Christmas is nearly upon us! That means it's time to start making holiday pies. Personally, I'm partial to blueberry. But when I set about making this fellow he insisted on being more of a cranberry color.
I neglected to photograph the process here but his tin is made from a whipped topping container, the crust and filling from an old foam mattress pad. Both foam and plastic are covered in pieces cut from old t-shirts.
I have decorated this wreath every year and never found a design that I was especially happy with. This year, though, I may have found a keeper. I decorated some wood ornament cutouts with permanent marker and glued them to the wreath. What's more festive than pokeballs?
I was going to try not to buy anything new for Christmas crafts this year but when we found this light up gnome kit, we couldn't resist. I finally finished painting him and assembled his lights.
To me, marshmallows count as Christmas food. Maybe because we put them in cocoa. Either way, this marshmallow family made from craft foam is a cute addition to a holiday display.
My room wasn't looking very festive, so I though I'd add a garland. And what better garland than a string of cardboard gingerbread men designed to look like the Doctor from Doctor Who.
Just a week until Christmas! This is when things start to get frantic, so I just have a quick craft for you today. I'm giving a lot of books this year so I thought I'd make some holiday themed bookmarks to go with them.
I've been thinking about a camel sock puppet for a while now and when I found this sock in my stash it seemed just about perfect.
With no hump to help imply camel, I used long fake eyelashes and folds in the toe of the sock (for the flat nostrils and split front lip) to give it strong camel vibes.
