Last Minute Christmas Ideas

Merry Christmas everyone! Today's post is going to be a long one since there are just too many little holiday ideas!  These are last minute Christmas ideas, so hopefully you can take advantage of them before it's too late.  I have to say, getting back to work while being a new mother is a little harder than I expected it to be ;).

So, to start, I made some decorative Christmas tree cones. They are extremely simple.  I used the Echo Park Dots and Stripes Christmas paper, wrapped it around foam cones, and embellished! Some of the embellishments were the Pebbles Welcome Home Flourishes, Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Decorative Brads, Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Medallion, and Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage Faceted Rhinestones.  On the little green tree, I punched holes in the paper and folded them so they would pop up. Then, I added the Decorative brads in the center of each circle and pushed them into the tree.

Hint: If you push a hole through the paper and tree first with a pin the brads will go in easier.

Next, we have some adorable tree ornaments.  With this we used the Echo Park Dots and Stripes Christmas paper again.  They are so cute and so simple to make! All you need do is cut out four triangles of the same size, fold each triangle down the middle, and adhere one half of the triangle to the half of another triangle until all sides are adhered together and make a cute little tree.  Want to add even more to this cute ornament? Before you are done adhering all the sides together cut a peace of our Doodlebug Bakers Twine, put a bell on it, loop it through, tie a knot at the top, and finish putting paper together. These are some of the CUTEST ornaments hanging on my tree!!

And for my final last minute Christmas idea, a last minute neighbor or coworker gift idea.  Probably the simplest yet, just punch tiny holes out of your favorite Christmas paper, adhere them to the bottom of Hersey Kisses. Then put them in a jar, a cellophane bag, or whatever cute presentation suits your fancy.  I added a little note with each one that says "Merry Kissmas".  Easy as that!!

I hope you enjoyed our last minute Christmas ideas during this busy time of year!! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!!