Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Aug 09 2006
Christmas meanderings in August
I always see such lovely craft projects and wish I had more free time on my hands. These blank coasters would be great fun to decorate and give to a hostess at the holidays.
When I was a child it seemed as though we all made so many things at holiday time. One December my mother and I cut up filmy plastic to make shimmery fake snow for a miniature winter scene. The plastic was placed inside a box and the technique was to put pointy scissors into the box and keep snipping the plastic into smaller and smaller pieces. The end effect was lovely. The only problem is that one ends up with sore, blistered fingers from using the scissors for such a long time. We also used newspaper sections and shaped them into tiny squares and rectangles. When covered with seasonal wrapping paper and tied with cord or ribbon, they made great decorations on table tops or beneath Christmas trees.
Christmas often makes us think of decorating mantles and sitting in front of a nice fire. Would you enjoy burning a log made of coffee grounds?
posted at: 14:39 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
I always see such lovely craft projects and wish I had more free time on my hands. These blank coasters would be great fun to decorate and give to a hostess at the holidays.
When I was a child it seemed as though we all made so many things at holiday time. One December my mother and I cut up filmy plastic to make shimmery fake snow for a miniature winter scene. The plastic was placed inside a box and the technique was to put pointy scissors into the box and keep snipping the plastic into smaller and smaller pieces. The end effect was lovely. The only problem is that one ends up with sore, blistered fingers from using the scissors for such a long time. We also used newspaper sections and shaped them into tiny squares and rectangles. When covered with seasonal wrapping paper and tied with cord or ribbon, they made great decorations on table tops or beneath Christmas trees.
Christmas often makes us think of decorating mantles and sitting in front of a nice fire. Would you enjoy burning a log made of coffee grounds?
posted at: 14:39 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
