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CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

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Dur’ing the Christmas season, mak’ing Your own decorations can be just as fun as display’ing them. This next set of tips will give You some great Christmas crafts to make and display.

19. Snowmen

Snowmen are fun crafts to make, and there are endless ways to make them. Here are some ideas:

Use a sock, a rubber band and cotton fill’ing

Three styrofoam balls

A craft–stick, buttons and felt

Use a cosmetic circle

20. Reindeer

Reindeer can be so fun to make at Christmas time. Here are some simple ideas:

Use a clothespin and some googily eyes

Use an old light bulb and felt (see above picture)

Use a candy cane and pipe cleaners (see above picture)

21. Santa Claus

Invite Santa Claus into Your home this year ! There are tons of Santa ornaments that you can make. Here are some ideas:

A painted light bulb and a Santa hat (see above picture)

An upside down sugar cone for his hat, a styrofoam ball for his face, and cotton balls for his ears

Use a sawed off mop &ndash ; paint eyes on what&rsquo ;s left of the handle, and use the mop as Santa&rsquo ;s beard.

22. Snowflakes

Revisit a childhood favorite ! Snowflakes are always fun to make, and will make Your house look great. If You don&rsquo ;t know how to make them, here&rsquo ;s a good how–to site:

http://www.papersnowflakes.com/instructions.htm

23. Paper Chains

Paper Chains are a great tradition to start and continue. They are super easy to make, kid friendly and can make any home more inviting. Here are some places that You can put paper chains:

Christmas Tree

Mantel

Along the edges of a wall

Around windows

Around table edges

24. Stars

Mak’ing stars can be the simplest Christmas crafts that You can make. Here are some ideas:

Craft sticks glued in the shape of a star (see above picture)

Cookies or dough in star shapes

Use beads and wire (see above picture)

25. Christmas Spiders

A Christmas Spider is a great holiday tradition. If you&rsquo ;ve never heard of the Legend of the Christmas Spider, read it here:

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/treeornaments/l/blxspdstory.htm . Mak’ing a spider is fairly simple, You just need beads and wire. For full instructions, go to:

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/treeornaments/l/blxspidorn.htm .

26. Angels

Mak’ing Christmas angels are a fun way to bring the Christmas spirit into Your home. Here are some ideas:

Use an upside down sugar cone for her dress and a styrofoam ball for the head

Use a folded doily for her dress and a small wooden ball for her head (see above picture)

Beads and wire (see above picture and find instructions at http://www.make–stuff.com/projects/bead_angels.html )