Pinecone Crafts

Here are some crafty ideas for using pinecones in your Christmas decorating. All of these are from <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/274350/pinecone-crafts/@center/307034/christmas-workshop#/268079">http://www.marthastewart.com</a>. There are instructions for making them if you're that crafty kind of person.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKIUQpoRQ1nnyTCQsVyBhaKexeOu99Y44XOsYOMXdRUAUrqMp77iJMojsz3zEXDiECem6Ta075eg51JSrA1OjbaQZtf4o9UImmLFxjS7XkXYnPfera_YYQwj9rXRs18cJV97v8a6MCwMb/s1600/la100751_1204_complexwreath_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKIUQpoRQ1nnyTCQsVyBhaKexeOu99Y44XOsYOMXdRUAUrqMp77iJMojsz3zEXDiECem6Ta075eg51JSrA1OjbaQZtf4o9UImmLFxjS7XkXYnPfera_YYQwj9rXRs18cJV97v8a6MCwMb/s400/la100751_1204_complexwreath_xl.jpg" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norway Spruce Pine Cone Wreath</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLNfOpC7t6dKx74gqvZxQ-SmXR3Ki5mfhI2cXAhG7kOXdtik8hmFJcfYIF0GkMbIk3PJyffAD3xDy4KkCoOi57rhbc69JvLBXXaBNhJjBfO9VOJj-0tcjzhE-pYykP3GH7jzf1v5AEWNO/s1600/mld104165_1208_penguin_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLNfOpC7t6dKx74gqvZxQ-SmXR3Ki5mfhI2cXAhG7kOXdtik8hmFJcfYIF0GkMbIk3PJyffAD3xDy4KkCoOi57rhbc69JvLBXXaBNhJjBfO9VOJj-0tcjzhE-pYykP3GH7jzf1v5AEWNO/s400/mld104165_1208_penguin_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinecone Penguins</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Love these little penguins!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv04uO8poI1EzPf0r-wZXg21VZyTtLTWjbsxwV5Ip5z7HGIqwa3nOZolHe4QLSH36GEYnndbBxOQWTCYExtm1vG1IYSXDQ0d9ltDDDPwYCKwzsggLiUu0crr6URQQ-DZUTgNWq2B_GUo1u/s1600/gt03novmsl_pineconeturkey_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv04uO8poI1EzPf0r-wZXg21VZyTtLTWjbsxwV5Ip5z7HGIqwa3nOZolHe4QLSH36GEYnndbBxOQWTCYExtm1vG1IYSXDQ0d9ltDDDPwYCKwzsggLiUu0crr6URQQ-DZUTgNWq2B_GUo1u/s400/gt03novmsl_pineconeturkey_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinecone Turkey</td></tr></tbody></table><div>This is used as a place-card companion.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0wc7z_o26cv6bolo9rizxud3YoLFGHXMpkjGX0pbnCKFHNCnIZKF9NKQ1AAi12V2dDxPluP6Yxb2yRtqCXeq_iDQur6ZwoAK3UcAKfySUt689_Q1NVmZdHJfTrdGJURtclGVt16SLvB7/s1600/mld104165_1208_mice_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0wc7z_o26cv6bolo9rizxud3YoLFGHXMpkjGX0pbnCKFHNCnIZKF9NKQ1AAi12V2dDxPluP6Yxb2yRtqCXeq_iDQur6ZwoAK3UcAKfySUt689_Q1NVmZdHJfTrdGJURtclGVt16SLvB7/s400/mld104165_1208_mice_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinecone Mouse</td></tr></tbody></table><div>So cute and so clever!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vsBNJDEflaXHy01ZapP0pBeBvRdjv5s41ooEcr94_1c2-JzxA2XqybUx36Ua2YSNEShs4-5EB7VKVfBsPvnpjwEaNHJFKbnmMi8gRRvMFL_mXa0MciBaVTo95QsEZ9syGHVH6k5LzFjt/s1600/mld104165_1208_cardinals_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vsBNJDEflaXHy01ZapP0pBeBvRdjv5s41ooEcr94_1c2-JzxA2XqybUx36Ua2YSNEShs4-5EB7VKVfBsPvnpjwEaNHJFKbnmMi8gRRvMFL_mXa0MciBaVTo95QsEZ9syGHVH6k5LzFjt/s400/mld104165_1208_cardinals_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinecone Cardinal</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Love these!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6jYagO3dwH5G8Tp2N_qF0_43384oGKxiCK1vYC4ImlpgxLcdx0ic_9M4o2aZWnGplZUIm79861YnK5rSLJT9PYHNEtWIHF5_1Jof48AEqvExklEqVtV9GniebXa70f-tDjM323f-GDQs/s1600/mla103805_1208_goldpinecone_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6jYagO3dwH5G8Tp2N_qF0_43384oGKxiCK1vYC4ImlpgxLcdx0ic_9M4o2aZWnGplZUIm79861YnK5rSLJT9PYHNEtWIHF5_1Jof48AEqvExklEqVtV9GniebXa70f-tDjM323f-GDQs/s400/mla103805_1208_goldpinecone_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gilded Pinecones</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaVYDqVAXoJL5MBX8zZlaw7Vym-6ffjsJS8NZIOQMQNvHSpWIbTqGL5eS0kEO_nzF3OUUeiGMAWok_cC-lNn3gwoJX21MxBnnbVipgU-v97Jk2dUpKjoBfBlfoNzH-6_sg1tjJOvCAqSN/s1600/living_bleachedpinecones_p1_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaVYDqVAXoJL5MBX8zZlaw7Vym-6ffjsJS8NZIOQMQNvHSpWIbTqGL5eS0kEO_nzF3OUUeiGMAWok_cC-lNn3gwoJX21MxBnnbVipgU-v97Jk2dUpKjoBfBlfoNzH-6_sg1tjJOvCAqSN/s400/living_bleachedpinecones_p1_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bleached Pinecones Basket</td></tr></tbody></table><div>These are just a few ideas and there are more on her website, picture frames, place-cards, rosette garlands, etc. Wonderful ideas from Martha. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Pinecone Crafts

Here are some crafty ideas for using pinecones in your Christmas decorating. All of these are from  http://www.marthastewart.com . There are...

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Gingerbread Houses

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluJ99alMcAMJCQ9xpnhUvCajqLq4j17iIWNtMxAJv-evx_eCdLIUA4mgYSlFIzaHA8kDpoJdGCzSXWbAWPeuW_3vwn-acMHExV8_ls062_-4-i45E8jGo8ahc92ndRm__efvjeU1O3FiC/s1600/ugc_gingerbread_2010_6720800_10991899_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluJ99alMcAMJCQ9xpnhUvCajqLq4j17iIWNtMxAJv-evx_eCdLIUA4mgYSlFIzaHA8kDpoJdGCzSXWbAWPeuW_3vwn-acMHExV8_ls062_-4-i45E8jGo8ahc92ndRm__efvjeU1O3FiC/s400/ugc_gingerbread_2010_6720800_10991899_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is one of 26 beautiful Gingerbread Houses you can view in a photo gallery at <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/your-gingerbread-houses#slide_1">Martha Stewart's Website.</a> I can't imagine the time that goes into making one! Very creative! <br /><br />The harder German-style Gingerbread is often used to build <i>gingerbread houses</i> similar to the "witch's house" encountered by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel" title="Hansel and Gretel">Hansel and Gretel</a>. These houses, covered with a variety of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy" title="Candy">candies</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icing_(food)" title="Icing (food)">icing</a>, are popular <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> decorations, often built by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child" title="Child">children</a> with the help of their parents.<br />Since 1991, the people of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen" title="Bergen">Bergen</a>, Norway, have built a city of gingerbread houses each year before Christmas. Named <i>Pepperkakebyen</i> (Norwegian for "gingerbread city"), it is claimed to be the world's largest such city. It's free for every child under the age of 12 to make their own house with the help of their parents. In 2009, the people of Bergen were shocked when the gingerbread city was destroyed in an act of vandalism.<br />Another type of model-making with gingerbread uses a boiled dough that can be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molding_(process)" title="Molding (process)">molded</a> like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a> to form inedible statuettes or other decorations. Medieval bakers used carved boards to create elaborate designs.<br />A significant form of popular art in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, major centers of gingerbread mold carvings included <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon" title="Lyon">Lyon</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrnberg" title="Nürnberg">Nürnberg</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest_(city)" title="Pest (city)">Pest</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague" title="Prague">Prague</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardubice" title="Pardubice">Pardubice</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsnitz" title="Pulsnitz">Pulsnitz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulm" title="Ulm">Ulm</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru%C5%84" title="Toruń">Toruń</a>. Gingerbread molds often displayed the "news", showing carved portraits of new kings, emperors, and queens, for example. Substantial mold collections are held at the Ethnographic Museum in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru%C5%84" title="Toruń">Toruń</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> and the Bread Museum in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulm" title="Ulm">Ulm</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVhiZZ9nlVpt3pNrdUTCu_Sz2D-m1cefaE6pWT2DCwLNFIt_yzV7wS8y1ECrLdCYhep8r_02JagpnBKdUwLL0DYhEQLEnTpC0LPvy2OkMRhF7CU-_HtGaWYFqJuykytFwB32uu0aYcpFx/s1600/448px-Ginger_Bread_House_PC210088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVhiZZ9nlVpt3pNrdUTCu_Sz2D-m1cefaE6pWT2DCwLNFIt_yzV7wS8y1ECrLdCYhep8r_02JagpnBKdUwLL0DYhEQLEnTpC0LPvy2OkMRhF7CU-_HtGaWYFqJuykytFwB32uu0aYcpFx/s400/448px-Ginger_Bread_House_PC210088.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkSS6h1NpeSDf_54OAHM5IQES2bMT7ToIh9rsEvF3aNn3G2no8g1QkUVKvLL-Qb9vYGhkyTxr38XJOobr7DWHW_NsfZRAwaPv37znF3ewidMPSJjydUufXR0FiLtgk91jSveDTjfCpZ4O/s1600/800px-Gingerbread_house_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkSS6h1NpeSDf_54OAHM5IQES2bMT7ToIh9rsEvF3aNn3G2no8g1QkUVKvLL-Qb9vYGhkyTxr38XJOobr7DWHW_NsfZRAwaPv37znF3ewidMPSJjydUufXR0FiLtgk91jSveDTjfCpZ4O/s320/800px-Gingerbread_house_8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzkKU23rRBgGjp19wldeNexVTY-lNt8TrlSY49xaDLkJs8xlHT0YZBca2VVqprjBpVtCVOScxaaKGClg0b_mQNwVk9rW_nFAvmzsDczUfmPcxALJQ9JdxHB_NHAnfMwOxJOhUZhyphenhyphenH9_ww/s1600/Gingerbread_house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzkKU23rRBgGjp19wldeNexVTY-lNt8TrlSY49xaDLkJs8xlHT0YZBca2VVqprjBpVtCVOScxaaKGClg0b_mQNwVk9rW_nFAvmzsDczUfmPcxALJQ9JdxHB_NHAnfMwOxJOhUZhyphenhyphenH9_ww/s320/Gingerbread_house.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C08kIdxgr1lwiET36ROQFMN1ZxyuPtN22IEvdO5lTmkKtmXv9OYOarw_D0zRd7sAP65wfZX-_jPeeiGzPakFxfdTsAmEgd7sZW0iWfAEtGYa0TSSZR2Qvg0n6N_dG5j3sgEMw_lr5QN3/s1600/p_BKS047848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C08kIdxgr1lwiET36ROQFMN1ZxyuPtN22IEvdO5lTmkKtmXv9OYOarw_D0zRd7sAP65wfZX-_jPeeiGzPakFxfdTsAmEgd7sZW0iWfAEtGYa0TSSZR2Qvg0n6N_dG5j3sgEMw_lr5QN3/s320/p_BKS047848.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.bhg.com/christmas/gingerbread-houses/gingerbread-houses-to-make/?rb=Y#page=5">http://www.bhg.com</a>,  Victorian Gingerbread House<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHL7ZUOn-soUSdRfaKxUula8lE24BKFqXY6o0liraIouc0LLYakIpIPz0ieo10hiipU0sYqN8_x_L3rU0YowoCohWa5GZrjN7T7_gQOKr5-MWNE4ICP14eous_oWNilrjRZA-dOIQk1gxV/s1600/p_SIP872319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHL7ZUOn-soUSdRfaKxUula8lE24BKFqXY6o0liraIouc0LLYakIpIPz0ieo10hiipU0sYqN8_x_L3rU0YowoCohWa5GZrjN7T7_gQOKr5-MWNE4ICP14eous_oWNilrjRZA-dOIQk1gxV/s320/p_SIP872319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.bhg.com/christmas/gingerbread-houses/gingerbread-houses-to-make/?rb=Y#page=6">http://www.bhg.com</a>, Noah's Gingerbread Ark<br /><br />You can read more about the different varieties and the history of gingerbread at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingerbread_house#Gingerbread_houses">Wikipedia.</a> You can also see a video on building a gingerbread house <a href="http://dj56v-christmasblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/building-gingerbread-house.html">HERE</a>. Read about the largest gingerbread city in Bergen, Norway <a href="http://dj56v-christmasblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/largest-gingerbread-city-in-bergen.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=0d4faecc-1471-4eda-9899-c0dba6b26c32" style="border: currentColor; float: right;" /></a></div>

Gingerbread Houses

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Paper-Doily Wreath & More From Martha Stewart

A delicate-looking wreath that creates the magical effect of candles flickering in the snow is easy to make and surprisingly sturdy. Wreath frames are strung with twinkling lights that are nestled in frothy, doilylike paper bouquet holders known as "Biedermeiermanschetten."<br /><br />Read more at Marthastewart.com: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/paper-doily-wreath?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/christmas-decorating-ideas##ixzz1I1M1VkNw" style="color: #003399;">Paper-Doily Wreath - Martha Stewart Crafts</a> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYheOxte404uEk_YD0tLPwW-0UWoIXu9UIg7nI4CKgmJW4zdktsRkMQqYAK5WXiZNFEK-pL0dPR5yQfjGyvVElp5NOu1MJGHt4RpSn3DSrjpUGubrqXU3VzzWy0-eoZhiRSdzWT-1HW2O4/s1600/mla103942_1208_wreathdoily_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYheOxte404uEk_YD0tLPwW-0UWoIXu9UIg7nI4CKgmJW4zdktsRkMQqYAK5WXiZNFEK-pL0dPR5yQfjGyvVElp5NOu1MJGHt4RpSn3DSrjpUGubrqXU3VzzWy0-eoZhiRSdzWT-1HW2O4/s400/mla103942_1208_wreathdoily_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />With their motion frozen in clear glass glitter, coniferous trees and reindeer encircle hurricane lamps lighted from within by tall, rose-hued candles. Here, the candleholders are elevated on glass cake stands, then faux snow is dusted around them. <br /><br />Read more at Marthastewart.com: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/glittered-candleholders?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/christmas-decorating-ideas#slide_0#ixzz1I1OVDa00" style="color: #003399;">Glittered Candleholders - Martha Stewart Crafts</a> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy444uK2gXtTQGyjHT3JOWghN3pUY-ybkqFZ_hP_7sSlsJuel7nj2JGeDZfFEFsK2KI36Jopio0YFzL4rELcBHKNPv13u4zhtMDfzoVHABxjYASfRoEoKClkQdCKYlgrjAK-2aHr5JNzFx/s1600/mla101647_hol08_hurricanes_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy444uK2gXtTQGyjHT3JOWghN3pUY-ybkqFZ_hP_7sSlsJuel7nj2JGeDZfFEFsK2KI36Jopio0YFzL4rELcBHKNPv13u4zhtMDfzoVHABxjYASfRoEoKClkQdCKYlgrjAK-2aHr5JNzFx/s400/mla101647_hol08_hurricanes_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Transform old magazines into glittered tabletop trees with this easy -- as well as kid-friendly -- step-by-step process.<br /><br />Read more at Marthastewart.com: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/easy-holiday-crafts#slide_16#ixzz1I1WF8b76" style="color: #003399;">Easy Christmas Crafts, Homemade Gifts, Gift-Wrapping Ideas - Martha Stewart</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/magazine-christmas-trees?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/easy-holiday-crafts#slide_16">Magazine Christmas Trees</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFnXkcF58peJvONHHW3-FnPXM8EcViWb_HLM_MadJy9PVJ2NCJY9Sv8YVI2uXdD7Hsbi4pyIpp8ZpQpXYnDpMJ_SpLYeGW0cILgJZcQVtFgzrAjzVybBHS4d-me0n_SLOvSFNlNKhVevB/s1600/5049_120309_magazinetrees_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFnXkcF58peJvONHHW3-FnPXM8EcViWb_HLM_MadJy9PVJ2NCJY9Sv8YVI2uXdD7Hsbi4pyIpp8ZpQpXYnDpMJ_SpLYeGW0cILgJZcQVtFgzrAjzVybBHS4d-me0n_SLOvSFNlNKhVevB/s400/5049_120309_magazinetrees_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Create cute snowman greeting cards or gift tags with extra buttons and a bit of thread.<br /><br />Read more at Marthastewart.com: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/easy-holiday-crafts#slide_20#ixzz1I1WvV1aH" style="color: #003399;">Easy Christmas Crafts, Homemade Gifts, Gift-Wrapping Ideas - Martha Stewart</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/button-snowman-cards?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/easy-holiday-crafts#slide_20">Button Snowman Cards</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqT9txuqJYbPIPL7mJREyets53rymn5b2F10qR17Zuo4229OwRNuHN29D67D1AhVeSo-tqBLOkhbnIZ9gPC4WPzKUVeglLoabckYcY63NNFcpneAeXBJ-nxAd9A_FNMpnYaQClu3nwMfkz/s1600/gt043_buttoncar1_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqT9txuqJYbPIPL7mJREyets53rymn5b2F10qR17Zuo4229OwRNuHN29D67D1AhVeSo-tqBLOkhbnIZ9gPC4WPzKUVeglLoabckYcY63NNFcpneAeXBJ-nxAd9A_FNMpnYaQClu3nwMfkz/s400/gt043_buttoncar1_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="slide_info"><span style="color: #3d3f3f;"><span style="color: black;">Rickrack -- wavy cotton trim -- is easily manipulated into seasonal symbols. Glue rickrack designs to blank cards, and use them as holiday greetings.<br /><br />Read more at Marthastewart.com: </span><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/easy-holiday-crafts#slide_24#ixzz1I1XIAt00" style="color: #003399;">Easy Christmas Crafts, Homemade Gifts, Gift-Wrapping Ideas - Martha Stewart</a></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=0d07d0f19132f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&backto=true&backtourl=%2Fphotogallery%2Feasy-holiday-crafts">Rickrack Cards</a></div><div class="slide_info"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfWly-5jppRqH1NZmrr4dgyOcrcfVUKEnxjdRhHswOniH0c71PvtEZCV_DrRWnKbiVMomb6TY3VN7IT7QWb22HMC88L-QFDzaej160mou4dAn95C4u6UOumIfxl7AKTRb8HKYkk85GiVn/s1600/gt02decmsl_rickrackcards_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfWly-5jppRqH1NZmrr4dgyOcrcfVUKEnxjdRhHswOniH0c71PvtEZCV_DrRWnKbiVMomb6TY3VN7IT7QWb22HMC88L-QFDzaej160mou4dAn95C4u6UOumIfxl7AKTRb8HKYkk85GiVn/s400/gt02decmsl_rickrackcards_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Enjoy being creative!<br /><br /><div class="slide_info"><br /></div><h1 class="slide_info"><span style="font-size: small;"></span> </h1><div class="slide_info"></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=15b89e1d-5fe0-454d-ba98-d7993215e5a1" style="border: currentColor; float: right;" /></a></div>

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