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When I was 10 years old, my mom put my 4 year-old sister and me into the car and drove us to the machine shop where my Dad worked. It was lunchtime on Christmas Eve. The employees, about a half dozen in all, had stopped work for the day and were gathered around the lunchroom… Continue reading Collecting Christmas
If you are looking for a project to do with the kids, an easy and cheap solution for decorating the Christmas tree, or you just want to have some creative fun on your own there is plenty to keep you busy with these non-edible ornament recipe. Traditional Salt Dough 4 cups flour 1 cup salt… Continue reading Cinnamon, Salt Dough, and Baking Soda Clay: Recipes for Non-edible Ornaments
It's now October and I've been working away to fill my Etsy site with ornaments this year. Crafting ornaments is a fun job. The process doesn't tie me down to the craft room and I can make them as I sit in front of the TV. And the response to them has been good. People… Continue reading Crafting Christmas: The Ornament Collection Grows
It's only August but my craft room is beginning to look a lot like Christmas... I've begun making my inventory of Christmas ornaments. The bigger the selection, the more people seem to buy. I guess I understand that. Nothing is more exciting that stepping into a Christmas shop that is filled with sensory overload! So… Continue reading Crafting Christmas…The Start of the Ornament Collection
Ingredients 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup cinnamon 3/4 cup very hot water Blend the dry ingredients and then add water. Mix well. Roll out and cut with any cookie cutters you choose. Be sure to cut a hole for hanging. I cut mine with a straw. Makes about 18 small ornaments. You don't… Continue reading Cinnamon Salt Dough Ornaments
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