Christmas DIY crafts
DIY Candy Cane Wreath
Supplies needed: 18 full-sized candy canes, hot glue, ribbon, 4 plastic snowflakes
- Hot glue the back of two candy canes together until each candy cane is glued together with another one.
- Grab two pairs of candy canes, and hot glue the top and bottom of the candy canes.
- Hot glue a snowflake in the middle of the candy canes, and then layer another snowflake on top of that.
- Flip the candy canes over, and glue a snowflake on the back in the middle of the candy canes, and then layer another snowflake on top of that.
- Tie ribbon at the top of the candy cane wreath so that it can hang.
DIY Christmas Mug
Supplies needed: White mug, black sharpie, orange sharpie
- Make a snowman face on the mug. (Draw two dots as the eyes, multiple dots as the mouth, and an orange triangle as the nose.)
- Write below the snowman face, “I’d melt for you.”
- Bake your mug at 375° for 40 minutes to set your design.
- Turn off the oven, and let the mug cool.
DIY Hot Chocolate Packet
Supplies needed: Long, plastic bags, black sharpie, red sharpie, brown sharpie, hot chocolate powder, chocolate chips, marshmallows, twist ties, and tape
- Make the end of the bags pointed by folding over the ends.
- Add a scoop of hot chocolate powder to the bag.
- Add a scoop of chocolate chips to the bag.
- Add a scoop of marshmallows to the bag.
- Tie the top of the bag closed with a twist tie.
- Draw a big red dot at the end of the nose.
- Draw two dots as the eyes with black sharpie.
- Draw two antlers at the top of the bag with brown sharpie.
DIY Christmas Candle Holder
Supplies needed: Medium sized glasses, green craft paint, red craft paint, tea light candle, and sharpie
- Draw a Christmas tree in the middle of the glass.
- Cover the glass with paint, taking care not to paint over the tree.
- Place a tea light candle in the glass.
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