desired.
On one of the paper plates, cut off the outer rim,
making a smaller plate.
Punch a hole near the rim on both plates.
Tie the two plates together, using the yarn (or ribbon).
On black construction paper, draw and then cut out a top hat and two
boots. On colored construction paper (or gift wrap paper), draw and then
cut out two mittens.
Glue the hat, boots and mittens on the
snowman.
Either glue on Google eyes or draw eyes. Draw a mouth. For the nose, cut
a short length from an orange pipe cleaner. Stick the pipe cleaner
through the plate to secure it (if the plate is too tough, make a tiny
hole with the tip of the scissors).
For the buttons, you can cut out shapes from
construction paper, use round stickers, glue on real buttons, or simply
draw them.
Using a hot glue gun, glue four
wrapped peppermint candies to a roll of candy; the peppermint candies
are the wheels of the train.
Glue a wrapped caramel to the top, at one end the train. Glue a wrapped
chocolate kiss on top of that.
To use the train as a tree ornament, glue a small length of string to
the top of the train.
8 Crystal paddlewheel or sunburst beads (18 mm
size)
20 Crystal faceted beads (8 mm size)
18 Crystal tri-beads (11 mm size)
Hot glue gun or craft glue
Wire cutters (to cut chenille stems)
Cut chenille stems to equal 6" in length.
Twist them in the center once or put a spot of hot glue to hold them
together, then spread out the arms gently, keeping it flat.
String the beads on each arm in the following pattern:
1 faceted bead
1 tri-bead
1 faceted bead
tri-bead
1 paddle wheel
1 tri-bead
1 faceted
Put a spot of glue under each last faceted bead. When
dry clip off ends of chenille stem.
Glue (hot glue is best) one paddle wheel in center of each side then one
faceted in center of each paddle wheel that is in the middle.
Make a hanger of fishing line or invisible thread.
