Cardboard nativity

When you love to craft you are always looking for different items to use for crafting. If you are following The Shabby Tree then you already know that we do a lot of crafts using cardboard. One home decoration that a lot of people love to use in their home is a large barn star. […]

These are the best Nativity crafts ideas using craft sticks, wooden doll pegs, paper, clay, clay pots, crochet, and more—and they're great for both kids and adults.

Nativity scene made from sheet of 1/2 inch plywood.

Most garments require closures and this month the "Fantasy Dressmaker" is experimenting with frogs. Not the kind that jump, of course, but the type which can be used like a button to close a garment. Frogs are usually highly ornamental, designed to enhance the garment they are sewn onto in addition to acting as a closure. The name is probably a reference to the fact that a frog closure splays out across a garment, like the limbs of a frog. In historic fashions, frogs are seen on outerwear…