1. Origami ornaments
Materials:
• Perfectly square origami paper, in a variety of colors
• Scissors
• Markers or crayons
Instructions:
• Santa hat
• Tree
• Santa
• Star
• Snowflake
• Snowman with Scarf
• Candle
• Wreath with Ribbon
• Candy cane
• Presents
• Reindeer
• …and more!

2. Paper snowflakes
Materials:
• White and blue paper
• Scissors
• Tape
• Stapler
• Glue
• Glitter (if you’re feeling fancy)
Instructions:
• A basic snowflake
• 3D snowflakes
• Snowman snowflake

3. Painted eggs
Materials:
• Eggs to decorate (raw, white eggs)
• Needle, small pin, or small nail
• Thin straws (coffee stirrers)
• Sand paper
• Bowl
• Paint
• Paint brushes
• Toothpicks
• Glitter
• Glue
• A cheap pack of mini bulbs or ornament hangars
Instructions:
• Blow out your eggs
• Decorate your eggs using the paint, brushes and
toothpicks (for very fine work)
• Allow them to dry
• Remove the bulb hangars from the ornaments and
carefully insert them into the top or bottom of the
blown, decorated egg
• Hang and enjoy!

4. Scent sachets
Materials:
• Small drawstring bags (or make your own)
• Ribbon
• Nice-smelling herbs and dried fruit (lavender,
chamomile, rosemary, whole cloves, lemons, etc.
Get creative!)
• Glitter paint, sequins, and other things to decorate
the bags
Instructions:
• Decorate the empty bags with paint, glitter, sequins,
fur—whatever you like
• Decide what herbs and scents you want in your bag
(and fill them ¾ full)
• Lavender and chamomile
• Rosemary lemon
• Clove and orange
• Rose petals and cinnamon sticks
• Tie bags closed with ribbon
• Hang as a decoration or give to a friend

5. Homemade candles
Materials:
• Newspaper or trash bags
• Glass jars (mason jars work just as well as candle
jars from your local craft store)
• Candle wax (container wax is best for this project)
• Wicks
• Double boiler
• Thermometer
• Scent (mint, vanilla, etc) (1 oz per 1 lb of wax)
• Peppermint candies or other decorations
Instructions:
• Cover your surfaces with newspaper or trash bags
for easy clean-up
• There are full candle-making instructions here
• When you pour in your scented wax, only fill the
container 2/3 full. After the wax has set a little and
is holding a good shape, place your peppermints or
holly leaves into the wax against the side of the
container.
• Fill the container the rest of the way, then wait and
do your second pour a few hours later

6. Felt ornaments
Materials:
• Colored felt
• Scissors
• Yarn or embroidery floss
• Needle
• Fabric glue
• Clear fishing line
• Markers
• Cotton batting
• Miscellaneous decorations (see instructions)
Instructions:
• Bird (Dove)
• Skate
• Mice
• Mittens
• Gift box
• Snowman

7. Sugar scrub
Materials:
• Glass jar (mason jars work, as do candle jars from
your local craft store)
• ½ cup sugar
• Cold-pressed oil (peanut or olive work well), enough
to dampen the mixture
• Essential oil for scent (optional)
• Ribbon
• Paper sticky label
Instructions:
• Put ½ cup of sugar into your container
• Pour in the oil and stir, stopping when the sugar
becomes dampened
• Continue to add sugar and oil until the jar is full
• Add scent if you want
• Close the jar and beribbon and label it
• Gently massage this into your skin before a shower
(use soap!) once or twice a month.

8. Scarves
Materials:
• Yarn
• Scissors
• #10 knitting needles
• Pattern
Instructions:
• How to cast on
• How to knit
Or, as a friend of mind once told me (using the steps on
the linked page), knitting is a series of:
• Step 1: You go in the door,
• Step 2: You put the scarf on,
• Step 3: You go out the door,
• Step 4: Before the cat throws up.
• Knit scarf to desired length
• How to bind off

9. Happy
Holidays!