Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Netted Ornaments

I've been busy making
beaded netting ornaments

For this one I used this pattern
BUT
depending on you beads 
you may have to adjust
on the last row instead of 3 
I ended up using 8 otherwise
 it would've been far to tight


I'm trying to use beads 
I have on hand
the lg pink pearlized ones
came from a vintage necklace
The clear ones are glass
I used pink and pearlized seed beads




 Once you get the hang 
of this pattern it takes abt 
an hr to complete


The nice thing 
is you can change
the ornament
for different color combos
this is the same netting 
on 2 different balls














DON'T FORGET MY GIVEAWAY


Thursday, December 16, 2010

Kiddo cups


My dtr got one of these cups yrs ago
it was filled with candies
but I decided to 
do something different 
so I put hot chocolate


All you need is
short clear plastic cups
felt
wiggle eyes
pompom nose
tacky glue
ribbon

put 3 circles 
for eyes and nose



let them dry


apply glue around edge
you will need to stretch
the felt around the top


and apply a strip of glue up the back to seal the seam

I put a cello bag 
with hot cocoa
some of these gingerbread men marshmallows
and some choc chps




I put a little poem abt
snowman soup


I got here
and tucked it in the back



stuck 2 peppermint sticks
for antlers
and tied with a bow


in the bag I added 




I added it to a decorative bags
They have the kids name on them
 but I blocked them out






I got the tags here
that I will post tomorrow
and you have a fun kid gift


















Monday, December 13, 2010

Easy Mint Choc Cookie Crackers

These are very simple and easy


Ritz type crackers
chocolate almond bark
peppermint candies -smashed


dip crackers in the chocolate
 that has been melted in a double boiler
this type of tongs works best
because you can hold the crackers
on their sides


Shake off excess


put on parchment paper 


while still wet
sprinkle crushed peppermints on top


allow to harden




And viola!
Easy Peasy..
You need to make a ton 
because they go fast
I have used white bark
with sprinkle etc
A great way to use up leftover
decorations





















Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Fast and Easy Window Decor

First you get a tension rod to fit your window
they are pretty inexpensive at Wal-mart


Ornaments of your choosing
I got these last year on sale



Tie the ribbon on the ornament
 then on the rod



Repeat until the rod has as many as you would like



You're Done.....


See very easy