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SNOWFLAKE CHRISTMAS TREE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobOksOUMCQjFIf5D5XVCLXcM4axRUvTDygVbNRUTusFthyphenhyphen7glP3Cb41djkxAbT7PpxhtrPcZLaNUe6sZzrc-scu82vVICd-TAu4yj8JzFjopUiJ_Co4KJL0l_q5yEbdzo-gcyca0cI2g/s1600/Christmas+Tree+Title+Page~+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobOksOUMCQjFIf5D5XVCLXcM4axRUvTDygVbNRUTusFthyphenhyphen7glP3Cb41djkxAbT7PpxhtrPcZLaNUe6sZzrc-scu82vVICd-TAu4yj8JzFjopUiJ_Co4KJL0l_q5yEbdzo-gcyca0cI2g/s640/Christmas+Tree+Title+Page~+Blog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The presents are wrapped and finally under the tree.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year the Christmas tree is very different from years past! I left all the family ornaments packed away... all the colorful balls and happy garland too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have always been captivated by flocked trees, and I wanted to create a snowy tree this year...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5AddZqZq8z3vkmtBMlwA_8KDIlR_MVY_MsfY_3omdEbPS_f4HF088BIsfvq6zu1BqEPe47AjmhopRygqvKAovOMb2IuMkCuCCC4FuhxmspZsU4OzLsgGdH2v6qyCj1YjoTWalQeR_vQ/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5AddZqZq8z3vkmtBMlwA_8KDIlR_MVY_MsfY_3omdEbPS_f4HF088BIsfvq6zu1BqEPe47AjmhopRygqvKAovOMb2IuMkCuCCC4FuhxmspZsU4OzLsgGdH2v6qyCj1YjoTWalQeR_vQ/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2893.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This tree was very hard to photograph for some reason... the images don't do it justice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of snowy picks and white painted branches and snow crusted balls and snowflakes.... and powdered covered nests filled with pinecones and lots of white lights.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIJxgcDm8pSQrRv7KU76jiBOzXrhXjWywYD1Ox66IgJJcrdnPmF-dlpWJ0n1-2sEaYRsjLgnkvSQfHMwavj7y0NxczeXzWquV7FQU8tl0fEkWYvYZQ9TXXCixYHpy80A8aq-jl6nivbU/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIJxgcDm8pSQrRv7KU76jiBOzXrhXjWywYD1Ox66IgJJcrdnPmF-dlpWJ0n1-2sEaYRsjLgnkvSQfHMwavj7y0NxczeXzWquV7FQU8tl0fEkWYvYZQ9TXXCixYHpy80A8aq-jl6nivbU/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2919.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The small icy balls were made with inexpensive clear balls that I painted with tacky glue and rolled in Epson salts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUubNt72Y5jGMASrk7131KMEpFKv_cN3XMEgJxxtXprJIMYKZ1wnOJW_UzeRx-F_wvCxHcowtpI8C4VQggBP-faQOOnKR917Fwp3C_1dcK60sky2-tCbbzlI8GtvXz6PhHRghTS21m5cM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUubNt72Y5jGMASrk7131KMEpFKv_cN3XMEgJxxtXprJIMYKZ1wnOJW_UzeRx-F_wvCxHcowtpI8C4VQggBP-faQOOnKR917Fwp3C_1dcK60sky2-tCbbzlI8GtvXz6PhHRghTS21m5cM/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2917.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the bottom of the tree...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZq2XAFDa4FDmVOnwuoHODbD6dMAwaJafpTnPTmQcD2tyBi_ByguVjnpYt7j7EI72OHGETAfDn6KmQujhJmAZQg-zNeQwUNXKgM7a5Dqgml487_gE-4dJhyphenhyphenu_1PNFHFvx2_YpdQHuh9s/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZq2XAFDa4FDmVOnwuoHODbD6dMAwaJafpTnPTmQcD2tyBi_ByguVjnpYt7j7EI72OHGETAfDn6KmQujhJmAZQg-zNeQwUNXKgM7a5Dqgml487_gE-4dJhyphenhyphenu_1PNFHFvx2_YpdQHuh9s/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2881.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To the tippy top... It is decked out in wintery white!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOau-plTKlhUqLa1r6EE6Y5NRrljeP1NRVwgvJUiLq8KOrN93zhh2isQT141u6B8fWvuSASg-v-gXa9dupX8JuQ6XG5Hb3XtMw4LU4MlVeR1ENlvwZwfBfIolu-jVWMTBMdgdrngUC_0/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOau-plTKlhUqLa1r6EE6Y5NRrljeP1NRVwgvJUiLq8KOrN93zhh2isQT141u6B8fWvuSASg-v-gXa9dupX8JuQ6XG5Hb3XtMw4LU4MlVeR1ENlvwZwfBfIolu-jVWMTBMdgdrngUC_0/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2942.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wrapped the presents under the tree in brown or white paper this year... I used one of the tin snowflakes from the tree to make the snowflake patterns on some of the brown paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjOeY6_KCbMIZeCK7NLjIo3_LiD3CbntUEVeLUQPXtUij-QgA2VcJxZEllGaGt_uJLdOiNQlFZOW60dJs_tJpwn87pJvVTrZFc9AUmQJNyfgE6eCzlxgBmcnxmb44UopaLFYsYXZSC1I/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjOeY6_KCbMIZeCK7NLjIo3_LiD3CbntUEVeLUQPXtUij-QgA2VcJxZEllGaGt_uJLdOiNQlFZOW60dJs_tJpwn87pJvVTrZFc9AUmQJNyfgE6eCzlxgBmcnxmb44UopaLFYsYXZSC1I/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2886.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2vyDiXAH9_4LZ7o5CJcq2lKMPBzTXz_Ft14oHo1k7tcXM23iZ5umd0s-fRA3WsKylHCbCGGnzsBsSUJcSDkPPvFUMbQ1J7BY2FuZlRhy-nnsQNlyJMEPvedtwfLmp5yC2RyIFiYHaFI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2vyDiXAH9_4LZ7o5CJcq2lKMPBzTXz_Ft14oHo1k7tcXM23iZ5umd0s-fRA3WsKylHCbCGGnzsBsSUJcSDkPPvFUMbQ1J7BY2FuZlRhy-nnsQNlyJMEPvedtwfLmp5yC2RyIFiYHaFI/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2882.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brown twine and black and white plaid ribbon were used to tie up each gift. For a splash of Christmas fun a red bow was added here and there...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3A3KX2AQrpUvlSIld4kp5RBWQJpf1KsJhMTdDfRXAy2FLui5-dbGCO3KAJfT1LgX9CAANC15MMWNBmcmOwswGBSSGoM4WCCeGw2mfswRT4T_DFQsMP75MoQeocv0wuQrY0twVICitaE/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3A3KX2AQrpUvlSIld4kp5RBWQJpf1KsJhMTdDfRXAy2FLui5-dbGCO3KAJfT1LgX9CAANC15MMWNBmcmOwswGBSSGoM4WCCeGw2mfswRT4T_DFQsMP75MoQeocv0wuQrY0twVICitaE/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2935.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVya0_qlDY_r7Rf5fynMXa2_FqIo1bYkV-V9MbRjT-PG45wNiwv9aSQrUM0OmoCOYDoTi5fgNHvuYFoEYafdnoRMGo1EI9WwwgA-9A0AWRSXE-j7_T3dSsK9L9-Jr96e40cj5mION6fi0/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVya0_qlDY_r7Rf5fynMXa2_FqIo1bYkV-V9MbRjT-PG45wNiwv9aSQrUM0OmoCOYDoTi5fgNHvuYFoEYafdnoRMGo1EI9WwwgA-9A0AWRSXE-j7_T3dSsK9L9-Jr96e40cj5mION6fi0/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2922.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Greens were tucked into some of the bows... they are not real... that will be our little secret!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoA468P9yEDdHLY1vLm5-Zv6V-tZI-QcuMF8BXbwDIw-ZqA52_rpcbSfGgL1ap1Vjre5tUo1hKjhrJSaNIQMA5VxgPan3GlmbC9p4AEOd0OX9SwWh2MfZ3yDMCF4WIesUzf0BWRYrVuw/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoA468P9yEDdHLY1vLm5-Zv6V-tZI-QcuMF8BXbwDIw-ZqA52_rpcbSfGgL1ap1Vjre5tUo1hKjhrJSaNIQMA5VxgPan3GlmbC9p4AEOd0OX9SwWh2MfZ3yDMCF4WIesUzf0BWRYrVuw/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2934.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used baskets to corral all the gifts... we are having a big crowd so there are gifts under the tree for everyone...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rLjO6PEQESrWdbaqljRylAJT4poSlhigKNrlgLcSXLRT5KvVuHYtec0wzenzmGMes3DqCMD3CygTtmCPxURgrCaZtOYfNW1777WArfVTn1qKPlho1ZjlGRkmy76LB-a2o6bQ8OwTCXY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rLjO6PEQESrWdbaqljRylAJT4poSlhigKNrlgLcSXLRT5KvVuHYtec0wzenzmGMes3DqCMD3CygTtmCPxURgrCaZtOYfNW1777WArfVTn1qKPlho1ZjlGRkmy76LB-a2o6bQ8OwTCXY/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2908.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even gifts for Scamp... he loves Christmas too!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Doesn't he look dapper in his sweater... It has a moose on the back of it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5G24YCanq-6TYi7WVl0sVHBfq9idepaY0iskQPapmr4pMRRhAuLeCUOgQual58fEa1VA2cmN_x3bIXjNkNL6GoULBlVqLh6WWa4xRee8lF3rVyvB31ywIalLJ04abGYdy6o_H8IXPXXc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5G24YCanq-6TYi7WVl0sVHBfq9idepaY0iskQPapmr4pMRRhAuLeCUOgQual58fEa1VA2cmN_x3bIXjNkNL6GoULBlVqLh6WWa4xRee8lF3rVyvB31ywIalLJ04abGYdy6o_H8IXPXXc/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2904.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ALL IS SNOWY AND BRIGHT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZmOdHRQ_hCQARNI7xTCE0XQsAcfhNYrVIL3e0lgV024MfSUk6InnXq6sAvqTS44F2fM_VLZO4EOtiqR_wXGB2Og36Y074yYNs9oq3cCnMJ0AyftxtB047NOGfTenD60Al5_LP9FBbM8/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZmOdHRQ_hCQARNI7xTCE0XQsAcfhNYrVIL3e0lgV024MfSUk6InnXq6sAvqTS44F2fM_VLZO4EOtiqR_wXGB2Og36Y074yYNs9oq3cCnMJ0AyftxtB047NOGfTenD60Al5_LP9FBbM8/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2893.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div></div> </div>

SNOWFLAKE CHRISTMAS TREE

The presents are wrapped and finally under the tree. This year the Christmas tree is very different from years past! I left all the family...

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HOMEMADE SNOWFLAKES

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN9pFJIVSHYLBz1H2iWv9dRE6Rys3CXpMb0-SJ7pfZIXpjlZ4vQA-1qXwEowT1xZDLPob9miVjpRARbq4wdHHiyttltdNzUNtuyRBwWcvW0wYgVHoVWM1ZiHJ44JxwDX0-teVgjuiEyQ/s1600/Copy+of+Homemade+Snowflakes~+Title+Page.png+1+-+BLOG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN9pFJIVSHYLBz1H2iWv9dRE6Rys3CXpMb0-SJ7pfZIXpjlZ4vQA-1qXwEowT1xZDLPob9miVjpRARbq4wdHHiyttltdNzUNtuyRBwWcvW0wYgVHoVWM1ZiHJ44JxwDX0-teVgjuiEyQ/s640/Copy+of+Homemade+Snowflakes~+Title+Page.png+1+-+BLOG.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These delicate, porcelain-like snowflakes fill my Christmas tree this year...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At first I made them out of necessity... I went in a new direction for our tree this years and wanted a blizzard of snowflakes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Buying a tree-full of store bought snowflakes was out of the question... way too expensive. So I decided to make them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once I got started...necessity became fun and fun became joy! These were surprisingly easy to make and I think they turned out better than anything I could buy...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll show you how...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKDCmXrV3S3fKeUsh-7981N8F-gJydxi_lQrbqNKVoyB2oPM6LpgT_2Cxoihh9A5DLl4JM6HMiP9aGbjHuLsMysSKN7_xgT1IcWEth9rRfbTGMbeflXPCp_NzLYauiVsuEXqgrvRyFV4/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKDCmXrV3S3fKeUsh-7981N8F-gJydxi_lQrbqNKVoyB2oPM6LpgT_2Cxoihh9A5DLl4JM6HMiP9aGbjHuLsMysSKN7_xgT1IcWEth9rRfbTGMbeflXPCp_NzLYauiVsuEXqgrvRyFV4/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2510.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I even made 3-D snowflakes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDUb8W-XF5vSr3cBQnnairYoWepPSpe1Y9e2ByzFy3Y1r662gXJMDJIYmEh7E5Z0dhdNccH9TwVfkKjidkv7aBedvWmiAUob6tF1eubhn1ZopZNNgQjIDwq8giG0Lxw_dgQfEancA_jI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDUb8W-XF5vSr3cBQnnairYoWepPSpe1Y9e2ByzFy3Y1r662gXJMDJIYmEh7E5Z0dhdNccH9TwVfkKjidkv7aBedvWmiAUob6tF1eubhn1ZopZNNgQjIDwq8giG0Lxw_dgQfEancA_jI/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2509.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">STONEGABLE HOMEMADE SNOWFLAKES</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">*white SCULPTY CLAY (I used 5 packs for about 40 snowflakes)</div><div style="text-align: center;">snowflake cookie cutters (mine were a set of 5)</div><div style="text-align: center;">small sharp knife</div><div style="text-align: center;">something to make a whole at the top of the snowflake ( I used a round icing tip)</div><div style="text-align: center;">sheet pans</div><div style="text-align: center;">parchment paper</div><div style="text-align: center;">rolling pin</div><div style="text-align: center;">Liquid Pearls</div><div style="text-align: center;">glitter</div><div style="text-align: center;">hot glue</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* If you look at my snowflakes I added one pack soft iridescent white to 4 packs of plain white. It gave some of my snowflakes a soft marbled look. I really like this look and would encourage you to try it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kneed the Sculpty clay until pliable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roll it out into a thin (about 1/16 to 1/8) disk.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTirNfixCKNz6PKC0d-yH9KbnlzwYT9ctGuvEQNle1TmrkGx3cJntsptbkIfoYdRkWz8I7tJgBRNJS_wmlqgixhkHVuK3nvy1wgCCAtjJiBEJrS9-j7guwrHlDmtiNex5Dusq1mUIRLU/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTirNfixCKNz6PKC0d-yH9KbnlzwYT9ctGuvEQNle1TmrkGx3cJntsptbkIfoYdRkWz8I7tJgBRNJS_wmlqgixhkHVuK3nvy1wgCCAtjJiBEJrS9-j7guwrHlDmtiNex5Dusq1mUIRLU/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2489.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cut out the snowflakes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcskpmXHfMW3eqIqP1F_PXr473pbuwqnI6zKR0S_SnwyDibDve2uG-TZVgAiRIhG0bVa8_xtA3_9MQSiqQNJsQhVMXEnebKJBNs05GgJSuTJ9p74IHcmxQMrFFGXYMg7V57FZA69Y2Zw/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcskpmXHfMW3eqIqP1F_PXr473pbuwqnI6zKR0S_SnwyDibDve2uG-TZVgAiRIhG0bVa8_xtA3_9MQSiqQNJsQhVMXEnebKJBNs05GgJSuTJ9p74IHcmxQMrFFGXYMg7V57FZA69Y2Zw/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2491.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To make the cut out center, pick a smaller snowflake cookie cutter and cut out the center of a large snowflake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhDYbe_h1hVtCjkQJY8pgt4GPs2_nvN29wSgYgKahKO5DihOOp6mPIGDswE4LfNTvTz45W3UVrFUNZh993Lnfg_umlqpdnmCH893boc3zys8yrQhQoeBDOXqAys7iTuhQgkGORMV51_Q/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhDYbe_h1hVtCjkQJY8pgt4GPs2_nvN29wSgYgKahKO5DihOOp6mPIGDswE4LfNTvTz45W3UVrFUNZh993Lnfg_umlqpdnmCH893boc3zys8yrQhQoeBDOXqAys7iTuhQgkGORMV51_Q/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2492.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZRp8nQ21x0qwZ1-_nFoF8Vo6ROwC_0j_AFIbJOSlr2_7oWUB_eAOL4U-MA4MRZnsCesd-rfiKp83caqHLmfbChZeMWohhh2r7pNmMlWUWertaRYP2AGjjvh9VKgO-JUfehac5od_WgU/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZRp8nQ21x0qwZ1-_nFoF8Vo6ROwC_0j_AFIbJOSlr2_7oWUB_eAOL4U-MA4MRZnsCesd-rfiKp83caqHLmfbChZeMWohhh2r7pNmMlWUWertaRYP2AGjjvh9VKgO-JUfehac5od_WgU/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2493.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To make 3-D snowflakes, cut out two snowflakes the same size. Cut out a large rectangle 2/3 of the way up the center of each snowflake with a knife. The notch must be big enough for the other snowflake to slide easily into it. Better if you make it too big than too small.  Put a whole in the top of 1 of the snowflakes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf4_6A_Pq0qUwb_T9qf-5lU0e_Z7OsENX3W-c7UKAZPklTLRn4lHkzgfXGPWTD113kQiblMFWnZxqyzrxFlVxXaTgYfVOZBbsuKLcYDm47Qutp0nVd8TF6ZfJTmmE7eL_BxVm1-8ud1Q/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf4_6A_Pq0qUwb_T9qf-5lU0e_Z7OsENX3W-c7UKAZPklTLRn4lHkzgfXGPWTD113kQiblMFWnZxqyzrxFlVxXaTgYfVOZBbsuKLcYDm47Qutp0nVd8TF6ZfJTmmE7eL_BxVm1-8ud1Q/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2495.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Put them on the parchment lined baking sheet. Put wholes in the top of the snowflakes to hang.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake in the oven at 275 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool complete before moving off the baking sheet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqefQZDNRTjBswd_v_ODwnn5TpA5-0ej7NuNXMNTJ2nKgZZGh-6quzDlkFxabGOgivruQp6NGZX-iZ3cQoakmmXcZuvDajFPF2-mL8IvHobbsBbKc0Tpt5ASnpuuzcRhUGg7jrHwrgC4/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqefQZDNRTjBswd_v_ODwnn5TpA5-0ej7NuNXMNTJ2nKgZZGh-6quzDlkFxabGOgivruQp6NGZX-iZ3cQoakmmXcZuvDajFPF2-mL8IvHobbsBbKc0Tpt5ASnpuuzcRhUGg7jrHwrgC4/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2494.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When the snowflakes are cool, decorate them on both sides... make sure the first side is completely dry before decorating the back side.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used Liquid Pears in "white opal" to make the pattern and sprinkled it with Martha Stewart "crystal fine glitter".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SeB0l3iB_Q2fSsW3LWIuu2xiNqDFptl9vYrLDcH9Dlg2nCRPid1vUfvn0_GxEHyqjA-uWaYZwjHLuct9n3Vr_SvXsikGzLOmN68XEpGpy2zw_8QRL_pB8z5_Y5oPiKHWzgYhAh_Nf0U/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SeB0l3iB_Q2fSsW3LWIuu2xiNqDFptl9vYrLDcH9Dlg2nCRPid1vUfvn0_GxEHyqjA-uWaYZwjHLuct9n3Vr_SvXsikGzLOmN68XEpGpy2zw_8QRL_pB8z5_Y5oPiKHWzgYhAh_Nf0U/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2500.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajjkC5Tq01dekM4mZidUFYmOzj1gfreD1HYbm4Qb4dR5iuZ2x_LPVkKoOmSmWkCWl6Md8OYY23DdPiej2vg9XV5my4XvkGzC3Ckuavqoc-Tn_lpTAukMKD80B5PFTh4S6tzGeYuJhIAo/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajjkC5Tq01dekM4mZidUFYmOzj1gfreD1HYbm4Qb4dR5iuZ2x_LPVkKoOmSmWkCWl6Md8OYY23DdPiej2vg9XV5my4XvkGzC3Ckuavqoc-Tn_lpTAukMKD80B5PFTh4S6tzGeYuJhIAo/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2501.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To make the 3-D snowflakes, slip the notched end of two snowlfakes into each other and gently push together. Hot glue them in place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelsLX15ehC8vT0KTo1hpiRqopkelq9qziHISbXfpEY-WH0lzecF8c9rrt6hBI8vBi0Gu8Nx9g135YkuQ1iUUdy2y84R0aIej1Ev9nCTjbhAQfMakPH77ZdidXacN20Ym4XAwDNAf825A/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelsLX15ehC8vT0KTo1hpiRqopkelq9qziHISbXfpEY-WH0lzecF8c9rrt6hBI8vBi0Gu8Nx9g135YkuQ1iUUdy2y84R0aIej1Ev9nCTjbhAQfMakPH77ZdidXacN20Ym4XAwDNAf825A/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2503.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used clear fishing line to hang the ornaments in the tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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