Cardboard nativity

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.

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This lovely recycled cardboard Christmas Town scene looks great in a window or as part of a display. We re-used a large cardboard box for this large scene but you could use smaller boxes and piece …

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…