Christmastime Is For Kids, and Kids At Heart

Tomorrow starts the last minute countdown to Christmas, so I thought I would look for crafts that you can make with your little ones while waiting for the big day.  So every Monday I will post a weeks worth of fun to have with your family.  Because without family, Christmas is just another day.

December 1

Construction Paper Wreath

Who has NOT made one of these?  Quick and easy, and a must for every child.  I found a great tutorial on the blog Our Small-Town Idaho Life.

December 2

Candy Cane Mice

My Mom made these one year when my kids were little.  I still have them. <3

The tutorial can be found on Sewing Barefoot.

December 3

Santa and Reindeer Stick Puppets.

What a cute idea...great for bedtime story hour.  You'll find lots more great crafts at 

I Heart Crafty Things.

December 4

Now it's time to get baking...with salt dough.

I found 27 different salt dough ornament links on I Heart Arts N Crafts.

December 5

Paper Towel Roll Stars

Here's a great way to recycle and create something shiny and beautiful.

The tutorial on on Blog A La Cart.

December 6

And for this Sunday afternoon I chose this simple nativity scene.

The link to the original post was broken, but I'm sure that my creative friends can figure this out from the picture.

So there you have it, a weeks worth of fun.  If you make any of these, please post a picture in the comments.  I would love to see them.

And, as always,

Be blessed,

Debbi

look what I found on twitter

I like twitter.  I use it a lot, mostly because it is so easy to share stuff with only one click.  This morning I thought I would check out what others are tweeting about....and share them with you.

wow, I love the color of this silver red agate ring by riorita.  this is NOT just a stone glued into a setting, Irith is a very skilled silversmith and handcrafted every part of this beautiful ring...and she offers free shipping from Israel.  Plus I know Irith, and she is not only a talented jewelry designer, but also a super nice person.

When I saw the tweet for orange slice string art, what first came to mind was the traditional string art of the 70's, but what I found was this way cool acrylic painting of an orange slice with string in it.  I love the color, of course, but I also started to drool looking at it because it looks delicious.  You can find this at 

cathy savels paintings.

The last thing I'll share is this really cool facebook page I found...crafthunters.  Ok, to be totally honest, it was this picture that got me hooked. hahaha.  That is so me, and most of my friends, huddled over our crafting tables, cackling like a bunch of old hens...

It's actually a Russian page, translated in English, and has some totally cool do-it-yourself crafting ideas.  

I liked it. :0)

So, what do you tweet?

Be blessed,

Debbi