Showing posts with label crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crafts. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A Crafty Evening

So, I made some wreaths tonight. I wanted to get them done in order to deliver them over the weekend to my Mom, my sister, and my aunt. I made two gumdrop wreaths and one grapevine wreath.

Making the gumdrop wreath.

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You will need toothpicks, clippers, scissors gumdrops, a styrofoam form.

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Cut the toothpicks in half,

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Insert the cut end into the gumdrop.

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Place into the form.

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Repeat. Try to keep as neat as possible.

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Four tubs of red and green gumdrops made two 10" wreaths.

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Create a decorative hanger/bow with satin ribbon.

Christmas is coming...are your crafts done?