Celtic Designs – The Celtic Heart Knot

This is an Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot using simple and inexpensive materials and tools.

Actually, this is a modified design for the Celtic eternity or love knot.

I’m using the heart shape as the basis for the never-ending loops of the Celtic eternity knot.

Take a look at these framed finished designs:

Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot finished and framed in black

Or, how about a different version in red, white and blue plaid:

Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot white framed red, white and blue plaid design

Simple, yet interesting, this Celtic Heart Knot design makes a striking addition to any decor. Plus, it adds a conversation piece.

You can explain the neverending eternity knot or the 8-18 unique knot of mathematical knot theory.

Either way, this beautiful Celtic Heart Knot is easy and inexpensive to make.

Head over to the Easy Paper Crafts Celtic Designs Celtic Heart Knot to view the easy instructions and find the printable pattern.

Enjoy!

 

How to fold a six-point star from hexagons

This easy paper crafts project takes a little time to learn, but once you know the steps, it’s very simple to do.

Take a look at these pretty easy paper crafts six point stars made from folding paper hexagons:

Easy Paper Crafts Six-Point Stars from folded hexagons

Here’s a close-up view of the gold six-point star made with the steps on the Easy Paper Crafts Six Point Star page.

Easy Paper Crafts Six Point Star gold with all points folded

One caution, you need to be careful with your measurements. The project doesn’t require perfection, but if the lines or angles are off by much, the resulting star will show the problems.

Don’t let that scare you. The easy paper crafts six point star is simple once you do one or two or three.

Plus, they make pretty decorations any time of the year – hanging in a window, added to a gift, given to a child for a job well done, or any other application you can think about.

Enjoy!

Felt and Ribbon Christmas Tree Door Hanger

Just a quick post today to highlight our Woven Ribbon Christmas Tree Door Hanger.

They’re simple, inexpensive, fun and pretty.

Take a look at this bright and cheerful Christmas Tree Door Hanger:

Or, how about this version, also red and green but using sheer ribbons that become almost burgundy:

What fun they are to make and to display!

You can find the instructions on our Easy Christmas Crafts Woven Ribbon Christmas Tree Door Hanger page. We also link to detailed instructions for how to sew a blanket stitch and how to sew a blanket stitch overlay.

Have fun making these!

A Paper Circles Ornament

This Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Circles Ornament can be made quickly, easily and inexpensively.

This example was made with decorative card stock, but the Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Circles Ornament would be just as pretty made with contruction paper or color tinted paper.

This pretty little ornament would also be a great project for children to color.

Our examples are simple and pretty, but the project lends itself to other embellishments such as beads and charms.

You can find the list of materials, tools and the detailed instructions on our main site: Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Circles Ornament. We provide step-by-step pictures to show how the ornament is made, too.

Be creative and have fun!

 

Gifts from the heart in ornaments

The news today claims the traditional holiday shopping weekend after the Thanksgiving holiday last week saw an increase in the retail sales over the last couple of years. It will be interesting to see if the same holds true for today’s Cyber Monday sales on the internet.

Regardless, many people still struggle with their finances in these tough economic times and struggle with how to buy holiday gifts for all of the people on their list this year.

Handmade gifts are nice. We offer several different projects on our main www.funEZcrafts.com site for fun and interesting gifts.

But, perhaps in addition to lack of discretionary funds, you lack the time to make gifts for everyone on your holiday list.

Have you though of gifting your skills and time to help your family and friends? Maybe you think you don’t have skills that people on your list need. In many cases, it’s not always a skill someone needs. Your time and efforts helping them do a task they can’t do by themselves or helping them do something that needs to be done but they’ve put off would be very much appreciated.

It’s simple to gift your time and efforts. You can write a promissory note – either by hand or on your computer – and wrap it in a gift box.

Or, you can add the gift as a decoration on the tree.

We have several ornaments that would be easy to make and add to the tree with a promissory note inside.

Our Paper Doily Greeting Card Ornament could just as easily include a note with your promise of time and effort.

Another easy ornament, the Paper Basket Cone Ornament, would also hold a rolled promissory note.

A similar version made of felt can be used instead.

Children, young and not-so-young, can get into the spirit of the season by making these ornaments and adding their own promises as gifts. They could have fun making the ornaments while they learn the spirit of giving and the responsibility of following through on their promises.

Some examples of children’s promises:

  • I promise to do my assigned chores without having to be prompted for three months
  • I promise to write Grandma and Grandpa once a week for six months
  • I promise to wash the car ten times
  • I promise to prepare dinner once a week for six weeks

The list is endless and should be applicable to each child’s abilities and the family’s interests and needs. The promise should be worthwhile and not something they would be doing anyway.

On an adult scale, the promises could be doing tasks for someone, going somewhere with someone, and they can even be risque between consenting adults!

Don’t let the holidays become stressful. Use them to be creative and to give gifts worth more than money can buy to the recipients on your list!

 

New! Paper Doily Christmas Card Ornament

A simple paper doily, a Christmas card and two pieces of ribbon are all you need to make this pretty and Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Christmas Card Ornament.

Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Greeting Card Ornament with a Christmas mouse waiting for Christmas morning

The simple yet interesting ornament showcases the cards you receive. Or, perhaps you have some cards that would add pretty decorations to your home. 

Our Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Greeting Card Ornament page lists the materials and tools, the how-to instructions and provides pictures showing the steps.

The ornament decorates the tree and also allows you to pull out the card to view the entire scene:

Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Greeting Card Ornament showing the greeting card scene

It’s fun to figure out which part of the Christmas card to show inside the paper doily. The part showing above the paper doily can tease and entice for seeing more of the scene.

The Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Greeting Card Ornament is fun, fast and inexpensive to make. A few can fill in the bare spots on a Christmas tree. They can decorate a mantel. Or, they can highlight a doorway.

Use your imagination to find ways to decorate with the Easy Christmas Crafts Paper Doily Greeting Card Ornament!

Have fun!

 

New – Spiral Beaded Christmas Ornament

This pretty little Easy Christmas Crafts – Spiral Beaded Christmas Ornament can be make quickly and easily using inexpensive beads, wire and ribbon.

Take a look at these four different ornaments hanging on a tree:

Four hanging Easy Christmas Crafts Spiral Beaded Christmas Ornaments

We like to purchase inexpensive beads found in quantity or by weight from discount or craft stores. Using a few zippered plastic bags, we separate the beads into colors and styles for future projects.

On our main Easy Christmas Crafts Spiral Beaded Christmas Ornament page, we show the materials and tools and each of the steps to make these pretty little ornaments.

In particular, we describe, and show with pictures, the steps while making this pretty ornament:

Each of these can be made quickly and easily.

These pretty little decorations can be added to the Christmas tree or as an additional little remembrance on the outer wrapping of gifts. They would also add sparkle to place settings at dinner parties and be a small gift for guests to take with them.

With the variety in beads – colors, sizes and shapes – along with the variety in ribbons, many of these Easy Christmas Crafts Spiral Beaded Christmas Ornaments can be made quickly and  uniquely.

Have fun!

 

 

 

Five Point Wooden Star – Easy!

We made our Five Point Wooden Star out of wooden skewers found in the kitchen, but any five pieces of wood of roughly equal size and length would work.

Five Point Wooden Star made with five wooden skewers

The larger star shown above can be woven such that all you need is string to hold the pieces together.

Smaller stars require an additional bit of glue at the interior cross points.

These stars could be made of popsicle sticks, toothpicks, drinking straws, chenille wire, twigs from the yard or garden and the list goes on…

These simple stars could decorate a holiday tree, surround votive or pillar candles on a table or mantle, become napkin rings or add a bit of interest to wrapped gifts.

Take a look at the easy directions with their accompanying pictures on our main page for the Easy Christmas Crafts – Five Point Wooden Star.

Have fun!

Construction Paper Fan Ornament

Take a look at our Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament. It’s simple. It’s inexpensive. And, it’s fast.

Our first version of the Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament is purple embellished with a simple artificial flower and 1/4 inch purple edged ribbon.

Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament purple

 The next version uses a different type of paper – tracing  paper – and is embellished with gold wired ribbon and dried flowers. 

Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament tracing paper

The next Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament used glossy tissue paper with a simple flower and ribbon. In addition, the top edge was curved and holes punched to add further interest.

Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament tissue paper

 But, the variations are almost endless when you add wrapping paper as an alternative: 

Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament red wrapping paper

Here, the wrapping paper adds a story among its folds as a snow person family sings in celebration among the falling snow:

Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament blue wrapping paper

But, back to the Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornament…the materials and steps to make this blue version can be found on the main web site:

These simple and versatile Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornaments are inexpensive and fast to make.

They also would make great place cards for a dinner party. And, they would add interest to a prettily wrapped gift.

Have fun making these Easy Christmas Crafts Construction Paper Fan Ornaments.

Icicle Ornament – Easy using Wired Ribbon

This simple icicle ornament using wired ribbon can be made quickly and easily. Actually, you can make one faster than you can read the instructions!

These sparkling ornaments use a short length of wired ribbon and another of thread to form the easy icicle ornament.

The ornaments are made so quickly, you can make many in a short amount of time.

Also, these icicle ornaments are an easy craft for senior citizens whose manual dexterity has deteriorated. They can make several to decorate their senior center Christmas tree.

On the opposite end of the youth scale, young children will have fun wrapping the wire to make the simple design.

In other words, this is a craft anyone can enjoy. The materials and tools are simple and inexpensive. And, the project will add sparkling highlights to a decorated Christmas tree. 

Several of these icicle ornaments can also add sparkle to a wrapped gift – as the ribbon decoration and as an extra little gift to the package.  

Enjoy making these wired ribbon icicle ornaments!