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Holiday Centerpiece
This an easy project for you and your children to try. There are different variations and I have found that you can use gourds, small pumpkins, or apples to make this wonderful centerpiece.
Remember any craft is made up of your imagination. There are no set rules to a craft project. As they say “It is in the eye of the beholder”.
Use different color tapers, different bases, ribbons, glitter…imagination is the key element.
Materials
- Large Rome Beauty apples (that will stand straight on the table)
- Candles
- Waxed paper
Instructions
1.Using an apple corer, make a hole about halfway through the middle of an apple. Make the hole as straight as possible and remove the core piece.
2.Insert a candle into the hole. It should fit tightly; if the hole is too large, wrap waxed paper around the candle’s end.
3.Older kids can decorate the apples by carefully carving designs in the skins with the tip of a potato peeler (to prevent the designs from turning brown, rub them with lemon juice).
4.Arrange the candleholders in a circle on a plate or cutting board.
Holiday Crafts
I like crafts that use items I have laying around the house collecting dust. The odd vase is a perfect example. This particular idea could be used for many different seasons not just the Christmas holidays.
I made mine from some silk poinsettias I had laying around from years gone by, went out to the yard and clipped some branches off the pines trees (they needed trimming anyway) and gathered some pine cones.
Again, I am sorry I don’t have a picture of the one I made. The camera is still on the blitz. I have one on my Santa’s list, hopefully Santa will remember I really need one!
Make a vase filled with evergreens more stunning by covering it with fresh flowers. Remove the heads from roses or other seasonal flowers and then hot-glue them to a glass vase or other vessel.
Before purchasing any of the items, look around your house for items you can reuse.
Happy Holidays!
