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Project: Button Ornament
Today is the last day in the 12 days of Christmas here at 3ten.ca. What do we have today – a button ornament! What You Need glue gun glue stick bunch of buttons card stock ribbon scissors First – gather all of your stuff and start heating up the glue gun. Cut out a shape in your card stock and start layering the buttons. I selected black, white and grey/silver buttons in keeping with the black and white theme of this year’s projects. Be sure…
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Recipe: Holiday Treat Bark
Today is day 11 in the 12 days of Christmas celebration – only one day left! This recipe for holiday treat bark is a crowd pleaser…full of goodness and covered in white chocolate, it’s sure to be a hit. Ingredients 8 Oreo cookies 2 cups of white chocolate chips 3/4 cup of holiday M&Ms 3/4 cup of almonds 1/2 of sprinkles – holiday colours 1 cup of pretzels First – gather all of your ingredients and then chop up the Oreo cookies Lay out some…
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Sewing: Christmas Tree Skirt
This is a tutorial to make a Christmas tree skirt in about 10 minutes. It’s quick, easy and useful year after year. Let’s get sewing. What You Need fabric that measures 50 x 50 (or 45 x 45) matching thread serger scissors First – find a fabric you like and ensure it’s pre washed. Next, fold it in half one way and then fold it in half the other way. Now you’ll have a square that measures 25×25. Cut the corner (the one with all…
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Project: DIY Dollar Store Tray
Why would you want to make a tray out of items from the dollar store? Here’s why: Attending a holiday work party and want your items to look attractive, presentable, yet you don’t have time to ‘guard’ your favourite dish? Or, perhaps, you’re attending a wine night at a friends and you don’t want to worry about bringing your platter back home, yet you don’t want to sacrifice the presentation. These are reasons to spend the 2$ (oh, and maybe another 0.25$ for the glue)…
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Recipe: Dipped Oreos
Dipped Oreos – the perfect quick and easy holiday treat. Not only are they good on their own, but they are super good when dunked in hot chocolate, or even white hot chocolate. Here at 3ten.ca we’ve dipped Oreos before, yet not in this festive spirit. Ingredients 4 Oreos 2 oz of white chocolate one crushed candy cane 1 tablespoon of holiday sprinkles First – gather your ingredients. Then, put the crushed candy cane and sprinkles in separate bowls (or mix them, if you like).…
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Sewing: Christmas Stocking
Can’t find a Christmas stocking to suit your holiday colour scheme? Make one! This year I’m playing with black and white fabrics for my sewing projects in the 12 Days of Christmas celebration. This tutorial is a great way to create a gift for someone, or even to act as a way of wrapping a gift. What You Need 1/4-1/2 of a yard each of 2 coordinating fabrics 20 inches of ribbon matching thread machine First – pick a stocking you already have and make…
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Project: Reindeer Sign
This fun holiday sign is a decorative way to show your holiday spirit. And, you can make this reindeer sign in less than an hour. What You Need fabric paint – black and red canvas ruler First – measure out your canvas. Mine was 24 inches long, so using 2 inches on the top and the bottom for the ‘border’, so I had 20 inches to work with. Knowing that I have 9 names, that gives me about 2 1/4 inches per name. I don’t…
