Easy Christmas Crafts on Connie's Spot©

Easy Christmas Crafts on Connie's Spot©
Easy Glittery Snowflakes

Give a new look to and old tree with white paint & glitter

Directions for both of these easy craft projects are below!

Hello everyone I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving...
I was in California (where I was born and raised) for mine...
Stayed a week and had the best time visiting with family and friends...had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal all done by my nephews who brought everything including the wine...they not only did dinner but they cleaned up too (well with the help of their lovely girlfriends)...my nephews didn't want my sister and I to do anything but relax...I must say that's a first for me...I got to go to the beach

and go to some of my favorite restaurants like El Torito Grill where they make

homemade tortillas right there in the restaurant, add some sweet churro butter

and their amazing salsa...it's heaven on earth...But seriously since I've lived in Washington I haven't had one Thanksgiving with my family in about 12 or 13 years...so it was really nice to spend time with them it was long over due!

I went to L.A. and got my dog a winter coat...I live in Washington

and I couldn't find a coat to fit my baby here...my sister and I

had so much fun dog shopping...she has 3 dogs...but

surprisingly the dogs got along quite well!

My husband and I also got to visit Wayfair's Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes

where we were married over 35 years ago...so much fun to go back and

see it all again...brought it all back!

Glittery Snowflake Craft

I haven't had a lot of time for creating lately but I saw these lovely 

Snowflakes online and decided to give them a try...really easy to make and all you need is paper towel and toilet paper rolls.

Here's what you need:

A bunch of cardboard rolls
Most of this you can pick up at Dollar Tree

If making them with the kids use a clear drying glue if not use hot glue

Ruler & Pencil

Scissors

Paint Brush

Mod Podge or White Glue

Glitter

Measure and mark every 1/2 inch then cut along the marked lines.

Make a big pile

Glue together like in the photo's below

Once they are all made brush on Mod Podge, 

then dip the snowflake into the glitter, let dry and hang. 

 After I got back home from the trip...I was busy decorating for Christmas, and when I got out my little Christmas Tree that I put in my dining room I just couldn't stand

it anymore...so I painted (actually you don't want to paint, you want to dab the paint on) and added white glitter to the tips of the branches (the glitter does make it a messy project and I honestly didn't notice that big of a difference)...I

absolutely love how it turned out though...super easy to do but wear a smock or

something...I wore my favorite sweatshirt and my sweet husband took

a rag and rubbing alcohol and rubbed all the paint out for me...
So cover everything including you!! ;-)

Materials used:

1 plain tree

White craft paint

Sponge or paint brush

Glitter

 Just dab the paint on and add glitter

We went to Hunter's Farm to get our "Big" Christmas Tree

 this year and of course when standing with all the other trees it didn't look that big.

So needless to say it fills up the living room quite nicely!

Since the tree is about 10 feet tall we decided to show the dog

the tree before it was untied hoping it wouldn't scare her

so much when it was in the house...it worked and she set about

sniffing it and walking all way around it several times and

now she's not afraid of it...we did tell her it

"it was Gracie's tree" so she truly believes it's her tree!

 FinallyAll Decorated 

& even some of the presents are wrapped.

Wishing All of You A Very Merry Christmas!!

Connie



Free Crochet Jar Topper Patterns©

Free Crochet Jar Topper Patterns©

By Connie Hughes Designs© 

It's that time of the year and that means it's time for giving sweets & treats to

all those we hold near & dear...these are super easy to make and fun to receive!!
Just fill one up with some treats and you are ready for giving!

I used a Masion Jar Lid Size that is 3 1/4" also the same as a Tostitos Jar

Some cute characters all the kids will know & love!

Red Heart Super Saver Yarns used in Pattern:
Cherry Red

Spring Green

Real Royal Blue

White

Brown Fur type yarn (for Oscar's eyebrows)

Brown (for minion hair)

Black

Light Grey

Sugar'n Cream Yarn in:

Vanilla Bouquet

Other Materials used in Pattern:

Poly Fiber Fill

2 10mm Safety Eyes (for Cookie Monster, Oscar)

Sm. Piece of Yellow Felt (for eyelid)

(For the minion eye see the Minion eye piece portion in pattern below).

1 9mm Safety Eye in Light Brown

Sm. Piece of Velcro

Needle & Thread

Hot Glue

Ribbon
Tapestry Needle

Hooks Used:
E

(Note: the Jar Topper base will look like it won't fit but it will so don't increase it)

Jar Topper Base: with Real Royal Yarn/Yellow/Spring Green & E Hook
Ch2
Row 1. 6sc in the 2nd st from the hook.
Row 2. 2sc in each st around-12sts.
Row 3. 1sc, 2sc in the next st-18sts.
Row 4. 1sc in 2, 2sc in the next st-24sts.
Row 5. 1sc in 3, 2sc in the next st-30sts.
Row 6. 1sc in 4, 2sc in the next st-36sts.
Row 7. 1sc in 5, 2sc in the next st-42sts.
(When making the one with Spring Green add one more row (1sc in 6, 2sc-48sts, then do row 8)
Row 8. 1sc in the BLO in 42sts.
Rows 9-12. 1sc in 42sts, at the end of row 12 FO.
(When making the Minion add 2 extra rows to the length and FO).

To make the Minion Eye Piece: with White Yarn & E Hook
Optional: I snipped off the post of a 9mm safety eye in light brown and hot glued it to the eye piece.
Ch2
Repeat rows 1-3 of the base piece
Change to Light Grey
Row 4. 1sc in the FLO in each st around.
Row 5. 1sc in each st around.
Row 6. 1sc in the BLO in 18sts.
Rows 7-8. 1sc in 18sts at the end of row 8 wk 1slst in 2sts and FO.
To make the Black Band: Along one side of the eye attach black yarn to the unworked sts of row 4 with a slst and ch1, wk 1sc in 3sts, ch1 & turn. Repeat until the band fits all the way around jar and reaches the other side of the eye piece and FO. Place on small piece of Velcro on the back of the eye piece and one piece on the band and glue in place.

To make the Cookie Monster/Oscar Eyes: with White Yarn & E Hook (make 2)
Repeat rows 1-3 of the base pattern
Rows 4-5. 1sc in 18sts
Row 6. 1sc, dec1sc around-12sts.
Put eyes in place and stuff
Row 7. dec1sc until closed and FO.

To the Eye Brows: with a Brown Fuzzy Type Yarn & E Hook
Ch16
Row 1. 1hdc in 14sts, ch2 & turn.
Row 2. 1hdc in 14sts and FO.
Sew the brows over the top of the eyes.

Santa Hat Jar Topper: with Cherry Red Yarn & E Hook
Ch42, join & ch1
Row 1. 1sc in 42sts
Rows 2-5. Repeat row 1
Row 6. 1sc in 5, dec1sc around-36sts.
Row 7. 1sc in 36sts
Rows 8-9. Repeat row 7
Row 10. 1sc in 4, dec1sc around-30sts.
Rows 11-12. 1sc in 30sts
Row 13. 1sc in 3, dec1sc around-24sts.
Rows 14-15. 1sc in 24sts
Row 16. 1sc in 2, dec1sc around-18sts.
Rows 17-18. 1sc in 18sts
Row 19. 1sc, dec1sc around-12sts.
Rows 20-24. 1sc in 12sts
Row 25. dec1sc, 1sc in 10sts.
Rows 26-28. 1sc in 11sts
Row 29. dec1sc 2x, 1sc in 7sts.
Row 30. 1sc in 9sts
Row 31. dec1sc, 1sc in 7sts.
Row 32. 1sc in 8sts
Row 33. dec1sc 2x, 1sc in 4sts and FO.
With a tapestry needle weave the end closed and glue on white pom-pom. The hat will fit around the ring of the jar without gluing it on. Cut out white fur trim to fit around the jar and glue that around the edge of the hat.

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Free Crochet Christmas Goodie Bags Pattern©

"Free Crochet Christmas Goodie Bags Pattern©"
By Connie Hughes Designs©

These cute little bags are so easy, very quick and fun to make...kids will

love finding these filled with their favorite goodies...I use to put little things in

my kids stockings right up to Christmas Eve...they would always run up and

check their stockings because I would randomly slip something in there...they just

never knew when Santa would stop by...I would of loved using these bags

for that...you could make a bunch of them and really make the Holiday

Season extra special...fill it with candy or a special note from the big guy...or  

with a few quick changes you could make ornaments...make the bags a bit

smaller and hang them on the tree and of course who wouldn't love

to have goofy Elf legs & feet hanging around!

Difficulty Level: Easy
Stitches used: single crochet & half double crochet

This is a great scrap yarn project!

Hooks used in Pattern:

E & G

Red Heart Yarns were used in Pattern:

Red

Black

White

Glowworm

Other Materials used in Pattern:

Felt in Red, Yellow, Grey, Black

Hot Glue Gun

Tapestry Needle

Sewing Needle/Thread

Optional: White Fur for Santa Boots/if you don't have that on hand just use white felt.

To make the Bag: with Red/Glowworm Yarn & E Hook

 

Ch13
Row 1. 1sc in 11sts, 3sc in the last st, 1sc in 10sts, 2sc in the last.
Put stitch marker in the last stitch.

Row 2. 2sc, 1sc in 10sts, 2sc in the next 3sts, 1sc in next 11sts, 2sc in the next 1st.
Row 3. 2sc in 2, 1sc in the 12sts, 2sc in 3sts, 1sc in the next 13sts, 2sc in next st.
Row 4. 2sc in 2sts, 1sc in 15sts, 2sc in the next 3sts, 1sc in 16sts, 2sc in 1.
Row 5. 2sc in 2, 1sc in 18, 2sc in 1, 1sc in 2, 2sc in 1, 1sc in 18sts, 2sc, 1slst in the next 2sts and FO.


To make the Legs & Feet: with White Yarn & E Hook/Red Yarn & G Hook (make 2 for each bag)

Ch41,
Row 1. 1sc in 7sts, wk 3sc in each ch st across and FO.
Glue shoes to the flat side where the 7sc sts are, sew or glue the other end to the bottom of the bag.

I drew out the feet on paper and cut them out. I then folded the felt in half and laid the cutout down and pinned it in place, cutting out 2 pieces at the same time. It's just much easier to get them the same size that way. I hot glued one onto the back of the leg and then lined the other one up and glued that one on top of the other!

To make the Suspenders: with Red/White Yarn & E Hook (make 2)

Ch3
Row 1. 1sc in 2sts, ch1 & turn.
Repeat: the red suspenders should measure about 8 or 9" long/for white suspenders repeat until they measure about 13" long and FO. Sew or glue suspenders to each side of the bag.


To make the Belt for the Santa Bag: with Black Yarn & E Hook
Ch6
Row 1. wk 1hdc in 2nd st from the hook, 1hdc in 3, ch2 & turn.
Row 2. 1hdc in 4sts, ch1 & turn.
Repeat until belt reaches all the way around and FO. Sew or glue belt to the bag. With grey or yellow felt cut out belt buckles and glue to the front.

To make the Santa Belt Loops: with Red Yarn & E Hook (make 2)
Ch9
Row 1. 1hdc in 7sts and FO.
Sew the loops around the belt in the front.

To make the Pocket on the Elf Bag: with Glowworm & E Hook

Ch7

Row 1. 1sc in 6sts, ch1 & turn.

Rows 2-4. repeat row 1

Row 5. dec1sc, 1sc in 2, dec1sc, ch1.

Row 6. wk 1sc all the way around the pocket and FO.

Sew to the front of the bag.

To make the Elf Belt: with Black Yarn & E Hook
Ch3
Row 1. 1sc in 2sts, ch1 & turn.
Repeat until it reaches all the way around and FO.
Sew or glue in place.

To make the Belt Loops for the Elf Bag: with Glowworm & E Hook (make 2)

Ch6

Row 1. 1sc in 5 and FO.

Cut out the belt buckles with the felt and glue those in place.

This Completes the Free Crochet Christmas Goodie Bags Pattern©

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Happy Crocheting!!
Connie