Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

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Mistletoe Craft or Ornament
I love to hang mistletoe in my home… any excuse to kiss Hubster is good. 😉 Okay, so I don’t need an excuse, but I think it’s a cute festive decoration.

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

 

I started with three fuzzy green pipe cleaners and bent them in half to create the “stems”. Then, tied a long piece of burgundy ribbon around the middle of the pipe cleaners to create the hanging piece. I took a smaller piece of burgundy ribbon and tied it lower of the stems, to create a “bunch”. I cut heart-shaped leaves out of green fleece, cutting down the middle of the heart, but not through the base of the heart. Next, I staggered and glued two hearts upside-down on each pipe cleaner. Then I glued 5 white pearls at the bottoms of each stem to create “berries”. I carefully arranged each stem into place, spreading out each branch.

Mistletoe Bunch

 

Then it was time to hang it over my head and see it Hubster got the hint… which was a pretty big deal since it was during yesterday’s football game. Then I hung it in the doorway leading into the living room.

What classic Christmas tradition do you love?

Eighth Day of Christmas – Fleece Sphere Ornament

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On the eighth day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me her Fleece Sphere Ornament, Button Wreath Ornament, Christmas Mouse Cat Toy, Melted Frosty Ornament, Crocheted Fan Bookmarks, Crocheted Snowflake Ornaments, Wine Glass Charms and Glass Globe Ornaments…

I saw this post in early November and thought it would make a cute Christmas craft, it is especially easy for kids to help make. Attach to present gift tags, hang from the windows or pass out as party favors!

Fleece Sphere Ornament

How to:
Follow Zakka Life’s directions. I used regular thread doubled instead of embroidery thread. Each place I stitched together I attached a shimmery pearl for a little kick.

Approx. Cost:
1 fleece square = 50¢ (or 1 square of felt = 25¢), 1 small package of beads or pearls = $2, 1 small spool of ribbon = $1, thread = left over from previous projects   Each fleece sphere ornament can be made for about 65¢, 40¢ for felt ornaments

For the next green sphere I make, I’ll use silver pearls or beads instead of the white… (mine resembles a tiny cactus). The white pearls would look good with the red fleece sphere.

2009′s Christmas Countdown – On the twelfth day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me, her chocolate Christmas fudge, chocolate bonbons, coconut clusters, cranberry almond bark, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…