Christmas crafting you could do this weekend (well, if you wanted to!)
Remember when my blog was hacked and I lost everything? Yeah, that was a
fun. I have STILL not got close to reinstating everything... So I've
just reposted a bunch of Christmassy posts with ideas and projects for
advent calendars, wrapping, decor and ornaments, seeing as Monday brings
with it the official countdown to Christmas. I'm working on my advent
calendar this weekend. I have all the gifts ready to wrap and I think
I've finally worked out what I'm doing! I had the idea to papercut a
village and use each window and door as the advent window with a little
clue on the inside. But when I cut it out it looked so cute I decided to
place it in our living room window instead with fairy lights behind it
so at night it lit up sweetly - the kids can draw some snow and make
some paper snowflakes as well to stick above. Should be cute. Anyway,
here is a sneak peek of the village...
Going back through my posts kind of made me sad my blog has practically
disappeared from my life. I always have plans for it but then the
inspiration runs out, or the couldn't-be-botheredness sets in, or a
child starts at me as soon as the laptop makes an appearance... But my
little trip down memory lane and a good five years worth of Christmassy
crafts also made me kind of proud of some of my projects. Anyway, I
thought I'd share a few faves - maybe you're keen to get crafty in the
next few weeks?
Treasure-hunt paper-chain advent calendar
Book page wreath - made from Stephen King's Salem's Lot (I wasn't a fan!)
Snow globe glass bauble
Doily star snowflake decorations
One clear glass bauble, five different ways
Gold leaf gift tags
Glittery lantern centrepiece made from... toilet rolls!!! I created this craft for Kidspot
My first homemade advent calendar (from 2009!) - little matchboxes filled with tiny ornaments for the tree and decorated with various red and white and black things!
Design and print your own gift wrap with your computer! This is another one I created for Kidspot.
See something you fancy trying? Good luck and happy crafting! And happy last-weekend-in-November. Are we really about to enter the last month of the year? The zooming years are freaking me out! x