Recycle for Winter Decor--- Make a Snowman!

Before I put all my Christmas decorations away, I had to make another gift!

So here is a cute little vignette snowman made from a Laughing-Cow round cheese box! It also utilizes a baked egg souffle cup from Panera Bread as the base, used dryer sheets for snow on top of the base and batting scraps from a quilting project. Hope my friend, Kathryn -likes it!

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Milk Weed Pod Christmas Ornament

When I was a kid, my grandmother lived in the Catskill Mountains in New York. She was such a early recycler, never throwing away anything. She would say...Waste not, Want not!!! That was in the 1970's and she lived her entire life with that mantra. She was 96 when she passed last October, 2008 and I started looking for all the Christmas ornaments that we made with her. Here is a Milk Weed Pod that has been transformed! The outside or back was left natural. The inside, what you see, was coated with glitter and trim. The angel rests on a small tuft of fiber-fil! God Bless you Grandma... you are my recycling angel! ENJOY!

Gingerbread Men Party Decorations

Gingerbread Men made out of corrugated cardboard creates wonderful party decorations. Use large shipping boxes to cut out these oversize treats. A wide white paint pen provides the frosting look. Just go over the lines with liquid school glue that dries clear and iridescent glitter to make the design complete. Lastly...lean them in a snow cloud of fiberfill! We're ready to party!