One of our 2013 - 2014 Christmas traditions is making homemade Christmas
gifts and Christmas decorations. It all started – well, I can’t actually
remember that far back. Anyway, every year, my sister always gets the kids
together to whip up some Christmas crafts for the kids to make for Christmas
gifts.
It is more fun to watch the kids faces as you open the gift
they have made than opening it yourself. Of course, I normally shed a happy
tear or two each year because the gift they have created means so much because
of the time, effort and love they have put into making it.
Homemade Christmas Gifts
For the adults in the family, it can be just as much fun to
make Christmas gifts for giving as it is shopping for them. In many cases,
those hard-to-buy-for people on your list would love a handmade present.
Some of our favorite
homemade Christmas gifts include candles. We’ve made candles for years and have
found a few holiday tips and tricks you can use to make Christmas gifts easy
and spectacular!
The first idea for you includes only a few items that can be
found a dollar stores for $1.00.
What you’ll need:
a red taper candle
a metal taper
candle holder
artificial
Christmas flowers
CandlesCandle Table Decoration'per la mia candela verde!'
The candle holders in this picture cost a little more than a
dollar, buy we have found some great ones for $1.00 too.
Directions:
Simple wrap the the Christmas flower stems around the bottom
of the metal taper candle holder and hot glue, if necessary. Add the taper
candle and you have a beautiful shelf decoration!
The second idea is just as simple, but will require a bit
more thought.
What you’ll need:
a white pillar
candle (can be a caked candle)
a small glass or
metal plate or soup bowl (ex: gold metal, silver, green glass)
scented Christmas
potpourri
two candlescandle light ivCandles at Christmas time
Directions:
Place the pillar candle in the middle of the plate or bowl
and sprinkle the potpourri around the bottom. You can add small pine cones too!
Wrap it with cellophane wrap and tie it with a ribbon or raffia and your all
done.
You can even make a special tag using paper and tea to write
the name of the recipient.
Candle
You can also use a lantern like this one, but it will cost a
bit more. It all depends on who the gift will be for as to what type of
decorations you can use.
kids wrist watch
No comments:
Post a Comment