Paper snowflakes are so fun and simple to make. You can create beautiful snowflake designs using a simple piece of paper and a pair of scissors - in less than 5 minutes! This classic craft never gets old and is a very inexpensive way to add some winter cheer to any room. You'll have your own little paper blizzard before you know it! We've created 9 free printable snowflake templates that you can print off (you'll find those near the bottom of this post), or you can follow the simple folding … [Read more...]
How to Make Paper Roll Snowflakes
These paper roll snowflakes are SO PRETTY! No one would ever guess they were made from paper rolls. Who knew such a simple, recycled material could look so beautiful?! With a little planning, some glue and lots of glitter, you can make these stunning winter-y decorations in no time at all! Even though the holidays are over, we're still in the middle of winter up here in Canada. Which is great, because snow themed crafts are so much fun! These beautiful, sparkly decorations can stay up for … [Read more...]
Paper Roll Poinsettia Ornaments
These paper roll poinsettias are SO FUN and they're really simple to make! All you need is a paper roll and some red paint (and preferably glitter!) and you can create these beautiful, Christmas-y flower ornaments in no time! The other day we went to a friend's house, and they had a big, beautiful pot of red poinsettias in their entrance. They were gorgeous! I got a little jealous that I didn't have that beautiful pot of poinsettias. But then I remembered that poinsettias stay alive until … [Read more...]
How to Make Pinecone Snowman Ornaments
These pinecone snowman ornaments are SO CUTE and super fun to make! With a pinecone and a few simple dollar store craft supplies, you can have your pinecone snowmen put together in no time! The very first step is painting your pinecones and it was surprisingly relaxing. I started day dreaming and before I knew it, I had 3 or 4 finished. Painting is the longest step, but it's so worth it. Your pinecones end up looking like they've been freshly covered in snow. You can search your yard or … [Read more...]
Clothespin Reindeer Christmas Ornaments
These clothespin reindeer ornaments are SO CUTE and they're really simple to make! All you need is a clothespin (thank you dollar store!), a pipe cleaner, a red pom pom and some cute little googly eyes. Each one takes about 5 minutes to make so they're also really quick. And the kids can probably make most of this craft on their own... depending on how old your kids are. My 5 year old saw these on my office floor (because that's where I do my best crafting) and he immediately started to … [Read more...]
Christmas Popcorn: A Marshmallow Popcorn Recipe
This recipe for Christmas popcorn is SO GOOD. Who knew you could make marshmallow popcorn!? And it tastes really good! It's kind of the same concept as Rice Krispie treats, but with popcorn. I LOVE the sweet and salty combination of the salted popcorn with the sweet marshmallow topping. Yum! And don't get me started on the AWESOME Christmas colours here. I found Christmas sprinkles at the bulk store that are shaped like tiny green holly leaves and round red berries. So cute and festive! I … [Read more...]
DIY Twine Ball Ornaments Using Balloons, Twine and Glue
These DIY twine ball ornaments are super fun to make and add such natural beauty to your Christmas tree! All you need is twine, glue and a balloon! They're surprisingly simple to make and are perfect if your tree has a rustic theme. It's easy to get carried away decorating with gold, silver and glitter, so I thought it would be a nice change to make something with a little bit of rustic charm. The twine looks so good against the green of the tree and looks GREAT next to pine cones or other … [Read more...]
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars
These chocolate caramel pretzel bars are soooo good. And you only need 4 ingredients -- so they're really easy to make! The sweet chocolate and caramel goes so perfectly with the salty crunch of the pretzels. Yum! Have you heard of Christmas crack? It's a super popular recipe that tends to fly around Facebook at Christmas time. And it's pretty much exactly what we've made here, except I used pretzels instead. And it tastes SO GOOD. I made the original recipe a few years ago for Valentine's … [Read more...]
Easy Pipe Cleaner Wreath Ornaments
Welcome to Day 6 - the final day - of our Pipe Cleaner Christmas Ornaments series. Can you believe we made six pipe cleaner Christmas ornaments using nothing but a few pipe cleaners!? This pipe cleaner wreath is easy to make and you only need 3 pipe cleaners. I saved this wreath for last because out of all of the pipe cleaner ornaments that we made, this one is my favourite. It looks complicated, but it's really not. Sometimes I'm really amazed by the fun things you can make from just a few … [Read more...]
Easy Snowflake Pipe Cleaner Ornaments
Welcome to Day 5 of our Pipe Cleaner Christmas Ornaments series! These snowflake pipe cleaner ornaments are super simple to make and they're so pretty. Make them in all your favourite colours along with all the other ornaments in this series. This awesome snowflake can be made from only TWO pipe cleaners. How simple is that!? You can use sparkly pipe cleaners like I did here, or you can use regular fuzzy pipe cleaners. They both end up looking really pretty! These ornaments look beautiful … [Read more...]
