I love to create things, especially at Christmas time. This year is no different. Check out the things I've been working on!
The first crafts I made were these cute little sconces. I decided I needed something to balance out my rag wreath but I had no idea what I wanted to put there. The only thing I knew I wanted was the cute stars you see on the top of the sconces. I once saw these stars on a Christmas tree at my doctor's office and fell in love. They're super easy to make too.
While I was at Hobby Lobby I came upon the sconces and thought they were cute and unique. I am a sucker for anything made out of grapevines. I then glued the berries on and stuffed the insides of them with leftover squares from the rag wreath. I think they turned out really cute and they go well with the wreath. :)
The next project I worked on was my little Christmas tree that sits on top of my fireplace mantle. I've always decorated this tree the same way every year but last year I decided to try something new. So after Christmas I bought some new ornaments on clearance. The garland is made from white feather boas and the tree skirt is made from fabric I got out of the remnant bin.
The tree skirt was horrible to make and don't look very closely at the stitching because it's not very good. I learned the hard way that my sewing machine doesn't like sewing sequined ribbon but I got it done and I like how it looks with the tree.
And it wouldn't be a good crafting session without some painting. I found this snowman at Hobby Lobby for $2.95! A little paint later and voila! Most of my Christmas decorations are snowmen and I think this guy makes a welcome addition to my ever-growing collection.
Merry Christmas Crafting!
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