Usually I draw cards for the people in my department. Of course, this is not a normal year. With people working remotely, I don't know when I'll be seeing some of them again. So I made just one more detailed card that I photographed and sent as a sort of e-card. And now I'm sending it to all of you. A very merry Christmas to all of you.
Since I learned how to punch needle this year, I really wanted to incorporate that into this countdown. I played with a couple of different images before settling on this one (inspired by this needle felted image I saw on Pinterest). What says Merry Christmas more than a brussels sprout wearing a crown from a Christmas cracker?
Today's craft is a quick one, a velvet coloring poster. It may not be fancy, but this quirky image amuses me and I have a soft spot for these coloring kits which were fairly popular when I was a kid.
Sometimes, I go to throw something away and am struck by it's possibility as a craft supply. That's what happened with this body wash bottle. Already a cute shape, when I looked at it I could see it's refashioned into a lady gnome.
I have a small collection of decorative plaques in different shapes I've picked up to paint. These round ones are pretty universally useful.
A couple of years ago, my big puppet build was a cranky fruitcake. It remains one of my favorite puppets, though this year's may give it a run for it's money.
From a simple foam tube ....
to a yule log cake.
I'm a fan of atypical decorations. Things you won't see in every house. So when I spotted these fabric jellyfish I was inspired. I started with a circle of Christmas patterned flannel.
