_Don't have a lot of time to spend with your kids making Christmas
crafts? Well, you're in luck, because the Internet is full of free
images that can be used to create quick and easy holiday craft
projects. For example, crafts made from vintage Christmas cards or
free vintage Christmas clip art found online make projects simple, due
to the fact that vintage images are both versatile and very effective
at conveying a traditional holiday feel. Because of their age, vintage
images can also be downloaded and used without fear of copyright
infringement. That's a terrific bonus, because you don't have to
worry about using other people's art illegally._
_Doing a fast online search for "vintage Christmas" will give you
a huge number of free vintage images from which many fun crafts
projects can be made. And if you're not a fan of vintage, new
Christmas clip art can also be used to produce beautiful projects._
_Here are some examples of simple Christmas projects virtually anyone
can make by using free electronic images:_
Christmas Gift Tags
There are actually free Christmas gift tags on the Internet but you
can also make your own. Just download the image or images you want to
use and insert them into a table in your word processing or other type
of program. Make the table two columns by six or eight rows, depending
on how tall you want the cards to be. Place your chosen art into every
cell (or every other cell if you want to fold them), leaving room to
write people's names. Then, print onto heavy card stock, cut them
out using a paper cutter or a ruler and craft knife. You can also make
holes for string or ribbon in the corners by using a hole punch.
Handmade Christmas Cards
Once you've gone online and downloaded the holiday image you would
like to use, paste it into a word processing or PowerPoint document.
You can make the card virtually whatever size you want by adjusting
the software's settings. Place the image on one half of the card, so
it can be folded in half after it's printed. Print the card on card
stock as heavy as your printer will allow, fold it and and apply just
a little glitter glue to make it sparkle. You might also want to make
your own envelopes or just buy two-for-a-dollar card and envelope sets
at the dollar store and then throw away the cards.
Family Love Holiday Wreath
Making a Christmas wreath is easy and can even be made when the family
gathers to celebrate the holidays. Here are the supplies you'll
need:
* 1 plain Styrofoam wreath ring (you choose the size)
* Green construction paper, cut in the shape of holly leaves
approximately four inches long
* Vintage Christmas clipart or vintage cards of your choice (between
two and four inches long), printed and cut along the outlines
* Scissors
* Short straight pins
_Ask everyone to write Christmas messages and the date on the
holly-shaped paper leaves. Then, stick them to the Styrofoam wreath
with the straight pins. You might need to adjust the leaves to look
good. The straight pins will make it easy to reposition the elements.
(Just make sure small children don't get their hands on the pins!)
When the leaves are all in position on the wreath, add the clip art.
The resulting wreath will be a treasure that commemorates your
family's love every holiday season for a long time to come._
_I hope you have a great time making these Christmas craft projects
and that you have a joyful Christmas!_
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