More holiday crafts



Christmas ornaments: glitter, beads, sequins, ribbons,
and a bit of imagination...you've got yourself
some pretty tree decorations!!!



Cute penguin couple!

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Black and white fabric, felt bows,
and smiley faces...
fancy birds in love!



Tiny snowman;
ribbon top hat - check
wire-beaded 'twig' arms - check
fancy ribbon scarf - check
bead eyes and nose - check
cute blue buttons - check
fleece body, not real snow, for warmth - check!!!



~Pink-loving snow bunny~
Soft and cute,
I'm the color of snow
and made of fleece.
I'm wearing a cute print ribbon
tied in a bow
and hot pink blush is on me!



Cute Cool polar bear, yeah! 

I'm so cute, does it matter if I wear my Christmas apparel or not?

I'm made of fleece, with such big eyes that I'm so hot!

~blush, blush, blush~

Holiday Greetings!

Here are some pictures of a cute gingerbread house I made. I think it is absolutely adorable and it will last forever as it's non-edible but instead is felt!

For structure, I began by building it with popsicle sticks and hot glue, creating a boxed frame. Then, I folded a piece of cardboard to form the roof and added poster board to the front and back facades.

The snow on the roof is white fleece and beads decorate the house and snow-covered yard as candy! As for the peppermint candies, I used colored buttons and braided white yarn through each hole. The candy canes are made from twisted pipe cleaners and yarn or ribbon. Also, pom poms make great bushes! Add little puffs of polyester filling for snow effect and voila! Gingerbread house!

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Coconut and Cranberry Cookies Galore!!!!

The first time I tried baking cranberry cookies, they came out like this. They were awesomely delicious, but were oddly shaped. (Hey, I just followed the directions!! I swear!) Everyone in my family and my brother’s co-workers loved them so much that I ended up making another batch not too long later. UNFORTUNATELY, those turned out burnt as I had overestimated the time in which they should be baked…. (Hey, I followed the directions again, but I guess the oven refused to cooperate with me that night). Because of my embarrassment, though, you all will have to go with no photos for that messed-up batch. x.x Finally, I decided to make my third attempt at the lovely and tasty “Coconut and Cranberry Cookies” (recipe by Linda Doeser, “1 dough, 100 cookies”). This is the eye candy (for you, actual for me, HAHA). They are SO delicious, I am not even kidding. Not that I am complimenting myself or anything, but that the author of the cookie book is a genius. Trust me; I couldn’t do any of this without help or instructions. Heh heh.

Coconut + cranberries + cookies = LOVE.