Perfect for your little ones to play with and it doesn’t leave the crumbly mess!

Ingredients Needed & Directions:

• 2 cups Flour
• 1 cup Salt
• 4 tsp. Cream of Tarter
• 2 cups Water
• 2 tbls Cooking Oil
• Food Coloring

Directions:

• Put the water and food coloring into a saucepan. Cook on medium heat.
• Add all the other ingredients and mix.
• Cook and stir until dough forms a softball.
• Let stand too cool mixture
• Knead into a ball and begin playing.

Store in an a gallon zip lock bag to keep moist.

Simple, safe and no toxic play dough recipe for all of your modeling clay needs

There are so many fun projects you can create with this simple recipe. Some of the fun craft projects you can make with this recipe are;  Christmas ornaments, children’s handprints, refrigerator magnets, paper weight and much, much more.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups Flour
• 2 cups Salt
• 2 cups Water

Directions:

• Mix all ingredients well.
• If it is to sticky, knead with a little bit more flour.
• Bake your creations at 350 degrees for 1 to 2 hours or until they are slightly browning and hard. 
• Let them cool.

Paint as desired and finish with a coat of varnish.

by Tiger and Lily Boutique

The rejuvenating lavender eye pillow is a quick and easy craft that will please anyone who uses it. The dual purpose pillow can be used cold as a refreshing way to help relieve headaches. It can also be warmed up to help comfort tired eyes. It is a fantastic stress reliever and would make a great gift!

Materials:
2 rectangle shaped pieces of 7 X 4 inch satin fabric of any color.
2 cups of lavender heads
Scissors
Sewing pins
Sewing machine
Sewing needle
Thread to match the material you have chosen

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by Sharon Hopkins

Potpourri is defined as mixture of dried flower, herbs, leaves, roots, barks and spices providing fragrance. Placed either in decorative wooden bowl, tied in small bags made from sheer fabric or specially designed potpourri vase, a potpourri can last long if blended correctly.

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By Rondi Davis and Janell Oakes

The smell of ginger and cinnamon conjures up memories of helping my grandmother prepare for Christmas. Any age child will enjoy making gingerbread men. While my eldest daughter helped to string the garland, younger children will enjoy counting and sorting the gingerbread men. We hung these fragrant garlands as a nostalgic tribute to Christmases past.

Ingredients
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup water
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
Small gingerbread man cookie cutter
Twelve yards of 1/4-inch satin ribbon
A child’s embroidery needle

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Christmas Decorating: Create A Lifelike Santa In Your Bathroom
If you love to go all out with your Christmas decorating, here
is a whimsical, original idea for your bathroom:

Materials needed:

White shower curtain, canvas, or fabric (a new canvas drop
cloth works great)
Shower curtain liner (to protect curtain from moisture)
Projector*
Permanent black marker, preferably a thick one
Paint pens
Paint
Fiberfill or cotton balls
Santa hat
Black felt (about one yard)
2 red hand towels or red fabric

*If you can draw, you may not need the projector. If you are
not artistically inclined, and do not already own a projector,
see if you can borrow one.

Let’s get started! Click here.

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by Catherine Pulsifer

Don’t Throw Away Those Old Christmas Cards Each year we get lots of Christmas cards from family and friends. And, each year, I save them. But after a few years, the cards do become clutter!!

My nieces were visiting with us last weekend, and we dug out all the old Christmas cards. We had a fun time going through them, and making different crafts with them. Below is a list of the crafts we made using old Christmas cards.

They are simple to make, and from my experience with my children and my nieces, children love to make these!

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by Suie Roberts

Legend has it that the triangular shape of the Fir Tree was used to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to people of the 7th century in Germany, who referred to the tree as ‘God’s Tree’. By the 12th century it was being hung, upside-down, from ceilings at Christmastime in Central Europe, as a symbol of Christianity. But it was Queen Victoria, who made the Christmas tree so popular in Britain, when soon after marring Prince Albert. Some of the Christian associations have been lost with the Christmas tree except that an angel or star is often placed at the top of the tree, representing the host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity story.

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By Nikola Marshall

Do you live in an apartment or small house? Chances are, you don’t have a lot of floor space on which to put a Christmas tree. On the other hand, there is often unused wall space. This is a fun and novel project to solve your tree dilemma.

Items needed:

9 artificial holiday wreaths
Green florist’s wire
1 box of Christmas bulbs
Hooks
12 inches of ribbon
Lights or any other decoration that you fancy

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by Rose Smith

Having a wedding during the Christmas season brings many possible Christmas wedding favors to mind. Here are 10 favor ideas to help you get started.

1. Wooden Napkin Rings

You can purchase wooden napkin rings in most department stores or craft stores. Paint red, green or gold. Add gold foil stickers, if desired, around rings and seal with acrylic sealer.

2 Pot Holders

Cut 6” squares of quilted Christmas material. Sew a contrasting color of seam binding along raw edges to finish. Add a small loop at one corner for hanging. If you like, embrodier your names and wedding date on the pot holders.

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