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sellers offer 100% recycled paper,
especially around the holidays. Opt
for the plain options and decorate the
paper yourself.
4. For smaller items, you can also
recycle brown grocery bags for
wrapping paper.
5. Don t discount using fabric to wrap
gifts. The Japanese government
encourages its citizens to wrap
presents without throwaway paper,
bows, or tape. Here is their handy
guide. This is also a guide for fabric
lunch boxes!
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" 5" x 7" frame (1)
Holiday Frame Trio
Steps:
Those special holiday photos will shine all
Remove glass from frame. Clean
the more in this trio of colorful painted
glass with alcohol and dry well with
frames.
paper towel or soft cloth.
by DecoArt.com
Noel
1. Use tape to mask 1" strip on each
side of 4" x 6" frame.
2. Use cosmetic sponge and Calypso
Blue to pounce color inside strips.
Remove tape immediately.
3. Place "noel" pattern under glass and
secure with tape.
Materials:
4. Use #8 shader brush and Razzle
DecoArt Products Required
Berry to paint lettering.
Americana Gloss Enamels
5. Use pouncer and Citron Green to
" DAG67 - Black --- NEW!!
stamp dots on Calypso Blue strips.
" DAG230 - Festive Green --- NEW!!
" DAG234 - Calypso Blue --- NEW!!
Joy
" DAG235 - Citron Green --- NEW!!
" DAG276 - Razzle Berry --- NEW!!
1. Use tape to mask off bands on 4" x
6" frame, referring to photo for
Supplies
placement.
" #8 shader brush
2. Use cosmetic sponge to dab Razzle
" #0 liner brush
Berry on top section and Calypso
" Water container
Blue on bottom section.
" Palette or plastic plate
" Paper towels
3. Use pouncer and Festive Green to
" Alcohol
stamp dots on top section.
" Cosmetic sponges
" 3" x 5" piece of paper
4. Use liner brush and Citron Green to
" Painter's tape
paint "JOY".
" Round sponge pouncer
" Rhinestones
5. Use brush handle end and Black to
" Craft glue
dot lettering.
" 4" x 6" frames (2)
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Sparkle
1. Center 3"x 5" piece of paper on 5" x
7" glass. Secure underneath with
loop of tape.
2. Use cosmetic sponge to apply Citron
Green on border.
3. Use liner brush and Razzle Berry to
make starburst lines. Repeat
randomly with Calypso Blue and
Festive Green.
4. Use brush handle end to dot
starbursts with contrasting colors.
Dot border with Citron Green.
5. Position and adhere rhinestones in
starburst centers.
Helpful Hint
Let dry between steps and/or additional
coats.
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3. Secure in place with masking tape.
Etched Holiday Candy Dish
4. Cover everything that will remain
By: Armour Products
clear (not etched) with paper.
This simple etched candy dish works as a
5. Begin to blast your project according
great Christmas accent in any room. This
to the detailed instructions found in
beginner etching project makes a great
the Sand Etch Kit. Hold the nozzle of
holiday gift.
the blaster approx 1 inch from the
glass while blasting in a circular or
zig zig motion. Hold the glass up to
the light periodically to be sure all
areas are etched.
6. Carefully remove stencil design, tape
and paper to avoid scratching glass
with any remaining abrasive.
7. Rinse project under running water to
remove excess abrasive. Clean
project with glass cleaner and dry
Materials:
with paper towels.
" Sand Etch® Kit
8. To complete the project, cut out
" Sand Etch® Stencil #70-9205
snowflake design stencil #70-9206
" Sand Etch® Stencil #70-9206
and place in a random pattern around
" 8 Clear Square Place
the tree repeating steps 2 thru 6.
" Several sheets of paper
" Glass Cleaner
" Masking Tape
" Paper Towels
" Scissors
" Running Water
" Cardboard Box
Steps:
1. With scissors cut out the tree stencil
design from stencil #70-9205.
2. Position the design in the center of
the reverse side of the plate. Be sure
the stencil is flat against the glass.
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4. You can wrap a present without
DIY Christmas Gift Bows
wasting glue or tape, but cleanly
tucking in the paper. Fake Plastic
1. A roll of ribbon is cheaper than
Fish shows you how with step-by-
buying packs of holiday bows. Make
step photos. Secure your tucked
loops in the ribbon and secure with a
paper by wrapping a length of ribbon
bit of florist wire or another piece of
around the gift in both direcitons and
ribbon for a ribbon bow. Curl ribbon
tying a bow to finish.
ends by dragging the ribbon over the
edge of scissors rapidly (be careful).
5. Bella Dia demonstrates how to create
yarn pom poms. These would be
2. For extra-special presents, use
adorable in red or green as a cluster
quilled paper shapes instead of
on a package.
making a bow. Arrange tightly rolled
quilled circles (thin strips of paper
rolled and glued as the linked article
explains) into the shape of a
snowflake. You could also make the
quilled paper into an ornament and
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