Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Kids Handmade Christmas Decorations

Its always fun to do some sort of Christmas craft with the kids. Whether its baking, making cards, decorations or Ginger bread houses...(btw, i need a good recipe for them) they just love getting in the Christmas Spirit. This year, I saw in the Dec10 issue,
  Ceramic Decorations!
 They are so so easy and definitely kid friendly!! 


We made ours for gifts for loving Grandparents and friends and had a few left over to decorate our tree.


Wanna make some??
  YOU NEED : 
White Air Dry Clay (Spotlight $14.95 kg), Cookie Cutters,
 Lettering Stamps (Kikki K or Riot Craft), Ribbon....
and a few household items...Baking paper, Rolling pin, Bamboo Skewer etc..


TO MAKE - 
Roll out clay onto baking paper.. 
Use your cookie cutters to cut shape. 
Use your Stamps to make words or message. 
Use a bamboo skewer to make a hole big enough for ribbon.
 Smooth out edges...and allow to dry (bout 24hrs)
Tie Ribbon...

and....YOUR DONE!! 
The kids had alot of fun! 

We made about 15 decorations and used half the clay...to give you an idea how far it goes. 





Instead of wrapping them up, I think i will use them as a hanging tag on my Christmas packages this year!
I think they will add a nice touch,  they make the Perfect Label AND a  Handmade Pressie to cherish and keep. xx
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9 comments:

  1. Jan MareeDecember 8, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    these are wonderful - make sure you keep some for the future - they are just gorgeous - and so are the kids by the way!

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  2. make it perfectDecember 9, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    your kids are adorable bec! really cute decorations too...will have to do those next year!

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  3. KateDecember 9, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    These decorations are lovely and classic. Love the white with red ribbon. It looks like a great activity for the kids too xx

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  4. Live a Colorful LifeDecember 10, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    I LOVE these. Charlotte and Levi are coming over one night next week for "soup and cookie night," and I think these would be great to make as well!

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  5. Kate ToweelDecember 10, 2010 at 6:25 PM

    They look fantastic!!!! I think I'm going to have to get my butt into gear and be a crafty mummy like you!!!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 17, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    These look great. I hope we can make some this week.

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  7. Lindsay ConnerDecember 18, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    Love how these turned out. :) Chasing Cottons... Would you be interested in swapping links? I added you to my Blog sidebar http://www.lindsaysews.com. Let me know! lindsay.conner(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. A Spoonful Of SugarDecember 18, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    What a brilliant idea! I love the ceramic decorations I have seen in stores this year - how fun to make a batch yourself. Most inspired to use them as gift tags.

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