Category Archive: DIY

Ornament Advent: Day 15 Beaded Ball

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Gonna Go Back in Time! So, I was not feeling at all well this weekend and missed my Saturday post for the Ornament Advent. To make up for it, I decided to splurge… Read More

Filling Santa’s toy bags. What a cat!

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Ornament Advent: Day 17 Copper Christmas Tree

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I love copper, as you can see here. I had some of the copper disks left and decided to make a Christmas tree mobile ornament. Just cut your sheet copper into some irregular… Read More

Waxing the sleigh. What a cat!

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Ornament Advent: Day 16 Origami Star

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  Lynne: I was hoping that since we had Teri Partridge as a guest author today with the Champagne Cork Angel, I would not be required to have an ornament. After some discussion about fair… Read More

Ornament Advent: Day 16 Champagne Cork Angel

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Our own wonderful watercolorist and art instructor Teri Partridge  of the Pear Tree Gallery always teaches a full week of ornament classes in the month of December. She has agreed to join us as a… Read More

Ornament Advent: Day 14 Dinosaur Dandies

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Cheri: This little group of dinosaurs are all dressed in their finest silver and glitter and are ready to decorate your tree. Supplies: Toy dinosaurs Silver paint Glitter Oven-bake clay, red and white… Read More

Ornament Advent: Day 12 Wire and Fabric Scrap Puppy

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Lynne: I made this ornament “Puppy Under the Christmas Tree” from a wire armature stuffed with fabric scraps and then covered the figure with more fabric strips to get the finished shape. I had… Read More

Ornament Advent: Day 11 Foil and Scrapbook Paper Ball

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I really wanted to make a simple ornament with aluminum foil. I have been wracking my brain trying to think of something and it hit me while I was driving home from work.… Read More

Howl and Calcifer (Howl’s Moving Castle). What a cat!

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