Folded Paper Christmas Origami Stars

We spent the first day of our Christmas holidays making and hanging our folded paper Christmas origami stars. I love this Waldorf craftThis year we used the Waldorf watercolor paintings that Kitty brought home from school. They are a gorgeous mix of warm colors... yellows, oranges and reds. Perfect for Christmas.

 And, we made a huge one to hang on or front door.

Although these stars look hard to make, they are amazingly easy. Both Kitty and Teddy loved making them. Kitty can make them all on her own but Teddy needs help getting the folds just right. Here is a link to a previous tutorial on how to make folded paper Christmas origami stars with step by step directions.

Happy Christmas crafting,
Blessings and magic,
Donni

Embroidered Postcards

Welcome back to Ingrid, my friend from Spain. Today, Ingrid shares a delightful project she and her kids worked on together. Now I know just how we are going to make our Christmas cards this year!

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 “Several months ago, I got these wool fluorescent colors .

I thought it might be fun to make some postal embroidery with the children to mail to some family and friends. A way for us to say goodbye to the summer.

First I made some drawings with beach motifs, in a form of post cards.

Then, I punched little holes along the pencil lines with a fat needle to start sewing. We chose the colors and the children got to "work" ...

 

Pretty post cards for our special friends and family to receive in their letterboxes. Hopefully arrive safely at your destination :)

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How cute is this idea! I would almost die of happiness to get one of these little cuties in the letterbox... how about you?

Thanks once again, Ingrid, for sharing your sweet ideas with us :-)
To see more of Ingrid's gorgeous life in Spain, visit her blog. And do yourself a favor and check out her amazing crochet work in her shop, Idniama...

Blessings and magic,
Donni