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Christmas is obviously a day to recognize the inevitability of God everywhere around people. Prayer is the best gift to God on the day of Christmas. The three wise men brought some priceless gifts for baby Christ. Nowadays people decorate their houses with streamers and other ornaments specially made for Christmas. Sometimes people, especially children make those crafts at home. Religious people believe that God is everywhere and they make crafts for setting the right mood of Christmas.
Different types of Christmas crafts are made to mark the distinct mood of festivity.
Apart from the religious aspect there are other reasons for decorating houses and other places during Christmas. Children get break from their studies for a few days during the Christmas vacation. That is the ideal time for them to try their hands in some Christmas crafts. This is a nice way to give the weary mind a break fro m the tiresome routine of studies, games and other activities that children do under compulsion. A little help from their parents is bound to bring a wide smile on the face of children.

Christmas Craft Ideas

Jingle Bell Wreath

You will need:

• Craft wire, 16 gauges are great
• 12-mm jingle bells, around 50-60
• 12" medium ribbon
• 6" thin ribbon
• Scissors
• Wire cutter

Method:

• First of all curve the craft wire into a half sphere and enfold it around a container or drinking mug. Twist one end of the wire into a circle by bending the wire completely.
• Attach as many bells as you want into the wire so that you are able to form the wire end which is not in a circle form.
• Put the one straight end of the wire inside the spherical end and bend it many times to attach together, thus making the wreath.
• Cover broad ribbon all over the joined wire to conceal it. Attach the ribbon into a neat bow and cut the surplus.
• Knot a portion of slender ribbon all over the top of the garland as the hanger.

Bows and Jingle Bells Ornament

You will need:

• Mulithued wide ribbon of 24" long
• 12" jute or other jewelry thread
• Red jingle bells in different sizes
• 8" silver or gold thin ribbon
• Scissors

Method:

• Locate the centre of your broad ribbon and knot it loosely. Strand the jute through the flipside of the loop.
• Arrange the jingle bells at the ends of jute, starting with the large bells, then switching to medium and small bells.
• As soon as all the bells are stringed, knot the jute ends and while still wobbly, glide the knot up near to the bells and tighten it. Cut the ends of the jute.
• Strap the thick ribbon into a bow and shape it with your fingers until it you get the required look. Cut the excess portion.
• Turn bow over and thread gold or silver ribbon through for a hanger. Tie in a knot.

Rolled Felt Candle Ornament

You will need:

• 1/2 sheet white glitter felt, cut lengthwise
• Wooden skewer or chopstick
• 3" square piece of orange and yellow felt
• White craft or felt glue
• Thin silver ribbon
• Scissors

Method:

• Put spear or chopstick at one end of the glitter felt and rotate it upwards. If the formed roll is irregular at the end, valve it on the table until it becomes regular. Use glue to fix it.
• Slice an almond shape from the yellow felt which should measure about 2" x 1". Take out 2 orange pieces both should be of same form, but around half the size. Stick the orange pieces on both ends of the yellow section to make your candle`s flame.
• Take out the spear and put some glue in the opening where the skewer was inserted. Place it in the end of the flame into the opening and use spear to smoothly push it along into the hole from both ends of the flame.
• Put some glue on both ends of the flame within a crease of the rolled glitter felt. Pop in the sides of the ribbon and smoothly jab down with the spear to thrust it into the fold.

Jute and Jingle Bell Decoration

You will need:

• 18" of jute or hemp twine, cut into 3 equal pieces
• 12" of jute or hemp twine
• Jingle bells in various sizes and colors
• Scissors
• 6" red ribbon

Method:

• Collect the three equal pieces of jute and string them together by binding them together with a loop at one end. String some jingle bells on both the strings and knot it after placing two bells to secure them from gliding down. Include as many bells as you like.
• Knot the ends of each thread and cut the excess
• Fetch the 12" piece of jute and knot it on top of the decoration
• Knot the 12" piece into a big bow and then knot it once again.
• Knot a section of red ribbon over the base of the jute bow. Attach other end of the ribbon jointly to form hanger. Trim excess ends.

Ball Ornament

You will need:

• Clear ball ornaments
• Tissue paper torn into 1" square pieces
• White craft glue
• Water
• Paintbrush
• Clear acrylic sealer
• Ribbon
• Scissors

Method:

• Take away hanger tops and keep them aside. Fetch an empty egg cardboard box and put embellishments by placing it upside down.
• Blend 2 parts of white glue and 1 part of water to create a simple solution. The solution should be fine and paintable.
• Paint decoration with the solution and put tissue paper pieces on over the solution. Then paint more solution above the tissue paper. Perform the process all over again let the ornament dry completely
• In a spacious area spray with sealer and let it dry.
• Attach the hanger tops again to the embellishments and attach ribbons on the hanger rings to suspend from your tree.

Stuffed Felt Santa

You will need:

• red, white, flesh color, pink colored felts
• 2 small black pom-poms
• 1 small pink pom-pom
• 1 standard glitter white pom-pom
• 6" piece of red ribbon
• Glue
• Felt glue
• Cotton batting
• Scissors
• Pattern

Method:

• Cut 2 big white triangles, 1 small red triangle, white strip, flesh color face, and 2 pink circles from the pattern
• Use two pink circles to form the cheeks and paste them to the peach face. Place the pink pom-pom nose between the cheeks and two black eye circles on top of the pink nose.
• Join the hat by pasting the white strip to the end of the red colored triangle and paste the white shimmers at the above of the triangle.
• Make a circle from the ribbon and create a knot. From the top most point of one of the biggest white triangle paste the ribbon end. Close the end of the ribbon by sticking the other white triangle on the topmost point. Paste together the right and left sides of the triangle and allowing an open bottom.
• Paste the hat and the face to the plain triangle and make sure that white pom-pom should be placed beside the red ribbon.
• Pack the white triangle with cotton and then fix the triangle bottle with glue.