Christmas Craft's and Recipes

Printable Christmas decorations / Gift tag's 





Printable Christmas sign


Print out the sign, cut out, and hang up,
You won't believe how many comments you get.

Some people figure it out, Some need a little help.

( NO + L ) = noel 


Printable Gift Tag's




                                                Printable 2011 photo frame



Printable plate liner { Cookies for Santa }


Here is another one with the year 2011


Don't forget the treat's for Santa's Reindeer,

Maybe some,carrot's or celery.






Whether your ready for Christmas 
or your still in the search for some Christmas spirit 
hopefully this song from one of my favorite singers 
{ Patricia Conroy } will help, 
It's Almost Christmas }
Her site has several other free audio and video's for your music enjoyment.
http://www.patriciaconroy.net/video.cfm

~ NEW ~ Gift Tag's




Letter from Santa

                                                           With matching postage stamp



Letter to Santa
Santa Gift Tag
Print out tag, 
Use hole punch on dot's,
Thread a piece of ribbon through to hang on gift.

A little Christmas magic !

                         Print out the { Santa's boot print's }
             And cut out the boot print area to make the stencil, 
             Lay it down on the ground on Christmas eve,
             Use powdered sugar ( Or ) the can spray snow 
            To make Santa's boot print's in your yard or driveway.
 { Make sure you hide the stencil so your little one's don't find it }


             A little more Christmas magic !


Print out the { Reindeer hoof print's }
And cut out the hoof print area to make the stencil, 
Lay it down on the ground on Christmas eve,
Use powdered sugar ( Or ) the can spray snow 
To make Reindeer hoof print's in your yard or driveway.
{ Make sure you hide the stencil so your little one's don't find it }

Some other Christmas Magic ideas

Get a gold bell , tie a red ribbon on it { Reindeer / Sleigh bell }

Gold button { Santa's lost coat button
Sometimes you can find decorative ones with deer on them 

Gold framed reading glasses, { Santa's lost glasses }

White glove { Santa's lost glove }

A piece of white felt ( or ) red velvet, Santa's torn suit
You can even use a piece of an old Christmas stocking 

Santa's List's
Toy list ( Or ) Naughty / Nice list
Roll a piece of parchment paper and tie with a red ribbon 

Santa's Beard
Get white doll craft hair,
Put a small piece on a gift,( maybe near the tape or bow ) 
Or near the Santa's cookie plate etc. 

{ Reindeer food } bag topper
For reindeer food

Put in dry oats ( oatmeal )
We add in extras like carrot's, celery top's, raisins etc.
Sprinkle in { Magic red sugar sprinkle's }
Rudolph's red nose will make the red sugar sparkle 
to glide Santa to a safe landing  area
Some people use glitter in place of the red sugar
{ Place all ingredients into a zipper bag, and print out the bag topper
Fold bag topper over top of bag and staple onto bag.
Christmas Eve. sprinkle Reindeer food in yard or driveway.


Christmas Gift Tag's 





Please visit my friend Laurie over at  Tip Junkie 
Tip Junkie handmade projects




FREE ~ Printable Folgers Canister labels

The Folgers® AromaSeal® Canister makes the perfect container for giving cookies, candies, or your favorite Folgers holiday recipes. Our festive designs make it easy to create a unique gift for friends and family.

Want to get the kids involved? Download our blank template and decorate it together.



~NEW ~ Printable Christmas Gift Tag's


~ FREE Personalized Video from Santa!


Create a free personalized video from Santa for a child or adult!  You can add pictures to make it  really convincing.  Santa will even tell you if you’ve been naughty or nice!  Kind of a fun idea and really easy to do!




  {Free} Christmas Card Templates     

http://go.tipjunkie.com/pr/7251/rebeccacooper.blogspot.com/2011/11/free-

christmas-card-templates.html                                                                                                      

                                                       At ~  Simple as That                                                                      
                                                    Thank you ! Rebecca!                                                                       



                           Gift Tag's      


      


                        Santa Paper Craft


                         


Send a FREE Letter to Santa from 

Toys R Us!



                         Toys R Us has a neat little feature on their website this year that will allow your 
                                             little ones to send a free letter off to Santa.
Just fill in your name and e-mail address, allow your child to write the letter and Santa will send you a copy of the letter for your records.    (Thanks Cents Saved!)




Printable ( From Santa ) Gift tag's















Printable Merry Christmas Gift Tag's




Printable countdown to Christmas

Each day glue a cotton ball onto
Santa's beard 



Christmas Gift Tag's 








Homemade Crockpot Apple Butter


Ingredients:

6 pounds medium apples
2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3-4 teaspoons cinnamon

Peel,core,and slice apples in fourths.
Put them in the crockpot with the vanilla and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Stir every few hours.
Once apples are very tender,mash with a potato masher and stir in brown sugar and spices.
Cook on low for another 5-6 hours, stirring occasionally.
Cool and pour into jars or an airtight container.
Store in the refrigerator.

Makes a nice gift !









Homemade Baking Mix  
Bisquick Substitute )


10 cups flour ( half white and half whole-wheat.)
8 Tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/4 cup powdered milk
1 Tablespoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/4 cup shortening

Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
Cut in shortening until you have fine crumbs.
Store in a tightly covered container in a cool place
(if you use freshly-ground flour, store in the freezer).
Use in place of Bisquick.







Biscuits

2 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
4 tablespoons butter or shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
about 3/4 cup milk

Sift Flour once,measure,add baking powder and salt,and sift again.
Cut in shortening or butter.
Add milk gradually, stirring until soft dough is formed.
Turn out on slightly floured board and lightly "knead" for 30 seconds, enough to shape.
Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut with 2 inch floured biscuit cutter.
Bake on ungreased sheet in a 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes.
Makes 12 biscuits.
You can also make tiny tea biscuits that are only 1 1/2 inches wide with a small cutter or glass bottom.
These are great served with tea, jam or honey.
Makes 24.
ENJOY !