Looking for Christmas quilling patterns for your Christmas cards or perhaps to quill
Christmas decorations? Why not make your own? There really is only one simple secret
to creating your own quilling patterns - draw pictures using the shapes you know how to
quill.

A very simple pattern that I created using only coils, squares, triangles and a single
diamond was a Christmas tree with presents around it. Three large triangles formed
the Christmas tree itself with three brown squares as the trunk of the Christmas tree.
I used the single yellow diamond to decorate the top of the Christmas tree with a few
coils as baubles on the Christmas tree. A couple of colored squares I placed around the
based as presents. If you know quilling

this is a really simple pattern but at the same
time really effective for this time of year.

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Crochet can be a wonderful hobby and something that you can pass along from generation to generation. The beauty of crochet is the ability to add your own unique style to your design. From simple solids to intricate patterns, a crochet design holds all the imagination and skill of its creator. And for crochet enthusiasts, finding a new way to implement a design, means added a new level to their skill. Such is the case with wire crochet.

Put simply, wire crochet is traditional crochet with the use of wire instead of yarn. The wire used is normally pliable to some extent such as aluminum or brass.

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There are a lot of kids who like Spiderman. Most of the boys like him but there are some girls who do to. It just depends on the kid. This Spiderman craft is one that is fun and easy to do for boys and girls whether they like him or not. Kids will have hours of fun playing with it or just showing it off because they made it.

Here are the materials that you will need to make this fun and easy Spiderman craft.
Template (You can find this online or draw it yourself. The template will come in two parts, the first part is the head and the arms, and template two has the legs and the front

of Spiderman s shirt)

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I love to make decorative paper mache bowls from newspaper and use tissue paper as the top layers. I know that a lot of people turn this paper mache process into a big and involved project by making paper mache pulp in their blenders. My motto is keep it simple and my results have been very satisfying.

First, I choose a bowl with the form I love. I have a big pottery salad bowl that I’m especially fond of. O.K., the bowl is picked for the form.

Turn it upside down and ‘grease’ it with petroleum jelly or anything (even Crisco) to keep the paper from sticking to the bowl. It’s a good idea to place it on

a board or tray to catch drips and also to make it portable as the paper mache bowl needs to dry thoroughly. Tear newspaper into small pieces. You are going to need lots of paper pieces to complete this paper mache bowl. I have used wallpaper paste to adhere the paper to the form. The dry wallpaper paste is easy and cheap because a tablespoon of paste makes alot of glue after it is mixed with water.

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