QUILLED SNOWFLAKE
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MATERIALS
White typing paper
Crafts glue
Tweezers
Sheer white ribbon
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut twenty-five 1
/'4x8//2-inch strips from
white typing paper. Fold one strip in half
to measure 4/'4 inches. Open the strip up
and bring each end in to the center fold to
make a strip that measures 1
/4x2//8 inches.
Glue the layers of the strip together for
11
/4 inches, beginning at the center fold.
Curl the unglued ends of the paper strip in
opposite directions, creating a scroll shape.
Repeat with five additional strips to make
six pieces.
Stack two strips of paper together, hold
the center with tweezers, and overlap the
ends slightly. Put a dot of glue on one side
of the end, and pinch to form an oval; let
glue set. Make six ovals.
Using the same method, make six smaller
ovals for the snowflake tips, using one strip
for each oval.
For the center, roll a strip into a tight
circle, holding the center with tweezers.
Use a dot of glue to secure the end; let glue
set. Arrange the snowflake pieces and large
ovals around the center circle, alternating
the shapes. Glue the shapes to the center
circle and to each other; let glue set. Glue
a small oval between the scrolls at the end
of the arm.
Let ornament dry overnight. Thread
ribbon to create the hanging loop.
HAVE A BALL WREATH
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MATERIALS
Plastic-foam wreath
2-inch-wide white ribbon
Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
Ball ornaments in a variety of colors
and sizes
INSTRUCTIONS
Wrap
ribbon
around
wreath,
slightly
overlapping the edges to completely cover;
hot-glue to secure. Hot-glue the large ball
ornaments to the wreath, positioning the
balls at various locations and distributing
colors evenly. Continue adding smaller
ornaments, hot-gluing the balls to the
wreath or to each other. Use the smallest
ornaments to fill open areas.
KEEPING POSTED
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MATERIALS
Bulletin board with wooden frame
Blue acrylic paint
Luminescent embossing powder
Paintbrush
White quilted fabric
Spray adhesive
1
/2-inch-wide blue and white ribbons
Stapler
Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
Computer, printer, and white card
stock
Small crystal frame
4 decorative pushpins
11/4 yards of 5-inch-wide wire-edge
ribbon
INSTRUCTIONS
Paint the bulletin-board frame using blue
paint and embossing powder. Let dry.
Cut a piece of quilted fabric to cover the
cork area. Spray the back of the fabric with
adhesive, place it adhesive side down on
the cork, and press into place.
Cut ribbon to stretch diagonally across
the board. Weave ribbons over and under;
staple ends to the frame. Cut ribbon and
beaded trim to edge cork. Lay ribbon over
the fabric edges and woven ribbon ends;
hot-glue in place.
Use a computer to print a message in
coordinating ink on white card stock, sizing
the text to fit the crystal frame. Cut out the
message and insert in frame. Hot-glue the
frame on the center of the board.
To finish, tie a bow of wire-edge ribbon
to the center top. Place pushpins at ribbon
intersections to hold cards.
CENTERPIECE
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MATERIALS
Evergreen sprigs
Artificial snow spray
Clear glass container
Clear glass gems
Acrylic ice chips or cubes
White flowers
White ribbon
INSTRUCTIONS
Spray evergreen sprigs with artificial snow;
let dry. Fill the glass container with glass
gems and acrylic ice; then add white flowers
and evergreen sprigs. Tie ribbon around
the container.
DINING WITH JEWELS
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MATERIALS
White sheer fabric
White lining fabric
Blue shiny fabric
1 yard of beaded trim
INSTRUCTIONS
Determine the desired finished length of
the table runner; subtract 6 inches. Cut
an 11-inch-wide rectangle for the center
of the runner from the white sheer fabric
and the white lining fabric. Allow for
1
/2-inch seam allowances. With wrong sides
together, stitch the rectangles along the
outside edges.
From blue fabric, cut two 41
/2-inch-wide
side border strips 10 inches longer than the
center section and two 41
/2x21-inch end
border strips for the ends.
With right sides
together,
sew the
side borders to the center, starting and
stopping 1
/2 inch from the short edges
of the center section; (each border will
extend beyond the ends to allow for
mitered corners). Press seam allowances
away from the center section. Sew an
end border strip to each short edge in the
same manner. Press seam allowances toward
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