Christmas Craft Collab: no. 4, Christmas Decor

Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? What about your dolls? Well, maybe some decorations will help... perhaps even these that you can make yourself!

 

But wait!

This isn't just ANY craft! It's a craft collaboration with three other impressive crafts that came before this one! Check those out below if you haven't already read them!

And of course, this collaboration is with the totally marvelous, fantastic, creative Madison!

Madison's Super-Cute DIY Doll Christmas Tree Ornaments

(picture by Madison!)

Madison's Really Awesome DIY Doll Stockings

(Another picture by Madison)

Countdown Calendar by Light4theLord

 

This week, I'm going to do more of a collection of a whole bunch of crafts that you can use to decorate! A few I just wanted to take a picture of that I had made before (or one of my siblings did) and leave a link with you to check those out!

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DIY DOLL WREATH

What you will need:

Styrofoam ring

Red ribbon

Green yarn

Scissors

Begin by wrapping the green yarn around the Styrofoam ring.

Tip: This is super easy, just don't let any white show! I also watched a movie while I did it...

Soon you should have a green ring!

Tie a red ribbon around the top. These instructions are kinda self-explanatory, eh?

Tie it in a bow. (*sarcastically* Wow, so hard!)

Next, fold a strand of green yarn in half and slip the folded end through the ring and back over to the top.

Slid the two loose ends through the loop.

Pull tightly.

Tie the loose ends into a loop to make a hanger.

And tada, you have a Christmas wreath for your doll!

I really liked this, because it's just super easy and cute!

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 DIY DOLL CHRISTMAS BANNER

You will need:

- Christmas paper scraps

- pencil

-scissors

-thin twine or string

-glue stick

- ruler

The first step is to mark and cut 14 squares of paper: 2 in. x 2 1/2 in.

Once you have the rectangles cut out, you will need to mark and cut again (a lot of this in this craft!)

On the shorter side, mark 1 in. (the middle).

Using the ruler, draw a diagonal line from the top corners to the middle mark, making a triangle.

Soon you should have fourteen triangles drawn on the rectangles.

Cut them out (obviously!).

Next, take the 1/2 inch and mark it as seen above.

Fold it over.

Now the pile should be of a whole bunch of colorful triangles!

Trim the edges that show from behind.

Here comes the fun part! Line them up in the pattern that you wish to display them:

- 5 triangles for 'Merry'

- 9 triangles for 'Christmas'

My favorite part, the writing!

Using a marker or pen (with a pen you must outline it more than once), begin writing each letter on a separate triangle.

Tada!

And, 'Christmas'!

Now, add glue to the fold over part.

Laying the twine (I used macramé string) on the crease, fold it over.

The triangles should now look like this. Make sure to go from right to left so that it doesn't end up backwards - I was so intent on the movie that I was watching with my sister, I went from left to right and held it up only to find that it was backwards. My sister found that very funny. I did not. :D 

And there you have it, a pretty banner to string across their festive room (s)!

Merry Christmas!

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 DIY Doll Paper Chain

You will need:

- paper scraps (I used the banner scraps)

- scissors

- tape (not a stapler like in the picture, sorry about that!)

This is just like any other paper chain, just tinier (and it takes a lot longer!)!

Cut all the papers into tiny strips.

Tape the first into a circle (end over end).

Link another strip through the first circle and tape again. Continue repeating the process!

Super easy and fun! And really pretty, if you have the patience!

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Here's Samantha and her little snowman sitting in a wreath (yes, a wreath.)

Isn't he adorable?! He's made out of a baby sock, with the toe trimmed of, turned inside out and rubberbanded the end. Then you fill the sock with rice and tie off the end with thread and decorate. My mom actually made this one and used the red toe to make a little cap! The eyes were made out of seed beads, the button is a button (duh!), and the scarf is a scrap of cloth!

Hi from Sam and the snowman!

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Next is a paper tree, made out of pleated circles that you slide onto a toothpick or skewer and top with a bead! You can make these with all sorts of colored paper!

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And thus concludes the crafts for this week!

Make sure to check out Madison's tutorial next week, and look forward to another tutorial over here at Dolls N' All sometime later in next week!

If you make any of these crafts, make sure to email me pictures at:

dollsnall4ever@gmail.com

 

And on Christmas Eve, a day before the big Christmas surprise, I'll feature all the pictures in a big post! How fun! Which craft was your favorite?

~ Light4theLord