German Stars

Very special and traditional

Here are a few sites with great examples and video        

 http://linaloo.typepad.com/linaloo/2009/12/frucool-recycled-christmas-wreath.html

http://gratefulprayerthankfulheart.blogspot.com/2009/11/1-year-blogging-anniversary-tutorial.html

Reindeer Christmas Ornaments

 "Materials Needed:

Tree branches with bark on them;
One piece that is 1 inch diameter and 2 and 1/4 inches long for each reindeer.
One piece that is 5/8 inch diameter and 1 and 1/4 inches long for each reindeer.
At least ten inches of 1/4 inch diameter doweling per reindeer.
16 Gauge Copper Wire
Needle Nose Pliers
Brown leather scraps or brown felt scraps.
Red and Black Felt Scraps
Dark Red Felt
10 mm Jingle Bells
Thick Gold Thread
Needle
Scissors
Saw or wood pruners
Drill
17/64 Drill bit
1/16 Drill bit
Handheld Clamp
Pocket knife
Tacky Glue
Hot Glue Gun for glueing jingle bells."

Paper Christmas tree

Paper Forest

Making samples has left me with a bunch of scraps, seems I just can't throw anything away! So, I thought I'd get ready for Christmas with some little tree ornaments. All you need are three circles of printed CS, preferably double-sided. I made my circles 4", 3.5" and  3".

Now, for the next part, you can be precise by scoring, but I just folded mine up to get the crease. First, I folded them in half. Then, I opened them up and folded them in half the other way. I marked the crease lines with a pen so you can see it better.

Then, I matched up the folds diagonally and folded them in half. Do this in both diagonal directions. You should end up with 8 sections.

Next, you need to fold each "piece of the pie" in the middle, but this time you do a valley fold (dotted lines).

Then, I snipped each of these sections to a make short points between each section. Repeat these steps for all three circles.

Nap Time Crafters: Root Deer

Nap Time Crafters: Root Deer