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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Showin' & Tellin'

Happy Wednesday all!
I am showing off a little something I made yesterday. And a little something my 4 year old made at preschool today.
BCD Show and tell

My creation is this little Christmas tree made from small silver and blue ball ornaments and a cone shaped piece of styrofoam. I bought a clay pot and spray painted it red and tied the bow around it. I cannot tied a fancy bow but this one will do.
If anyone would like to show me how to make a proper bow, I would love to know.

And this is a creation made from my 4 year old Big J. I was patiently waiting for him in the car line and immediately after he popped in the car he handed me a brown bag with a red bow on it. This was a present for me.
He made Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus.


Aren't they sweet. I love them.




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13 comments:

  1. BrandiDecember 16, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    Ahhh Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus are so cute! I would love to know what they are made of (besides clay pots)!

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  2. KristyDecember 16, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    I bookmarked this tutorial for making wired bows last week and tried it this weekend - it really is pretty easy!

    http://www.livingwithlindsay.com/2009/12/how-to-create-wired-bow.html

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  3. AnonymousDecember 16, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    The very best gift of the year I am sure. ~Kelly

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  4. Kristin @ wRIte iT DOwNDecember 16, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    Brandi, It is made from a small clay pot and a wooden ball and just a little bit of fabric. I guess the teachers hot glued the ball to the bottom of the pot.

    Kristy - thanks so much for the link!

    Kelly - yes I loved it!

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  5. Connie BabeDecember 16, 2009 at 7:57 PM

    hands down...one of the best christmas presents EVER!!!

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  6. CharityDecember 16, 2009 at 8:10 PM

    The nativity is so sweet. GOD BLESS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

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  7. steffanyDecember 16, 2009 at 9:52 PM

    So sweet!

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  8. UnknownDecember 16, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    A craft a day keeps the blues away!

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  9. ReginaDecember 17, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    Too Cute!

    I'm also super-in-love with your christmas tree...any words of advice on how to construct this project in my own home?

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  10. Kristin @ wRIte iT DOwNDecember 17, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    Regina, this was really easy. I found a styrofoam cone shape at the Joann's craft store (in the floral area) and then bought about 4 packages of the small ornament balls. They were on sale 60% off so it was not too expensive of a project.

    Take the tops off of the ornaments and then use a hot glue gun and put a bit of hot glue where the ornament top (hanger thing) used to be and then push it into the styrofoam.

    Once done, I used a wooden dowel and pushed it into the bottom of the cone and put a couple of styrofoam disks into the clay pot (which I spraypainted red) and pushed the other end of the wooden dowel into the disks. Added a bow and there you have it.

    Good luck if you decide to do it! Kristin

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  11. MarielleDecember 18, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    I like the tree ornament thing you have made. But I love the gift your son has made. I think you will use it for a long long time to come

    Did my ornaments arive? I forgot to take a picture, can you send me one?

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  12. Kristin @ wRIte iT DOwNDecember 18, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Hi Marielle, no they have not arrived as of this afternoon. I will definitely send you a pic when they arrive, I cannot wait to see them!

    Yes I love that little nativity too, I will have to start packing these things really well so I will have them for a very long time.

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  13. SharonDecember 20, 2009 at 10:49 PM

    Beautiful to treasure foreve!

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