TOP TEN CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

It is Top Ten Tuesday and I am linking up again. I am really enjoying spending my Tuesday thinking what I will do. This week is my top ten crafts. Yes a number of these will be crafts we have done already this year, but not all of them. I hope you all enjoy this collection and feel inspired.

1. Birds. I love birds on a Christmas tree so it is not surprising that my favorite craft is the one where we made the bird decorations. everyone liked them and we made several more. I got that craft here and I blogged them here.
2. The Classic snowflake with a twist. I saw these over at You're Not Lost, Your here, I really enjoy this blog and they have been busy Christmas crafting as we have. I just love their snowflakes and plan on giving it a try as well.
3. Bird feeder Pine cones. This is classic. I have done these since I was a kid. My kids and I do either these or suet balls or both ever year when we decorate our cedar tree outside for Winter Solstice. This site here has great instructions.
4. Christmas Tree Craft. We did two this year but mot liked the one we found at Small Object Steno Pad. we blogged it here. There are so nice and easy to do. It is a craft we returned to and made more of.
5. Gingerbread Man. Yes they are baking but they also make a nice craft. Just punch a hole in the top before you bake and when they are done and decorated thread a ribbon through the hole and hang on your tree. We did this last year when we decorated our whole tree with edible ornaments. It made taking down the tree easy since we started un-decorating (eating) on Christmas day. I blogged it here (along with other things). Here is a gingerbread man recipe.
6. Snow Man kit. I found this idea at Creative Bubbles, who got the idea here. I blogged it here and made two kits, one for my brothers girls and one for my brother in law's girls. I may need to make another set for my kids.
7. Dream catchers. Yes on a Christmas tree. Small ones of course. They bring a bit of culture to our tree which is nice because as much as we love the season of giving this is a holiday that it is not from our culture or religion; even though the kids believe Santa is Native because so many Mohawk families (including ours) are Claus'. For dream catcher instructions go here. I like how the one in this picture is shaped like a tree. I may need to try that.
   
8. Holy Leaves. I struggled on what number 8 would be and after saying elves I thought no it is the Holy Leaves. I love Holy and loved this craft which I came up with myself and blogged here.
9. Christmas Wreath. I have made many Christmas wreaths over the years. One made of strips of cloth tied onto a wire (coat hanger frame). I found a tutorial here. Last year we tied candy onto a coat hanger frame. Instructions here. This year I sewed one out of felt and some other materials although the one that inspired me (here) was all felt. I blogged mine here. The pic is the one I made but the other wreaths I didn't have pics of (and gave them away) so found similar ones on the net for pics.
10. Christmas Patchwork Stockings. This is a request from my kids and I think it is a grand one. If I have enough for all the kids interested then we will do it. I did make them all stockings long ago but I love the kids wanting to sew so I think this is great. You will have to keep reading to find out if we got a round to it. In the meantime here is a site with instructions. And a pic of the stocking I made for Ko-Ko ten years ago.