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IAN: Thursday 11/30/2023 Pix of DIYs for Christmas [1]

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Date: 2023-11-29

Here we go with another holiday extravaganza of Dollar Tree DIYs. I love some of these but am committed to giving them away so that I don’t become an actual hoarder, just a dilettante.

I am at a quilt retreat today through Sunday so will not be making comments, just recs so you know I saw you. I hope to have a fun, restful and peaceful time with my guild sisters in a place where I do not have to take down my sewing machine for the whole time we are there, someone else will be laying out food 3 times a day and cleaning it up without my help and they will also make my bed. Luxury at its best.

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Monday Youffraita

Tuesday: bigjacbigjacbigjac

Wednesday Pam from Calif

Thursday art ah zen

Friday FloridaSNMOM

Saturday FloridaSNDad

Sunday loggersbrat

This cute little snowman has been out in the pine cone forest to get his tree. Between him and the tied down tree is a bundle of birch fire wood. Let’s not get into the weeds of a snowman with a Christmas tree and a fire, ok? This sled had the runners glued on upside and backwards but Bill took them off and fixed it for me. I laughed.

Snowman on sled

This one just spoke to me. Very simple and a true wish for our new year. We could all use a little peace.

Peace on Earth

The candle in the flower box lights up.

Jolly Christmas with candle

This is one of the cans that bj sent me in a huge box! I had a great time painting it.

Sleigh rides

These little booties were so cute. I tried a few different things in them but these little scented pine cones fit perfectly.

Pine cones in booties

The main part of this is a metal tree ring. I saw an idea online and came up with this version.

Tree ring farm

Another, though larger can from bj. I love the painting on this. The flowers can be removed for other decor if the recipient wants to. The pine cone is half of one that had a huge crack down the middle of it and just split neatly in half. The other half is used below for another DIY.

Pine cone and flowers can

This one is made from the bottom half of a sign I used for the half pine cone below. The embellishments are from a sticker sheet from Daiso, the Japanese Dollar Tree store. I needed to use them because they had been here long enough to lose their stickiness. I think it is pretty even if it was very easy.

Daiso stickers

Here is the other half of the pine cone and of the sign. Nothing goes to waste. There is a lovely dark red ribbon on the bottom of this but it did not show up well in the photo.

Pine cone with star

This is the last can I used this season. More to come in the new year. Thank you to bj for all of them.

Pine cone with star can

This is the last one. I made the bell from a plastic wine glass from Dollar Tree and painted it to look like old brass. This was wildly successful! Even Bill was impressed with how it looked like real brass even in person. I used the top of a champagne cork for the top of it. I think it is clever.

Antique bell

That is all for now. Have a good day.

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