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Church Christmas Party Decorating Ideas
If you’re in charge of decorating for your Church’s Christmas Party, I’ve got some simple decorating ideas for you! *This post contains affiliate links. Supplies: Plastic Table Cloth Rolls – We get ours from Cash n Carry or find them here:Plastic Tablecover Roll 3D Paper Christmas Tree Centerpieces – Tutorial HERE Snowflakes made from coffee filters Paper End Rolls – found at your local newspaper Use the above supplies to decorate for your Christmas Party. I cut snowflakes out of coffee filters and made a table runner out of them. We also had Christmas printable games/coloring pages on the tables. Here’s a free printable for the ‘Name that Christmas Carol Game‘ and the other ‘Guess…
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Homemade Christmas Gifts – For Her (Part 4)
Every year I love to make a Christmas List of the perfect DIY gifts for the women in your life! Moms, Grandmas, Daughters, Friends, Neighbors, and other loved ones. I hope you enjoy this years list of perfect DIY Gifts for Her… 1. Extender Slips – These are so easy to make and they are perfect to slip under a skirt or dress to add a little length. 2. Lace Tank Top – What girl wouldn’t love a Lacy Top to go under a cute sweater or jacket? 3. ‘HOME’ blocks – These cute blocks are such a cute home décor gift idea. You could mix it up by doing their…
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Hand Warmers – a Tutorial
Trying to think of the perfect gift for your friend, neighbor, family, teacher, etc? These little reusable hand warmers are the perfect fall/winter gift for anyone in your life. I made them last year for my kids teachers and some gals I visit teach! You can make them with any design fabric. Kids love them too! Just pop these little babies in the microwave for 30 seconds and put in your pockets to keep your fingers warm while out in the cold. Easy and fun to make, the kids will love helping fill them with rice. Enjoy the tutorial! Supplies: Fabric (small 4-1/2″x 4-1/2″ squares) cotton, and snuggle flannel or…
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3D Paper Christmas Tree Centerpieces
Hope your Holiday’s are going great! Today I’m showing you a Tutorial on how to make some 3D Paper Christmas Tree Centerpieces. I made these for a Church Christmas Party I was in charge of 2 years ago and I used them again last year! They are so inexpensive, simple, and easy, even the kids can help make these! They are also great for decorating during Christmas. Use some patterned paper for a festive look. You can see all our Christmas Party Decorating ideas HERE. Supplies: Paper (I use 60+lb Cardstock) I buy packs of them at Walmart or off Amazon Scissors Printer (optional) Hot Glue Gun (optional) *You are going to need a stiff paper…
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DIY Photo Fridge Magnets
My Mom and I made these when she came to visit a while back. We used glass rocks (1″) that are flat on one side, cut pictures of each of her grandchildren, and glued them on. Then we added a magnet to the back. I made them for my Mother-in-law as well and she loved them!! They make a great gift for loved ones during the Holidays! (This post contains affiliate links) Supplies: 1″ Clear Glass Dome rocks Printed photos (faces smaller than your rocks) 1″ Circle Punch or scissors Magnets E6000 Tutorial: Cut your pictures using your 1″ circle punch (or draw a 1″ circle on your picture and cut using scissors.)…
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DIY Home Décor – Wood Blocks
Here’s a fun and easy DIY Home Décor idea…Wood Block Letters! These would make the perfect home decoration, house warming gift, birthday gift, going away gift, or you could even make them for Holidays or a baby nursery with baby’s name on them! Tons of possibilities with these cute blocks. You could even put photos on the sides and rotate to change the picture. So fun! This is an updated post the original post can be found HERE. (This post contains affiliate links) Ready to make some fun DIY Home Décor wood blocks? Well let’s get started! Here’s what you’ll need… Supplies: 3 or 4 inch unfinished wood blocks from Michaels…
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Paper Plate Garland for Christmas Decoration
Today I’m going to be showing you how to make this simple and easy paper plate Christmas Garland to help you decorate for the holidays. This is a great decoration along the stage at your Church’s ward Christmas Party! It’s cheap and easy too! Here is my Christmas Party Decorating Ideas Post where you can find more great decorating ideas. Here’s what you’ll need to make the paper plate garland…. Paper Plates (get the cheap/light weight kind) Red Spray paint A Box for spray painting in (I use a diaper box with the flaps cut off) Stapler or Tape Tape for hanging Start off by painting half the paper plates…
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Child of God Christmas Ornament Tutorial
Today I’m showing you how to make these adorable ‘Child of God’ Christmas Ornaments for the Primary children in your ward. They are simple and cheap to make and oh so cute! Here is the Christmas Party Decorating Ideas that I shared last year including a picture of the ornaments. Check it out for more fun ideas. Supplies: 1″ tiles from hardware store (I got mine at Home Depot) Vinyl (color of choice) and Vinyl Cutting machine (I have a Silhouette) x-acto knife Ribbon to match Vinyl felt scraps Hot glue gun Other: Vinyl transfer paper, pin for removing vinyl, card for applying vinyl The little square tiles come in…
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Homemade Christmas Gifts – For Her (Part 3)
Well its 2014 and time for another round of Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas for the women in your life….friends, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, neighbors, etc. If you missed Parts 1 and 2 you can find them here (Part 1 & Part 2) **And now Part 4 is here!! Here is my top 10 Homemade Christmas Gift ideas for this year. Hope you enjoy! 1. Birthday Board perfect for Grandma to keep track of all those kids and grandkids birthdays each year! 2. Candy Jar 3. Mother/Grandmother Framed Printables. 4. Wall Art Canvas. 5. DIY beaded Necklace from Bromeliad 6. Boot Socks! from Opps! I craft my pants. Okay that has got to…
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DIY Apothecary Candy Jar Decoration – a Tutorial
I was asked to help make a craft for our upcoming Super Saturday. (A fun day of crafts at my church) So I came up with these adorable Apothecary Candy Jars that make a perfect decorative piece for your home. I also made a few extra for my kids teachers for the holidays. (They make a quick and easy teacher gift!) They are also very inexpensive. Check out the tutorial below and let me know if you make any, I would love to see them! Supplies: Spray Paint (Color of your choice) Ribbon (I like using gross-grain) Wood Circles (I found these at Hobby Lobby) Wood Ball Knobs (Hobby Lobby)…
