- Individually wrapped hard candies are ideal material for crafty Christmas ornaments. You can turn their bright colors into garlands to wrap around your tree by stapling the plastic ends to each other, making a candy string. These candies can also be attached to a foam wreath form with straight pins to decorate a door for the holidays.
- Clear plastic drinking glasses are the perfect starting point for small snow scene dioramas light enough to hang from your Christmas tree branches. Cut a circle of thin cardboard with pinking shears to just larger than the top of the cup. Pull apart cotton balls to look like snow and glue them to the cardboard. Add small toy animals, trees or anything else that will add to the scene. Place the cup over the top of the scene and glue in place. To hang the diorama, use a craft knife to make two small holes in the top center of the cup's bottom. Thread ribbon through these holes and tie in a knot, forming a loop that can be draped over a Christmas tree branch.
- Pine cones are a natural choice for Christmas decorations. They're right at home on a Christmas tree and are easy to dress up. Spray-paint a collection of pine cones with gold and silver paint. Or try thinning white glue in a two to one ratio with water so you can paint on the petals and sprinkle them with glitter. Tie twine around the stem and use to hang from your tree.
- Make a simple dough by dissolving 1 cup salt in 1 1/2 cups hot tap water and then stirring in 4 cups white flour. Use this dough to make a wide variety of Christmas ornaments. Roll the dough out on a floured countertop and use cookie cutters to make Christmas shapes. Dry the shapes in an oven heated to 325 degrees for about 30 to 40 minutes or until completely dry. Paint the ornaments and coat them with shellac so they last for many seasons.
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