Giving of Oneself is the Ultimate Gift – so why not do it your way

One of Our Favorite DIY Spots is of course Instructables.com. we’ve posted their stuff since the beginning of this blog. today is of course no different – Quality Stuff for our DIY Posse’.  This is a direct Clip from the Christmas Crafts Front Page on Instructables.com.  there are so many projects and how to’s;  that not visiting is like … well, you know – Crazy.

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Christmas Light Boxes Having made some of these earlier, I decided to add a few more for the Christmas season. These light boxes, or signs are easy to make, very low cost (the only thing I have to buy is the lights). Lights used are mini-incandescent lamps that are low watt, low heat regular Christmas lights. If pu& posted by Creativeman on Nov 23, 2009

How to Make 6-Pointed Paper Snowflakes This step by step guide will teach you how to make SIX pointed paper snowflakes. Most people make (and most how-tos teach) snowflakes with four or eight points. Real snowflakes in nature form with six points (or occasionally three if they formed weird) so I choose to make my own with six points. & posted by ReadsInTrees on Nov 10, 2009

Homemade Holiday Decorations This is a slide show of several decorations to make out of generally free, readily available materials. Cardboard, EPS foam, or styrofoam, paper, glue, usual stuff. The Christmas tree actually cost less than five dollars to make, should last for a very long time, and was lots of fun to make. I us& posted by Creativeman on Dec 27, 2008

Reused Wrapping Paper Wreath Don’t throw out that wrapping paper! Sure, you might have come up with a great way to wrap your gifts in an environmentally friendly manner, but that doesn’t mean that the people giving gifts to you did the same. Here’s a way to reuse all that wrapping paper and turn it into a holiday decoration& posted by domestic_engineer on Dec 14, 2008

Embossed Velvet Balsam Pine Sachets This is a fun little project that is relatively easy to do for someone just trying out velvet embossing with rubber stamps. You can see my instructable for velvet embossing here. I do provide embossing steps within this tutorial, but have some more specific information on the embossing process & posted by Inklings and Imprints on Dec 5, 2008

Adorable Snowman Ornaments These cute little snowmen only take a few minutes to make and make great ornaments for the Christmas tree, or as decorations to set around your house during the holidays.Here’s a list of what you’ll need to get started:” An small, clean sock (I’m using one my daughter outgrew, I think it’s a chil& posted by KelliShaver on Nov 29, 2008

freehand glass etching I am making personalized shot glasses for each of my friends this year (or coffee cups for those who don’t partake). This is a bit different from standard etching in that it does not use a stencil: for small curved glasses like these, stencils don’t quite stick.I also included basic instructi& posted by Robyntheslug on Dec 23, 2006

Felted garland for your Christmas tree Upcycle some old, wool, sweaters to make this striking garland. The texture will look amazing on your tree and the project takes only 2-3 wool sweaters, a sewing machine and a few hours. Happy Holidays!Melissahttp://underconstructionblog.typepad.com posted by mdhaworth on Dec 27, 2008

20 minute (?) stocking A last minute stocking made from some scrap material I had. An extra holiday guest? Extra material? Extra 20 minutes? A Christmas eve quick stocking tutorial. Cheers & have a good holiday.ps – you can see the full tutorial and others on my blog, www.thescienceofcraft.comwww.thescienceofcraft.com posted by emma1181 on Dec 24, 2007

Mini Christmas Tree (With Lights!) This mini Christmas tree is perfect to add holiday spirit to any desk and could also make a good gift (At least I hope so! I plan to make more and give one to my brother and one of my LED obsessed friends). It can be made using scrap materials from other projects, and is really easy to put togeth& posted by Gjdj3 on Dec 19, 2008

Altoids Advent calendar This time of year, kids can hardly wait for the man in the red suit to bring toys to all good girls and boys. One way to help kids count the days is with an Advent calendar. But why settle for an old-fashioned paper one? Make a 3-D sculpture that can hold a small surprise for every day between no& posted by sassycrafter on Dec 12, 2008

Our Smart Crafters have no doubt added a few ideas to your treasure trove of what to makes‘. this is how we think the spirit of Christmas should be preserved; through giving of yourself.

His Directions really make it easy. there’s so much that you can do with Paper, and there’s so much paper around, why not use it to make a treasure.

wouldn’t you love to receive an envelope filled with these beauties ?

We Remember when the teacher in our art class taught us how to make the basic snowflakes in elementary school. it was so much fun to bring them home to have mom put them in the window of the house to show them off to the neighborhood.

those snowflakes are easily transformed into beautiful art pieces, when properly mounted and framed. couldn’t you see grandma’s face light up when she receives one in the mail along with the gifts from you this christmas ? why not start a family tradition and create some paper memories.

Speaking of Paper Crafts for the Holidays – Everyone Loves the Paper Star Lanterns; and they are so easy to make. why not make your own and one for a friend, with these directions from the Lantern Maker Queen – Melina. her directions make it a snap. that’s why she’s an expert.  remember to click the video to go to the list, where the continuation of the construction videos are on YouTube; as it’s well worth it. each step is clearly shown and easy to do.

Our Next Post will focus on those Food Gifts we’ve been collecting. make sure you Subscribe to our blog, so that you don’t miss a single edition of this Holiday Green Special. there’s so much that we have to be thankful for and of course, it starts with Mother Nature and You.

Happy Holidays Friends,

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