Craft Library: Felt Cut-out Christmas Tree Decorations



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	Felt is a wonderful and versatile fabric to work with. It is so simple to use in many craft projects. I love the fact that the edges of felt are always finished and don't require hemming. Pinking shears make nice scalloped edges. These felt ornaments make beautiful holiday gifts and can be personalized. What you need: Felt squares in red, green and any other preferred colors. Pencil Glitter Craft glue Felt tip markers Buttons Embroidery thread Holiday cookie cutters Scissors and/or pinking shears Ribbons What you do: Choose cookie cutters that you would like to create your decorations from. Using the pencil, trace the outside of the cutter. Using either the scissors or the pinking shears cut out the shape you have just traced. Now you can decide how to decorate your felt ornament. Glitter and glue are perfect for stars, sewing cotton balls on Santa's chin would be fun, sewing someone's name with embroidery thread would make a special momento. Be creative- buttons are great for eyes and for creating a snowman. Cut a small opening at the top of the decoration. Thread a piece of ribbon through it. This will be used as a hanger for your decoration. Making Felt This week's Craft of the Week is brought to us by Janelle Hardy a homeschooling mom from Australia. She has shared with us her technique to make felt- that wonderfully versatile and easy to use material. This is perfect for Christmas and holiday ornaments and gifts. Making felt or felting, as it is called, is a great group activity. This can be done in the classroom or in your neighborhood. The kids will love it!! Santa's Candy Sleigh Do you want to have Christmas parties but don't know what to do? This is an edible sleigh from best-selling and award winning author Wilhelminia Ripple who teaches you how easy it is to plan your party. It is excerpted from her book, "Christmas Parties...What I Do. Simply pull the crackers and candy canes apart to eat Santa and his sleigh. See this craft as well as a Christmas interview with the author. Creation Wheel This week is brought to us from the noted craft author Kathy Ross and her new book Crafts from your favorite Bible stories. Kathy has created a wonderful collection of crafts that will help children learn about the Bible stories and their underlying messages. This craft tells the story of creation in a wheel going through the seven days.		more Bible Stories more Christian Books more Bestselling Bibles FREE Bible Crafts Secret World of Basset Hounds See my Basset friends see my favorite biscotti

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