Mini Christmas Packages by Steph

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a set of mini Christmas packages.  This is a perfect project to create with the kids in mind.

Supplies:

Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter

Plaid Paints

Ribbon

Who doesn't love decorating for Christmas?  Even if you only have a small space to decorate, it's still possible to create a design you will love.

To create my packages, I used the Hot Wire Cutter to cut foam into squares.

Taking only seconds to warm up, you can use the Hot Wire Cutter to cut foam into any size you need.  I cu my foam into several sizes.

Next, I painted the foam blocks with assorted colors of Plaid paint.

Once they dried, I realized I need some smaller blocks so I used the Hot Wire Cutter again to cut the blocks.  Again, the painted foam cut easily; paint was not a hindrance.

Then I simply wrapped ribbons around each block creating a "package".  

How sweet they are!  Whether being used as decorative elements with other decorations or hanging from your tree, these little packages will add a fun element to your Christmas décor.  

Thanks for stopping by.

How to Make Miniature Ornaments from Scrap Wood

It's never too early to begin crafting for Christmas. These miniature ornaments are made from scrap wood, and are an easy beginner project. They're great for tiny trees and for doll house ornaments.

Supplies and Equipment for the Miniature Ornaments

• Scrap wood
• Screw eye
• Patterned paper
• Ribbon
• Tiny jingle bells
• Mod Podge
• Proxxon MICRO Bandsaw MBS/E
• Proxxon Disc Sander TSG 250/E
• Proxxon Bench Drill Press TBM 115

Instructions for Making the Miniature Ornaments

1. Measure the thickness of the scrap. I used a piece of stair tread, so my blocks are 1" cubes. This will be the size of the cube. Mark cut lines on the scrap wood.
   
2. Use a band saw to cut the blocks.
   
3. Sand the edges on the disc sander.
   
4. With the drill press, drill a pilot hole for the screw eye in the center of one side.
   
5. Cut six squares from the patterned paper slightly smaller than the side of the block. Use Mod Podge to adhere these to the block.
   
6. Add the screw eyes.
7. Decorate the blocks with ribbon and jingle bells.
   

Carole

Standing Wooden Christmas Angel

Christmas is such a festive time of the year!! I just love creating decorations, especially ones that can be used for many years to come. This wooden angel is one such decoration.

Here are the supplies you'll need to make your own angel:

• 1/8" craft plywood
• Round toothpick
• Sandpaper of various grits (150-220-440)
• Quick dry craft adhesive
• Acrylic paint
• Small paint brush
• Glitter

I used these Proxxon tools:

• Scroll Saw DS 115/E
• Delta Sander OZI/E
• Professional Rotary Tool IB S/E

The pattern originally was designed for paper arts, but I felt that it would easily translate to wood. After printing the pattern, I covered the wood surface with painter's tape. Next, I sprayed the back of the pattern with spray adhesive, and put that on top of the painter's tape. The spray adhesive holds the pattern in place, and the painter's tape makes removing it a breeze.

I cut out the angel using the scroll saw.

I used the Delta sander to sand the surfaces of the angel. I started with 220 grit sandpaper and finished with 440 grit. (NOTE: Depending on the surface condition of your wood, you may need to begin with a courser grit sandpaper, i.e. 150 grit, before proceeding with the finer grits.) I manually sanded the detail line in the wing with a piece of 440 grit sandpaper.

Surface sanding with the Delta sander

Manually sanding wing detail

You could drill a small hole at the top of the angel's head for hanging as an ornament. But I wanted it to stand, so I drilled a small hole the size of a round toothpick at the bottom of the angel to form a support stand.

Drilling hole for toothpick support

Close up of support stand

Next, glue the toothpick support in place. Then, paint the angel with acrylic paints. On one of my angels, while the paint was still wet, I liberally dusted it with glitter. Use your own ideas and creativity to  finish your angels.

These standing wooden angels will be part of our Christmas celebrations for years and years.

Carole

Domino Christmas Decoration

Some time ago I found a great set of dominoes at Tuesday Morning. At the time I purchased them, I didn't have a particular use in mind, but they turned out to be perfect for this Christmas project—a standing ornament.

For each domino ornament you will need:

• 2 dominoes
• 1 small decorative piece
• 1 eye pin
• Decorative beads of your choice
• Napkins for collage
• Mod Podge
• Small paint brush
• 1 small nail with a head
• Strong adhesive, such as E6000

I used my Proxxon Professional Rotary Tool combined with the Micromot Drill Stand and machine vice to drill the necessary holes. As you'll see, this combination of tools allowed for precision placement of the dominoes to ensure accurate drilling.

I marked the drilling points on each domino, and placed them in the machine vice.

This is the vertical domino anchored in the machine vise and positioned on the drill stand, ready for drilling the hole for the swivel. I also drilled a small hole in the top of the domino for the beaded finial.

The horizontal domino was drilled, and the hole for the swivel nail was countersunk on the bottom of the domino using a grinding bit. The nail swivel was glued in place with a drop of E6000 adhesive, and set aside to dry.

On the plain, flat side of the vertical domino, I napkin collaged the Santa image directly onto the domino. On the reverse side—the side of the domino with the pips—I cut a piece of cardstock to size and napkin collaged onto the cardstock. Then, adhered the collaged cardstock to the face of the domino. (You can watch these directions for napkin collaging.) 

I used a dot of E6000 to glue the eye pin with the beaded finial into the hole that I previously drilled in the top of the domino, and to add the small clay Christmas tree decoration. (You can learn how I made the Christmas tree with Creative Paperclay®.)

The last assembly step was to  position the vertical domino on the nail swivel.

Side A

Side B

Can't wait for Christmas to get here, so I can display these in my home—and, or course, give some as gifts.

Personalized Christmas Ornament With The Proxxon Glass Engraving Set

Hi everyone! Tammy here today with a personalized Christmas ornament that I engraved with the Proxxon Glass Engraving Kit. I love to make Christmas ornaments for the members of my family every year. I love to base them on what is currently going on in their life. This year is the first year that my daughter is a cheerleader, so I thought it would be fun to make her this ornament. Here is how I made it.

Supplies:
Proxxon Glass Engraving Kit
Glass Christmas Ornament
Cheerleader silhouette
Removable Glue Dots
Sequins
Ribbon
Plastic gem
Black fine point Sharpie pen

Directions:

Print out the silhouette that you would like to trace with the Proxxon Glass Engraver and secure it to the back of the ornament with a couple Glue Dots. 

 Trace the silhouette with your Proxxon Glass Engraver tool.

Add sequins to the inside of the ornament.

Add a plastic gem to the top of the ornament with a Glue Dot.

Add a piece of ribbon to the loop at the top of the ornament so you will be able to hang it on your tree.

I also used a fine point Sharpie marker to outline the engraving so it would stand out more with the sequins inside.

My daughter loves her ornament so much she already has it hanging on her bookshelf in her room :) She told me she is looking forward to hanging it on the tree this year! It is so easy to make personalized items with the Proxxon Glass Engraving Kit, I hope you give it a try today!

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