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SENIOR LADY: CHRISTMAS PROJECTS! #7

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My Mom.and I love Cardinal birds . We are not surprised that the Cardinal is the most selected state bird . Years ago, I mostly saw them in the winter. Most paintings and pictures show them surrounded by snow. Now I see them in my neighborhood weekly. I have watched them steal my Chow Chow dog 's food out of her dog bowl. Missy's dog food Glue ,a combo of chicken, beef,  and liver nuggets. The Cardinals favored the chicken flavor. I have done several crafts using  faux  Cardinal birds. My local Dollar   Store  included faux Cardinal birds with their Christmas displays. I buy a few every year. My Mom have a couple perched on the shelf in her kitchen. I display Cardinals and candles in my family room window during the  Christmas  Holiday. This year, I collected cut outs of   Cardinals from  the cellophane   wrapper on my paper napkins and toilet paper. I finally found a plain white planter that I could use in my next craft project.  ...
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SENIOR LADY: CHRISTMAS PROJECTS! #6

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  7   I have a plastic bag full of toilet paper rolls .  I began saving them after I saw websites creating numerous unique crafts with them . I even made a purple bracelet using toilet paper rolls, a few years ago. During my search for ideas for Christmas projects, I discovered many new things. Crafters are still advancing in their toilet paper rolls projects.  After viewing  these  craft sites, I've made lots of toilet paper roll angels .   There are several  toilet paper roll Christmas trees online.   I was intrigued after viewing a new style of Christmas   tree. It had  two trees and  tree stand cut from one  toilet   paper roll. I was inspired to create  my version   of this craft.   Here are details for my project: Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Tree : NEED: 1- Recycled toilet paper roll Green Acrylic Paint 2- Gold Pipe Cleaners , 12 Inches Gold Gem Stickers Gold Metallic Ribbon: 1\8 Inches Wide ...
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SENIOR LADY: CHRISTMAS PROJECTS! # 5

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  I am  continuing to hunt for ideas for  future  Christmas  projects. The Dollar Store continues to add new stock of Christmas  items each week.  They seem to have the  same boring Christmas ornaments and figurines each  year.   I no longer live near popular Craft stores.  I am  forced   to be creative with the traditional items.   Driving forty miles to get fancy Christmas decor isn't an option for me.  I was fortunate to find two types of snow globes . I don't like the round ball shaped snow globes. I decided to see what I could do with the slender shaped globes. There were a few items available that were small enough   to fit inside them. Here are the details for my snow globe project: CHRISTMAS SNOW GLOBE WITH BOOTS: NEED: 1-Snow Globe: 3.58"L x 3.35"W x 2.09"H Christmas Foam Scatter ( Boots, Trees, Snow Flakes),  20 Count Mini Glitter Bows: Red & Green: 12 Count White Christmas Ribbon wi...
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SENIOR LADY: CHRISTMAS PROJECTS! #4

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    I have  been collecting white water bottle caps for the last three years.    I felt a tinge of guilt every time I threw empty water bottles in the  recycle  bin. A true crafter, knows there must be a craft idea waiting for all these  bottle caps.  A thorough search at online craft sites, did   solve my dilemma. The water bottle caps could be made   into planters and bowls . A lot of them were  painted and used as embellishments. I was inspired by the craft that used the bottle caps to embellish a wreath. Here are the details for my bottle cap project: CHRISTMAS WREATH WITH CAPS PROJECT : NEED: LARGE CARDBOARD, 12 INCH SQUARE VINYL RECTANGULAR TABLE CLOTH, RED VINYL RECTANGULAR TABLE CLOTH, GREEN 19-20 WHITE PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS PACK, RED & GREEN BUTTONS, 130 COUNT GREEN \ RED PLAID RIBBON: 5\8 INCH X 144 INCH TOOLS ( NOT SHOWN): SCISSORS (Large, Sharp) GLUE GUN & GLUE STICKS RULER INSTRUCTIONS: Cut cardboard into ro...
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SENIOR LADY: CHRISTMAS PROJECTS! # 3

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I   have been collecting Angels for   over  twenty years. I have two Curio Cabinets filled with them. Most of my Angel gifts came from friends and family. I also have  Hawaiian Angel   which my former boss got on his vacation. A former co-worker gave me an beautiful  African Angel which I treasure. I do DIY craft Angels too. Some Cherubs are included in my projects. Five years ago I sold five inch wooden Angels. I saved a few to go in my Curio Cabinets. Last week I was browsing online craft sites looking for ideas to use for my Christmas projects.  I spotted crafts using pull tabs from canned sodas . I have a  gift   bag filled with tabs and plastic bottle caps. Sure,  I rushed   to see if I had enough tabs to make some of these crafts.   The Angels made from pull tabs were pretty,  but   they looked complicated to create. Luckily, videos   were included with the instructions. I plan to    recycle so...
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