Crafty Christmas Countdown: 16

With the number of crafts I'm attempting this month, it should come as no surprise that some of them are on the weird side. Today I bring you an elf in a flying saucer made out of a cd and one of those capsules you get out of vending machines (with some tinsel trim for good measure). I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, though it makes a pretty good top.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 17

I had a couple of these marvel posters from a conference I attended. While I like the poster, I don't need more than one of them. So it only seemed fitting to give one a holiday theme. And the Hulk just needs to be Santa.
 

It's hard to tell from the photo, but the book Hulk is reading says "Nice List"

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 18

I started out to make a snow globe like this one. The tree I bought was a little on the big side, my spare jars a touch small. I was going to put something together in an empty plastic container when I remembered a plastic house I got as a gift when I was a kid. Part of a series of farm playsets, this scaled down house works pretty well with the Hot Wheels car I bought for my project. A little bit of glitter trim and a pipe cleaner finishes the scene. 
 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 19

Today's craft started with a kit. I did personalize it a bit with the teddy bear.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 20

Two years ago I made a nativity set for my mother. It's a nice little set but was missing some pieces. With the addition of these figures it should be relatively complete.

 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 21

I tend to use thumbtacks more as decoration than to actually hold anything on my wall at work. I like the little festive touch this string of tacks adds to my work space.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 22

Today's craft wasn't one I intended to make. I bought a cheap string of white lights to replace a bad string I own that has flamingo shaped covers on the bulbs. As I got ready to move the covers over I realized I had the chance add some subtle Christmas decoration to my room. But I didn't want to use just plain white lights. So I cut some little star shapes from red and white cardboard, punched a hole in the center of each, and slipped them over the bulbs.