Crafty Christmas Countdown: 18

There is a built-in wardrobe in my room that has been sadly undecorated the whole time I've lived here. This year I decided to rectify that. It needed to be just the right garland to fit the nerdy atmosphere of my decor. I settled on Pokemon characters, their images featuring Christmas elements. A few pompoms add to the festive feel.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 19

I was planning to change the decorations on our wreath this year. Then I found small wreath forms at the dollar store and the plan changed. I figured I'd wrap the form in some garland and maybe add some Doctor Who themed decoration. Again, though, I found some new craft supplies that changed the plan. Namely, I found some black tube ribbon which gives the wreath a decidedly outer-space feel. Some star garland and a craft foam TARDIS complete the look.

 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 20

When I received the Conductor Mickey Funko Pop as a gift earlier this year, I immediately knew it would feature in my Christmas displays this year. I made instruments and earmuffs for a variety of figures, turning them into a band for Mickey.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 21

I've become a fan of peg dolls as a craft. While my usual subjects lately have been real people, Christmas is the perfect time to delve into the fanciful. And peg dolls are a great shape for the Grinch and Max.

 

Crafty Christmas countdown: 22

Two years ago I made this pseudo-snow globe out of a jar and a Tsum-Tsum. Eventually, I decided I wanted Spider-man back leaving the jar fairly empty. It's been waiting for a new figure ever since. This year I found a little pony to glue into it. With her hooves up in the air like that, she was perfectly posed to hold a bead ornament.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 23

Christmas crackers have become one of my favorite holiday traditions. I enjoy them enough that I wanted to include them in my crafting countdown in puppet form. I had this plastic tube in my craft supplies from last Christmas that was the perfect diameter for a cracker, though I had to cut off a fair amount of the length.

 A scrap of wrapping paper, a couple of wiggle eyes, and a short length of ribbon finished it off.

 

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 24

It's hard to believe December is here already. I'm working my way into 24 days of Christmas crafts with a small step. This little cactus ornament was a simple craft kit. It's cute but a little dull. And the edges are a bit blurry.

 A little bit of fabric paint and a fair amount of glitter go a long way to spice up this ornament.