Christmas Makes and Bakes

December 28, 2011

ginger bread house box

 

 
 
Mini Christmas cake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ginger bread houses

ginger bread houses

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ginger bread man and mincemeat pies

ginger bread man and mincemeat pies

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
mini ginger bread man chocolate and marzipan sweeties

mini ginger bread man chocolate and marzipan sweeties

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
star candle holders

star candle holders

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
spool snowmen

spool snowmen

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
christmas pot with reindeer food

christmas pot with reindeer food

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
christmas pencils

christmas pencils

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
beeswax candles

beeswax candles

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mini Exploding Box

December 20, 2011

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Exploding box

designed on Cricut Gypsy and cut with cricut expression

Use embellishments to decorate box


How to make a pompom reindeer

December 19, 2011

how to make a pompom reindeerpompom with hole

glitter pipe cleaner/chenille stem

small red glitter pompom

googly eyes

How to make

cut pipe cleaner in half thread through the hole – the plastic inner will come out as you push the pipe cleaner through

cut theother pipe cleaner in half again wind around each side to make antlers

glue on red pompom for nose and glue on googly eyes -alternatively use sticky backed googly eyes

Can be used as a bauble on the tree.glue onto a hair slide ,glue onto a brooch back 

recycled bauble reindeeralternative

Recycled Christmas Bauble

use a recycled bauble wind the pipe cleaner through the hanger and make up the same way as pompom reindeer


How To Make A Beaded Star Christmas Tree

December 11, 2011

Star Christmas Tree 

requirements

acrylic star beads 2 large 2 medium 2 small 3 tiny

pipe cleaner/chenille stem

Instructions

Thread beads onto pipe cleaner starting with the large and decrease in size  so that the tiny beads make the top of tree – the beads slot easily into place -leave a small piece of pipe cleaner at both ends curl at the bottom to stop beads from falling off and turn pipe cleaner at the top to make a hanger