12 days of Christmas pinspiration (day six)

Day Six:

Seed Bead Ornaments
from South North South

What you'll need:

1,000+ glass seed beads of different colors.
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Hemp Twine, or wire...00
Star design cut-out or plastic made ornament.

Using a plastic ornament design, or hot-gluing your own design freehand, start by using one straight line at a time.  Draw a line of hot glue along the ornament then top with seed beads in the color of your choice.  Keep working around the ornament until you complete the entire piece.  You want to work with one line at a time, so that the glue won't dry before you add the seed beads.  Allow the ornament to dry completely and dust off any loose seed beads.  Attach some twine and hang. 

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12 days of Christmas pinspiration (day five)

Day Five:

DIY Indoor Snowmen
from:   Favethings via MPMK

What you'll need:

2 boxes of cornstarch
Can of foaming shaving cream
Box or plastic container
Sheet or tarp or even newspaper
Any random materials you have around your house
Add the contents to the container and mix to combine.  Now the kids, or even you, can smash and play just like if playing in real snow.  Of course, it won't be as cold, but it can be as fun!  You can make snowmen, igloos, and even small snowballs all in the comfort of a warm house.

Be sure and visit Favethings to see more awesome DIY activities and other favorite things, added by readers, that will add to your holiday fun this year.

12 Days of Christmas Pinspiration (day five)-2012

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12 days of Christmas Pinspiration (day four)

Day Four:

Tiny Trees
from:  Family Chic

What you'll need:

1.  Corks

2.  Glue

3.  Clippings from artificial garland

4.  Small screw hook

Use the small screw hook to create a hole in the corks.  Place a small amount of glue inside the hole.  Clip small "tree-like" cuttings from the artificial garland.  Place the small cuttings into the holes.  You can even give the little trees a trim to make them take the shape of actual trees.  If you want to change out the cuttings from time to time, don't use any glue.

Be sure and visit Family Chic to learn about other DIY crafts you can do this season to brighten your holidays.

12 Days of Christmas Pinspiration-day four 2012

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12 days of Christmas Pinspiration (day three)

Day Three:

Christmas Jars
from:  The Tortoise and the Hare

What you'll need:

1.  Jars (different sizes and shapes)

2.  Sugar or Epsom Salt

3.  Small Hobby Trees

4.  Snow Spray

5.  Bleach

First, clean the jars and dry completely.  Sprinkle some sugar, or Epsom Salt in the bottom of the jar in a thin layer.  You can either find white trees already, or use some bleach water and allow your green, or other color trees to sit in the bleach water overnight.  If using the white trees already, spray on a bit of snow spray and allow to dry.  If you go with the colored trees and placed them in bleach water overnight, dry completely, and add the snow spray.  Another option is to spray paint the colored trees with white spray paint, too.

Add your little trees to the jar on top of the "snow."  You can also add in small white animals or other objects to bring the Christmas jars to life.  

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12 Days of Christmas Pinspiration- Day Three 2012

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