| There are nine more days until the Christmas | | | | you to make to greet your guests at the door. |
| holiday is here. Families are starting to fly into | | | | All you need are some bells, any size you wish, a |
| town, more and more houses are being lit up and | | | | ribbon, some glue and a rope or something to |
| the shopping malls are becoming more and more | | | | hold your craft up. You can always use a wreath |
| crammed. That's the one complaint I have about | | | | holder or a clothing hanger. |
| the holiday season, and that's all the people and | | | | You also need some embellishments like berries or |
| the lines we have to stand in. Shopping online is so | | | | pinecones. All you need to do is tie the ribbon at |
| much easier, yet you are still spending all that | | | | the top of a bell. If you have a longer ribbon, this |
| money, which could be going towards something | | | | is ok because it will drape nicely with the rest of |
| else. There are so many Christmas crafts to | | | | the craft. You then glue your berries and |
| make to help decorate your home and make this | | | | pinecones between the ribbon and bell for an |
| the perfect Christmas season. | | | | additional look. Once this is done you can then |
| Some Christmas crafts to make this year are | | | | hang your door hanger around the knob and wait |
| wreaths, door hangers and candy cane crafts. | | | | for your guests to be greeted by the sound of a |
| Wreaths are so fun to make as you can really go | | | | ringing bell. |
| all out and get creative with them. | | | | Candy Cane Crafts- Not only do I love hanging |
| Wreath making- I cheated a little bit this | | | | candy canes on my tree, but I also love to make |
| Christmas. Although wreaths are great Christmas | | | | Christmas crafts out of them. My favorite is the |
| crafts to make, I only made half of it. What I | | | | candy can reindeer. This is so easy to make your |
| mean by this is that I already started out with a | | | | kids can help you out. The materials needed for |
| plain full wreath that yes, I bought from the store. | | | | this is one candy cane, a brown pipe cleaner, |
| What's great about this though is that you get to | | | | googly eyes and a pom pom. Of course you'll |
| decorate it in any way you wish. If you bought | | | | need some glue too. The first thing you do is |
| the completed wreath from a store, you might | | | | take the pipe cleaner and wrap it around the top |
| get something on there you don't want. | | | | of the candy cane, where the loop part is. |
| If you make your own, you get everything you | | | | You make sure it's even on both sides, this |
| want. All I did was bought some berries from a | | | | creates the antlers. You then twist them in any |
| crafting store along with some beaded leaves and | | | | way you want, however you want the antlers to |
| glitter leaves. I then all of a sudden became Susy | | | | look. You then put a dab of glue on the googly |
| Homemaker and just started putting together this | | | | eyes and glue one on each side to create the |
| great wreath. You can add any embellishment you | | | | reindeer's face. Then put a dab of glue on the |
| wish. For the final touch, I tied a red velvet ribbon | | | | pom pom and put it on the end of the candy |
| on the top for perfection. It is now hanging | | | | cane for the nose. This can be any color you |
| beautifully on the outside of my door. | | | | wish. If you're making Rudolph the red nosed |
| Door Hangers- There's nothing more beautiful than | | | | reindeer, then you'll clearly use a red pom pom. |
| the sound of a bell at Christmastime. As the old | | | | Then you're done. You can create as many as |
| saying goes, every time a bell rings, an angel gets | | | | you wish and display them on your tree or in any |
| its wings. This is the perfect Christmas craft for | | | | room. I love it! |