Free Christmas Crafts

Cork Horse Ornament

Materials:
Googly eyes
Red yarn
String and hook
7 wine corks
Pinecone leaf (ears)
Glue gun

- Begin by gluing corks together
- Glue on eyes, ears and yarn
- Glue string to head attach hook



Willow Christmas Tree

Materials:
1 Willow branch
Gold spray paint.
Small red xmas balls

- Paint parts of the branch lightly with paint.

- Leave some wood bare. Simply place on some small red balls an voila.

- This can either be placed in a vase for a table decoration, or as a large x-mas tree.



Free Tri-bead Wreath Ornament Craft

Materials:
- 1 skein of red DMC Pearl Cotton
- 1 skein of white DMC Pearl Cotton
- Scissors
- Red pipe cleaner
- 8 inches of 1/2" to 5/8" ribbon

- Open a skein of cotton and snip the loop at each end so you have two bunches of cotton. Repeat with the other skein.
- Take one red bunch and one white bunch and tie them together into a single knot around the end of a pipe cleaner.
- To make the stripes, twist the two colors around the pipe cleaner and knot the ends together around the other end.
- Trim the cotton at both ends and trim the pipe cleaner if needed.
- Bend into the shape of a candy cane and tie a bow in the middle for added decoration.



Holiday Play Dough

Materials:
- Large mixing bowl
- ½ cup Salt
- 2-tablespoon Oil
- A pan to cook
- 1 cup Flour
- Any Food Color
- 1 cup Water
- 2-teaspoon Tartar Cream
- Newspapers
- Wooden Spoon

- Choose an empty hard-surfaced floor area and spread newspapers on it.
- Add the flour and salt into the bowl.
- Mix them thoroughly using the wooden spoon.
- Now add tartar cream to it and mix well.
- Add the oil and mix again.
- Add water slowly while mixing to the desired consistency of the dough.
- Add a few drops of food color to the dough and mix it well.
- Add more color, if you need a darker color.
- You can also make secondary colors by combining the primary colors in different quantities and combinations.
- Now place the mixture in a pan.
- Cook while stirring constantly over the medium heat until the mixture turns into a ball.
- Cool it for sometime in the refrigerator, before the children start playing with it.
- To be used later, store the play dough in an airtight container in the refrigerator.



Free Christmas Jingle Bell Earrings Crafts

Materials:
- Six 6mm multicolor jingle bells (or all silver if you like)
- Two earring headpins (gold is shown, you can use silver if you prefer)
- Two shepherds hook ear wires (gold or silver)
- Six 4mm to 5mm open jump rings (One 4mm or 5mm jump ring, and two smaller 3mm can also be used)
- Needle nose pliers

- Place all three jingle bells on a jump ring and close the ring with the needle nose pliers
- Attach a jump ring to the shepherd hook ear wire and close the ring shut.
- Attach these two parts with the last jump ring and close the last ring with the pliers.
- Repeat this process for the second earring.