DIY: Christmas crackers.

Christmas is my favourite time to get crafty because there are so many different things to try! Christmas crackers are a classic around our dinner table when having the roast. The photos won't be the same without us wearing those paper crowns. So I gave it ago myself, heres how I did it...

You'll need:

• A selection of small gifts 
• Cracker snaps, which you can buy very cheaply in craft stores or online
• Cardboard toilet rolls (start saving them early!)
• Wrapping paper of your choice. 
• Double sided tape 
• Ribbon
• Scissors 
• A selection of cheesey christmas jokes. 

So lets get started!

1. I started by getting everything ready for the inside of the crackers. I did this by buying little things that I could fill the crackers with. I then printed some cheesey jokes and made a paper crown. Check out this tutorial video on how to make your own paper hat, or buy some of amazon.

Individually wrapped sweets are great to fill the crackers with.

2. Once everything is ready, stuff the cracker with the joke, hat and present and the cracker snaps. 

3. Cut out a long strip of your chosen wrapping paper and stick some double sided tape to the toilet roll. 

4. Roll the tube onto the wrapping paper then attach with more double sided tape. 

5. Twist the ends like a sweet wrapper and tie it with some ribbon. 

DONE! 

  

(Surprisingly easy right?)

Christmas is coming! 

DIY animal toy christmas decorations - Easy!

This year I told myself I would try out some new christmas crafts and write more diy and tutorial blog posts, so here is my first festive tutorial!

I originally brought these plastic toy animals online for a different DIY but I stupidly didn't look at the size and they are way too small for what I intended. But thanks to the wonder of the internet, I got
some inspiration to make them into christmas tree decorations.

All you'll need is:

• toy plastic animals or dinosaurs
• Jewellery eye hook 
• a little bit of superglue
• Nail varnish (colours of your choice!)
• Ribbon or string. 

I brought a pack of 12 wild animal toys of Ebay for £2! 

I added a hook into the animal using a small drill, but the plastic was fairly easy to puncture so I reckon you could do it with some elbow grease and a pin. Before I put the hook in I dipped it into superglue to ensure it would stay. 

I decided I wanted some of the animals gold, so I just used this Barry M nail varnish to coat them. There are loads of different patterns and colours you could try!

You could try two tones...

or glitter or polka dots! 

Once the animals are dry all you need to do it tie string or ribbon through the hook and whey, you're done!

They'll be more christmas DIY tutorials coming soon! 

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DIY: easy Christmas card ideas.

I love making and giving out Christmas cards ever year, people seem to love getting personalized or hand-made cards and gifts. As most people don't have the time to make really detailed Christmas cards, I've made a few simple designs that you can use for inspiration as well as some other that I've seen online! 

A simple stamp and 'Merry christmas' ribbon. 

Using buttons creatively. 

Simple cloud and sequins.

Drawn character. 

Christmas tree made from washi tape. 

Other ideas I've found on Pinterest:

Simple felt trees. 

Love the idea of using a heart hole punch for the leaves on this tree!

Happy crafting! 

DIY clay/fimo gift tags

I absolutely love Christmas as it's the perfect excuse for me to get crafty! Over the next few weeks I may write a few more Christmas DIY posts.

I found air dry fimo in my draw and thought making some special gift tags for the important people in my life would be a nice touch to any present! 

Here's how: 

1. Roll out your clay or Fimo using a rolling pin.

2. I used a cookie cutter to get a nice crisp shape. My personal favorites were hearts and stars. 

3. I then used clean alphabet stamps to write the names. 

4. Don't forget to make a hole for the string! You can use a needle or pin to make a perfect hole. You could also wait till the fimo is dry and paint on the names. 

5. Then either wait 24 hours for it to dry or microwave/place in the oven. 

6. Once completely hardened, gift wrap your presents with string and thread the the gift tag through. 

You can also make these into great Christmas tree decorations!