Cheap Christmas Decorations

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Use old baby food jars and a little holiday magic to create an earth-friendly and beautiful decoration for your Christmas table.

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from goluxx and more videos in the Cookies category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com You’ve got the basic recipe. Now learn all the different ways you can decorate those holiday sugar cookies like a pro. To complete this How-To you will need: Specialty decorating items Sugar cookie dough Cookie cutters Cookie sheets Currants, chopped nuts, or assorted candy Eggs Food-coloring liquid and food-coloring gel or paste A pastry brush or small artist’s brush Hard candies A plastic bag A rolling pin Plastic squeeze bottles Royal icing A butter knife Rolled fondant Waxed paper Cookie tins A straw A toothpick Step 1: Get supplies Go to a baking-supply or craft store, or shop online for specialty cookie-decorating items. Step 2: Jazz them up There are tons of ways to decorate your cookies before baking. After you’ve rolled out the dough and cut the cookies into shapes, press currants, nuts, or candy into them. Or brush them lightly with egg white and dust with colored sanding sugar or sprinkles. Tip: Dragees, those tiny gold and silver balls that adorn fancy cookies and cakes, are edible. But because they contain real metal, eating them is not advisable. Step 3: Glaze them To add colorful shine, glaze cookies before baking by whisking …

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from pdavid and more videos in the Christmas Crafts category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com Create a unique stocking to hang by the chimney with care for years to come. To complete this How-To you will need: A stocking Trimmings Holiday decorations Needle and thread Scissors Fabric paint Felt Fabric glue Glitter Imagination Christmas cookie cutters (optional) Step 1: Start with a plain stocking Start with a plain Christmas stocking, either store-bought or handmade. Tip: Felt is best if you plan to use a lot of iron-on appliques. Step 2: Decide on a concept Decide on a concept. Modern or old-fashioned? Simple or elaborate? Understated or over-the-top? Consider focusing on a theme. Step 3: Hit the crafts store Hit a crafts store to check out embellishments. If you can draw, pick up some fabric paint. Step 4: Buy some felt Buy some felt in contrasting colors to your stocking so you can cut out your own original designs and sew or glue them on. Tip: Use Christmas cookie cutters as stencils. Step 5: Check out the dollar store Check out the dollar store for holiday decorations, bric-a-brac, and small toys that you can attach to the stocking. Step 6: Write the name Write the name in glue, using a squeeze bottle, pour on glitter …

In this month’s “In the Garden,” Mark Viette talks about decorating our homes for the holidays using greenery from the back yard. More at vafb.com

Discover how to make and decorate your own pop-up greeting cards, birthday cards, Christmas cards; learn this and more in this free arts and crafts video taught by an expert. Expert: Heather McCanna Bio: Heather McCanna has been making cards for ten years. She teaches craft lessons to Elementary School children, and regularly volunteers arts-and-crafts time to a local high school. Filmmaker: Charles McCanna

Make Christmas tree Decorations with this easy to follow video with Leona from Artists Resource! See www.artistsresource.co.uk for more information.

A beautiful melt and pour holiday soap using Mold Market’s Holiday Wreath mold and PJ’s Professional Soap Tool Kit. Learn to make soaps like a pro!

www.lucylearns.com Step by Step Video on How to Make a Christmas Wreath using Holly, Pine, Ivy and pretty bushes

how to make a balloon Christmas Wreath

Dr. Jim the famous Wreathologist, known in society as “the best in the business”, shows how fraser fir Christmas wreaths are made. He skillfully uses a clamp-type wreath machine. Very educational- don’t let the kids miss this one.