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Arts & Crafts Round-up : Have a crafty Christmas

Arts & Crafts Round-up : Have a crafty Christmas

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I’m sure December has it’s own crafty christmas time line. One minute I’m on top of everything and feeling in control and then next it’s almost Christmas Day and I’m up to my eyes in crafty mayhem!

Still one things for sure Christmas seems to get everybodies crafty juices flowing and that’s certainly been true with the BritMums bloggers.

To start with we have some very festive Reindeer crafts…

I love the warm much tone of these Reindeer Lanterns by  Le Coin de Mel 

Reindeer Lanterns

I have an alternative Lantern project on my own blog ZingZingTree. This tutorial shows you how to make DIY frosted glass luminaries.

DOY Frosted Glass Luminaries

Clares Little Tots has an adorable Rudolph Handprint Christmas Card that would be perfect for family and friends.

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Kids will love making this cute Reindeer jar decoration by The Gingerbread House. Just keep an eye on how many sweets go in the jar and how many go into them!

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And this final pipecleaner reindeer craft by ZingZingTree is perfect for keeping kids quiet whilst you catch up on some Christmas chores

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Homemade Christmas Tree Cards always go down well and our Britmums bloggers have some great ideas …

And most of these would be perfect ‘Thank You’ cards as well.

Crafty Kids At Home uses up unwanted bubble wrap to make these super cute Christmas Tree Cards

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Daises and Pie has a trio of simple yet stylish Christmas Tree Cards on her blog

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This card by Red Ted Art is a lovely introduction to Pop Up crafts

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The Mad House has a really fun idea for making a Christmas Tree Card that’s also works on fine motor skills.

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And ZingZingTree uses some Sycamore seeds to make this unusual Christmas Tree Card

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Finally Here Are Some Inspiring Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas …

Rainy Day Mum shows us how to make some beautifully delicate ‘Dried Fruit’ decorations.

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Hannah Spannah uses of homemade clay recipe to make this cute Santa decoration

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Kids Craft Room has an adorable Burlap Reindeer Decoration that would also be fabulous as a gift tag

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O love these super simple Tunnocks Teacake decorations by Foodiequine … a perfect gift for food lovers.

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 Last but not least on the tree decoration front is a salt dough craft by In The Playroom

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And Just Because …

Crafts On Sea has made some tactile Christmas Story Stones

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Have a magical Christmas making memories with your families and I’ll see you again in the New Year with a selection of Winter Crafts to get you through the January blues.

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About Anthea Barton

Anthea lives by the sea and shares her busy life with three girls, a patient Mr Dad and a gang of pets. She loves to craft, cook, play, explore and learn, finding inspiration in everything around her. When she has a spare moment or three you can find her blogging at ZingZingTree (link below) and BlueBearWood (http://bluebearwood.co.uk) or hanging around Instagram (@zingzingtree & @bluebearwood) and twitter (@ZingZingTree & @BlueBearWood). She's also on pinterest, googleplus, YouTube and a whole heap of additional social media. If you look for the Zing or the Bear you can usually find her...