Christmas decor

 This is what I did for my mantle this year.. I usually do a pine garland, but I got these gold leaves and added red berries and white magnolias instead.. I like it much better

simple. Joy is made from vinyl so you'll need someone who has a vinyl cutter..otherwise, just got an old frame and spray painted it gold and put wrapping paper for the backing and there you have it!

Christmas Card Wreath

You need: 14" embroidery hoop: paint it any color you like or wrap with ribbon with glue.
small clothespins about 3" apart, glue with hot glue. (I alternated the pins facing different directions, but you can have them all going the same way)
4" ribbon tied between each clothespins
Large ribbon for hanging

Next, pin your Christmas cards onto the clothespins!

Holiday Block Letters

These blocks are a bit time consuming, but so worth it in the end..super cute. You can make them for any season/occasion or even in your regular home decor.

The blocks are 3 x 3 x 3 wood blocks, cut from a wood beam from Home Depot. HD charges extra cuts, so just have your good ole husband do all the cutting :) unless you are super handy woman!

Sand the edges of the blocks and lightly paint the edges w/ any color: I used raw umber. Modge podge one side and slap on a piece of scrapbook paper 3 x 3 (you can either put the block down and use an exacto knife and cut around, or trace and use scissors)..do for all the sides..let dry

Once dry, sand the edges again. Then, modge podge over the paper on all sides. let dry. (leave one side dry, until the other sides of glue dries, then glue the last side)

Add some ribbon and slap on your chipboard letters. ( I added glitter spray to already red colored chipboard letters)

I would like to know what other people did for their holiday craft!

we did this for our mid week activity..thank you Cara for this wonderful craft idea :)