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Colorful christmas bell ornaments
Make these creative and colorful bell shaped chritmas ornaments with your kids, they will surely enjoy it! If you dont have a bell base, you can make one from a normal piece of paper : twirled and glued into a cone shape.
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Fabric poinsettia
These fabric poinsettia flowers can be made into a flower bouquet for table decoration during Christmas, or as ornaments for your Christmas tree and other decorations like wreath etc… You may add some glitters to the flower by applying glue along the petals’ edges and veins, the spread some glitters on them and set them aside for drying.
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Kanzashi  ( or TsuNami ) fold christmas trees
This beautiful Christmas Tree is made from 2 types of Kanzashi fold (or TsuNami) petals, round tip and pointy tip. Watch these 2 videos which they made to show you how to fold it. Perhaps you need to practice first before you can get a perfect fold for a start. Trust me, it is not as difficult as you see and think!
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Santa belt - gift wrap
She would like to show you how to make this Santa’s Belt Gift Wrap. You may adapt the Santa’s Belt method to wrap the others, just take off the buckle and add another layer of contrast band across. Again, use any festive season paper punch to punch out some embellishments to decorate. Add some ribbons elements to the gift wrap will further personalize look.
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Easy christmas ornaments /   old ornaments in new dresses
One of the easiest holiday crafts you can do is make Christmas ornaments for your tree.  And if you’re anything like she's mom, you have about 40 boxes of ancient glass colored balls of all colors.  What to do with those old ornaments? How about this?
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Christmas salt dough santa handprint ornament
Make something that you could treasure and hang on your Christmas tree for years to come. The best way to do that? A hand print ornament that you can look at each year to remember just how small they once were.
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Turn a broken watch into  a locket bracelet
Before you toss that beloved watch, consider repurposing it into a fashionable bracelet that dons a photo of that favorite person or pet in your life. While wearing a locket with a beloved’s photo around your neck is considered to be traditional, turn tradition on its head with this trendy watch/locket
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Crochet bobble beard
She shares a  striped beanie pattern in 7 sizes from newborn to extra large adult, along with this adorable and soooo funny  bobble beards. Best gift idea ever! ( And I can imagine on my boyfriend too! hahaha :)))
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Fox tail from yarn
Check out this easy DIY Fox Tail Tutorial that will take you through all of the steps into making your very own fox tail! The materials are anything but expensive, and anyone should be able to make this on their own!
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DIY Outdoor tic-tac-toe game from pebbles - garden game
Tatertots And Jello created this simple b ut fantastic DIY tic-tac toe game just using scrap wood and rocks from the backyard. This rock Tic-tac-toe game is inexpensive and provides great entertainment for all ages.Get your home ready for summer entertaining and create this fun o utdoor tic-tac-toe game ! Making this DIY tic-tac-toe game takes only seconds and you can customize it in many ways. Paint the stones your favorite color or draw hearts on the stones for Valentine’s Day. There are many variations you can make!
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DIY Bug party Tic-tac-toe game with plaster
Looking for some activities to entertain the kids this Spring and Summer? This lovely DIY kids craft project by Suzy's Sitcom involves using plaster in molds to create a cute bug party tic-tac toe game ! Creating with plaster is easy to do and the results are quick and rewarding! Tic-tac-toe is one our favorite board games in the world. It's incredibly simple to play, which means you can play it even with the youngest members of. Visit suzyssitcom.com and learn how to make this easy and inexpensive bug party DIY Tic-tac-toe game for your next summer gathering!
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Woven star christmas ornament
This beautiful christmas star ornament is made from vintage book pages.  Traditionally, this type of ornament would be made from reed, or birch bark, or wood veneer, though some crafters like to use cardboard or paper.
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Heart house - christmas ornament from greeting cards
This is a very easy to make chirstmas craft idea and also a very good way to upcycle your old greeting cards!  Make this beautiful  heart - house christmas ornament out of them, or you can make it with tissue / cereal boxes too. It can be a perfect (cheap) valentine's day gift, or a decorative garland in your little girl's room ( if you paint them into pink )
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Rudolph reindeer - christmas ornament with puzzle pieces
Are you looking for a super easy to make and fun Christmas craft idea? Upcycle old  puzzle pieces into adorable Rudolph reindeer Christmas tree ornaments with Cindy deRosier's step-by-step craft tutorial ! You can also make snowflakes or Christmas trees out of the puzzle pieces (  depends on the painting ),  the possibilities are really endless! Visit Cindy's wonderful inspiring site and learn how to make this super adorable puzzle reindeer ornament with the kids:
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Gingerbread houses from milk cartons
This is a very creative christmas craft idea: gingerbread houses out of milk cartons! If you woul'd like to upcycle some "junk", this craft idea is absolutelly perfect for you! Your kids will also enjoy the making of this village, but it they don't like gingerbread, it can be a "robot creator station" (with some foil and straws) or a cute princess tower (with pink paint and some bling).
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Snowman T-shirt - spice up your old tees
Are you looking  for a simple but adorable Christmas gift idea? With following along Brassy Apple's step-by-step tutorial you can learn how to spice up a plain white t-shirt for the winter season!   She made these lovely snowman tee’s for her kids but you can create one in adult size as well! They are quick, simple and adorable!  If case you don't like snowmen: you can make a Rudolph reindeer t-shirt with a brown tee, two black buttons ( for his eye) and one big red button (for his nose).
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Snowflake christmas ornaments from  plastic bottles
Are you looking for a cheap, simple , but nice christmas /winter decoration? With the help of this great tutorial you will not only get a beautiful snowflake christmas ornament, but  also upcycle some plastic bottles instead throwing them out !
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Beaded snowflake pendant or cell phone straps
With this beautifully produced beading animation video you can learn how to make this beautiful beaded snowflake cell phone straps. ( It will also work as earrings / pendant or as a christmas tree ornament ).
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Crocheted vintage / shabby chic coasters
This is a very beautiful vintage / sbabby chic style crocheted coaster pattern. Make your home cozier with a blanket out of these or a shabby pillowcase. With a help of a little fabric stiffener you can use them as ornaments or wall art pieces.
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Shabby chic style crocheted coaster
With the help of this very nice detailed crochet pattern , you can make this beautiful crocheted shabby chic / japanese style coasters. They are beautiful as coasters, but you can make a blanket with them, or a cozy pillowcase.
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Crocheted hearts
With this nice crochet pattern you can make these little crocheted hearts out of some scrap yarn. It can be a perfect valentine's day gif t, or you can stuff it with lavender.
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Crocheted borders -  spice up your boring tablecloth
With the help of this nice, detailed crocheted border tutorial you can learn how to spice up your boring tablecloth or your clothes! Furthermore you can use this on any boring pillowcase or textiles.
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