Anyone want to share Christmas decoration crafts?

Here's one I loved. It makes great gifts for Christmas. I cut them into reindeer shapes with a cookie cutter, made a whole in a point that it would hang straight and put a piece of red ribbon through the hole, making a loop to hang them on a Christmas tree. I also put the date on them.

Title: Cinnamon Applesauce Hearts

1 LB jar sweetened applesauce
8 oz cinnamon

Drain 1# jar of SWEETNENED applesauce overnight (you will be amazed at how much water seeps out!) Add 8 ounces of cinnamon to this and mix together well. Pat into a ball, press hard to solidify and mix. Then pat out in 1 cup units onto wax paper, push to 1/4" thickness (although many of my girls did 1/2 " or so) and cut with cookie cutters. I had purchased plastic heart shapes 3 for $1.... Dry on wax paper. Oh - poke a hole in the top with toothpick (I used a chopstick!). Turn over and dry in a warm place for several days. Then hang a ribbon through the hole, use as a decoration or a kind of sachet. I used about 5# applesauce - and 40 ounces of cinnamon - way too much for 14 girls and they each made about 3 - probably had 1/2 left over. They had a wonderful time kneading and mixing it - really squooshing it with their hands! Some of the girls told of decorating them with puffy paints. They are definitely NOT edible.

Ginger/4paws

My Sister-In-Law made me a beautiful Potpourri holder It looked simple but very beautiful. She took clear bowl type vase and added a small line of clear Christmas lights in the vase. Then she filled the vase with Potpourri with matching colors of my home. She then took white netting and made a small cover for the top, leaving the extension of the cord out. She trimmed around the cover with beautiful white lace.

It makes for a beautiful conversation piece. It is very beautiful when it is lit, and smells wonderful. I have seen others like this, but the clear lights and lace are sooo much prettier. They are very inexpensive to make. She went to the dollar store for everything, and ended up spending a little over $3 for each one she made.

-barbara

I really like very much your nice and helpful information about Christmas preparation.