Need an idea to go with a Christmas craft?

Question

I have a whole lot of green glass mugs and need to keep costs low.

Answer 1

Etch them! A small bottle of Armor-Etch from the craft store will cost about $8-10 and will be more than enough for you to etch monograms or other designs on each mug to personalize them for the recipients and they will think you spent a fortune to have it done. The process is extremely simple and kind of fun. In the same section you find the etching creme,you can buy stencils but if you are doing quite a few mugs, try to get the reusable stencils as the others are one-time-use only and are very fragile. You can make your own stencils with Contac paper and a craft knife if you are somewhat artistic and have a steady hand. Once your mugs are personalized, fill them with wrapped Christmas candies such as Hershey Kisses or those mini candy bars, then wrap up with clear Christmas theme plastic wrap and some pretty organdy ribbon from the floral craft department.

Answer 2

For each person, line a small basket with a colorful cloth napkin, add the mug and some packets of instant hot chocolate (or a container of your homemade mix), plus maybe some small marshmallows and a couple of cinnamon sticks. Maybe even a little bag of homemade cookies. I would love to receive something like this.

Answer 3

I saw this the other night on an HGTV Xmas special & I am going to Michael's later on today to shop.

They took white pipe cleaners. I am going to spray mine with glue and sprinkle them with glitter. They grabbed a bunch together all the same length & tied them off in the middle with another small piece of pipe cleaner and then started separating them to form a round shape. Then they tied a pretty illuminating ribbon (but you could use another material) on it and hung it from a rod suspended from the ceiling in all different lengths. I was just going to hang them in my window which has enough space (indentation) to hang there. Just going to screw some of those teeny little hooks into the top of the window frame so they can hang there. They were very pretty and looked very ornamental, almost like a snowflake. You could use all different colors, I suppose. Very cheap! You should go on their website, I bet they have all sorts of cheap crafty ideas for Xmas. I know I am going to look at it before I go off to Michael's

Answer 4

Applesauce & Cinnamon adorns :) What you elect: one million one million/2 cups floor Cinnamon one million cup Applesauce one million/3 cup white college glue (like Elmer's) one million medium sized Bowl Flat floor for kneading Wax paper Rolling pin Cookie cutters - countless kinds Knife Straw Non-stick cooling rack Ribbon Puffy paints, optionally available a thank you to Make It blend cinnamon, applesauce, and glue mutually in a bowl. eliminate from the bowl and knead the blend till it is going to become a company clay. enable sit down for extra or less half-hour. Clay is superb used at room temperature. you're able to could desire to airborne dirt and dust your rolling pin, hands, or working floor with cinnamon, or use wax paper as a working floor. Roll out clay with a rolling pin to approximately one million/8 of an inch thick. Use cutters to diminish out wanted shapes ( we adore gingerbread adult adult males). in case you will draw close your shape, use a straw to diminish out a hollow close to the applicable of the form. place shapes on a non stick cooling rack or wax paper. you will could desire to maintain an eye fixed on them and turn them over on occasion so as that they dry calmly and dry flat. Dry shapes for extra or less 5 days. whilst dry you're able to positioned a ribbon for the time of the hollow for stunning on the tree or including to a kit. you're able to upload puffy paint to beautify your shapes, in case you elect.

Answer 5

try garden ridge