I think my favorite Christmas theme is stars, so I tend to make a lot of them each year. This year I made this star shaped snowman from some scrap t-shirt, a few bits of felt, and a little flannel. He's sort of chubby and a bit reminiscent of Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
I like to make holiday peg dolls every year, usually inspired by some favorite show or movie. This year I chose Heat Miser and Snow Miser from The Year Without a Santa Claus.
I've come to enjoy punch needle quite a bit and I've always loved capybaras. So I made this little Santa capybara to hang on my wall.
When you find yourself unexpectedly babysitting, you dig into the memory banks and come up with a holiday craft to do with the kids. I made these wreaths from contact paper, construction paper, and sequins with a 5 year old and 2 year old.
And as a special treat for the 5 year old, we made this holiday puppy sock puppet while his sister napped.
We don't want to leave out our animal friends during the holiday season so I thought I'd make a dog toy. I've made simple tug ropes in the past but decided this time to make a wreath. This was done with a simple overhand knot around a central core of cord for strength.
These little ornaments were simple to make but I think all the better for their simplicity. I used a base layer of white paint on some precut ornaments and added decoration with paint markers.
I got this decoration for free last year because it was flawed. While I certainly didn't want to put it up as-is, I could see potential in it.
The first step was to pry off that bottom bar. I set that aside for use in a future project. While I was at it I pulled off the tree too. That left me with a nice surface to repaint. I find the red glitter too much, so I made it a more natural camper color. When I was satisfied with the overall look, I decorated it for Christmas with a little wreath and some red and green pennants.
