Congratulations to our Gracious Giveaway Weekend Winner…
Tracy Jackson
of Orem, Utah
Tracy is the winner of our Crafty Copies Family Night Four Pack and the sheep!
Wahooo Tracy!
Merry Christmas…
Gingerbread Man and More…In Felt
It was a frosty 17 degrees today. Even Jif is needing a blanket.
Gingerbread Man
This little guy was a last minute project for a Christmas party a few years back. A cookie cutter makes a great pattern. Trace it onto paper and cut it from light brown felt. The cheeks were cut with a single hole punch and the heart is just free hand. Sew the heart and cheeks and face on first. Then blanket stitch the back to the front and stuff with batting just before closing him up. It didn’t take too long–and hour and a half/two hours-ish. The hardest part was that the gold thread was really a pain to work with. It’s very tangley.
Christmas Tree Cookie
Cookie cutter works here too. Cut a smaller one for the colored “frosting.” Sew the bead “sprinkles” or french knot “decos” on the frosting before blanket stitching them together with embroidery thread. Sew cookie pieces together and stuff with batting just before closing.
Christmas Star Cookie
The directions are the same as for the Tree…except that it’s…a star.
Clear Glass Ornaments Re-visited
Mary and Baby Jesus–on Velum
We have had so many suggestions of other ways to decorate or fill the glass ornaments that it has really inspired us. So, we’ve gathered pictures of some of the ideas and will show you how to do a couple others.
So brace yourself–
Marbleized Glass Ornaments
Rinse inside of ornament with a solution of 1 part water and 3 parts vinegar. Let dry.
Squeeze a quarter sized dollop of acrylic paint into ornament. Roll it around until paint begins to cover the inside.
Add a second color if you want to and roll it some more. Turn ornament upside-down in a paper cup or–onto a paper towel to drain excess paint. Allow to dry for a day or two.
The paint marbleizes as it dries. Now you can put the hanger back on.
Three More Filled Glass Ornaments
#1 Sea of Galilee Glass Ornament
This one is filled with decorator sand and tiny shells…
…and topped with this sweet inscription on a small piece of parchment.
#2 Scented Glass Ornament
This one is filled with potpourri. As the room warms up the scent fills the air. Each year, refresh the fragrance with scented oil–anything from roses to evergreen trees.
#3 Popping Fresh Glass Ornament
This one is my personal favorite…made by Sue Brandon or Orem. She took off the hanger and put 6 or 7 popcorn kernals in the small sized ornament…and then…she put it in the MICROWAVE! Can you believe it? She said she waited until she heard 2 or 3 pops and took it out. But you don’t have to tell the secret—let everyone wonder how you got that popcorn in there!
Covered Glass Ornaments
These made a wonderful–last minute cub scout project. All you need is Christmas tissue paper, a small paint brush and Elmer’s glue. Squeeze the glue into a milk cap and add a drop or two of water to make it thinner and “paintable.”
Tear or cut up tissue into small 1/2 to 1 inch pieces. Paint a small amount of glue onto the ornament and pick up a piece of tissue with the sticky brush and paste it on. Continue to paste until ornament is covered. Allow ornament to dry in a paper cup. You can spray with a shiny acrylic coat if you want. We just left ours plain.