Christmas All The Way.... X'mas Decorations

It's Christmas season people and all most everyone is getting ready. So without further ado let's start on our Christmas decorations. 

Christmas Paper Stars

You will need

3 (9- by 12-inch) sheets of construction paper

Blender

Very hot water

Folded cloth towel

Plate

3-inch star-shaped cookie cutter

Sieve

Glitters of your choice

Rag

Baking sheet

Ribbon loops

Directions

1. Tear 3 (9- by 12-inch) sheets of construction paper into small pieces, about the size of a domino, and place them in a blender. Pour in about 1 1/2 cups of very hot water and let it sit for 5 minutes. 
2. Meanwhile put a folded cloth towel on a plate, add a paper towel and top with a 3-inch star-shaped cookie cutter.Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Pulse the blender until the mix is pulpy, about 30 seconds. 
3. In a sieve set over the sink, drain the pulp, then spoon some into the cookie cutter to the top, taking care to fill the points. Sprinkle with glitter. 
4. Use a rag to press the pulp down into the cookie cutter until most of the water is gone, then gently push the star out onto a baking sheet. Repeat to make two more stars.
5. Bake them for 2 hours or until the moisture has evaporated (they should be firm and lightweight). Let the stars cool, the glue ribbon loops to the backs for hanging.

Felted Wreath

You will need

Wool sweater (one sweater makes 3 to 5 wreaths)

Needle

Embroidery floss

Red ribbon (ours is 1/4-inch wide)

Fabric glue

Directions

1. Wash the sweater in hot water with a cold water rinse, then dry it on high heat. Repeat, if necessary, until the sweater has shrunk and the weave is so tight it can be cut without fraying.
2. Cut the sweater into 1 1/2-inch-wide strips, then cut the strips into squares. (We used 60 squares for our 4 1/2-inch-diameter wreath.)
3. Thread the needle with the embroidery floss and string on the squares. Pull the floss and squares together tightly to form a circle, and tie off the floss. Make a small bow from the ribbon, glue it to the bottom of the wreath, and loop another piece of ribbon around the top for hanging.

Christmas Baubles

You will need

Different sizes of styrofoam or rigifoam balls

Glitter dust

Binder Glue

Ribbons to hang

Wire to attach Ribbons

Directions

1. First take the balls and clean the surface. Pierce the ball from the wire and make a loop from the ribbon 12cm long and attach it to the ball by the wire.
2. Then apply binder glue all over the ball by a brush and let it be for 2-3 minutes and ten sprinkle the glitter dust of your choice of colour.
3. Dry them out at least 3 hours in sun and clean off the excess dust. 

Merry Mice

You will need

Red and green felt

Scissors

Glue

Pom-poms

Candy canes

Googly eyes

Tape

Directions

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.

Christmas Stockings

You will need

White or any colour felt

Needles and threads to sew

Scissors

Poinsettia stamp

Matching colours of fabric paint

Glitter glue sticks

Sheets of paper

Directions

1. First cut 2 pieces of the shape of a stocking from the fabric of your choice. Sew around it except at the top.
2. Place sheets of paper inside Christmas stocking to keep ink from bleeding through. Stamp 3 poinsettias with fabric paint.
3. Then use gold-glitter dimensional fabric paint to write the name at the top.

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