![]() Make sure you visit Michaels’ blog, The Glue String, to see the other Michaels Makers’ dream holiday trees that were created this year. You can find our air dry clay ornaments here! ![]() Once cool, thread twine through hole and tie to together. Use the end of the wooden skewer to poke a hole in each ornament. If desired, use wooden skewers to sketch designs into clay. Use your knife/cookie cutters to cut out ornament shapes. Hand-Painted Galaxy Ornaments from The Paper Mama. Repeat with 1/4' dowels and 1/4' holes for sub-branches off of the branches. Branches usually get smaller at the top of the tree and are longer lower down. Place a 3/4' dowel in each hole and use a pencil to mark desired branch length. Clear glass ornaments are hand-painted to create the look of the galaxy. Drill no more than 2/3 of the way through the dowel. This is a fun project for the kids but the adults will have fun making them too. ![]() This would be a fun project to do with kiddos – have them make their own ornaments each year for the tree! These DIY Christmas ornaments will take you to the stars. Paint about 50 small and 20 to 30 large popsicle sticks in three different shades of green before. Here, an extra-large tree ensures plenty of. First up: Enlist the whole family to join in on the decorating fun and make holiday memories that will last a lifetime. These are nice because you can use them for decor other places year round! For the clay ornaments, air-dry or oven-bake clay will work, and they can be painted too if you like, we like the natural look of the clay and just etched designs into ours. Start with a rounded foam wreath (we suggest a 12' once). Break out the real or faux tree (extra points if its flocked), gather up your sparkliest ornaments and keep reading to learn how to decorate your Christmas tree like a pro. We found it’s easier to make a few strands, rather than one long huge strand. Our dream tree is keeping with our current style & likes – simple, minimal and uses a couple of our favorite materials for projects – clay and wood! We made a wooden bead garland using wood beads (we used 1″ beads) from Michaels (we may have bought out the store!) – and it’s as simple as stringing the beads on string and knotting the ends. The other day after spending some time brainstorming and planning out some holiday posts, I walked into my kitchen and could not figure out why on earth I still had pumpkins on my table…until I remembered that it was still October and totally normal. Bring the outside in with this cute DIY Christmas tree made from branches. We know most of you are still in a candy-coma from the weekend (we are too!), and we promise we’re not just skipping over Thanksgiving and heading right to Christmas – we love you too Thanksgiving! This part of blogging always throws us off a bit – planning and shooting Christmas related posts before we’ve even got the final touches on Halloween costumes. And just like that, a new month is here! Welcome November and all the holiday festivities! Today we’re joining up with the other Michaels Makers and participating in the Annual Dream Tree Challenge.
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