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Macrame Tree Ornaments and Garland

Prognosis: Good. The first one of these took me about 20 minutes to make, but after doing a couple I cut that time in half. Make one as ornament or make several to string together for a garland. Materials: Macrame cord, wood stars (I got mine at Michaels), fabric stiffener (hairspray will also do) Tools:...

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December 7, 2023

Macrame Santa Ornaments

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Excellent. Adorable! I followed these directions with a couple of minor changes. I found it much easier on my joints to unwind the macrame cord by hand before combing it out otherwise it was really tough and tangled. And instead of using hairspray to hold the beard in place, I splurged on fabric stiffener...

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Christmas Excellent Reviews Yarn

December 7, 2023

Easy Salt Dough Magnets

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Excellent. Start with making the salt dough ornaments found here. Skip the step about making a hole for a hanging ribbon. Once ornaments are cool and dry, hot glue a magnet to the back of them. Done! Treatment Plan: I like the unfinished look, but these would also be really cute painted.

Christmas Excellent Originals

December 3, 2023

Leftover Paper Angel Ornaments

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Excellent. I call these leftover because I made them with materials and tools I had on hand from other projects. No new Amazon purchases or trips to the craft store. They only take about 10 minutes to make and are easy enough that they can be done with kids. No hot glue involved! Materials...

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Christmas Excellent Paper

December 1, 2023

Honeycomb Paper Ornaments

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Good Inspired by multiple you tube videos, these ornaments are easy to do, just lots of cutting! Splurging on a 3 inch hole punch ($22 on Amazon) would probably give this project an excellent prognosis, saving time and producing a cleaner result. I used 10 sheets of glitter card stock and 10 sheets of...

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Christmas Good Originals Paper Uncategorized

November 27, 2023

Paper Star Garland

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Good. Make these stars just like the ones in the 3D Paper Star Ornaments Post with scrapbook paper. Instead of glueing a loop of string on the back to hang, I used a small hole punch to make a small hole in the top of the stars. Then, I hung them on a string....

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Christmas Good Originals Paper

November 27, 2023

Salt Dough Ornaments

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Excellent (if you’re not looking for perfection) I followed these instructions here. The recipe calls for 4 cups of flour, 1 cup salt and 1.5 cups of warm water. I needed about 1/4 cup more water to get the dough to mix. These were easy enough to do. I added a little flair by...

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Christmas Excellent Reviews

November 25, 2023

3D Paper Star Ornaments

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Excellent I’ve been loving the ideas I’ve been getting from the It’s Always Autumn blog. These paper stars are easy and quick to make. Get the instructions here. I made the first round with leftover paper from previous ornament projects. Autumn suggests not using card stock, but I found some gold metallic sheets I...

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Christmas Excellent Holiday Paper Reviews Uncategorized

November 21, 2023

Mondo Llama, We Have a Probllama.

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Poor These Mondo Llama craft kits from Target looked fun and simple- everything you need for a cute DIY in one box for a reasonable price ($5-10 per kit). The shining star of this trio was the Sew Your Own Treat Ornaments Kit. You can get it here. This would be fun for kids...

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Christmas Poor Reviews Uncategorized

November 18, 2023

Cinnamon Dough Christmas Ornaments

by Dr. Jessica

Prognosis: Good There was a lot of trial and error involved in creating these sweet ornaments. I made so many changes to the original recipe I found that I created my own to make the end product less crumbly and sturdier. Makes 8-10 ornaments. Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup cinammon 1 1/4 cup applesauce 2 tablespoons...

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