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| FarmGirlMary |
Posted - Dec 02 2013 : 6:11:17 PM
Fundraiser! |
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Dec 14 2013 : 09:46:02 AM
You might want to look at the "basket" or "bowl" pattern in Mary Jane's book that is made of old Christmas cards glued back-to-back and laced together, maybe a good seller? I remember making one of these in sixth grade, and it looked really good.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| Janice |
Posted - Dec 13 2013 : 12:41:20 PM
If you have old Christmas to cut in to circles I used 6 and bend the edges to make a square and glue with a glue stick then add glitter on all the edges. I was just at a ornament making party last weekend & It brought back fond memories. You can make triangles too with 4 circles.
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Dec 12 2013 : 1:24:17 PM
I saw some at a gallery two nights ago that really appealed to me. The artist had taken a normal square small box about 4 inches by less than an inch depth. The type you might put a necklace in. Then she took old Christmas cards and cut and pasted them into a shadow box type of thing. She attached a hanger to the top and it was like looking out of window or into a window into a little scene. The sides of the box and back were also decorated. Sounds cheesy, but it was so well done, and is something children might have fun recreating. In fact, my oldest granddaughter made two of them at my house yesterday, and they looked great!
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Dec 05 2013 : 6:18:04 PM
cute ornaments made from toilet paper tubes and shiny buttons - http://loveoffamilyandhome.net/2013/12/diy-christmas-ornaments.html
Polish paper stars - Youtube video - http://christmas.wonderhowto.com/how-to/create-polish-star-christmas-ornaments-out-paper-407990/
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Dec 04 2013 : 6:45:10 PM
Wine corks with cord/ribbon/beads/charms
Empty spools with fabric and trims
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| CindyG |
Posted - Dec 03 2013 : 04:18:54 AM
Is sewing an option? If yes, the blog nanaCompany.typepad.com has a very cute and shockingly simple felt mitten ornament you might want to consider. It is on one of the most current postings, under the adorable little kid wrapped up in a a quilt.
The cool part to it is you can decorate each one however you want - simple or ornate - and can probably use up a bunch of scraps from other crafting projects in the process.
I am making a bunch for a Girl Scout event, and honestly did not believe the text on the blog when the writer said they sew up in less than a minute - but she was right. You download the mitten pattern on to card stock then pin or spray baste it to two layers of felt and just sew AROUND the pattern. No need to trace around the pattern or anything that takes an extra step. Sew it, cut it out close to the stitching and then decorate.
Felt is dirt cheap, and craft felt is fine for these. I bought the little individual pieces at JoAnns for less than 50 cents each and you get two mittens from each piece. The individual pieces were a lot softer than the felt by the yard, which had a coarse sandpaper feel to it.
I have been pleasantly surprised at not just how quickly the come together, but also how easy they are to decorate and how cute the look in a "mass display". They'd look great in baskets on a table for a fundraiser.
You may already do this, but something that has worked well for fundraising with such things is to have a sign with the name of who is getting the funds and "$x minimum suggested donation" with a big THANK YOU. You'll get at least what you want per item, and if a few people are feeling more generous than your suggested donation, you make that much more money.
Cindy
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Dec 03 2013 : 03:51:50 AM
Pinterest is a great place for ideas for ornaments on the cheap!
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105
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