Apple Berry Wreath

Tools and Materials:
- 2 styrofoam wreath forms, 14x2.5x2 and 12x2x2

- 2" artficial apples, approx. 60

- 14 bunches of red/orange/brown artificial berries

- 2 bags of light green reindeer moss

- 2 bags of dark green reindeer moss

- Toothpicks

- Florist wire, 10" length

- Glue gun and glue

- Coordinating ribbon

Directions:
1 - Wrap and knot your floral around your larger foam wreath form in a manner the gives you a loop for hanging. This will become the top center of your completed wreath.
2 - Glue smaller wreath form on top of the larger one and let dry thoroughly.
3 - Glue the moss on, covering the front and back of the assembled wreath forms. Be sure not to cover up your hanging wire loop.
4 - Apply a dab of glue to one end of a toothpick and insert it into the center bottom of an apple. Repeat with all the apples.
5 - Apply a dab of glue to the other end of the toothpicks and insert the apples, side by side, around the outside circumference of the wreath.
6 - Insert your berry bunches into the wreath forming a circle just inside the row of apples.
7 - Continue alternating between circles of apples and berries until your wreath is full. You should end up with a circle of apples at the inside center.
8 - Use the ribbon to hnag your wreath.

Glittery Ornament Balls

These small ornament balls are easy to make and very versatile. You can string them together and use them as garland, fill a few vases or bowls with them for centerpieces, embellish your garland with them or simply hang them on your tree.

Tools and Materials:

- Small size, lightweight ball ornaments

- Glitter

- Glitter glue

- Cookie sheet

Directions:

1 - Holding the ball by the hanger and overtop of the cookie sheet, cover one ball in glitter glue.

2 - While the glue is still wet cover the ball in sprinkles. Let dry (the best way to dry them is to hang them).

*You can mix some glitters together to create a multi-tone effect as well

Christmas Blocks

Tools and Materials:

- 5" Styrofoam Brand foam cubes (we used 3 of them)

- Wooden letters (we sued J, O and Y)

- 3+ different styles of decorative Christmas paper, 12" x 12"

- Christmas stickers

- Rickrack embellishments

- Paint (we sued red)

- Glitter to match paint

- Glitter glue

- Paper glue

Directions:

1 - Overlap 2 paper sheets by one inch and glue them together.

2 - Cut one 5" strip from length of paper and wrap it around a cube, creasing it at the corners.

3 - Secure it in place with glue.

4 - Continue steps 1 through 3 until the entire cube is covered.

5 - Paint wooden letters and let dry.

6 - Cover the dried letters with the glitter glue and the sprinkle them with your glitter. Shake off excess and let dry.

7 - Glue one letter to the front of each cube.

8 - Embellish the other surfaces of the cube with your stickers and rickrack, as desired.

Glass Ball Ornaments

Tools and Materials

- Gallery Glass window paint colours; Snow white, kelly green, ruby red

- Gallery Glass Leading Blanks

- Large, round glass ornaments

- Lined paper

- Tape

- Craft knife

- Red, green and white ribbon of varying widths

- Scissors

Instructions:

1 - Place a sheet of Leading Blank on top of your lined paper and tape securely.

2 - Using one colour at a time, trace multiple lines with your Gallery Glass window paints. Squeeze the bottles lightly so as not to make your lines too wide. Let it dry overnight.

3 - Clean and dry the ornaments and remove the ornament hangers. Using your craft knife, carefully peel the dried lines of window colour away from your leading blank and apply them to the glass ball. If desired place drops of the window colour directly onto the ornament for the Christmas tree embellishment. Let it dry.

4 - Replace the hangers and attach the coordinating ribbons.

*If your Christmas tree is decorated with a different colour scheme don't be afraid to swap the colours mentioned to match yours.

Hand-Drawn and Homemade

Make Christmas gift shopping a little easier this year by letting the kids make their own gifts for mom, dad, grandma, grandpa and anyone else they might want to give to. It's also a fantastic way to get the kids involved and into the spirit of the season.

Bring some solid, light coloured tote bags or dishtowels to life by giving your kids some fabric markers and letting their creativity soar. You can also purchase some inexpensive white dishes and ceramic markers and have the kids colour those.

The sentimental value of homemade gifts from the kids will make Christmas morning so much more memorable for the givers as well as the gift receivers.

Glittery Trees

Here's a craft that not only looks good but is environmentally friendly too

Tools and Materials
- Old magazines

- Gold spray paint (or choose another colour if you'd like)

- Glitter to match/compliment your spray paint

Instructions

1 - Play around with your magazine to break the spine

2 - Starting with the cover and working your way throughout the entire magazine, fold each page down by folding the top-right corner down to the spine

3 - Next go back to the cover and fold each page in half (the magazine should look like a tie when you're finished)

4 - Once again go back to the cover and fold in the triangle at the bottom of each page (tuck the point of the triangle into the page)

5 - Fan out the magazine pages so that the tree can stand up on its own

6 - Spray paint your tree and then immediately sprinkle the tree with glitter, let dry