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18 Homemade Christmas Decorations How To Make Christmas Decorations PDF
18 Homemade Christmas Decorations How To Make Christmas Decorations PDF
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Christmas is on its way, which means its time to get ready! One of the best ways to catch the Christmas
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Ornaments
Festive Ice Skate Ornaments
By: The New Image Group
Materials:
Scissors
Jumbo Paper Clip
Craft Glue
36" of 1/8" Ribbon
Safety Needle
Small Single Hole Punch
1 - 9 x 12 Soft Felt Sheet
Fiber Fill (optional)
Sequins (optional)
Glitter (optional)
Pom Poms (optional)
Optional Embellishments:
You can use fiber fill to stuff your
skate to add extra dimension to it.
Also, embellish with glitter, sequins,
or pom poms to personalize each
different skate.
Skate Template:
Instructions:
Quilted CD Ornaments
By: Helena for Helenismos
Materials:
4 different types of fabric: 8 2"
squares of Xmas print/color (first
row); 16 2" squares of different Xmas
print/color (second row); 16 2"
squares of another different Xmas
print/color (third row); 16 2" squares
of yet another different print/color
(fourth row).
Old CD
Tacky Glue
Metallic Christmas trim
String
Pins
Reindeer Ornament
Instructions:
Materials:
2 wiggle eyes (15mm oval used on
sample)
16 large (18mm) brown starflake
beads
1 small (10mm) red pom pom
1-12 inch piece of gold tinsel stem (or
pipe cleaner)
Scissors
Ruler
Craft glue
Instructions:
Materials:
Sculpey clay
Spoon or nail
Embellishments of your choice
Sculpey glaze
Ribbon
Materials:
Plaid Supplies:
o 2774 - FolkArt Extreme
Glitter - Red, 5 oz.
o 2781 - FolkArt Extreme
Glitter - Black, 5 oz.
o 2782 - FolkArt Extreme
Glitter - Hologram, 5 oz.
o 436 - FolkArt Acrylic Colors Engine Red, 2 oz.
o 901 - FolkArt Acrylic Colors Wicker White, 2 oz.
o 938 - FolkArt Acrylic Colors Licorice, 2 oz.
Other Supplies:
o 3x5 wood frame
o 3x4 wood frame
o Green argyle scrapbook paper
o Green multi stripe scrapbook
paper
o 7/8 red and white polka dot
satin ribbon
o Hot glue and gun
o Scissors
o #1 script liner
o #12 flat brush
Instructions:
Down the Chimney Ornament:
HO HO HO! Ornament:
1. Basecoat frame black if not already
finished in black. Apply a thin coat of
black glitter to the frame. Allow to
dry and repeat if necessary.
2. Cut a 3x4 piece of green argyle
paper. Using any font desired,
Georgia Font was used in the photo;
trace the words HO HO HO! Paint
with Engine Red.
3. Once the letters are dry, paint the
red glitter over it. Apply additional
coats if needed.
4. Put the frame back together and hot
glue the ribbon on the back for a
hanger. Cut a piece of striped paper
to cover the back and glue over the
ribbon and frame.
Materials:
Fabric and felt scraps
Embellishments
Sewing machine and thread
Die cut machine
Bird with Wings Bigz Die
Disappearing ink fabric pen
Aleene's Fabric Fusion
Stamp
Solvent or pigment ink
Fairfield's polyfil fiber stuffing
Ribbon
Instructions:
1. First, you will need to cut two birds
using the Bird with Wings Bigz Die
and the BigShot Machine. I used felt
from National Nonwovens.
Instructions:
Materials:
Soda Can
2 bottle caps
Glitter
Alcohol ink or acrylic paint
White glue
Hot glue/gun
Festive embellishments
Scissors
Ball point pen
Pinhole punch or small nail/hammer
Cord or ornament hanger
Instructions:
Outdoor Dcor
A Silver Bells Welcome
By: Annabelle Keller for Krylon
Materials:
Krylon Short Cuts Aerosol Paints Chrome (#SCS032)
Krylon Glitter Spray - Shimmering
Silver (#402)
(1) 24" artificial pine wreath
(5) 4" craft foam bells
(17) 1" craft foam balls
1" 12" x 18" sheet of craft foam
(2 yds) braided 3/8" wide silver trim
(3-1/3 yds) 2 1/4" wide silver ribbon
for bow
(5 yds) 3/16" wide wire edge silver
ribbon for bells
Silver hologram glitter
(2) 18" lengths of cloth covered floral
wire
1 green chenille stem
5 round toothpicks
17 bamboo skewers
Scissors
Yard stick
Glue gun and glue sticks
White craft glue
3/4" wide flat brush
Waxed paper
Instructions:
Materials:
Glue gun and Hot glue
Ring, I use 1, 1 1/2 and 2 inch PVC
pipe cut in 1/2 wide slices
Very thin fabric like lace or netting.
Wire for hanger
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Instructions:
Materials:
STYROFOAM Brand Foam:
o Balls, 12 each: 2"; 1-1/2"; 11/4"; fifteen 1"
o Wreath, 12" x 1-1/4" x 3/4"
Spray paint, metallic gold
Sport-weight yarn, 1-3/4 oz. balls,
two each: hunter green; cranberry
red; cream
Knitting needles, one pair each:
cable; #10, 9-3/4" long
Gold-tone stitch holder
Railroad board, 8-ply, 22" x 28" sheet
Cloth-covered floral wire, 18" length
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue
Materials:
Fabric of your choice for the body.
Fabric for the top and drips usually
white.
Fabric for the flame orange or
yellow
Wire for bottom and top #8 or #10
Lighted Stand
Notes:
Your decoration can be thin and tall or fat and
short. I made some of mine fat and short and
some thin and tall.
The diameter of the top circle and height
determine how the decoration will look. The
pattern can be changed easily by changing the
diameter of the top and the length of the body.
Most of the time you will make them in pairs.
Instructions:
MAKING THE DECORATION
1. Draw a circle with a 13 inch
diameter which makes a 43 inch
circumference. Cut one.
2. Find an object that has those
dimensions for that circle or use the
string and pencil method for drawing
this circle. Take a piece of string tie it
to a pencil and measure the
diameter (6 inches of string). Mark
the string at 6 3/4 inches. Place a dot
on your paper. Placing your finger
tightly down on the dot at the end of
the string and holding the pencil
vertically, draw around to form a
circle.
3. Draw a rectangle 43 inches wide and
22 inches long (height of candle) and
add a seam allowance (1/2) to both
43 inch sides and 1 inch seam
allowance to both 22 inch sides. Cut
one.
TO MAKE THE CANDLE DRIPS
1. Make the length of the drips of the
height of the candle in this example
8 and the width of the drips are the
width of the candle in this case 44
inches.
2. Most of the time I make my candles
in pairs so I cut out two drips at a
time by using the following method.
Drips 6 long with one inch seam and
one inch margin at top makes 8
inches.
ADD WIRE
Instructions:
Materials:
Wire 12 gauge strength
Plastic bags (about 20)
Hot glue gun
Miniature ornaments
Silver beading or cording
Instructions:
Christmas Decorations
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
By: Beth Ann Cecchettini for Baby Lock
Materials:
Baby Lock Sewing and Embroidery
Machine
1 1/8 yard red felt
1 yard olive green felt
yard forest green felt
yard bright pink felt
yard brown felt
yard golden yellow felt
1 yards gold ribbon
Embroidery thread--bright pink, red, kiwi
green
Gold metallic thread
Monofilament thread
Baby Lock Rinse-Away Tear Away
stabilizer
Pinking shears
Fusible webbing
7/16 inch caf rod
Amazing Designs Ho! Ho! Holidays
(ADP-37P)
Thread
Materials:
For all:
one spools of Kreinik Tapestry (#12)
Braid in each color: 012 Purple, 021
Copper, 021C Copper Cord, 021HL
Copper Hi Lustre, 026 Amethyst,
051HL Sapphire Hi Lustre, 093 Star
Mauve, 1223 Passion Plum,
three spools of Kreinik Medium (#16)
Braid in each color: 850 Mallard, 622
Wedgewood
one spool each of Kreinik Medium
(#16) Braid in each color: 221 Antique
Gold, 014 Sky Blue, 013 Beige
small amount of cotton or fiberfill
crochet hook size B
sewing thread and needle
6-inch chenille stick
assorted charms or beads (optional)
Instructions:
For Wise Man With Striped Coat
Head
Using color 021 ch 4, join with sl st to form
ring.
Rnd 1: 3ch, 9dc in ring, (10dc) join.
Rnd 2: 3ch, *2dc in next st, dc in next st;
repeat from * around (15dc), join.
Rnd 3-4: Ch3, dc in each dc around, join.
Stuff head with cotton.
Rnd 5: Ch1, (skip 1 sc, sc in next sc) 7 times;
join.
Rnd 6-7: Ch2, 2hdc in each st; join. Fasten
off.
Robe
Rnd 8: Fasten on color 051, working in
opposite direction from previous row, ch 1, *
sc in next st, 2sc in next st; repeat from *
around; join. (Do not cut threads between
rows.)
Rnd 9: Fasten on color 1223, ch 1, *sc in next
st, ch1, sk next sc; repeat from * around;
join.
Rnd 10: Fasten on color 012, 3ch, 1 dc in
next ch sp (counts as dc2tog), *1ch, dc2tog
inserting hook into same sp as previous st for
first leg and into next sp for 2nd leg; repeat
from * around; join.
Rnd 11: Fasten on color 026, ch1, sc in first
st, *sc in next sp, ch1, sk next cluster; rep
from * around; join.
Rnd 12: Fasten on color 093, (ch1, dc in each
ch sp) around; join.
Repeat pattern of stripes for 2 3/4 inches,
ending with color 093.
Last row: Using color 051, Ch2, *hdc in first
sp, 2hdc in next sp, repeat from * around.
Fasten off.
Sleeve (make 2)
Using color 012, ch8, sl st to make a circle.
Rnd 1: Ch3, *sc in first ch, dc in next; repeat
around; join.
Alternating colors 026, 093, and 1223,
repeat stitch pattern of Rnd 1 for 1 3/4
inches.
Last Row: Using 051, hdc in each st, fasten
off.
Assemble
Fold back 1/2-inch of each end of chenille
stick, pass through robe at shoulders and
cover with sleeves. Sew sleeves to robe; sew
headpiece to head. If desired, make necklace
from thread and a bead or use a charm as a
gift.
Insert
Using color 850, ch 5.
Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 2hdc in
each ch across; turn.
Rwo 2: Ch2, hdc in each st across, increasing
1 st every other row for 2 1/2-inches; fasten
off.
Sleeves (make 2)
Ch8; join to form ring.
Rnd 1: 8 hdc in ring, join.
Rnd 2: Ch2, hdc in ea st; join.
Repeat Row 2 for 1 1/2-inches; fasten off.
Band: Join color 221; ch1, sc in ea st; fasten
off.
Hand (make 2)
Using color 021, ch4, join to form ring.
Rnd 1-3: Ch2, 4hdc in ring, join. Fasten off.
Crown
With color 221, ch15, sl st in first ch to form
ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, dc in next, 3tr in
next, dc in next, sc in each remaining st to
end; join, fasten off.
Headpiece
Using color 850, ch 8.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch,
dc in next, tr in next, dc in next, sc in next 2
sts, turn.
Row 2: Ch1, sc in next 2sts, dc in nest, tr in
next, dc in next, sc in next 2 sts, turn.
Row 3-6: Ch3, dc in eash st, turn. Fasten off.
Sleeves (make 2)
Using color 622, ch8; join to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch2, 7 hdc in ring, join.
Rnd 2: Ch2, hdc in ea st; join.
Repeat Row 2 for 1 1/2 inches; fasten off.
Assemble
Sew insert under robe and sew robe to neck
edge. Fold back 1/2-inch of each end of
chenille stick, pass through robe at shoulders
and cover with sleeves. Sew sleeves to robe;
sew headpiece to head, and sew crown to
headpiece. If desired, make necklace from
thread and a bead or use charm as a gift.
Crown
With color 013, ch 15, sl st in first ch to form
ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in first ch , dc in next, 3tr in
next, dc in next, sc in each remaining st to
end; join, fasten off.
Headpiece
Using color 622, ch 8.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch,
dc in next, tr in next, dc in next, sc in next 2
sts, turn.
Row 2: Ch1, sc in next 2sts, dc in next, tr in
next, dc in next, sc in next 2 sts, turn.
Row 3-6: Ch3, dc in each st, turn. Fasten off.
Assemble
Fold back 1/2-inch of each end of chenille
stick, pass through robe at shoulders and
cover with sleeves. Sew sleeves to robe; sew
headpiece to head, and sew crown to
headpiece. If desired, make necklace from
thread and a bead or use charm as a gift.
By: Bernat
Sizes
Large Snowman: 6 ins [16.5 cm] tall.
Small Snowman: 4 ins [10 cm] tall.
Gauge
15 sc and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].
Materials:
Bernat Handicrafter Cotton
(50 g/1.75 oz; 73 m/80 yds)
or (400 g/14 oz; 650 m/710 yds)
(White)
Large Snowman: (38 g/1.35 oz; 60
m/65 yds)
Small Snowman: (15 g/0.5 oz; 23
m/25 yds)
Crochet Hook: size 3.75 mm (U.S. F or
5) crochet hook or size needed to
obtain gauge.
2 black buttons for eyes.
1 orange button for nose.
Stuffing.
2 yds [1.8 m] of black worsted weight
yarn for embroidery.
Red, orange and green felt for
scarves.
Instructions:
Large Snowman (make 2)
**Ch 2.
1st rnd: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl
st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each sc around. Join.
12 sc.
3rd rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in next sc. 2 sc in next sc.
Rep from * around. Join. 18 sc.
4th rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in next 2 sc. 2 sc in next
sc. Rep from * around. Join. 24 sc.**
Cont in this manner, inc 6 sc evenly around
next 2 rnds. Place marker at end of last rnd.
36 sc.
Next rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Join.
Rep last rnd until work from marked rnd
measures 5 ins [12.5 cm].
Next rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in each of next 4 sc. Yoh
and draw up a loop in each of next 2 sts. Yoh
and draw through all loops on hook sc2tog
made. Rep from * around. Join. 30 sts.
Next rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in each of next 3 sc.
Sc2tog over next 2 sts. Rep from * around.
Join. 24 sts.
***Stuff snowman.
Next rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in next 2 sc. Sc2tog over
next 2 sts. Rep from * around. Join. 18 sts.
Next rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in next sc. Sc2tog over
next 2 sts. Rep from * around. Join. 12 sts.
Next rnd: Ch 1. *Sc2tog over next 2 sts. Rep
from * around. Join. 6 sts. Fasten off, leaving
long end.
Stuff rem of snowman. Draw yarn through
rem 6 sts. Pull tightly and fasten securely.***
Instructions:
Materials:
Underglaze*: Concepts CN 074 Really
Red (for bisque & majolica)
Bisque*: 21674 Three Assorted Bud
Vases
Paintbrushes: No.6 Fan Glaze, No.6
Round
Glazes*: Crystals CR 916 Holly Berries
3 yds. red sequin trim
Craft foam balls: (three each) 1 1/2",
2", 2 1/2"
Tissue paper: lime green, dark lime
green, medium lime green
Decoupage medium*
Fast-drying tacky glue*
Foil, golf tees, jar, pushpin, ruler,
scissors, skewers, sponge, straight pins,
toothpicks, wire cutter
Instructions:
Strip:
ROW 1: With 4 ply yarn and H hook ch-4, sc
2nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn.
(3 sts)
ROW 2-22: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
End row 22 sl st short ends of strip tog to
form a chain for the garland.
Each additional ch is worked row 1-22, then
inserted into the previous made chain and
short ends sl st tog.
Gauge:
5 hdc sts = 1, 4 rows hdc = 1
Strip:
ROW 1: With Fun Fur and E hook ch-7, hdc
3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1,
turn. (5 sts)
ROW 2-24: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
End row 24 sl st short ends of strip tog to
form a chain for the garland.
Each additional ch is worked row 1-24, then
inserted into the previous made chain and
short ends sl st tog.
Instructions:
Materials:
Glitz Kringle Ornaments Patterned
Paper (any paper would do)
Glitz Red Frosting Strip (round)
Glitz Yellow Frosting Strip (round)
Glitz Star Frosting Design
Styrofoam tree
Straight Pins
Martha Stewart Lace Heart punch
Yellow Cardstock
Red Ribbon