Crafts projects for Christmas - Page 5

Originally posted by: instcris

Decorations for Christmas tree

Link for book:

http://dlf.transfer.ro/transfer_ro-04dec-a7987cdf97.zip

Chewy & Louie

Materials

• Toothpicks
• 2 small white gumdrops
• 2 large white gumdrops
• 2 orange jelly beans, halved
• Royal icing

• 2 purple Necco wafers, halved
• 2 orange M&M's, halved
• Scissors
• Black shoestring licorice

Instructions

1. To make each penguin, use a toothpick to attach the small gumdrop (the penguin's head) on top of the large one (the body). Snap a toothpick in half and use the same technique to attach the jelly bean halves to the penguin's body as feet.

2. Using small dabs of royal icing, glue the Necco wafer halves in place as wings and the M&M half as a beak.

3. Snip off two tiny lengths of shoestring licorice and affix them with royal icing to make the eyes.

Candy Stick Vase

Materials

• Aluminum can
• Candy
• Double-sided foam mounting tape

• Ribbon
• Plastic cup

Instructions

1. To make one, first snugly wrap 3 or 4 rings of double-sided foam mounting tape around a clean, dry, and labelless aluminum can (ours was 15 ounces).

2. Peel off the tape's protective covering to expose its second sticky side.

3. One at a time, attach colorful individually wrapped candy sticks (available at candy shops; we used 26) to the tape, setting them as close together as possible and pressing them firmly in place.

4. For a festive finish, tie a ribbon around the container. To use the vase for fresh flowers or plants, set a plastic cup inside the can as a liner before adding water.

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Candy Sleigh

Materials

• Square tissue or cracker box
• Candy canes

• Red tape or paint
• Candy

Instructions

1. Cut off and discard the top of the box. Trim the cut edge of the box so that it resembles a sleigh.

2. Cover the sleigh with red tape or paint, or leave it if you like the pattern already printed on.

3. Cut holes in the lower corners of the sleigh and insert candy canes "runners."

4. Fill the sleigh with candy.

Candy Countdown Garland

Materials

• Wrapped candies (we like striped starlight mints)

• Ribbon (red or green)

Instructions

1. Take two of the wrapped candies and using ribbon, tie a twisted plastic end of one to an end of the second mint. Continue until your chain has enough candies for your countdown.

2. Hang your garlands from the mantel or from doorknobs. Each day, untie and eat one piece of candy.

Merry Mice

Materials

• Red and green felt
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pom-poms

• Candy canes
• Googly eyes
• Tape

Instructions

1. Cut a 6-inch-long teardrop-shaped body from red felt. Near the center, cut 2 parallel slits that are 1 inch long and 1/2 inch apart.

2. For a pair of ears, cut a 5-inch-long rounded bow-tie shape from green felt. This will be used to make the ears.

3. To put the mouse together, fit the ears through the slits in the body. Glue on googly eyes and a pom-pom nose.

4. Finally, add a curly tail by slipping a candy cane beneath the mouse and tucking the straight end between the body and the ears to hold it in place.