Crafty Christmas Countdown: 6

The idea for this one came to me while I was watching Rudolph. Usually this lion sits on a shelf in my wardrobe in front of my Narnia scene, functioning as Aslan. A quick felt crown and wings, though, make him into a serviceable King Moonracer.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 7

We have a number of these cookie tins around so when I started planning my Christmas crafts, I knew they would feature somehow. They make a decent looking candle. As with my nutcracker oatmeal tub, I'm not really sure what I'll keep in this tin. Maybe votive candles.
 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 8

Sometimes the best crafts are the simplest ones. These two trees may not be perfect and even but I think that gives them more character.
 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 9

An evil snowman might not be everyone's idea of a great Christmas decoration but this homage to the Doctor Who special "The Snowmen" seems perfect to me. It now holds a place of honor on my bedroom door.
 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 10

An empty oatmeal canister just begs to be used in a craft. I'm not sure what I'll do with this nutcracker box. My first inclination was to bake cookies for my coworkers but they would need to be awfully big cookies. So for now it's sitting empty on my table.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 11

Today's craft started with a simple template I found online, traced and cut out of lightweight cardboard. I could have painted this little sleigh and decorated it with fancy trims and sequins and such. In the end, though, I decided I liked it plain. So I decorated the scene with little figures scavenged from around my house instead. 

Nothing says Christmas like a penguin and a yeti in a sleigh pulled by unicorns

 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 12

With the number of crafts I'm doing this month, one was bound to be something of a dud. And here it is.

In this case, I think it's roughness actually works in it's favor. I was going for something that was intentionally tacky. Our second floor is decorated with dark wood paneling and green stripped shag carpet, so we put all of our tackiest decorations up there. I made this hot air balloon to go with our paper chain and elementary school artwork.